Form: Interactive API Punching Load Check
Use the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Interactive API Punching Load Check command to access the Interactive API Punching Load Check form.
Note: The Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Interactive API Punching Load Check command is available only when the steel design code is set to API RP2A-WSD2000 or API RP2A-LFRD97 and after a punching load check has been run.
Click the Analyze menu > Run Analysis command to run an analysis of the model.
Click the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Start Design/Check of Structure command to initiate the design process.
Click Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Start API Punching Load Check command to start the punching load check process. SAP2000 will display the check output on screen.
With the check output results displayed on screen, right click on a joint to display the Interactive API Punching Load Check form or click the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Interactive API Punching Load Check command. The form has the following areas:
Joint Label display box. Displays the name of the selected joint.
Design Results table. A single row in the design results table presents a summary of the punching load check results obtained for a single chord, brace and design combination. Results are reported for all possible chord-brace-combination permutations. The following fields are present in the design results table.
Chord: Name of the considered chord member.
Brace: Name of the considered brace member.
Combo: Name of the considered design combination.
Equation: The code equation that gives the largest ratio for the specified chord, brace and design combination.
Ratio: The largest ratio for the specified chord, brace and design combination.
Warnings: This field indicates if any design warnings were produced for the specified chord, brace and design combination. It is either “None” or “Yes, n” where n is the number of design warnings produced. If warnings exist, they will appear in the Design Messages area of the form when a cell in the table row containing the chord, brace and design combination is selected.
Errors: This field indicates if any design errors were produced for the specified chord, brace and design combination. It is either “None” or “Yes, n” where n is the number of design errors produced. If errors exist, they will appear in the Design Messages area of the form when a cell in the table row containing the chord, brace and design combination is selected.
Punching Load Assigns button. Clicking this button accesses the API Punching Load Assignments form. Any changes made on that form are immediately reflected in the results displayed on the Interactive API Punching Load Check form when the OK button is clicked. Then click the OK button on the Interactive API Punching Load Check form to permanently save the changes. Click the Cancel button to close the form without saving the changes.
Temporary Combos button. Click this button to access the Design Load Combinations Selection form. Use the form to modify which of the currently defined design load combinations are to be considered for interactive design. Any changes made on that form are immediately reflected in the results displayed on the Interactive API Punching Load Check form when the OK button is clicked. Then click the OK button on the Interactive API Punching Load Check form to permanently save the changed. Click the Cancel button to close the form without saving the changes.
Tabular Data button. Click this button to display a API Punch Details form. Use the drop-down list in the upper right corner of the form to specify the standard tabular display or a more detailed tabular display with additional fields that provide information about each chord-brace-combination permutation. Use the options on that form to format and then print, display, or export the data. See the Database Tables form for an explanation of the functions of the various commands used on the form.
Table Format File button. Click this button to access the Set Database Table Formats File form. Select the Use Formats from User Defined Table Formats File option and click the Select button to locate a previously defined format file. Table formats are defined using the Modify/Show Database Table Format form.