CSI Solution Demonstrates Use of These Features

Problem U Solution

  1. Click the File menu > New Model command to access the New Model form.

  2. Click the drop-down list to the units to .

  3. Click on the Shells button   to access the Shells form. In that form:

  1. Click in the 3-D View window to make sure it is active.  The window is highlighted when it is active.

  2. Click the Select All button   to select the entire structure.

  3. Click the Edit menu > Move command to access the Move form. In that form:

  1. Click the Edit menu > Add To Model From Template command to access the New Model form. In that form click on the Shells button  to access the Shells form. In that form:

  2.  Click in the Y-Z Plane @ X=-20 window to make sure it is active.

  3. Verify that the drop-down list for the Coordinate System shows   on the Status Bar.

  4. Click the Set Display Options button  (or the View menu > Set Display Options command) to access the Display Options for Active Window form. In that form:

  5. Right click on joint 82 in the Y-Z Plane @ X=-20 window.  The Point Information form is displayed.

  6.  Click the Edit menu > Add To Model From Template command to access the New Model form. In that form click on the Wall button  to access the Shear Wall form. In that form:

  7. Verify that the drop-down list for the Coordinate System shows   on the Status Bar.

  8. Right click on joint 1 in the Y-Z Plane @ X=-20 window.  The Point Information form is displayed.

  9. Click the Edit menu > Add To Model From Template command to display the New Model form. In that form click on the Wall button  to display the Shear Wall form. In that form:

  10. Verify that the drop-down list for the Coordinate System shows   on the Status Bar.

  11. Click in the Y-Z Plane @ X=-20 window to make sure it is active.

  12. Click the View menu > Set 2D View command to access the Set 2D View form. In that form:

  1. Select all of the objects in this view by “windowing.”

  2. Click the View menu > Set 2D View command to access the Set 2D View form. In that form:

  1. Select all of the objects in this view by “windowing.”

  2. Click the View menu > Show Selection Only command.

  3. Click the Perspective Toggle button .

  4. Click the View menu > Show Grid command to toggle the grids off.

  5. Click the View menu > Show Axes command to toggle the axes off.

  6. Click the Draw menu > Draw Poly Area command to access the Properties of Object form.  Verify that ASEC1 is shown in the Property drop-down list.

  7. In the X-Z perspective view, click on joints 163, 195, 73 and 1, in that order, and press the Enter key on the keyboard to draw an area object.

  8. Click the Set Select Mode button   to exit Draw mode and enter Select mode.

  9. Click on the just drawn area object to select it.

  10. Click the Edit menu > Edit Areas > Divide Areas command to display the Divide Selected Areas form.

  11. Fill in this form as shown in the figure and click the OK button.

Note:   It is difficult to figure out whether to divide areas 3 by 8 or 8 by 3.  It is often easiest to try one way, and if it is not right, click the Undo button  and divide the areas the other way.

  1. Select all of the objects in the X-Z perspective view by “windowing.”

  2. Click the Edit menu > Replicate command to access the Replicate form. In that form:

  3. Click the View menu > Set 2D View command to access the Set 2D View form. In that form:

  4. Select all of the joints at this level by “windowing.”

  5. Click the Assign menu > Joint > Restraints command to access the Joint Restraints form. In that form:

  6. Click the View menu > Set 2D View command to access the Set 2D View form. In that form:

  7. Click the Show Undeformed Shape button  to reset the window title.

  8. Click the View menu > Show All command.

  9. Click the Define menu > Load Patterns command to access the Define Load Patterns form. In that form:

  10. Click the Define menu > Load Combinations command to access the Define Load Combinations form. In that form:

  11. Click in the 3-D View window to activate it.  Be careful not to accidentally select any objects when you do this.

  12. Click the View menu > Set Limits command to access the Set Limits form. In that form:

  13. Select all of the displayed objects in the 3D View window (i.e., all objects in the roof barrel) by “windowing.”

  14. Click the Assign menu > Area Loads > Uniform (Shell) command to access the Area Uniform Loads form. In that form:

  15. Click the Show Undeformed Shape button  to remove the display of area uniform loads and to remove the limits that were set.

  16. Click the Run Analysis button   to access the Set Load Cases to Run form. In that form:

  17. When the analysis is complete, check the messages in the SAP Analysis Monitor window (there should be no warnings or errors) and then click the OK button to close the window.

  18. Click in the window entitled 3-D View to activate it.

  19. Click the drop-down list in the status bar to change the units to .

  20. Right click on the center joint of the upper barrel vault to see its self weight displacement in inches.

  21. Right click on the center joint of the lower barrel vault to see its self weight displacement in inches.

  22. Click the Show Deformed Shape button  to access the Deformed Shape form. In that form:

  23. Right click on the center joint of the upper barrel vault to see its self weight plus live load displacement in inches.

  24. Right click on the center joint of the lower barrel vault to see its self weight plus live load displacement in inches.