[Base] Shell02 – Straight Beam with Static Loads

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Load Case And Type	Model And Element Shape	Output Parameter	OpenBrIM	SAP2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (OpenBrIM vs Independent)
Load Case 1 Axial Extension	A- Rectangle	Ux Average of jts 7 and 14 in	xa1:	0.00003	0.00003	0.00%	xa1;
	B - Trapezoid		xb1:	0.00003		0.00%	xb1;
	C - Parallelogram		xc1:	0.00003		0.00%	xc1;
	D - Triangle 2		xd1:	0.00003		0.00%	xd1;
	E – Triangle 4		xe1:	0.00003		0.00%	xe1;
Load case 2 In-plane shear and bending	A- Rectangle	Uz Average of jts 7 and 14 in	za2:	0.1072	0.1081	-1%	za2;
	B - Trapezoid		zb2:	0.0227		-79%	zb2;
	C - Parallelogram		zc2:	0.0804		-26%	zc2;
	D - Triangle 2		zd2:	0.0032		-97%	zd2;
	E – Triangle 4		ze2:	0.0066		-94%	ze2;
Load case 3 Out-of-plane shear and bending	A- Rectangle	Uy Average of jts 7 and 14 in	ya3:	0.4320	0.43210	0%	ya3;
	B - Trapezoid		yb3:	0.4322		0%	yb3;
	C - Parallelogram		yc3:	0.4322		0%	yc3;
	D - Triangle 2		yd3:	0.4296		-1%	yd3;
	E – Triangle 4		ye3:	0.4314		0%	ye3;

Load Case And Type	Model And Element Shape	Output Parameter	OpenBrIM	SAP2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (OpenBrIM vs Independent)
Load case 4 Twist	A- Rectangle	Uy Average of absolute values at jts 7 and 14 in	ya4:	0.00233	0.00341	-32%	ya4;
	B - Trapezoid		yb4:	0.00233		-32%	yb4;
	C - Parallelogram		yc4:	0.00233		-32%	yc4;
	D - Triangle 2		yd4:	0.00231		-32%	yd4;
	E – Triangle 4		ye4:	0.00230		-33%	ye4;
Load case 5 In-Plane Moment	A- Rectangle	Ux Average of absolute values at jts 7 and 14 in	xa5:	8.990E-04	0.0009	0%	xa5;
	B - Trapezoid		xb5:	1.395E-04		-85%	xb5;
	C - Parallelogram		xc5:	7.225E-04		-20%	xc5;
	D - Triangle 2		xd5:	0.265E-04		-97%	xd5;
	E – Triangle 4		xe5:	0.550E-04		-94%	xe5;
Load case 6 Out-of-Plane Moment	A- Rectangle	Rz Average of values at jts 7 and 14 radians	za6:	0.036	0.036	0.00%	za6;
	B - Trapezoid		zb6:	0.036		0.00%	zb6;
	C - Parallelogram		zc6:	0.036		0.00%	zc6;
	D - Triangle 2		zd6:	0.036		0.00%	zd6;
	E – Triangle 4		ze6:	0.036		0.00%	ze6;

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