cold formed steel
cold formed steel
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Can anyone recommend a good computer programs for the design of cold formed steel structures and masonry structures?
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RE: cold formed steel
http://www.steel.org/construction/design/index.html
RE: cold formed steel
You can also download a program from www.clarksteel.com
The program is called AISIWIN. DEVCO software also has several programs available.
The NCMA has several programs available for masonry design. I have evaluated several programs over the years and found, Unfortunately, most masonry design programs are not very good. Most of the programs are rather cumbersome.
Most engineers don't "design" masonry, they use what has worked for them in the past.
I design masonry using the ASD method. I find that I can design a reinforced masonry wall quicker by hand than with a some of the programs I have evaluated.
RE: cold formed steel
RE: cold formed steel
Regarding the j/k method, there are chrts and tables available with the various j and k coefficients calculated. I agree if you need to calculate the j and k everytime using the equations it is a nightmare but the tables are quick, and easy.