| Title | Description |
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| P-Delta effect for a cantilevered column | Calculation and verification of the P-Delta effects of a cantilevered column. |
| Align solid and hollow sections | Model relative positive position for frame sections which have identical outlines, but different center-of-gravity locations due to one section being hollow. |
| Multi-pendulum model (Newton's cradle) | Model a pendulum system in SAP2000 using large-displacement time-history analysis. |
| Hinge response when yield point changes | Behavior of a concentrated plastic hinge when the loading applied to a nonlinear frame object causes the yield point of the interaction surface to change position. |
| Acceleration loading | Demonstrate acceleration loading and validate relative/absolute acceleration, velocity, and displacement. |
| End offsets | Demonstration of end offsets applied to a two-span continuous beam. |
| Steady-state vs. time-history analysis | Test problems to demonstrate the differences and similarities between steady-state and time-history analyses. |
| Section cuts drawn within the graphical user interface | Draw section cuts within the graphical user interface using either 2D or 3D views. |
| Tendon force vs. frame response | Tendon application is validated by comparing tendon forces to those in an equivalent frame system. |
| Staged construction of a five-story column | Creep application, addition of nodes to deformed configuration, and verification against manual calculations are given for the staged construction of a five-story column. |
| Temperature-gradient loading for bridge objects | This test problem demonstrates CSI Software calculation and application of temperature-gradient loading to bridge objects. |
| Line and area springs | This test problem demonstrates and validates the application of line and area springs. |
| Effect of insertion point on beam reactions | How insertion point affects horizontal reactions and flexural response of a simply supported beam. |
| Moving-load analysis section cuts | Verification of section-cut forces generated during moving-load analysis. |
| Two-span girder simply-supported for DL and continuous for LL | Modeling demonstration for a two-span girder which is simply-supported for DL and continuous for LL. |
| Insertion point and transform stiffness | 3D demonstration of insertion-point, end-offset, and transform-stiffness application. |
| Body vs. equal constraint | Comparison between body-constraint and equal-constraint application to a simply supported beam. |
| Frame to shell connections | This tutorial describes the application of connections between frame and shell elements. |
| Saving section cuts during moving-load analysis | Sections cuts may be saved during moving-load analysis through this procedure. |
| Human-induced vibrations | The modeling and analysis of human-induced vibrations due to footfalls or another type of impact. |
| Frame and shell section cuts | Section cuts are defined through a simply-supported beam which is modeled using frame and shell objects. |
| Interpreting buckling analysis results for different initial conditions | Buckling analysis may begin with either zero initial conditions or the stiffness taken from the end of a nonlinear load case. This test problem compares the associated output. |
| Staged construction in buildings | Guidelines for setting up staged construction and interpreting the staged-construction results. |
| Vehicle remains fully in lane | Verification of moving-load analysis when the option is specified for a vehicle to remain fully in lane. |
| Temperature load vs. insertion point | Given temperature loading applied to a fixed-fixed beam with variable insertion point (centroid and top-center), theoretical solution is compared to that from a SAP2000 model. |
| Partial end releases | Hand calculations present the following SAP2000 features: fixed conditions, full releases, partial releases, rotational-spring supports, and panel zones. |
| Options for applying area loads | Uniform (Shell), one-way Uniform to Frame (Shell), and two-way Uniform to Frame (Shell) load application to shell objects and associated meshing procedures. |
| Influence surface | Influence-surface verification for a cantilever beam modeled using shell objects. |
| Moment curvature, cracked moment of inertia and Caltrans idealized model | Parameters and output for moment curvature and cracked moment of inertia. |
