In modern building construction, transverse openings in reinforced concrete beams are often provided for the passage of utility ducts and pipes. These ducts are necessary in order to accommodate essential services such as water supply, electricity, telephone, and computer network.
What made the most realistic connection model behave even more realistically? Until version 21 was released, there were not many ways to model the steel member connections more realistically than using the IDEA StatiCa application. But still, there were situations
A huge part of the energy which Structural Engineers spend on their projects is dedicated to time management. There is never enough time to do all the necessary work. And every time-saving practice in everyday routine is greatly appreciated. Let
IDEA StatiCa has co-operated with Professor Walter Kaufmann and his team at ETH Zurich on the verification and validation of its concrete applications since 2016. In January 2021, Professor Kaufmann published on the ETH website a blog post related to truss models. With his kind permission, we take over and link the article.
In many projects, engineers don’t deal with connection stiffness, although it could be used as a great tool for design efficiency improvement. During the analysis of every structural model, an Engineer has to define the type of each connection between
Buckling needs critical thinking! Buckling is a sudden change in the shape of a structural component under load, says Wikipedia. When imagined, this is definitely a nightmare to experience. For both, the user of the structure and the engineers responsible
Since the first introduction in the UK in 2015, IDEA StatiCa has transformed the way that Steel Fabricators design steel connections, especially those who are involved in large and complex structures. Through our support services we had the opportunity to
Welds and bolts are the most difficult elements in the design of steel connections. Excel spreadsheets very often simplify their calculation. Modeling them in general FEM programs is complicated because these programs do not offer the predefined sets of elements.
We believe that verification and validation of our calculation methods are crucial parts for further software development. Therefore, comparing results provided by IDEA StatiCa with real tests provides irreplaceable feedback. Thanks to the close cooperation with the University of Technology
At IDEA StatiCa, we don’t simply improve the structural design methods, we reinvent them! Our IDEA StatiCa Detail application is able to analyze and design any concrete discontinuity region using the new method CSFM (Continuous Stress Field Method) that eliminates the shortcomings and simplifications of the strut and tie analogy.
