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EXAMPLE 1-023
FRAME – ASME EIGENVALUE PROBLEM
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
A one-story, one-bay in each direction, three-dimensional, fixed-base frame
made of 2-inch steel pipe segments and 2.75-inch steel cubes is analyzed for the
first 24 modal frequencies using eigenvectors. The frame is Problem No. 1 from
the ASME 1972 Program Verification and Qualification Library (reference
ASME 1972).
The material and section properties, and the mass at each node, shown in the
figure below are consistent with those used in the above mentioned references.
Because masses are specified in three directions at 14 nodes, this problem has a
total of 3 * 14 = 42 dynamic degrees of freedom.
12 7 14 9
18.625"
6 16 10 11 6
4 13
10 8
10"
5 17 15
CL 2" pipe 9 5
3 3 7
4 2
2.75" cube 2
1 1 = Joint number
Z
Fixed base 1 1 = Frame number
Y X
Material Properties Typical Section Properties
E =27,900 lb/in2 Nominal 2" Pipe
ν = 0.3 Outer diameter = 2.375 in
Wall thickness = 0.154 in
Joint Masses
Mass at joints 3, 6, 9, 12 = 25.35533E-03 lb-sec2/in
Mass at other joints = 8.942228E-03 lb-sec2/in
EXAMPLE 1-023 - 1
Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: SAP2000
REVISION NO.: 0
RESULTS COMPARISON
The SAP2000 results for the first 24 natural frequencies are compared with
independent results presented in Peterson 1981 as well as independent results
presented in DeSalvo and Swanson 1977. These two independent results are
essentially identical and thus are presented in a single column below as the
independent results.
Output Percent
Mode Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference
EXAMPLE 1-023 - 2
Software Verification
PROGRAM NAME: SAP2000
REVISION NO.: 0
Output Percent
Mode Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference
CONCLUSION
The comparison between SAP2000 and the independent results is acceptable, and
is quite good considering the solution differences discussed previously in the
important note above the comparison table.
EXAMPLE 1-023 - 3