Design software

structural calculationcomputer-aided engineeringfor steel structures

The program for design of steel cross-sections and members according to EN 1993-1-1 and EN 1993-1-4 (Eurocode 3). The program can work as a standalone application or verification module in programs FIN 2D and FIN 3D. Main features National annexes for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Bulgaria Option for input of arbitrary values of partial safety factors Verification of cross-sections, horizontal beams and general members Calculation of internal forces for horizontal beam with more supports Database of cross-sections including hot rolled and welded profiles and composed cross-sections Import of cross-section geometry from program Section Database of steel grades including stainless steel and user-defined material Import of loads from clipboard or file (*.csv, *.txt, *.xls etc) Input of holes and openings for calculation of net cross-sectional area Effects of buckling and lateral torsional buckling Optional slenderness check Detailed text and brief graphical reports The program works as a standalone application or as a designing module in programs FIN 3D and FIN 2D. In this mode, the structure is created in FIN programs, that calculate deformations and internal forces. These results are transferred into the program Steel. This program performs the verification according to the given standard. Results and updated cross-sections are transferred back into FIN programs. Such mutual communication leads to efficient optimization of structure design. The program has been developed in collaboration with a team of specialists from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague. Technical guarantor of the project is Prof. Ing. Frantisek Wald, Csc.