SAP2000 20.0.0 Enhancements
Modeling
An option has been added to control the limiting negative stiffness ratio for frame hinges.
Loading
- Auto-wind loading according to the ASCE 7-16 code and Korean Building Code (KBC 2016) has been added.
- Auto-seismic loading according to the ASCE 7-16 code, Korean Building Code (KBC 2016) and IS 1893:2016 code has been added.
- Automated response spectrum functions according to the ASCE 7-16, Korean Building Code (KBC 2016) and IS 1893:2016 codes have been added.
Frame Design
Steel frame design according to AISC 360-16 has been added.
Analysis
The effect of reinforcing steel on the axial creep and shrinkage behavior of concrete in columns and walls is now included in the time dependent staged-construction analysis.
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