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| SAP2000 STEEL FRAME DESIGN CAPABILITIES |
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SAP2000 is available in three different levels: Basic (B), Plus (P) and Advanced (A). Different add-on modules are also available: Bridge (BR), Offshore/wave (OS), Staged Construction (SC). A letter in parenthesis following a feature identifies the version(s) that are associated with it.
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MODELING & DESIGNING STEEL FRAMES
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• Integrated Object Based Steel Frame Models
• Lateral Displacement & Period Control
• Automatic Generation of Code Lateral Wind and Seismic Loads
• Automatic Transfer of Vertical Loads from Floor Decks to Frames
• Steel Frames Interacting with Complex 2D and 3D Shear Walls |
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STEEL FRAME DESIGN FEATURES
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• Fully Integrated Steel Frame Design
• Automatic Member Sizing – No Preliminary Design Required
• Virtual Work Based Optimization for Lateral Deflections
• Grouping of Members for Member Sizing
• AISC-ASD & LRFD, AASHTO, UBC, API, British, Canadian, Italian,
Indian and Euro Codes
• Design for Static and Dynamic Loads
• Code Dependent or User Defined Loading Combinations
• Automatic Calculation of K-Factors & P-Delta Effects
• Integrated Section Designer for Composite & Built-Up Sections
• Interactive Options for Design and Review
• Design for Effects of Torsion |
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STEEL SEISMIC FRAME DESIGN FEATURES |
• Response Spectrum and Time History Based Structural Dynamics
• Seismic Requirements for Special Moment-Resisting Frames
• Design of Intermediate/Special Moment-Resisting Frames
• Interactive Evaluation of Floor Diaphragm Shears Using Section Cuts |
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STEEL FRAME DESIGN OUTPUT FEATURES
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• Controlling Steel Member Sizes
• Color Coded Controlling Steel Stress Ratios |
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STEEL DETAILING FEATURES
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• IFC
• CIS/2
• TEKLA
• ProSteel 3D
• Steel Detailing Neutral File (SDNF)
• FrameWorks Plus |
ADVANCED FEATURES FOR STEEL STRUCTURES
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• Effects of Construction Sequence Loading (A)
• Effects of Panel-Zone Deformations on Lateral Displacement
• Eccentricities Due to Changes in Member Dimensions
• Analytical Effects of Member Centerline Offsets In 3D
• Effects of Beam-Column Partial Fixity
• Three-Dimensional Pushover Analysis (A)
• Buildings/Bridges with Base Isolation and Dampers (A)
• Element-Based P-Delta Effects for Local Buckling Instabilities (A)
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