Pile Group

• Input any pile layout scheme.
• Calculates distribution of vertical concentrated load and moment at each pile.
• Input different axial stiffness of individual piles.
• Calculates center of gravity of the pile group.
• Input moment of inertia of the pile group about both the horizontal axes.
• Calculates eccentricity of load and moment from center of gravity of the pile group.

Rectangular Footing

• BIAXIAL analysis using modified finite element approach.
• Load case inputs include the option of wind reversal.
• Plotting of pressure, moment and shear diagrams along with an interaction method to allow the user to compute moments or shears at any point in the footing.
• Design of bottom and TOP reinforcement in transverse and longitudinal directions.
• Full design of pedestal and dowel placements.
• Rebars may be chosen from any country.
• Individual units for each data item. Length may be specified in feet while thickness is in millimeters.
• Dynamic / Interactive graphics for validation and verification.
• Embed your drawings into Word or Excel for enhanced documentation. Changes in your output will automatically update these documents.

Retaining Wall

• Retaining wall can be designed with a shear key.
• The heel length or toe length can be iterated to find the optimum length.
• Water level on the uphill and downhill side can be specified.
• Any number of surcharge loads can be specified over the back fill.
• Specify relative distances and eccentricities of surcharge along with additive live load specification.
• Load input includes option of axial, shear and moment on the top of the stem.
• Passive force can be either included or excluded in the analysis.
• Retaining wall is checked against the sliding force and the overturning moment.
• Base depth and stem bottom width is checked against the shear and moment.
• Reinforcement area is computed on the toe, heel and stem.
• Rebars may be chosen from any country Individual units for each data item.
• Length may be specified in feet while thickness is in millimeters.
• Dynamic / Interactive graphics for validation and verification.
• Embed your drawings into Word or Excel for enhanced documentation. Changes in your output will automatically update these documents.

One-way Slab Design

• Analyzes and designs continuous concrete slab.
• Loading may consist of any number of uniformly distributed, and point loadings on the span(s).
• Computes the slab self-weight automatically.
• Slab moments and shear are computed.
• All reinforcement is calculated and displayed.
• Design is performed in accordance with ACI 318-95.

Steel Design

• Design wide-flange, angles, channels, tubes, pipes, double angles and double channels per ASD 9th Edition.
• Input parameters such as sideway, unbraced length of top and bottom compression flanges, slenderness factors, etc.
• Automatic link from analysis engine calculates critical load case, section and maximum deflection.
• Verify simple problems by inputting maximum forces for deflection yourself if you are not using the analysis engine.
• Output includes complete code check, member deflection, allowable and actual stresses, critical section and clause, etc.

3D Structural Analysis

• Create a model up to 35 members in any fashion you like! Good for continuous beams, frames, trusses, etc.
• Allow any supports, member releases, beta angles, material constants.
• Pick section properties from a myriad of country tables (all sections included).
• Apply joint, member (uniform force, uniform moment, trapezoidal, linearly varying, triangular), self weight and temperature loads.
• Configure as many load combinations as you like with user defined factors.
• Edit, delete, change parameters with the click of a button.
• Customizable reports with graphs, tabulated results, etc.
• Dynamic / interactive graphics for validation and verification. Rotate, zoom, pan and label your structure.

Shear Wall Analysis - General / UBC-97

• Lateral (wind, seismic) force distribution analysis is performed for a rigid diaphragm, connected to randomly located shear walls.
• Layout of shear walls and diaphragms is shown through interactive graphics.
• Mass and stiffness of diaphragm and shear wall are calculated automatically from geometric and material properties.
• Effect of the openings in the shear wall is taken care of while finding out the stiffness of the shear wall.
• Effect of shear deformation is considered in calculating the stiffness of the shear wall.
• The coordinates of Center of Mass and Center of Rigidity, and the forces induced on shear walls are reported in the output.

UBC-97

• Seismic force distribution analysis is performed for a rigid diaphragm, connected to randomly located shear walls per UBC 1997.
• Mass and stiffness of diaphragm and shear wall are calculated automatically from geometric and material properties.
• Effect of the openings in the shear wall is taken care of while finding out the stiffness of the shear wall.
• Effect of shear deformation is considered in calculating the stiffness of the shear wall.
• Accidental mass eccentricity is taken into account per section 1630.6 of UBC.
• Effect of torsional irregularity is considered per section 1630.7 of UBC. 
• The coordinates of Center of Mass and Center of Rigidity, and the forces induced on shear walls are reported in the output.

Laterally Loaded Pile

• Analysis of a single pile against the lateral load using the Finite Element Method <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />
• Pile can be of square or circular in shape. 
• Spring constants can be specified at the joints or can be generated automatically 
• The lateral load or moment can be applied at the joints.
• Report is created with graphs, tabulated results, etc.
• Embed your drawings into Word or Excel for enhanced documentation. Changes in your output will automatically change these documents.