THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
The SAP2000 name has been synonymous with state-of-the-art analytical methods since its introduction over 45 years ago.SAPFire® Analysis Engine
CSI solvers have been tried and tested by the industry for over 45 years. The SAPFire Analysis Engine can support multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization and can perform both eigen analysis and Ritz analysis. Parallelization options are available to take advantage of multiple processors. |
| CSI SAP2000 STRUCTURAL |
SAP2000 offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. The customizable SAP2000 interface allows users to define window layouts and toolbar layouts.
DirectX Graphics
DirectX graphics have been enhanced for quality and speed. Lightning-fast DirectX graphics with full 2D and 3D drafting and selection capability. DirectX graphics with hardware-accelerated graphics allow for navigation of models with fly-throughs and fast rotations.Sophisticated and efficient meshing techniques
Engineers have many options when it comes to mesh generation in SAP2000. Notable meshing features include the ability to merge independently defined meshes among frame, shell and solid objects, coordinate tessellation with object orientation, and observe material boundaries to establish effective aspect ratios.
Design Codes
SAP2000 offers a wide rage of code-based design features for steel frame, concrete frame, cold form steel, and aluminum frame. View a full list of supported design codes:SAP2000 v21
"SAP2000 Integrated software for structural analysis & design"
"The SAP name has been synonymous with state-of-the-art analytical methods since its introduction over 30 years ago. SAP2000 follows in the same tradition featuring a very sophisticated, intuitive and versatile user interface powered by an unmatched analysis engine and design tools for engineers working on transportation, industrial, public works, sports, and other facilities. " from the SAP2000 product page
Labs
SAP2000 is available in MacLean M210, Cummings 013 (aka CADlab), and the Virtual Computer Lab. It is also available on the PC Loaner Laptops.
Hardware requirements
- Minimum Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64.
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- Minimum 8GB RAM.
- Hard disk with at least 6 GB free space.
- 1024x768 graphics resolution or better running 16 bits colors.
Installation on a Windows computer
The SAP20000 installer can be found at "\\thayerfs.thayer.dartmouth.edu\courses\software\SAP2000" (enter the path in quotes in the start menu, or mount the courses share on ThayerFS)
Run SAP2000_v21_th.exe to
License
SAP2000 uses sentinel LM to contact the "License Server" and checks if the dongle is on the server. 30 licenses are available.
The SAP2000 Academic Licensing is licensed for research and educational purposes.
