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INTRODUCTION TO SAP2000

V14

CE307: Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics


Prabuddha Sathurusinghe
University of Peradeniya

WHAT IS SAP2000?
General purpose (structural) Finite Element (FE)
package.
Commercial software owned by Computers and
Structures, Inc.(CSI) an American company.
Listed price: $ 8,000/= for SAP2000 Advanced.
Newest version v16

WHAT DO WE USE IT FOR?

For structural analysis and design.


Find

the internal forces developed in structures due


to external loading.
Design structural elements according to codes of
practices.

HOW GENERAL IS IT?

Can analyze many types of structures or


components.
Beams
2D/3D trusses and frames
Walls
Slabs
Shell structures
Solid models
Storage structures
Stair cases
Pipes

Users can create new materials and define new


element geometries.
Can run both linear and nonlinear analyzes.

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