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EXAMPLE 1-024
FRAME RESPONSE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOMENT FRAME PROBLEM DESCRIPTION In this example a two-story, two-bay in each direction, three-dimensional, fixed base frame structure is analyzed using a response spectrum analysis. The modal frequencies and X direction displacement at the story level centers of mass are compared with independent results from another computer program presented in Peterson 1981. The structure is doubly symmetric in plan, except that the center of mass at each story level is eccentric and is given by the coordinates X = 38 feet and Y = 27 feet, as shown in the figure. Additional joints labeled 28 and 29 are added at the center of mass location at each story level. All of the story mass is applied at these joints. The masses are applied in the X and Y directions only. No rotational mass inertia is used for consistency with Peterson 1981. Thus the problem has four natural modes. All four modes are used in the response spectrum analysis. Two rigid diaphragm constraints are defined, one for each of the story levels. All of the joints at Level 2 are constrained together, including the joint at the center of mass. Similarly, all of the joints at the Roof level are constrained together. For each of the story levels, the X and Y displacements and the Z rotations for all joints are dependent on each other. An eigenvector solution is used to obtain the modal frequencies. Four different response spectrum analyses are performed, with each using a different type of modal combination. The combination types used are CQC (complete quadratic combination), SRSS (square root sum of the squares), ABS (absolute) and NRC 10 Percent. The results are compared with results using CQC, SRSS, ABS and NRC 10 Percent modal combinations in the independent reference. The applied response spectrum is a constant 0.4g for all modes. This spectrum is applied in the X direction of the structure only. Modal damping is assumed to be 4% for all modes. Important Note: Only bending and axial deformations are considered in this example. Shear deformations are ignored by setting the shear area to zero for each frame object in the structure.

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GEOMETRY AND PROPERTIES

25 38 16 16 22 26 13 13 19 25 4 10 1 Z Y 1
X

35 40 23 33 29 23 28 14 14 20 27 5 11 2 2 5 28

26 17 17 34 8 8 32 22

36 42 24 24 30 15 15 21 29 6 12 3 3 6

27 18 18 13' 13'

37

7 7 31 11 21

39

41

9 9

10

12 20

19

1 - Joint number 1 - Column number 19 - Beam number 35'

35' Column Local Axes

X-Direction Beam Local Axes 2

Y-Direction Beam Local Axes

1 3 2 Column Properties E = 350,000 k/ft2 A = 4 ft2 I33 = 1.25 ft4 I22 = 1.25 ft4

2 1 3

Beam Properties E = 500,000 k/ft2 A = 5 ft2 I33 = 2.61 ft4 I22 = 1.67 ft4

Center of Mass and Mass Information Level 2 CM (Joint 28) at (38, 27, 13) Level 1 CM (Joint 29) at (38, 27, 26) Typical story mass located at joints 28 and 29 = 6.2112 k-sec2/ft

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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED Three-dimensional frame analysis Modal analysis using eigenvectors Rigid diaphragm constraint Joint mass assignments Response spectrum analysis RESULTS COMPARISON The SAP2000 results are compared with independent results presented in Peterson 1981. Percent Difference 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Output Parameter Mode 1 period, sec Mode 2 period, sec Mode 3 period, sec Mode 4 period, sec X Displacement (jt 29) ft CQC modal combination X Displacement (jt 29) ft SRSS modal combination X Displacement (jt 29) ft ABS modal combination X Displacement (jt 29) ft 10% modal combination

SAP2000 0.2271 0.2156 0.0733 0.0720 0.02014 0.02012 0.02050 0.02016

Independent 0.2271 0.2156 0.0733 0.0720 0.02014 0.02012 0.02050 0.02016

COMPUTER FILE: Example 1-024 CONCLUSION The SAP2000 results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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