| Title | Description |
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| Create circular openings | Circular openings may be created within area objects, and the surrounding mesh may be improved. |
| 2D-view cutting planes | Setting the tolerance for cutting planes within 2D views such that all desired objects are displayed. |
| Create bulb-girder sections with rounded corners | Use the Section Designer to create a bulb-girder section with rounded corners. |
| Radial point load | Application of point loads in the radial direction using the Advanced Joint Coordinate Axes feature. |
| Manual modification of bridge bearings | Guidelines for the manual modification of bridge bearings automatically created by the bridge modeler. |
| Composite section | Several approaches to the modeling of composite sections. |
| Dynamic loading imposed on structure by lowering a mass via a pulley assembly | Modeling of pulley assembly with the primary goal of applying the pulley assembly loads to the structure. |
| Section-cut first steps | Introductory tutorial for using section cuts. |
| Variable girder spacing | Procedure for developing a model with variable girder spacing. |
| Moment-curvature analysis for hollow prestressed-concrete piles | Perform moment-curvature analysis on custom sections developed within the Section Designer. |
| Steel-girder bridge with variable flange thickness | Guidelines and tutorial for creating a steel-girder bridge with variable flange thickness. |
| Modeling a pin connection between crossing members | Modify joints and apply constraints such that a pin connection allows crossing members to translate freely. |
| Modeling simply supported shells | Procedure for modeling simply supported shells and coordinating their support systems. |
| Time dependent properties first steps (SAP2000) | Basic introduction to using time dependent material properties |
| Pushover analysis first steps | Guidelines for performing pushover analysis. |
| Design first steps | An overview of the design-check procedure for steel-frame structural systems. |
| Reinforced-concrete column and beam design | Design reinforced-concrete columns and beams while considering combined performance measures and interaction-surface output. |
| Time-history analysis first steps | Overview of the procedure for time-history analysis. |
| Acceleration load in arbitrary direction | Guidelines for acceleration-load application in an arbitrary direction. Applicable to static, modal, and buckling load cases. |
| Steel-frame pipe rack | A detailed and extensive procedure which describes the modeling, analysis, and design of a 3D steel-frame pipe rack system. |
| Haunched steel-girder bridge | Guidelines and tutorial for modeling haunched steel-girder bridges. |
| Joint-pattern first steps | This tutorial provides an introduction to the assignment of joint patterns. |
| Create custom sections using polygonal shapes | Create custom cross sections by drawing polygonal shapes within the section designer, then modify or add to their geometry through reshape mode or interactive database editing. |
| Layout-line geometry | Guidelines for defining vertical and horizontal layout lines, also known as baselines. |
| Complicated joint patterns | Guidelines for creating complicated joint patterns using interactive database editing. |
| Obtain results for individual stages of a staged-construction load case | Options and an example of how to obtain results for individual stages of a staged-construction load case. |
| Tuned-mass damper | An overview of the tuned-mass damper and guidelines for modeling the device. |
| Concrete confinement for Caltrans sections | Changing the confinement characteristics for reinforced-concrete Caltrans sections within the Section Designer. |
| Concrete bent with nonprismatic cap beam | Create and modify a concrete bent which features a nonprismatic cap beam. Materials, sections, grids, and supports are defined. |
| Influence-based moving-load analysis first steps (SAP2000) | Procedure for initiating influence-based moving-load analysis. |
| Step-by-step moving-load analysis first steps (SAP2000) | Procedure for initiating step-by-step moving-load analysis. |
| Cable-stayed bridge | Tutorial included in the SAP2000 bridge-examples document. |
| Concrete box-girder bridge model | Model from the SAP2000 Bridge Examples document. |
| Steel bridge | Tutorial included with the SAP2000 Bridge Examples document. |
| Manual modeling of wall-type bents | This tutorial describes a manual modeling process for wall-type bents within bride objects. |
| Hinge first steps (SAP2000) | Basic introduction to hinge application in SAP2000. |
| Water pressure | This tutorial provides guidelines for the application of loading induced by water pressure on an area object. |
| Vibrating-machinery steel skid on piles | This tutorial demonstrates the modeling of vibrating machinery and its connection to a steel-skid structural system. |
| Lane definition per layout line or frame | This tutorial provides guidelines for lane definition according to either layout-line or frame-object configuration. |
| Joint renumbering | The process for renumbering structural joints is outlined in this tutorial. |
| Create and copy load combinations | This tutorial explains how interactive database editing allows users to create and copy load combinations from one model to another. |
| Cold-formed steel truss | This tutorial demonstrates the modeling of a cold-formed steel truss system. |
| Locate center of mass | Procedure for locating the center of mass for a structural system. |
| Center-of-gravity determination | The process for determining center of gravity is given in this tutorial. |
