Structural Analysis and Design Software 9

[hasanh]

I am interested in structural analysis and design software for R.C. continuous beams. Software such as Staad or Sap are more oriented to 2d frames and 3d frames or plates.<br>
Any suggestions?<br>
<br>
Hasanh

 

[JC]

Check out the January 2000 issue of &quot;Modern Steel Construction&quot; by AISC. There is a listing of 26 structural programs with properties about each one. This should be a great starting point! Good luck!

 

[chandr]

If talking about just continuous beam design. You'd better take a look at the standalone RCbeam module of Robot. Simple with LL pattern shuffled and you can even get a basic drawing. You can dwld to have a look at

http://robot-structures.com/us/

 

[sc]

CSC TEDDS is a good concept that requires quite an amount of self education to learn how to &quot;program&quot; your design sheets. However, if you have some standard computations you can enter them easily with care and produce good reliable &quot;in house&quot; software.

The main problem I have found is finding the time to learn how to use it effectively.

Regards

sc

 

[steng]

I am intersted in spreadsheet applications in structural engineering.I would like to visit the sites which review such software

 

[breaks]

steng, try starting a new thread for this. It may get lost in this one...

 

[DaveVikingPE]

I'm a big fan of Archon's products. I actually purchased WinWood and am more than satisfied. Great, intuitive continuous beam solutions, trusses, plywood, etc. with a vast wood properties database. I'm also a HUGE fan of Dr. Software's Dr. Beam and Dr. Frame packages. I own both and they run great on my Macintosh G4 (yay!) at home and my whateveritis at work. Dr. Beam is a great all-purpose beam analysis program and Dr. Frame is a full-blown 2D FEM program that packs a lot into a little program with a totally intuitive interface. Check 'em out at

http://www.drsoftware-home.com/.

They have working demos, too.

 

[teisir]

steng, try to visit this site.

http://www.structural-engineering.fsnet.co.uk/

 

[ERNESTOBARRERA]

try ROBOT MILLENIUM, seems to be a very good software...

 

[2610]

you can use staadpro software package for 2D and 3D analysis.
i have expertise in modelling and analysing any type of structures using staadpro.

 

[ERNESTOBARRERA]

TO 2610....

hi 2610, what version of STAAD are you using?

STAAD PRO2000 OR 2001?

 

[2610]

To ERNESTOBARRERA.....
HI,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
I AM USING STAADPRO (VERSION III)FOR ANALYSIS PURPOSES.
TELL ME ABOUT ANY SOFTWARE THAT CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE OFFSHORE STRUCTURES.

 

[ERNESTOBARRERA]

To 2610

Hi
Well, i dont know of any structural analysis software that would specially analyse offshore structures, maybe if you make a more detailed description of the structure you are dealing with,and the kind of analysis you want to do, i could help you. I guess that it has to do with structures subjected to impact loads from ships and sea wave loads. Maybe you could do all this with Sap2000, since this software is a little more powerful than STAAD III, and have better load generation capabilities.

I would like to know about your experiences with STAAD, since i also use that software. I would like to know if you consider it reliable.

 

[ERNESTOBARRERA]

To 2610

ive just seen a very interesting site:

http://www.zentech-usa.com/index.htm

They have a Software called STRUCAD 3d

i think this software is what you are looking for....

 

You can check out free continuous beam program at

http://www.lanxun.com/pce

 

Check out RAM Advanse. I have not seen any other software compare with their Concrete Detailing module of the sotware.
It's very affordable compared to others mentioned .

 

[ronster]

To DavidA
Steel Smart System from ENR Solutions will do all kinds of light gage metal framing including trusses.

 

[Polecat]

Steng

Here's a site that has Excel spreadsheets with various applications. I have gotten several of them and found them to be well written. Very professional use of visual basic macros.

http://www.mecaconsulting.com/

http://www.spiraleng.com

If you wish to visit my website, we can discuss these or other issues further.

 

[steng]

TO POLECAT
THANKS BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY CONCRETE DESIGN SOFTWARE.

 

[tonyriva]

To: 2610

I would check the Algor program. It has been used for offshore platforms.
Regards
Tony

 

[AJUK]

Check out Masterseries (

http://www.masterseries.co.uk)