Limitations of Enercalc
Limitations of Enercalc
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Does anybody have list of limitations of Enercalc in steel beams, columns, on retaining walls?
I appreciate if somebody knows some restraints on this program
Thanks
I appreciate if somebody knows some restraints on this program
Thanks






RE: Limitations of Enercalc
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RE: Limitations of Enercalc
Anybody has tried to use Enercalc and faced some limitations?
What about the steel beam Torsion quick calc? Anybody has used that? limitations?
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I mean with steel it is simple, and it works all right, obviously it's only for single beam applications and you cant do single angles or plates or the thing won't tell you if you need stiffeners. older versions would let you modify properties so you can make up your own sections but as far as i know the new version doesn't.
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The worst that I remember was the retaining wall calculations. Despite numerous calls with their tech support we couldn't replicate any of their results.
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I am not after anybody or anything
I am new in using this software and want to know in what cases I better not waste time using this program or know that it cannot help me with my problem
Whats wrong with asking people that have experience using that and learning?
I dont want to reinvent the wheel
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I do believe you've received adequate answers, and enercalc is no different from any other software in that you must double check the calculations until you are comfortable that it is performing them correctly. Anyone can learn to use software, but not everyone will know if the output is correct.
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I dont think I have heard all these beside the first response was Enercal does not do the second order p-delta analysis
I am sure there are more but yet havent heard it
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Any comments?
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Director of Development
ENERCALC, Inc.
Web: www.enercalc.com
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I've been able to confirm their results almost always, and if I can't their support team is very good about explaining the process and how they came to their conclusions. There are some limitations (as others have mentioned), the one that comes to mind for me is that the concrete shear wall module doesn't calculate any special shear wall reinforcement requirements (which would be very nice to have, but certainly isn't a necessary feature).
I don't work for Enercalc. I've been using the software for 8+ years.
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