Special Section

Engineering Software

became part of Trimble Buildings Group and then, in 2013, Trimble

acquired CSC which is now incorporated into Tekla, he says.
Launched in 2004, Tekla Structures is the preferred tool of construction professionals around the world to model, detail, fabricate and
build many of the worlds buildings, bridges, and sports complexes.
The software is designed to work seamlessly with Tekla BIMsight, a
free online tool and portal for construction project collaboration,
Broome says. The most recent version, released in March, brings even
more detailed information and flexibility to modeling while reducing the need for manual data transfer. Information now flows more
efficiently from design, purchasing and production to the shop floor.
Tekla also provides more links to architectural and design solutions
to remove the technical and compatibility barriers that compromise
workflow between project teams and subcontractors using different
types of applications. For more information and to download Tekla
Structures 20 go to www.tekla.com/tekla-structures-20.
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In June 2014, Tekla released Tedds 2014, a new versionCopof its
calculation production suite which automates the design and documentation of structural components. A major new development
to Tedds 2014 is the inclusion of the Tedds Project Manager,
Broome notes. Project Manager allows users to create a project
of related Tedds documents that can easily be managed directly
within Tedds. Teams using Tedds are able to work even more

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and administration, and create dynamic reports directly from the
Project Manager.
Fastrak, another offering, is a steel building design tool. It is a physical
object-based modeling solution which automates the requirements of
AISC360 and ASCE7, according to Broome. He says that the main
reasons why clients use Fastrak are:
The ability to model and automate the design of composite
floors and complex roof structures/trusses in one model and in
one interface

The ability to model and automatically

design gravity and
lateral systems in one model and in one interface
The ability to synchronize a design model with a Revit model
and pass information in both directions, as many times as
required, in a manageable way.
Broome concludes: Our solutions contribute to the essential processes
of todays information-intensive construction industry. Ultimately, it
comes down to collaboration and sharing of information. We continually add new features to help our clients work efficiently. BIM
is increasingly becoming common practice and its vital
that we offer our clients a cutting-edge BIM solution so
that they can increase their productivity, win more work
and be more profitable. (See ad on page 56.)

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Applied Science International, LLC

Phone: 650-306-2400
Email: info@adaptsoft.com
Web: www.adaptsoft.com
Product: ADAPT-PT RC Strip Design
Description: The most popular software for
design of post-tensioned slabs and beams now
includes a Reinforced Concrete design option.
This new capability lets engineers use the strip
design software they are already used to on all their
concrete projects, saving time and the hassle of
switching between software.
Product: ADAPT-Builder with Column Design
Description: An integrated analysis and design
software for concrete buildings that now includes code
check and design capabilities for columns. Use it to
efficiently analyze and design your complete concrete
building from foundation to roof slab all in one
model post-tensioned or mild reinforced. Seamlessly
integrates with Revit Structure.
Product: ADAPT-ABI 4D Construction Phase Analysis
Description: 4D construction phase analysis of
concrete bridge or building structures. Models
construction phases including temporary structures,
closure strips, pre- and post-tensioning. Reports
forces, creep, shrinkage and deflections using nonlinear material behavior. Great tool for calculating
long-term effects, camber, super-positioning, and
investigation of construction methods.

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Email: tdigirolamo@appliedscienceint.com
Web: www.appliedscienceint.com
Product: Extreme Loading for Structures
Description: An advanced non-linear structural
analysis software tool designed specifically for
structural engineers. Easily study static and dynamic
loads such as those generated by blast, seismic events,
impact, progressive collapse, and wind.
Product: SteelSmart System (SSS)
Description: Available as a complete suite, SSS will
streamline production through the design and detailing
of members, connections, and fasteners. Available design
modules include: Curtain Wall, Load Bearing Wall,
X-Brace Shear Wall, Floor Framing, Roof Framing, Roof
Truss, and Moment-Resisting Short Wall.

Bentley Systems
Phone: 610-458-5000
Email: katherine.flesh@bentley.com
Web: www.bentley.com
Product: ProConcrete
Description: Advanced 3D CAD program for
modeling, detailing, scheduling of reinforced insitu/
precast and post-tensioned concrete structures. Offers
simple and easy-to-use tools for advanced 3D modeling
of reinforced concrete structures, producing automated
design and detail drawings and rebar schedules. Enables
engineers to reduce documentation production time.

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Product: LEAP Bridge Steel

Description: An integrated, 3D Steel bridge design
and rating program. It provides comprehensive
layout, geometric modeling, design, analysis, and
load-rating for small to medium steel bridges. This
intuitive software complements Bentleys LEAP
Bridge Enterprise for concrete design with Bridge
Information Modeling (BrIM) for steel bridge design.
Product: STAAD Foundation Advanced
Description: Comprehensive foundation design
program which offers the ability to model complex
or simple footings, including those specific to Plant
facilities: octagonal footings supporting vertical vessels,
strap beam foundations supporting horizontal vessels,
ring foundations supporting tank structures, and
drilled or driven pier foundations.

CADRE Analytic
Phone: 425-392-4309
Email: cadresales@cadreanalytic.com
Web: www.cadreanalytic.com
Product: CADRE Pro 6
Description: Finite element structural analysis
application for Windows. Solves beam and/or plate type
structures for loads, stress, displacement, and vibration
modes. Advanced features for stability, buckling,
dynamic analysis and shock. Complete seismic analyses
to comply with current codes. Special provisions for
unusual structural types such as geodesic domes.

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BIM, Bridges, Building Components, Business/Productivity, CAD, Concrete,

Found./Retain. Walls, Gen./Packages/Suites, Light Guage Steel, Masonry, Steel, Wood

Computers & Structures, Inc.

Enercalc, Inc.

Phone: 510-649-2200
Email: info@csiamerica.com
Web: www.csiamerica.com
Product: SAP2000, CSiBridge, ETABS and SAFE
Description: Computers & Structures, Inc. develops
leading structural and earthquake engineering software
used in more than 160 countries worldwide. From
simple building structures to complex long-span
bridges, CSI products do it all with a balance of
practicality and sophistication.

Phone: 800-424-2252
Email: info@enercalc.com
Web: www.enercalc.com
Product: Structural Engineering Library
Description: A proven solution to all the typical, repetitive
and daily design tasks performed by structural engineers.
By carefully combining building code provisions, proven
analysis techniques, and standard materials into simple
and elegant software, you can quickly design, analyze, or
optimize all your daily design tasks.

Phone: 303-939-9700
Email: info@masonrysociety.org
Web: www.masonrysociety.org
Product: Masonry Codes and Guides
Description: The 2013 edition of the code and
minimum specification is now available. A major update
from the 2011 edition both in technical requirements
and in layout. This edition will be referenced by the
2015 ICB for the design and construction of structural
masonry, veneer, and glass unit masonry.

Concrete Masonry Association (CMACN)

FabTrol Systems, Inc.

National Concrete Masonry Association

Phone: 916-722-1700
Email: info@cmacn.org
Web: www.cmacn.org
Product: CMD12
Description: Structural design of reinforced concrete
and clay hollow unit masonry elements. For design of
masonry elements in accordance with provisions of
Ch. 21 1997 UBC, 2001 2013 CBC or 2003
2012 IBC and 1999 2011 Bldg. Code Requirements
for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5).

Phone: 541-485-4719
Email: info@fabtrol.com
Web: www.fabtrol.com
Product: FabTrol Pro
Description: Steel Fabrication Management Software

Phone: 703-713-1900
Email: dgraber@ncma.org

Web: www.ncma.org
Product: Direct Design Software
Description: Using the IBC and IRC-referenced
standard Direct Design Handbook for Masonry
Structures (TMS 403-13), this software package allows
users to generate final structural designs for whole
concrete masonry buildings in minutes.

Decon USA
Phone: 707-996-5954
Email: frank@deconusa.com
Web: www.deconusa.com
Product: Jordahl Anchor Channels
Description: Software allows a user friendly and
safe calculation for anchoring in concrete with JTA
anchor channels. Features a technical and economical
optimization of the design for each individual
connection. 3D graphics are easy to use and allow a
fast and clear input of all data.

Hilti, Inc.

Design Data
Phone: 402-441-4000
Email: marnett@sds2.com
Web: www.sds2connect.com
Product: SDS/2 Connect
Description: Enables users of Revit Structure for BIM
to intelligently design steel connections and produce
detailed documentation on those connections. SDS/2
Connect is the only product that enables structural
engineers to design and communicate connections
based on their Revit Structure design model as part of
the fabrication process.

Devco Software, Inc.

Phone: 541-426-5713
Email: rob@devcosoftware.com
Web: www.devcosoftware.com
Product: LGBEAMER v8.0
Description: Analyze and design cold-formed cee,
channel and zee sections. Uniform, concentrated, partial
span and axial loads. Single and multi-member designs.
2007 NASPEC, including the 2010 Supplement (2013
IBC) compliant. Pro-Tools include shearwalls, framed
openings, X-braces, joists and rafters.

IES, Inc.

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Phone: 512-372-8991
Email: sales@softwaremetering.com
Web: www.softwaremetering.com
Product: SOFTRACK
Description: Provides Calendar Hour control for all your
Bentley applications and helps you reduce or eliminate
quarterly trust licensing overage billings by Bentley.

Losch Software Ltd

Phone: 323-592-3299
Email: LoschInfo@gmail.com
Web: www.LoschSoft.com
Product: LECWall
Description: Concrete column and sandwich wall
design and analysis. Includes handling design,
prestressed and mild reinforcing.

MadSoftware, Inc.
Phone: 720-362-2470
Email: info@madsoftware.net
Web: www.madsoftware.net
Product: AxisVM
Description: Advanced Visual Modeling for most
engineered structures. Linear, Non-Linear, Buckling,
Vibration, Seismic, Dynamic analysis.

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Product: Structural Masonry Design Software Version 6.1

Description: Now updated to include the 2012
International Building Code and 2011 MSJC.
Includes new larger allowable stresses per code.
Designs walls, columns, lintels and much more.

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Email: sales@iesweb.com
Web: www.iesweb.com
Product: VisualAnalysis
Description: Engineers have enjoyed solving problems
with our easy-to-use, flexible, general analysis tool.
With 20-years of customer-tuning, you will wonder
why you struggled with anything else.

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Product: PROFIS Anchor and PROFIS DF
Description: PROFIS Anchor performs anchor design
for cast-in-place and Hilti post-installed anchors
using ACI 318, Appendix D provisions. PROFIS DF
Diaphragm optimizes design of steel deck roof and
floor diaphragms using the SDI Diaphragm Design
Manual, 3rd Edition provisions.

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Product: Studrails
Description: A free design software for Studrails
called STDESIGN 3.1. The software can be
downloaded from our website and complies to
ACI 318, ACI 421.1 and CSA A23.3. PC based
and excellent for efficient and verifiable output on
punching shear reinforcement.

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Product: SRW Design Software SRWall

Description: Superior segmental retaining wall (SRW)
designs produce superior results. Stay on the cutting
edge of SRW design with the latest industry standard
design tools. 30-day free trial download.

Nemetschek Scia
Phone: 877-808-7242
Email: info@scia-online.com
Web: www.nemetschek-scia.com
Product: Scia Design Forms
Description: Engineers can easily script custom
calculations and output professional reports showing
the exact formulas used to derive a check. Checks
can be run as stand-alone, or linked to Scia Engineer.
Imagine being able to write checks linked your FEA
software. Download the FREE trial.
Product: Nemetschek Scia
Description: Request a FREE tryout and plug
structural analysis and design into todays 3D
workflows. Tackle larger projects with advanced nonlinear and dynamic analysis. Design to multiple codes
and script your own custom checks. Plug into BIM
with links to Revit, Tekla, and others.

Powers Fasteners
Phone: 985-807-6666
Email: jack.zenor@sbdinc.com
Web: www.powers.com
Product: Powers Design Assist (PDA)
Description: Enables users to input technical data
into a dynamic model environment; to specify
anchors. PDA-360 is a FREE online version of our
popular anchor design software. Powerful calculations
with fast, detailed results. Works with any popular
internet browser or mobile device.

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Software Guide

RISA Technologies

Standards Design Group, Inc.

Struware, LLC

Phone: 949-951-5815
Email: info@risa.com
Web: www.risa.com
Product: RISA-3D, RISAFloor and RISAFoundation
Description: Developing cutting-edge structural design
software for over 25 years, RISA software products are
used around the world for buildings, stadiums, bridges
and everything in between. RISA-3D, RISAFloor,
and RISAFoundation allow you to work with steel,
concrete, timber, masonry, aluminum and cold-formed
steel in a single, seamlessly integrated model.

Phone: 800-366-5585
Email: info@standardsdesign.com
Web: www.standardsdesign.com
Product: Wind Loads on Structures 4
Description: Performs computations in ASCE 7-10
and ASCE 7-98, computes wind loads by analytical
method rather than the simplified method, provides
basic wind speeds from a built-in version of the wind
speed, allows the user to enter wind speed. WLS4 has
numerous specialty calculators.

Phone: 904-302-6724
Email: email@struware.com
Web: www.struware.com
Product: Steel Floor Vibration Analysis
Description: Analyzes floor systems in accordance
with AISC Design Guide 11 and can compare up to
4 systems side by side. Demos at website.

S-FRAME Software
Phone: 203-421-4800
Email: info@s-frame.com
Web: www.s-frame.com
Product: S-FRAME R11
Description: S-FRAME Analysis, an industry
standard for over 30 years, is a powerful, efficient 4D
structural analysis and design environment with fully
integrated steel, concrete and foundation design and
optimization tools. Use S-FRAME to perform linear
or advanced non-linear analysis on buildings and
industrial structures. Includes advanced BIM and
CAD links.
Product: S-FOUNDATION
Description: Design, analyze and detail
foundations with S-FOUNDATION, a complete
foundation management solution. A stand-alone
application, or utilize S-FRAME Analysis powerful
2-way integration links for a detailed soil-structure
interaction study. Automatically manages the
meshed foundation model and includes powerful
Revit and Tekla BIM links.

Product: Window Glass Design 5

Description: Performs all required calculations to
design window glass according to ASTM E 1300-09,
ASTM E 1300 02/03/04, ASTM E 1300-98/00 and
ASTM E 1300-94. GANA endorses WGD5 as best
tool available in designing window glass to resist wind
and long-term loadings.

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Product: Structural Office R11

Description: Model, analyze and design robust
structures regardless of geometric complexity,
material type, loading conditions, nonlinear effects,
or design-codes. Integrated steel, concrete, and
foundation design solutions have efficient data
sharing and include powerful two-way Revit and
Tekla BIM links and comprehensive DXF file
import capabilities.

Simpson Strong-Tie
Phone: 925-560-9000
Email: web@strongtie.com
Web: www.strongtie.com
Product: Simpson Strong-Tie CFS Designer Software
Description: Software for cold-formed steel designers
automates product selection and helps navigate the
complicated design provisions of AISI, while offering
more robust design tools. The program has an
upgraded user interface that makes input faster and
more intuitive. CFS Designer is the new version of
LGBEAMER software.
Product: Simpson Strong-Tie Joist Hanger Selector
Web App
Description: This web app makes it easier than ever to
select the most cost-effective hanger for your projects
based on the type of installation, sizes and loads. The
clean, visual interface enables users to quickly select
the members and configuration for their desired
connection, and print the results.

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Product: Strand7
Description: Advanced, general purpose, FEA
system used worldwide for a wide range of
structural analysis applications. Strand7 can be
used as a standalone system, or with Windows
applications such as CAD software. It comprises
preprocessing, solvers (linear and nonlinear, static
and dynamic) and postprocessing.

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Phone: 770-426-5105
Email: info.us@tekla.com
Web: www.tekla.com
Product: Fastrak
Description: Dedicated software to automate the design
and drafting of steel buildings. Design simple and complex
buildings to US codes and then export models directly to
BIM compatible software, such as Tekla Structures.

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Product: Tilt-up Walls and CMU Walls

Description: Tilt-up analyzes wall strips, CMU analyzes
solid walls for out of plane loading, but both will also
analyze panel legs next to openings by automatically
calculating loads to the wall leg from vertical and
horizontal loads at the opening. Demos at website.

Product: Struware Code Search

Description: Provides all pertinent wind, seismic, snow,
live and dead loads for your building in just minutes.
Simplifies ASCE 7 & IBC (and codes based on these)
by catching the buts, ifs, insteads, footnotes and hidden
items that most people miss. Demos at website.

FloorVibe

Phone: 540-731-3330
Email: tmmurray@floorvibe.com
Web: www.floorvibe.com
Product: FloorVibe v2.20
Description: Proposed floor designs can be analyzed
to determine if they meet the AISC Design Guide
11 and the SJI Technical Digest No. 52nd Ed. using
FloorVibe v2.20. Floor framing can be hot-rolled,
joists, or built-up sections. Expert advice provided for
all required input and results.

StructurePoint
Phone: 847-966-4357
Email: info@structurepoint.org
Web: www.StructurePoint.org
Product: spWall and spColumn
Description: spWall For analysis design and
investigation of reinforced concrete, precast, ICF, tilt-up,
retaining and architectural walls. spColumn design
and investigation of rectangular, round, and irregular
concrete columns including slenderness effects.
Product: spSlab and spMats
Description: spSlab For analysis, design, and
investigation of elevated reinforced concrete beams,
joist, one-way, two-way and slab band systems.
spMats For analysis, design and investigation of
concrete foundations, mats, combined footings, pile caps,
slabs on grade, underground and buried structures.

Product: Tedds
Description: Perform 2D frame analysis, access
a large range of automated structural and civil
calculations to US codes and speed up your daily
structural calculations.

USP Structural Connectors

Phone: 800-328-5934
Email: uspcustomerservice@mii.com
Web: www.uspconnectors.com
Product: USP Specifier
Description: Simplifies access to information on over
3,000 structural connectors. Looking up connector
capacities, viewing code evaluation reports and even
mapping from competitor products to USP products are a
snap with just a couple of clicks. Download the FREE USP
Specifier software at the website.

WoodWorks Software
Phone: 800-844-1275
Email: sales@woodworks-software.com
Web: www.woodworks-software.com
Product: WoodWorks Design Office 10
Description: Conforms to IBC 2012, ASCE7-10,
NDS 2012, SDPWS 2008; SHEARWALLS: designs
perforated and segmented shearwalls; generates loads;
rigid and flexible diaphragm distribution methods.
SIZER: designs beams, columns, studs, joists up to 6
spans; automatic load patterning. CONNECTIONS:
Wood to: wood, steel or concrete.

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