INTO THE DE VEL OP MENT AND TEST ING OF THIS SOFT WARE.

HOW EVER, THE USER AC CEPTS AND UN DER STANDS THAT

NO WAR RANTY IS EX PRESSED OR IM PLIED BY THE DE VEL -
OP ERS OR THE DIS TRIBU TORS ON THE AC CU RACY OR THE
RE LI ABIL ITY OF THE PRO GRAMS THESE PRODUCTS.
THESE PROD UCTS ARE PRAC TI CAL AND POW ER FUL TOOLS
FOR STRUC TURAL DE SIGN. HOWEVER, THE USER MUST EX -
PLICITLY UNDERSTAND THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE
SOFT WARE MOD EL ING, ANAL Y SIS, AND DE SIGN AL GO -
RITHMS AND COM PEN SATE FOR THE AS PECTS THAT ARE
NOT ADDRESSED.
THE IN FOR MA TION PRO DUCED BY THE SOFT WARE MUST BE
CHECKED BY A QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEER.
THE EN GI NEER MUST IN DE PEND ENTLY VER IFY THE RE -
SULTS AND TAKE PROFESSIONAL RE SPON SI BIL ITY FOR THE
INFORMATION THAT IS USED.