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*Staged construction* is a static modeling, analysis, and design application which enables the definition of a sequence of construction stages in which structural systems and [load patterns|kb:Load pattern] are added or removed, and time-dependent behaviors are evaluated, including [creep|kb:Creep], [shrinkage|kb:Shrinkage], aging (change in elastic modulus with age), and [tendon|kb:Tendon] relaxation. Material and geometric [nonlinearity|kb:Nonlinear] may be applied to staged construction. Further, staged construction may be part of a sequence of nonlinear static or direct-integration [time-history|kb:Time-history analysis] analysis [load cases|kb:Load case]. For linear load cases, the structural stiffness at a given construction stage may serve as the basis for analysis.

Staged construction is available to {new-tab-link:http://www.csiberkeley.com/}CSI{new-tab-link} Software with Ultimate {new-tab-link:http://csiberkeley.com/sap2000/levels-V15}Levels and Features{new-tab-link}. Additional details, including specifics on input parameters, are described in the {new-tab-link:http://www.csiberkeley.com/}CSI{new-tab-link} [_Analysis Reference Manual_|doc:CSI Analysis Reference Manual] (Staged Construction, page 396).

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