The package supports all kinds of 1D members (beam, column, strut, tie, etc.) and offers both basic and advanced calculations including e.g. stability and geometric nonlinearity. Load generators and code checks for steel and reinforced concrete work in accordance with the Eurocodes and all implemented National Application documents.
This Eurocode Starter Edition is aimed not only at starting engineers but also at all those who, due to their newly established mandatory use, need to swap to the design according to the Eurocodes. When engineer needs exceed the functionality included in the Eurocode Starter Edition then an easy upgrade path to the standard Scia Engineer Editions can be applied.
The Edition is provided in one language for the user interface and printouts.
Modelling and analysis |
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Steel code check |
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Concrete code check |
- Straight or curved beam members
- Modelling in 3D or 2D
- Wind and snow generator
- Area load transferred to beams
- Static linear analysis
- Geometrical non-linear analysis
- Stability analysis
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- Unity check, stresses
- Buckling effect
- Optimisation of cross-sections
- Libraries of rolled cross-sections
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- Design of reinforcement for beams and columns
- Unity check
- Practical reinforcement
- Crack control
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Modeller
The modeller offers capabilities for input and effective editing of straight or curved beam members. Also available are extensive libraries of materials and cross-sections. The geometry of the structure is stored using a unique “True Analysis” technology that stores both structural model (suitable for drawings) and analytical model (needed for calculations and checks).
Communication with third-party software is achieved through common file formats such as IFC, SDNF, DWG, DXF, VRML. Easy-to-make printouts with tables, pictures and “Active document” feature, that automatically re-generates the documentation after any modification, clearly describe the defined model and present obtained results.
Loads
Not only geometry, but also other data of the analytical model are input effectively. Boundary conditions, loads and other types of data that are necessary for the calculation are defined using intuitive functions. Automatic generators are available for more complex loading conditions, such as plane-load distributed to load-bearing beams or wind and snow load in accordance to the Eurocode 1.
Load cases and their combinations are handled in accordance with the regulations of the Eurocodes. Scia Engineer unique features Load Groups and Result Classes make the work with loads very effective.
Analysis
The Eurocode Starter Edition performs static linear calculations and also some advanced types of analysis, mainly for steel structures: ties, geometrically non-linear analysis and stability analysis. The stability analysis is suitable to determine which design approach must be applied.
Design
The Eurocode Starter Edition is an effective tool for design and checking of the steel and concrete structure according to the Eurocodes.
For steel structures, it offers functions for the effective design, checking and even optimisation of rolled and welded cross-sections.
For concrete, the functionality covers the design of required reinforcement, input of basic reinforcement, schemes of reinforcement, interaction diagrams and design with respect to creation of cracks.
