SAP2000 SAP2000 Web Tutorial 1

10. From the Assign menu choose Frame, and then Hinges (Pushover)… from the submenu.
This will display the Frame Hinges (Pushover) dialog box.
11. In this dialog box:
• Select Default-M3 in the Hinge Property drop-down box.
• Type 0 in the Relative Distance edit box.
• Click the Add button.
• Type 1 in the Relative Distance edit box.
• Click the Add button.
• Click the OK button to assign the hinge properties.
12. From the Select menu choose Select, and then Groups…from the submenu. This will
display the Select Groups dialog box.
13. Highlight the group named BRACE1 by clicking on it.
14. Hold down the CTRL key and highlight the group named BRACE2 by clicking on it to add it
to the selection.
15. Click the OK button to select all of the elements in the BRACE1 and BRACE2 groups.
16. From the Assign menu choose Frame, and then Hinges (Pushover)… from the submenu.
This will display the Frame Hinges (Pushover) dialog box.
17. In this dialog box:
• Select Default-P in the Hinge Property drop-down box.
• Type .5 in the Relative Distance edit box.
• Click the Add button to add a P hinge at the center (relative distance equals 0.5) of the
beam.
• Click the OK button to assign the hinge properties.
18. From the Assign menu select Clear Display of Assigns to clear the display of hinge
assignments.
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