Click the File menu > New Model command to access the New Model form.
Click the drop-down
list to set the units to 
.
Click
the Beam button 
to
access the Beam form. In that form:
Accept the default value for the Number of Spans (2).
Type 24 ft (be sure to include the ft) in the Span Length edit box. The program will automatically convert this measurement to 288 inches, the base units for the model set in Step 2.
Click the + (plus) symbol beside the Beams drop-down list to access the Frame Properties form.
Click the Add New Property button to access the Add Frame Section Property form. Choose Concrete in the Frame Section Property Type drop-down list. Click the Rectangular button to access the Rectangular Section form.
Type CONBEAM in the Section Name edit box.
Type 30 in the Depth (t3) edit box.
Type 18 in the Width (t2) edit box.
Click the + (plus) symbol beside the Material drop-down list to access the Define Materials form. Note that three definitions are shown in the Materials display list, including the A615Gr60 definition for rebar.
Highlight the 4000Psi definition in the Materials display area and click the Modify/Show Material button to access the Material Property Data form.
Change the Units to
.Verify that 0.15 is entered in the Weight per Unit Volume edit box.
Change the Units to
.Enter 3600 in the Modulus of Elasticity edit box.
Verify that 0.2 is entered in the Poisson's Ratio edit box.
Verify that 4 is entered in the Specified Concrete Compressive Strength, f'c edit box.
Click the OK buttons on the Material Property Data and Define Materials forms to return to the Rectangular Section form.
On the Rectangular Section form, click the Concrete Reinforcement button to access the Reinforcement Data form.
In the Design Type area, select the Beam option.
In the Concrete Cover to Longitudinal Rebar Center area, type 3.5 in the Top edit box.
Verify that 2.5 is in the Bottom edit box.
Click the OK buttons on the Reinforcement Data, Rectangular Section and the Frame Properties forms to return to the Beams form.
Click the OK button to close the Beams form and display the template model in the program windows.
Click the “X” in the top right-hand corner of the 3-D View window to close it.
Click the drop-down
list in the status bar to change the units to .
Click the Define menu > Load Cases command to access the Define Loads form. In that form:
Type LIVE in the Load Name edit box.
Select LIVE from the Type drop-down list.
Verify 0 is entered in the Self Weight Multiplier edit box.
Click the Add New Load button.
Click the OK button.
Select the two line (frame) objects.
Click the Assign menu > Frame Loads > Distributed command to access the Frame Distributed Loads form. In that form:
Verify that the Load Case Name is DEAD.
In the Load Type and Direction area, verify that the Forces option is selected and that the Gravity direction is selected.
In the Uniform Load area, type 2.2 in the Load edit box.
Click the OK button.
Select the two line (frame) objects.
Click the Assign menu > Frame Loads > Distributed command to access the Frame Distributed Loads form. In that form:
Select LIVE from the Load Case Name drop-down list.
In the Uniform Load area, type 1.6 in the Load edit box.
Click the OK button.
Click the Analyze menu > Set Analysis Options command to access the Analysis Options form. In that form:
Click the Plane Frame XZ Plane button
to
set the available degrees of freedom.Click the OK button.
Click the Options menu > Preferences > Concrete Frame Design command to access the Concrete Frame Design Preferences form. In that form:
Select ACI 318-99 from the Design Code drop-down list.
Verify that the Strength Reduction (Phi) Factors are 0.9, 0.7, 0.75 and 0.85 for Bending Tension, Compression Tied, Compression Spiral and Shear respectively.
Click the OK button.
Click the Run Analysis button 
to access
the Set Analysis Cases to Run form.
In that form:
Highlight (select) MODAL in the Case Name list and click the Run/Do Not Run Case button.
Verify that the DEAD analysis case is set to Run in the Action list.
Verify that the LIVE analysis case is set to Run in the Action list.
Click the Run Now button to run the analysis.
When the analysis is complete check the messages in the SAP Analysis Monitor window (there should be no warnings or errors) and then click the OK button to close the window.
Verify that the Design menu > Concrete Frame Design command is active (it is active if it is not grayed out).
Click the Design menu > Concrete Frame Design > Select Design Combos command to access the Design Load Combinations Selection form. In that form:
Verify that the default combinations for concrete design, DCON1 and DCON2, are included in the Design Combos list box.
Highlight DCON1 and click the Show button to access the Response Combination Data form. In that form:
Note the definition of the load combination in the Define Combination area. It should be 1.4DEAD.
Click the Cancel button to return to the Design Load Combinations Selection form.
Highlight DCON2 and click the Show button to access the Response Combination Data form. In that form:
Note the definition of the load combination in the Define Combination area. It should be 1.4DEAD + 1.7LIVE.
Click the Cancel button on the Response Combination Data form and the OK button on the Design Load Combinations Selection form to close all forms.
Click the Design menu > Concrete Frame Design > Start Design/Check of Structure command to run the design check.
When the design is finished, the area of longitudinal bar required is displayed on the screen. Note that the current units are kips and feet.
Click
the drop-down list in the status bar to change the units to .