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Welcome to the CSI Knowledge Base
The CSI Knowledge Base is a searchable, online encyclopedia that provides information to the Structural Engineering community.
The purpose of the CSI Knowledge Base is to further understanding within the field and to assist users with CSI Software application.
Documentation may be of general technical interest or specific to CSI Software application.
Please visit the Help Space for tips on navigating the Knowledge Base and for information on contacting CSI Technical Support.
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General Technical Topics
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C | Cable · Composite behavior · Constraint · Creep |
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L | Lane · Licensing · Link · Load case · Load combination · Load pattern |
M | Mass · Meshing · Miscellaneous · Modal analysis · Modeling techniques · Moving load |
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P | P-Delta effect · Plugins · Power spectral density · Program usage · Pushover |
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S | Section cut · Section Designer · Shell · Shrinkage · Soil · Solid · Solver · Staged construction |
T | Target force · Tendon · Tension and compression limits · Time history |
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Product-specific information
Product descriptions and additional information specific to each CSI Software are accessible through these links:
CSiBridge – Specialized bridge-engineering software
CSiCOL – Advanced column design and evaluation software
CSiPlant - Analysis and design of piping systems
ETABS – Multi-story building analysis and design software
PERFORM-3D – Sophisticated modeling and performance-assessment software
SAFE – Foundation and elevated-slab software
SAP2000 – General-purpose structural analysis and design software
Browse by content type
Specific content types may be accessed through the links which follow:
Tutorials – Tutorials and supplemental documentation
Documentation – Manuals, technical notes, and documentation distributed with CSI Software
Test Problems – Sample problems with supplemental models and calculation sets
Miscellaneous
Help Space – Information on using the Knowledge Base and contacting CSI Technical Support
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