GSA Export: SAP2000 Keywords

Introduction

GSA exports basic data to a SAP2000 data file. All data should be checked carefully as there are no direct equivalent features in SAP2000 to some of the GSA features. For example Grid loads cannot be exported directly to SAP2000. These loads must first be expanded to beam loads.

Refer to the SAP2000 documentation for details of records written.

Index

CONSTRAINT

CONSTRAINT

CSYS=csys

NAME=name TYPE=BODY

ADD=j0,j1,ji1

CONSTRAINT

CSYS=csys

NAME=name TYPE=DIAPH AXIS=axis

ADD=j0,j1,ji1

CONSTRAINT

CSYS=csys

NAME=name TYPE=LOCAL DOF=ldofs

ADD=j0,j1,ji1

Description

Link elements, rigid constraints and joints

Index

COORDINATE

COORDINATE

NAME=name X=x0 Y=y0 Z=z0 name data line

X=x1 Y=y1 Z=z1 vertical axis data line

X=x2 Y=y2 Z=z2 vertical plane data line

Description

Axes

Index

FRAME

FRAME

e J=i, j SEC=sec IOFF=ioff JOFF=joff RIGID=rigid IREL=irel JREL=jrel

Description

Beam elements

Index

FRAME

FRAME SECTION

NAME=name TYPE=PRISM MAT=mat A=a J=j I=i33,i22 AS=as2,as3 MPL=mpl WPL=wpl ...

SH=R T=t3,t2

SH=P T=t3(,tw)

SH=B T=t3,t2,tf,tw

SH=I T=t3,t2t,tft,tw,t2b,tfb

SH=C T=t3,t2,tf,tw

SH=T T=t3,t2,tf,tw

SH=L T=t3,t2,tf,tw

SH=G

SH=W27x94

Description

Beam sections

Index

JOINT

JOINT

j0 X=x0 Y=y0 Z=z0

Description

Nodes

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=UNIFORM

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=UNIFORM

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 UXP=upx UYP=uyp UZP=uzp

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=UNIFORM

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 U1=u1 U2=u2 U3=u3

Description

Face loads on 2D elements

Note

First option - pressure load in global or user axis Second option - pressure load in global or user axis, projected Third option - pressure load, element local coordinates

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=Loadcase name

TYPE=TEMPERATURE ELEM=FRAME

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 T=t T2=t2 T3=t3

Description

Beam thermal load

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

CSYS=0

TYPE=GRAVITY ELEM=FRAME

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

CSYS=0

TYPE=GRAVITY ELEM=SHELL

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

CSYS=0

TYPE=GRAVITY ELEM=JOINT

ADD=j0,j1,ji1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz

Description

Gravity loads

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=RESTRAINT DISPLACEMENT

ADD=j0,j1,ji1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz RX=rx RY=ry RZ=rz

Description

Settlements

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=TEMPERATURE ELEM=SHELL

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 T=t T3=t3

Description

2D element thermal load

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=CONCENTRATED SPAN

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 RD=rd (or D=d) UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz RX=rx RY=ry RZ=rz

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=DISTRIBUTED SPAN

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 RD=rda,rdb (or D=da,db) UX=uxa,uxb UY=uya,uyb UZ=uza,uzb RX=rxa,rxb RY=rya,ryb RZ=rza,rzb

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=DISTRIBUTED SPAN

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 RD=rda,rdb (or D=da,db) UXP=uxpa,uxb UYP=uypa,uyb UZP=uzpa,uzpb RXP=rxpa,rxpb RYP=rypa,rypb RZP=rzpa,rzpb

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=DISTRIBUTED SPAN

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 RD=rda,rdb (or D=da,db) U1=u1a,u1b U2=u2a,u2b U3=u3a,u3b R1=r1a,r1b R2=r2a,r2b R3=r3a,r3b

Description

Beam loads

Note

First option - point load

Second option - distributed load, fixed coordinates Third option - distributed load, fixed coordinates, projected Second option - distributed load, element local coordinates

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=FORCE

ADD=j0,j1,ji1 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz RX=rx RY=ry RZ=rz

Description

Node loads

Index

LOAD

LOAD

CSYS=csys

NAME=loadcase

TYPE=PRESTRESS

ADD=e0,e1,ei1 P=p

Description

Prestress loads in beams

Index

LOCAL

LOCAL

CSYS=csys

ADD=j0

Description

Nodal axes

Index

MATERIAL

MATERIAL

NAME=name TYPE=ISO IDES=ides M=m W=w

T=t E=e1 U=u12 A=a1

NAME=name TYPE=ORTHO IDES=ides M=m W=w

T=t E=e1,e2,e3 G=g12,g13,g23, U=u12,u13,u23 A=a1,a2,a3

Description

Isotropic & orthotropic materials

Index

NLLINK

NLLINK

CSYS=csys

e J=j NLP=nlp

e J=i,j NLP=nlp

Description

Springs and grounded springs

Index

NLPROP

NLPROP

NAME=name TYPE=type M=m

DOF=dof1 K=k KE=ke

DOF=dof2 K=k KE=ke

Description

Spring properties

Index

PLANE

PLANE

e J=j1,j3,j7(,j9) TYPE=type MAT=mat MATANG=a TH=th

e J9=j1,j2,j3,j4,j5,j6,j7,j8,j9 TYPE=type MAT=mat MATANG=a TH=th

Description

Plane elements

Index

RESTRAINT

RESTRAINT

ADD=j0 DOF=dofs

Description

Restraints

Index

SHELL

SHELL

e J=j1,j2,j3(,j4) SEC=sec ANG=ang

Description

Shell elements

Index

SHELL

SHELL SECTION

NAME=name TYPE=type MAT=mat TH=th THB=thb

Description

Shell properties

Index

SPRING

SPRING ADD=j0 UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz RX=rx RY=ry RZ=rz

Description

Node stiffnesses

Index

Index

CONSTRAINT
COORDINATE
FRAME
FRAME
JOINT
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOAD
LOCAL
MATERIAL
NLLINK
NLPROP
PLANE
RESTRAINT
SHELL
SHELL
SPRING