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 members....
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2020 is over, welcome to 2021! Last year was a kind of a big swing, right? Take a glance at the past twelve months and the future ahead. Back in January 2020, probably none of us expected such a turbulent year....
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IDEA StatiCa, the world-leading software for analysis and design of steel connections and concrete members, is now patented. We are thrilled to announce IDEA StatiCa connection design has officially been patented! After nearly six years since we initiated the process to protect...
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Upcoming Webinar Join us on Wednesday, 16th of December 2020 at 10:00am (GMT) or 5:00pm (GMT) Learn more about: Bolts and composed steel cross-sections Stubs and splice operations Mesh topology errors The Speakers Jana Kaderova Product Engineer IDEA StatiCa Emilio Sanchez Technician & Consultant for Structural Analysis &...
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Concrete can withstand ten times bigger stress in compression than in tension – that is something every structural engineer gets to know quite early on during their university studies. But it is a little later when they realize what this...
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Watch this recorded webinar and learn about: Shorten connection design time of non-typical connections. Material savings and optimization of all connections. Identify constructability or coordination issues during pre-design. This is a special Autodesk University 2020 webinar showing the capabilities to integrate...
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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 for...
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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...
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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....
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This video shows you how to create and analyse a beam-to-column connection using an end plate with gussets and channel sections (PFC) as bracings. Watch the video ...
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