Example Description

The frame object end releases are verified in this example.
Three models are used in the example. The models are identical, except for the end releases. Model A has a shear release, model B has an axial release and model C has a moment release.
This model results for the axial force and moment at the fixed support are compared with independent hand calculated results. Note that the models with releases are statically determinate and thus the independent results are obtained using basic statics.

Tested Features

The end releases in a frame element, including

Axial release

Shear release

Bending release

The related frame static analysis

Library

Object Link: https://bim.aecbolt.com/objidm4uqmm3znpmyi5lf9rrdos.libobj

Model	Output Parameter	AEC\|BOLT BIM Cloud App	SAP2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (AEC\|BOLT BIM Cloud App vs Independent)
A	Fz (fixed support) k	0	0	0	0%	0%
A	My (fixed support) k-ft	600	600	600	0%	0%
B	Fz (fixed support) k	0	0	0	0%	0%
B	My (fixed support) k-ft	600	600	600	0%	0%
C	Fz (fixed support) k	5	5	5	0%	0%
C	My (fixed support) k-ft	0	0	0	0%	0%

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