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.


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

Pre-stress loads in beams

Index


LOCAL

LOCAL
CSYS=csys
ADD=j0

Description

Nodal axes

Index


MASS

MASS
ADD=jo UX=ux UY=uy UZ=uz RX=rx RY=ry RZ=rz global
ADD=jo U1=u1 U2=u2 U3=u3 R1=r1 R2=r2 R3=r3 local

Description

Mass elements

Index


MATERIAL

MATERIAL
NAME=name TYPE=type IDES=ides M=m W=w
T=t E=e1 U=u12 A=a1

Description

Isotropic 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
MASS
MATERIAL
NLLINK
NLPROP
PLANE
RESTRAINT
SHELL
SHELL
SPRING


18 Dec 2006 at 09:07
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