SAP2000 File: Definition Tables

Description

The SAP2000 Model Definition tables contain all of the model data within a SAP2000 text file. The following Model Definition tables are supported when importing SAP2000 S2K text files:

Units

TABLE: "PROGRAM CONTROL"

Coordinate Systems

TABLE: "COORDINATE SYSTEMS"

Nodes

TABLE: "JOINT COORDINATES"
TABLE: "JOINT LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 1 - TYPICAL"
TABLE: "JOINT LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 2 - ADVANCED"

Elements

TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - FRAME/CABLE"
TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - FRAME"
TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - CABLE"
TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - LINK"
TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - AREA"
TABLE: "CONNECTIVITY - SOLID"

Material Properties

TABLE: "MATERIAL PROPERTIES 1 - GENERAL"
TABLE: "MATERIAL PROPERTIES 2 - ADVANCED"
TABLE: "MATERIAL PROPERTIES 2 - BASIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES"

Beam Properties

TABLE: "FRAME SECTION PROPERTIES 1 - GENERAL"
TABLE: "FRAME SECTION PROPERTIES 5 - NONPRISMATIC"
TABLE: "FRAME SECTION ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "CABLE SECTION ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "FRAME LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 1 - TYPICAL"
TABLE: "FRAME LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 2 - ADVANCED"
TABLE: "FRAME CABLE ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "CABLE SECTION DEFINITIONS"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 01 - GENERAL"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 02 - LINEAR"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 03 - MULTILINEAR"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 04 - DAMPER"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 05 - GAP"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 06 - HOOK"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 07 - RUBBER ISOLATOR"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 08 - SLIDING ISOLATOR"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY DEFINITIONS 10 - PLASTIC (KINEMATIC)"
TABLE: "LINK PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "LINK LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 1 - TYPICAL"
TABLE: "LINK LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 2 - ADVANCED"

Plate Properties

TABLE: "AREA SECTION PROPERTIES"
TABLE: "AREA SECTION ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "AREA LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 1 - TYPICAL"
TABLE: "AREA LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 2 - ADVANCED"

Brick Properties

TABLE: "SOLID PROPERTY DEFINITIONS"
TABLE: "SOLID PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "SOLID LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 1 - TYPICAL"
TABLE: "SOLID LOCAL AXES ASSIGNMENTS 2 - ADVANCED"

Links

TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - BEAM"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - BODY"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - DIAPHRAGM"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - EQUAL"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - LOCAL"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - ROD"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - PLATE"
TABLE: "CONSTRAINT DEFINITIONS - WELD"
TABLE: "JOINT CONSTRAINT ASSIGNMENTS"

Groups

TABLE: "GROUPS 1 - DEFINITIONS"
TABLE: "GROUPS 2 - ASSIGNMENTS"

Node Attributes

TABLE: "JOINT SPRING ASSIGNMENTS 1 - UNCOUPLED"
TABLE: "JOINT RESTRAINT ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "JOINT LOADS - GROUND DISPLACEMENT"
TABLE: "JOINT LOADS - FORCE"
TABLE: "JOINT ADDED MASS ASSIGNMENTS"

Beam Attributes

TABLE: "FRAME RELEASE ASSIGNMENTS 1 - GENERAL"
TABLE: "FRAME RELEASE ASSIGNMENTS 2 - PARTIAL FIXITY"
TABLE: "FRAME LOADS - DISTRIBUTED"
TABLE: "FRAME LOADS - POINT"
TABLE: "FRAME SPRING ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "FRAME PRESTRESS 1 - PATTERNS"
TABLE: "FRAME PRESTRESS 2 - LOAD MULTIPLIERS"
TABLE: "FRAME ADDED MASS ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "FRAME LOADS - TEMPERATURE"
TABLE: "CABLE LOADS - TEMPERATURE"
TABLE: "CABLE LOADS - STRAIN"
TABLE: "FRAME INSERTION POINT ASSIGNMENTS"

Plate Attributes

TABLE: "AREA LOADS - SURFACE PRESSURE"
TABLE: "AREA LOADS - UNIFORM"
TABLE: "AREA LOADS - UNIFORM TO FRAME"
TABLE: "AREA SPRING ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "AREA ADDED MASS ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE: "AREA LOADS - TEMPERATURE"
TABLE: "AREA LOADS - UNIFORM TO FRAME"

Brick Attributes

TABLE: "SOLID LOADS - SURFACE PRESSURE"
TABLE "SOLID SPRING ASSIGNMENTS"
TABLE "SOLID LOADS - TEMPERATURE"

Tables

TABLE: "FUNCTION - RESPONSE SPECTRUM - USER"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - RESPONSE SPECTRUM - FROM FILE"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - RAMP"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - SAWTOOTH"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - TRIANGULAR"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - SINE"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - COSINE"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - USER"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - USER PERIODIC"
TABLE: "FUNCTION - TIME HISTORY - FROM FILE"

Load Cases

TABLE: "LOAD CASE DEFINITIONS"
TABLE: "LOAD PATTERN DEFINITIONS"