SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

and # represents the hinge number. The program starts with hinge number 1 and
increments the hinge number by one for each consecutive hinge applied to the frame
element. For example if a frame element label is F23, the generated hinge property
name for the second hinge applied to the frame element is F23H2.
The main reason for the differentiation between defined properties (in this context,
defined means both default and user-defined) and generated properties is that
typically the hinge properties are section dependent. Thus it would be necessary to
define a different set of hinge properties for each different frame section type in the
model. This could potentially mean that a very large number of hinge properties
would need to be defined by the user. To simplify this process, the concept of default
properties is used in SAP2000. When default properties are used, the program
combines its built-in default criteria with the defined section properties for each
element to generate the final hinge properties. The net effect of this is that you do
significantly less work defining the hinge properties because you don’t have to define
each and every hinge.
1. From the Define menu choose Hinge Properties…. This will display the Define Frame
Hinge Properties dialog box.
2. Note there are four default hinge properties defined. They are Default-M3, Default-P,
Default-PMM, and Default-V2. Highlight the Default-M3 property. Note that the
Modify/Show Property button is inactive because you can not view or modify default hinge
properties.
3. Check the Show Generated Props check box. If there were generated hinge properties they
would now appear in the Defined Hinge props list box. However, since we haven’t yet
assigned any hinge properties, the program hasn’t generated any, and thus none appear in the
list box.
4. Highlight the Default-V2 hinge property and click on the Define New Property button. The
Frame Hinge Property Data dialog box appears.
Note: When you highlight a property in the Defined Hinge Props area of the Define
Frame Hinge Properties dialog box, and then click the Define New Property button,
the new property will default to being the same as the highlighted property.
5. Note that the Hinge Type is Shear V2, and that the associated Default check box is checked.
6. Type USER in the Property Name edit box.
7. Click on the Default check box to uncheck it, and then click the Modify/Show For V2
button. This displays the Frame Hinge Property Data For USER dialog box.
8. In this dialog box:
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