Software question

[huenadubaieng]

Hi, what program do you suggest for analyzing arbitrary cross sections (moment curvature and stress under bi-axial bend)
thanks people

 

[r13]

Maybe there is an advanced program that I'm not aware of (which are many , so far nothing like that exist in my memory. But you can get moment, deflection, rotation from any structural program for a line element with calculated moment of inertia of each direction, then calculate stresses by hand, or utilizing Excel. You shall carefully distinguish the geometry center and the load center of the section though.

 

[JoshPlumSE]

Are you talking about cold formed steel and the AISI code? Then CFS might be your best bet.

 

[r13]

I think auto-cad can calculate cross sectional area of arbitrary shape, and locate centroid by graphic method.

 

[hollier]

Have you tried Cross Section Analysis & Design program? Very good i think.

 

[Agent666]

Respone2000 might fit the bill if you're talking about concrete?

 

[Aesur]

Shapebuilder by IES may do what you need.

https://www.iesweb.com/sb/

 

[JoelTXCive]

I have not used IES's ShapeBuilder, but I am on year one of subscriptions to their Concrete Bending, Foundation Analysis; and their Retaining Wall software. No software is perfect, but I have been very impressed. Each software package shows you a lot of the calculations and applicable ACI code provisions.

 

[ESPcomposites]

PlasticSection might work if you choose the "General" tab.

https://www.espcomposites.com/software/download.html

Brian

http://www.espcomposites.com