When the iterative design process is complete, the last used analysis section property for a frame element and the current design section property for that frame element should be the same. If this is not the case, the frame element may not have been designed for the correct forces. The Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Verify Analysis vs Design Section command is useful for verifying that the last used analysis section and the current design section are the same for all steel frame elements in the model.
When the Verify Analysis vs Design Section command is used, SAP2000 identifies how many frame elements with the Steel Frame design procedure have different analysis and design sections and then selects those frame elements, if you ask it to. Typically this command would be used after the final design iteration to verify that the analysis and design properties used are consistent.
It is not necessary to select any elements before using the Verify Analysis vs Design Section command. This command automatically checks all frame sections with the Steel Frame design procedure.
Note: Update the Analysis Section by rerunning the analysis, perhaps several times in a complex model. Update the Design Section using the Interactive Steel Frame Design command and the Overwrites button or the Change Design Section command.
Example: Use of this command is demonstrated in Problem C.