SNAPBoxBeam™ is a family member of SNAPBridge™: Bridge Analysis and Design Suite, which is used for Steel Box Girder Bridge Analysis and Design.

SNAPBoxBeam™ is a family member of SNAPBridge™: Bridge Analysis and Design Software Suite developed by SAS Suite, LLC. It is a Windows-based general computer program module for the analysis and design of simply supported and continuous steel box girder bridges. It is integrated seamlessly into the SNAPBridge Suite, which offers an integrated project workspace. The program will design and analyze beams using AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges and AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications.

The program solves a beam for all loads and code-checks the beam sections in accordance with the codes. The graphic interface makes user visually to build the structural model and to check the results on the computer screen. This allows a designer to visually check the adequacy of the design and quickly make adjustments to achieve the optimum solution.

SNAPBoxBeam is Microsoft Windows-based. It runs under Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. Network version of SNAPBridge Suite is also available.

The software is protected by copyright laws and international treatises, as well as other intellectual property laws and treatises. The software is a proprietary product of SAS Suite,LLC. The software is licensed, not sold. Except as expressly authorized by SAS Suite, LLC, any types of possession, use, copy are prohibited by laws. The printed materials accompanying the software and any copies of the software are owned by SAS Suite, LLC. You may not copy the printed materials except as authorized by SAS Suite, LLC. All rights not specifically granted under this END-USED LICENSE AGREEMENT are reserved by SAS Suite, LLC. Please read this agreement carefully. If you do not agree to the terms of this AGREEMENT, SAS Suite, LLC is unwilling to license the software to you. In such event, you may not use or copy the software and the accompanying materials, and you should promptly contact with SAS Suite, LLC.

The AGREEMENT grants you the following rights:

• You may install and use one copy of the software on your computer.
• You may store or install a copy of the software on the computer to allow your other computers to use the software over an internal network. However, you must acquire and dedicate a license for the software for each computer on which the software is used or to which it is distributed. A license for the software may not be shared or used concurrently on different computers.
• You may make a single backup copy of the software. However, you may use the backup copy solely for archival purposes.
• You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
• The software is licensed as a single product. Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer.
• The software is licensed with one computer as a single integrated product. The software may only be used with the computer. You may not rent or lease the software.
• You may not transfer the software and the license. SAS Suite, LLC. may terminate this AGREEMENT if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT without prejudice to any other rights. If the software is an upgrade from another product, you may use or transfer the software only in conjunction with that upgraded product, unless you destroy the upgraded product. If the software is an upgraded product, you may use the product only in accordance with this AGREEMENT.

Considerable time and effort have gone into the development of the software. The software has been thoroughly tested. However, no warranty is expressed or implied by SAS Suite, LLC. on the accuracy or the reliability of the software. It is licensee's responsibility to interpret the output of the software. The software is only a tool for the analysis and design of bridges. Licensee's professional judgment is critical in preparing the data and interpreting the output. The user must explicitly understand the assumptions and conditions of the software and must independently verify the results. By using this software, the licensee agrees that SAS Suite, LLC assumes no liability of any kinds.

This software program has been designed for use by professional engineers. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the input for the software program is complete and correct, and that the results provided by the software program are interpreted correctly and conform to any design codes and government regulations which may apply.

Please read carefully, the SNAPBoxBeam User's Manual and any README and UPDATE text files supplied with the SNAPBoxBeam package.

Technical support phone and fax numbers will be included with your software. When requesting technical support, please supply the User ID/License ID.

The online help of the software and the user manual are valuable resources for you to find most of the technical problems regarding SNAPBoxBeam. We highly recommend users to trouble-shoot according to the directions before you request assistance from SAS Suite.

For up-to-date information on SNAPBoxBeam new release, check SAS Suite's Web Site:

SAS Suite, LLC offers the program update options for users to keep your program up to date. This option can be combined with your technical support agreement at additional charge.

The following hardware is required to run SNAPBoxBeam:

SNAPBoxBeam is a family member of SNAPBridge-Bridge Analysis and Design Suite developed by SAS Suite, LLC.

To run SNAPBoxBeam, you should have SNAPBridge Basic Configuration which includes SNAPManager, SNAPTxtEditor and SNAP2DFrame. SNAPManager is the executable which provides and manages the integrated project workspace. SNAPTxtEditor is a text editor incorporated in the SNAPBridge Suite. SNAP2DFrame is a powerful general structural analysis module for two-dimensional frame structures.

Extensive effort has been made during the development and testing of the SNAPBoxBeam to ensure that the program source code and the underlying engineering principles comply with standard engineering practice.

SAS Suite, LLC disclaims all warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to the software and any documentation contained on CD-ROM and/or floppy disks or in printed form, including all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. SAS Suite, LLC is not liable for any damages, including but not limited to special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the performance of the software. It is the users responsibility to ensure that results provided by this program and any interpretation of the results are correct and comply with design codes and any government and/or industry regulations which may apply.