Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
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Hi,
Does anyone knows a software to perform structural analysis of ligth gage cold formed steel structures? I'm using CFS 10 from RGS software, but it just perform section capacity analysis, so most of my calculations are performed manually using spreadsheets and principles of mechanics. That's fine for small housing projects, but for multistory midrise construction and hotels i'm not entirelly confortable.
So if you know any specialized software please share some info. I also use SAP 2000 but dont get quite fine results.
Regards,
Jonathan.
Does anyone knows a software to perform structural analysis of ligth gage cold formed steel structures? I'm using CFS 10 from RGS software, but it just perform section capacity analysis, so most of my calculations are performed manually using spreadsheets and principles of mechanics. That's fine for small housing projects, but for multistory midrise construction and hotels i'm not entirelly confortable.
So if you know any specialized software please share some info. I also use SAP 2000 but dont get quite fine results.
Regards,
Jonathan.






RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
Sure we use the AISI and take into account all the possible buckling modes in design. We are looking mostly an analisys tool, to make lateral analisys a bit easier, to avoid performing stiffness and deformation analisys manually.
We are at the same time, designers and manufacturers, so we produce the studs as peer design by using our own machine, so we dont have capacity tables yet.
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
RE: Modeling Software for Cold Formed Steel
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