Structural Analysis with SAP 2000

Master Structural Analysis and Design Efficiently

Architecture & Industrial Design 4.5(77)6h 0m18 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

Understand the introduction to structural analysis in SAP
Analyze beams and inclined beams
Analyze frames and trusses
Work with the multi story frame
Analyze the space frame and the space truss
Analyze Solid Slab and Flat Slab
Analyze the three-dimensional building
Analyze the circle slab and Hollow Block
Analyze stairs

About this course

This course teaches structural analysis and design of structures using the SAP program. It starts with the introduction, then Beams in two parts and the Inclined Beam, followed by Frames, Trusses and the Multi Story Frame. Next you learn the Space Frame and the Space Truss, and move on to slabs, namely the Solid Slab and the Flat Slab, then the three-dimensional Building, the Hollow Block, the Circle Slab, and you finish with the analysis of Stairs. The course includes two educational books to download. Each lesson comes with a hands-on application on a real model inside the program, so you understand the steps of building and analysis yourself. It suits civil engineering learners and beginner engineers who want to use SAP to analyze structural elements, and it is best if you have basic knowledge of structures. By the end, you will be able to build structural models in SAP, analyze them and read their results.

Expected outcomes

Ability to use SAP 2000 for analyzing and designing structural elements.
Design integrated engineering projects using appropriate tools and algorithms.
Understand how to handle different types of structural elements (beams, slabs, frames).
Develop practical skills to apply theoretical concepts in real projects.
Use SAP 2000 to analyze complex structures and provide accurate analytical reports.

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Course content

From A to Z Structural Analysis using SAP2000

16 lectures

Lecture One (Introduction)Basic concepts before entering SAP2000: the three forces and three moments about the axes, degrees of freedom and what each support type such as a hinge restrains, and the idea of Global Axes versus member axes.25:05
Lecture Two (Beam Part 1)The first SAP2000 example, a simple beam carrying two point loads: editing the grid spacing, defining the section, assigning supports, applying loads on joints, then running the analysis and locking the model.35:16
Lecture Two (Beam Part 2)Continues the beam example in SAP2000: entering uniform and non-uniform distributed loads such as triangular ones, defining Load Cases and Load Combinations, then solving and reviewing the moments.21:05
Lecture Four (Inclined Beam)Explains the inclined beam in SAP2000: drawing the beam with the Draw tool, the difference between Local and Global axes when applying loads, rotating the support axes, and checking the results.26:26
Lecture Five (Frame Part 1)The first Frame example in SAP2000: creating a new model and setting the grid, drawing columns and beams, applying a Joint Load, viewing the deformed shape and displacements, and checking results against the original solution.23:24
Lecture Six (Frame Part 2)A harder frame example in SAP2000 with a distributed load on an inclined beam, showing how the load is taken on the inclined length or on the horizontal projection, with section and load case definition and the moment diagram.19:21
Lecture Seven (Trusses)Explains solving a Truss in SAP2000 using Steel properties, defining single and double angle sections, drawing the shape and entering loads, and releasing member ends so they act as truss members, then reading displacements and forces.18:24
Lecture Eight (Multi Story Frame)Shows how to turn the frame from the fifth lecture into a multi-story frame by replicating the stories, adding lateral loads and new load cases such as wind, and viewing the results and displacements.13:25
Lecture Nine (Space Frame)Explains building a three-dimensional Space Frame from the previous frame: replicating the frame in the Y direction, dividing members, connecting them with beams, changing sections, then solving and checking the loads.12:53
Lecture Ten (Space Truss)Explains the Space Truss in SAP2000: loading a ready-made shape from the built-in templates, copying and connecting its members, defining supports, solving the structure, showing the deformed shape and displacements, and adding columns while removing some supports.15:44
Lecture Eleven (Solid Slab)Explains solid slab analysis in SAP2000: determining load distribution direction from the span ratio, drawing slabs, beams and columns, meshing the slab, and reading moments to compare against the minimum reinforcement.29:07
Lecture Twelve (Flat Slab)Explains the Flat Slab in SAP2000 by modifying the solid slab example, making part of it a flat slab with a different thickness, linking the column points together, and checking the moments and bottom mesh reinforcement.26:23
Lecture Thirteen (3D Building)Explains building a 3D Building in SAP2000 from the earlier slab example: raising the slabs and linking them with columns, adding wall loads, solving, viewing results, then changing column sections between stories.21:00
Lecture Fourteen (Hollow Block)Explains the Hollow Block slab in SAP2000: representing the outer beams, ribs and solid part as separate sections, defining their dimensions, applying loads, and reading the moments.24:40
Lecture Fifteen (Circle Slab)Explains the circular slab in SAP2000: creating a circular grid, defining the concrete material and beam sections, drawing and naming the slabs, then solving and meshing the slabs to refine the results.22:02
Lecture 16 (Stairs)Explains modeling Stairs in SAP2000: representing the landing and flight at different levels, defining beams and columns, raising parts with the Move command, then adding loads, accounting for the steps, and reading moments.26:23