This manual is organized in the following way:
Chapter II outlines various aspects of the steel design procedures of the SAP2000
program. This chapter describes the common terminology of steel design as imple-
mented in SAP2000.
Each of six subsequent chapters gives a detailed description of a specific code of
practice as interpreted by and implemented in SAP2000. Each chapter describes the
design loading combinations to be considered; allowable stress or capacity calcula-
tions for tension, compression, bending, and shear; calculations of demand/capac-
ity ratios; and other special considerations required by the code.
• Chapter III gives a detailed description of the AISC ASD code (AISC 1989) as
implemented in SAP2000.
• Chapter IV gives a detailed description of the AISC LRFD code (AISC 1994)
as implemented in SAP2000.
• Chapter V gives a detailed description of the AASHTO LRFD steel code
(AASHTO 1997) as implemented in SAP2000.
• Chapter VI gives a detailed description of the Canadian code (CISC 1994) as
implemented in SAP2000.
• Chapter VII gives a detailed description of the British code BS 5950 (BSI
1990) as implemented in SAP2000.
• Chapter VIII gives a detailed description of the Eurocode 3 (CEN 1992) as im-
plemented in SAP2000.
Chapter IX outlines various aspects of the tabular and graphical output from
SAP2000 related to steel design.
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