SAP 2000 INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS & DESIGN
Technology
SAP2000 Analysis
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.
SAP2000 ANALYSIS
• Static Analysis with Frame and Shell Objects (A, P, B)
• Response Spectrum Analysis with Eigen or Ritz Vectors (A, P, B)
• P-Delta Analysis (A, P, B)
• Joint Constraints including Rigid Bodies & Diaphragms (A, P, B)
• Applied Force and Displacement Loading (A, P, B)
• Gravity, Pressure and Thermal Loading (A, P, B)
• Layered Shell Element (A, P, B)
• Post Tensioning in Frame, Area and Solid Objects (A, P, B)
• Relaxation & Anchorage Slip Losses in Tendons (A, SC)
• Plane, Asolid and Solid Objects (A, P)
• Time History Analysis, including Multiple Base Excitation (A, P)
• Frequency Domain Analysis – Power Spectral Density (A, P)
• Moving Loads (A, P, BR)
• Time Dependent Concrete Creep & Shrinkage Effects (A, SC)
• Frame Hinges for Axial, Flexural, Shear & Torsional Behavior (A)
• Nonlinear Static Pushover Analysis (A)
• Viscous Dampers (A)
• Fiber Hinges (A)
• Base Isolators (A)
• Gap Object for Structural Pounding (A)
• Time History with Wilson FNA or Direct Integration Methods (A)
• Dynamic Effects of Moving Loads (A, P, BR)
• Segmental Construction Analysis (A, SC)
• API Simplified Fatigue Analysis (A, OS)
BUCKLING
• Buckling Analysis Around Any Nonlinear State (A)
• Element-Based P-Delta Effects for Local Buckling Instabilities (A)
LARGE DISPLACEMENTS
• Large Displacement/Small Strain Analysis (A)
• Nonlinear Large Rotations Cable Analysis (A)
FREQUENCY DOMAIN
• Steady State Analysis (A, P)
• Power Spectral Density (PSD) Analysis (A, P)
• Frequency Dependent Properties for Links/Supports (A, P)
NONLINEAR MATERIAL BEHAVIOR
• Pushover Analysis Using Fiber Models (A)
• Viscous Damper with Nonlinear Exponent on Velocity Term (A)
• Base Isolator with Biaxial Plasticity Behavior (A)
• Hinges offer P-M-M Interaction with Moment-Curvature (A)
• Section Designer – Mander Model for Confined Concrete (A)
• Pivot-Hysteresis and Takeda Models for Plastic Link Behavior (A)
• Double-Acting Friction Pendulum Isolators (A)
