A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR STATIC AND DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF LINEAR SYSTEMS-

LW. m nWmsoAVAMAORM UATEMI.Wmmmia ooa Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. I aam8TAfrdmwi.o om) SAP IV is a general purpose finite element analysis program for linear structural analysis. The program can analyze structures that are subject to either static or dynamic loads. The structures can be described in tarns of truss frame, plate, shell, or brick elements or combinations of elements. The static loads include concentrated loading applied to discrete points on the structural modes, and loads, co a ted loading applied to discrete points on the structural models; and loads. concentrat or unifom applied to indiul elements in the model The loads can be combined into load came. The dynamic analysis features include modal analysis to obtain mode shapes and frequencies, response history analysis using either modal superposition or direct integration techniques, and response spectrum analysis. Structural analysis, finite element analysis, modal analysis, response spectra analysis, time 11