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    SAP2000 COLD-FORMED STEEL 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 COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMES
• Integrated Object Based Cold-Formed Steel Frame Models
• Lateral Displacement & Period Control
• Automatic Generation of Code Lateral Wind and Seismic Loads
• Transfer of Vertical Loads from Area Objects to Framing Systems
• Cold-Formed Steel Frames Interacting with 2D and 3D Shear Walls

COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAME DESIGN FEATURES
• Fully Integrated Cold-Formed Steel Frame Design
• Virtual Work Based Optimization for Lateral Deflections
• AISI-ASD and AISI-LRFD 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

COLD-FORMED STEEL SEISMIC FRAME DESIGN FEATURES
• Response Spectrum and Time History Based Structural Dynamics

COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAME DESIGN OUTPUT FEATURES
• Color Coded Controlling Cold-Formed Steel Stress Ratios

COLD-FORMED STEEL DETAILING FEATURES
• IFC
• CIS/2

POWER FEATURES FOR COLD-FORMED STEEL STRUCTURES
• Eccentricities Due to Changes in Member Dimensions
• Analytical Effects of Member Centerline Offsets In 3D
• Effects of Beam-Column Partial Fixity
• Element-Based P-Delta Effects for Local Buckling Instabilities