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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Composite concrete beams made of prefabricated prestressed or non-prestressed elements and cast-in-place reinforced concrete slab became very popular in contemporary civil engineering practice. And, we often face the question if it is possible to analyze such structures in IDEA StatiCa...
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In this video, we are showing how you can model and design a steel bracket connected to a beam, that comprises a double open section (I). Watch the video ...
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IDEA StatiCa Connection is an easy-to-use tool. It takes approx. 30 minutes to estimate its potential and a couple of hours to learn the basics. But what if you get an error message? Do you know, how to repair your...
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You Ask We Answer is a series of videos that provides answers to questions we receive from our customers and trial users. In this video, we show the workflow of modelling, design and checking of a moment-resisting box frame connection....
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