CSI SAP2000
FUNDAMENTALS
2 DAYS | 9AM TO 6PM
16-HOUR TRAINING & WORKSHOP
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
DAY 1
09:00 – 10:45 INTRODUCTION AND INITIALIZATION - (1.75 HRS)
1.1 SOFTWARE INTRODUCTION
1.2 UNIT SETTINGS
1.3 MODEL TEMPLATES
1.4 GRID SYSTEM – COORDINATE SYSTEM
1.5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
1.6 OBJECTS
1.7 GLOBAL AND LOCAL AXES
10:45 – 12:00 MODEL GEOMETRY CREATION - (1.25 HRS)
2.1 DRAW MENU
2.2 EDIT MENU
2.3 DRAW FRAME OBJECTS (COLUMNS, BEAMS, BRACES)
2.4 DRAW AREA OBJECTS (SLABS, WALLS)
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 15:30 PROPERTY DENITION AND ASSIGNMENTS - (2.50 HRS)
3.1 DEFINE MENU
3.2 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
3.3 SECTION PROPERTIES (FRAME SECTIONS, AREA SECTIONS)
3.4 SECTION PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT
3.5 SHELL MESHING
3.6 SUPPORTS (JOINT RESTRAINTS, AREA SPRINGS)
3.7 LOCAL AXES ROTATION
3.8 MODEL ADJUSTMENTS (END-LENGTH OFFSET, INSERTION POINT)
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15:30 – 18:00 LOAD DEFINITION AND ASSIGNMENTS - (2.50 HRS)
4.1 LOAD PATTERNS
4.2 LOAD CASES
4.3 LOAD COMBINATIONS
4.4 JOINT LOADS
4.5 FRAME LOADS
4.6 AREA LOADS
DAY 2
09:00 – 12:00 ANALYSIS AND RESULTS (3.00 HRS)
5.1 RUN ANALYSIS
5.2 DISPLAY MENU
5.3 DEFORMED SHAPES
5.4 REACTIONS (JOINT REACTIONS, SOIL PRESSURE)
5.5 FRAME FORCES
5.6 SHELL FORCES
5.7 TABLE GENERATION
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 14:00 STEEL FRAME DESIGN BASED ON AISC 360-10 (NSCP 2015) - (1.00 HR)
6.1 PREFERENCE REVIEW
6.2 SELECT DESIGN COMBO
6.3 START DESIGN CALCULATIONS
6.4 CHECK RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS
14:00 – 15:00 CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN BASED ON ACI 318-2014 (NSCP 2015) - (1.00
HR)
7.1 PREFERENCE REVIEW
7.2 SELECT DESIGN COMBO
7.3 START DESIGN CALCULATIONS
7.4 CHECK RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS
15:00 – 18:00 EXERCISES - (3.00 HRS)
8.1 CONTINUOUS BEAM ANALYSIS
8.2 TRUSS ANALYSIS
8.3 PLANE FRAME ANALYSIS
8.4 3D FRAME ANALYSIS
8.5 SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS AND GENERAL STRUCTURES
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Prepared by:
ENGR. JOHN PAUL DELA ROSA
Director / Training Manager
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