CSI Sap2000 v18.0
New in SAP2000 v18
Graphical User Interface
Assign and select menu forms have been enhanced to allow them to remain open for repetitive use with a new apply button.
DirectX graphics mode has been enhanced to use DirectX 11 for enhanced speed and capabilities.
A full 64-bit version of SAP2000 is now available.
Modeling
New 2-D modified Darwin-Pecknold concrete model has been added to the nonlinear layered shell. This model represents concrete compression, cracking, and shear behavior under both monotonic and cyclic loading, and accounts for crack rotation.
Loading
Ability to specify accidental eccentricity for response spectrum cases added.
Automated response spectrum functions according to the Costa Rica Seismic Code 2010, Ecuador (NEC-SE-DS 2015), Korean KBC 2009, Mexico (CFE-93 and CFE-2008), and Peru (NTE E.030 2014) codes added.
Auto-seismic loading according to Korean Building Code (KBC 2009) added
Auto-seismic loading according to the Dominican Republic (R-001) code added
Analysis
A new stability check has been added for nonlinear static load cases to report when the structure may have failed under material or geometric nonlinearities that are not obvious from the analysis results.
The handling of convergence tolerances for time-dependent behavior during staged-construction analysis has been improved to better enforce equilibrium after large load increments.
International Frame Design Codes
Concrete Frame Design – ACI 318-08, -11, -14 enhancement allows specifying Design System Rho (ρ) and Design System SDS factors in the concrete frame design preferences.
Steel Frame Design – Korean Building Code (KBC 2009) code added
Steel Frame Design – Russian SP 16.13330.2011 code added
Steel Frame Design – Eurocode 3-2005 enhancement to perform a basic torsion design for I- and tubular sections.
The default design load combinations have been enhanced for ACI 318-08, -11, -14 to include roof live load patterns.
The default design load combinations have been enhanced for CSA A23.3-04, CSA A23.3-14, CSA S16-09, and CSA S16-14 to include companion loads.
Output and Display
Contour plots are now available for frame deflections and axial stresses.
The center of mass is now reported in the Assembled Joint Masses table for each mass source.
External Import/ExportOutput and Display
The export to Revit Structure has been enhanced to export steel sections parametrically such that Revit can import the section dimensions if it cannot match the section name.
Product:CSI Sap2000 v18.0
Lanaguage:english
Platform:Win7/WIN8
Size:447 MB