Plan view on left, 3-D view on right.

Notice that SAP2000 has curved frame element, in this example to model a piping bend
Friction link can be 1-point or 2-point link. In this example, .4 friction coefficient. The pendulum radius can enable the friction link to consider
curved/dished couplings or saddles.
Friction link forces at each step of a thermal load in local 2 and local 3 directions. In this NL analysis case, we applied a static
thermal load in 10 steps
Multi-linear plastic link can be 1-point or 2-point, including assigned as an area boundary condition or per lineal unit. These
links can be used for NL Static or NL Time history dynamic analysis.
Kip-ft units below. I defined the curve such that the NL spring is very strong up to 1 Kip, then a sharp drop in stiffness
Two columns 1 steel Wide flange and the other a 1 X 1 square concrete column section
Fiber hinge for steel column
Fiber hinge concrete column
Plastic hinges can be considered in static analyses as well as NL time history
NL Direct integration time history dynamic analysis