SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

Select EQX from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
In the Options area, select the Add to Existing Loads option.
In the Loads area type 1.33 in the Force Global X edit box.
In the Loads area type 0 in the Force Global Y edit box.
Click the OK button to apply the load.
20. Click the Restore Previous Selection button on the side toolbar (or select Get
Previous Selection from the Select menu).
21. From the Assign menu select Joint Static Loads… and then Forces… from the submenu.
This will display the Joint Forces dialog box.
22. In this dialog box:
Select EQY from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
In the Loads area type 0 in the Force Global X edit box.
In the Loads area type 1.92 in the Force Global Y edit box.
Click the OK button to apply the load.
23. We will now define the PUSHPAT load pattern that will be used in the pushover analysis. It
will be a triangular distribution of load over the height of the building. From the Select menu
select Select and then Groups… from the submenu. This will display the Select Groups
dialog box.
Note: Our purpose here is to input an inverted triangular loading pattern over the height of
the building. Thus we will put 1 kip loads at 9 second level joints (9 kips total) and 2 kip
loads at 9 roof level joints (18 kips total). We could assign the 9 kips at the second level
and 18 kips at the roof level to the joints on a tributary area basis, or some other basis,
but we will not consider any such refinement in this example.
24. Click on the group name 2ND and then click the OK button.
25. From the Assign menu select Joint Static Loads… and then Forces… from the submenu.
This will display the Joint Forces dialog box.
26. In this dialog box:
Select PUSHPAT from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
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