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    SAP2000 CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN CAPABILITIES  
    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.
 
   


MODELING & DESIGNING CONCRETE FRAMES
• Integrated Object Based Concrete Models
• Special Modeling of Concrete Frame Systems
• Cracked Properties – Property Modification Factors
• Automatic Generation of Code Lateral Wind and Seismic Loads
• Automatic Transfer of Vertical Loads to Framing Systems

CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN FEATURES
• Fully Integrated Concrete Frame Design
• ACI, UBC, AASHTO, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Indian, Italian,
  Korean, Mexican and Euro Codes
• Design for Static and Dynamic Loads
• Grouping for Design Envelopes
• Automatic and User Defined Loading Combinations
• Designed for Biaxial-Moment/Axial-Load Interaction & Shear
• Automatic Calculation of Moment Magnification Factors
• Magnification Override Option with the Evaluation of P-Delta Effects
• Integrated Section Designer for Complex Concrete Sections
• Generation of Biaxial-Moment/Axial-Load Interaction Diagrams
• Interactive Options for Design and Review
• Design for Effects of Torsion

CONCRETE SEISMIC FRAME DESIGN FEATURE
• Dynamic Analysis – Response Spectrum and Time History
• Design of Intermediate/Special Moment-Resisting Frames
• Seismic Check of Beam/Column Joints
• Seismic Check for Strong-Column/Weak-Beam Design
• Evaluation of Concrete Floor Diaphragm Shears Using Section Cuts

CONCRETE SECTION DESIGNER FEATURES
• Integrated Section Designer for Creating Complex Concrete Sections
• Rectangular, Circular or Cross Section of Any Arbitrary Geometry
• Powerful Graphical Interface for Locating Reinforcement
• Calculates Section Properties, Biaxial Moment & Interaction Curves
• Calculated Section Moment-Curvature Relationships


CONCRETE FRAME DESIGN OUTPUT FEATURES
• Biaxial-Moment/Axial-Load Interaction Diagrams
• Longitudinal Reinforcing Requirements at User Defined Stations
• Shear Reinforcing Requirements at User Defined Stations
• Graphical Displays of Reinforcing Layouts
• Design for Static and Dynamic Loads
• Automatic and User Defined Loading Combinations
• Reinforcing Steel Intensity Diagrams for Concrete Shells

ADVANCED FEATURES FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES
• Effects of Construction Sequence Loading (A)
• Effects of Time Dependent Creep & Shrinkage (A)
• Automated Effects of Panel-Zone Deformations on Lateral Drift
• Meshing Techniques for Shear Walls and Floors
• Models Using Edge Constraints
• Eccentricities Due to Changes in Member Dimensions
• Analytical Effects of Member Centerline Offsets In 3D
• Three-Dimensional Pushover Analysis (A)
• Buildings/Bridges with Base Isolation and Dampers (A)
• Element-Based P-Delta Effects for Local Instabilities (A)