Specifies the year of the material database. Each material year contains a complete database listing of materials, allowable design stresses, and other relevant properties. Select Current or an earlier year.
This entry is only valid for Section VIII Division 1, and is not available if Use Pre-99 Addenda (Division 1 only) is selected.
Select this option before entering other data.
If a different material database is selected after creating a set of components,
update the component materials by re-selecting them from the material database before
performing calculations.