STEELexpress Design of steel structures according to Eurocode 3


STEELexpress Design of Stuctural Steelwork Elements according to Eurocode 3 EN 1993:2005
With STEELexpress you can easily design structural elements of structural steel. Classification of cross-sections, Resistance of cross-sections in single and combined actions, Flexural and lateral buckling resistance of members. Design of connections. Design of beams, columns, roof and floor structures. Design one floor frames and two floor frames. Design of purlins and bracing systems. Design of footings of steel structures.Design of composite steel and concrete structures, according to Eurocode 4. Parameters according to National Annex of Eurocode. Detailed reports with references to Eurocode paragraphs and necessary drawings. Tables with all international steel profiles with dimensions, resistance and buckling resistance values. User defined steel section properties. Welded steel sections formed by the user. A combined detailed report is produced for the designed steel components. Assumptions and references to design codes are shown in the report. The user can select the applicable National Annex. The design code parameters, as well as default values, can be adjusted by the user. Design Charts and Tables for use and understanding of Eurocode 3 are included in the program. For frame structures the program's CAD modulus automatic generates detailed drawings of the structure and the joints.

	Design of steel frames Single bay portal frames under vertical and horizontal loadings, also with concentrated loads on the columns. Single bay portal frames under snow, wind and seismic loading. Two floor frames under vertical and horizontal loadings.
	Design of Steel Beams Single beams (simply supported, fixed in one end or fixed in both ends). Combination of uniform, triangular or concentrated loads. Various lateral length supports. Floor beams of one or two spans or one span and cantilever. Laterally unrestrained, restrained at one or two intermediate points, or totally restrained. Roof beams of one or two spans. Snow, wind pressure and under pressure, imposed load. Purlin design. Simply supported or continuous. Laterally restrained or unrestrained.
	Design of Steel columns Single members in compression (various end conditions and buckling lengths). Columns under axial load, or axial load and single or double bending. Columns in simple constructions (simple columns, columns in braced or unbraced frames).
	Design of bolted connections Design of various connections according to Eurocode 3-1-8 Connections are design for specific actions, and the program selects the optimum connection geometry and bolt number and arragenment . You may also specify the bolt number and configuration and the program computes the connection capacity.
	Tension connections Shear joint Double shear joint Splice joint Short continuity of I section
	Beam to beam connections Beam-continuation connection Gerber-beam connection Beam-on-beam connection with web cleats
	Beam to column connections Beam on column connection with web cleats Beam on column connection with end plates
	Connections of portal frames Bolted connections with end or base plate. Apex connection Eve connection with Haunch Eve connection without haunch Simple column base connection Fixed column base connection
	Connections made with pins Pin ended member Gerber-beam connection
	Design of Bracing systems Bracing systems are required to resist transverse actions, due to wind and earthquake. Vertical bracing system in the sidewalls between the columns. This system transmits the horizontal transverse loads from the roof to the ground and temporary stability during the erection. Horizontal roof bracing system On the roof to transmit the transverse loads from the roof to the vertical bracing and to provide temporary stability during the erection.
	Design of footings of steel structures Pinned footing under vertical and horizontal loading Fixed footing under vertical and horizontal loading and moment Footings resisting horizontal forces only with passive earth pressure Footings with horizontal ties in order to resist horizontal forces
	Design of base anchoring system Simple base connection (vertical and horizontal forces). Fixed base connection. (vertical , horizontal forces and overturning moment). Anchor bolts with hooks or with washer plates.
	Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures EN 1994-1-1:2004 Design of composite steel and concrete structures, General rules and rules for buildings
	Resistance of cross-sections Design of steel cross section in Ultimate Limit State (ULS) for various combinations of actions. For a selected cross section and the actions on the cross section the design the design resistance of the cross section is computed. Single actions Tension Nt Compression Nc Bending Myy, Bending Mzz Shear Vz, Shear Vy Double actions Bending and compression Nc-Myy,Nc-Mzz Biaxial bending Myy-Mzz Compression and shear Nc-Vz, Nc-Vy Combined actions Compression, bending and shear Nc- Vz-My Tension, bending and shear Nt-Vz-My Bending and compression Nc-Myy-Mzz Bending and tension Nt-Myy-Mzz Axial force shear and bending N-V-M
	Buckling resistance of members Buckling resistance and lateral buckling resistance of members Uniform members in compression EN1993-1-1:2005 6.3.1. Columns with axial load only Uniform members in bending EN1993-1-1:2005 6.3.2
	Lateral buckling resistance of members Beams with vertical load only Uniform members in bending and axial compression EN1993-1-1:2005 6.3.3 Columns with axial compression and end moments. Beams with vertical load and axial compression Variety of loading combinations, end support conditions and various lateral restrained conditions.
	Steel sections Standard sections, user defined, welded sections Dimensions, geometric properties Classification Resistance values (axial load, bending shear) Buckling resistance and lateral buckling resistance for various buckling lengths Tables of all the international steel profiles Dimensions, properties, classification resistance values for various actions, buckling and lateral buckling resistance values. Tables of non-standard steel sections Section properties are defined from the user. Tables with welded (fabricated) steel sections The user can make the steel section by giving the dimensions and thicknesses. The geometric and strength properties are computed by the program. These sections can be used anywhere in the program for designing steelwork elements.
	Basic design charts and graphs of EC3 Buckling curves, tools for computing buckling reduction factor. Elastic critical moment for lateral buckling Mcr Tools for computing Effective length of braced and unbraced members.
	Preview and print Report Full report preview. Drawings of the structure and the structural details for the connections. The computational errors, or inadequate dimensioning, are shown in red. Export of all reports to PDF or Word format. Export of all CAD drawings to PDF or DXF(Autocad) format. Printing in Α4, Α3, Α2 paper.
	Full design report preview. Detailed report with diagrams, structure and connection drawings. References to Eurocodes paragraphs, report of analytical formulas and calculations. Report contents and design parts can be selected. PDF and DOC export of the report. Example Report
	Basic program parameters National Annex from EU countries. Materials: Structural steel, Concrete, Reinforcing steel, Soils. Environmental loads, snow, wind, seismic
Eurocodes used in STEELexpress EN1990:2002, Eurocode 0 Basis of Structural Design EN1991-1-1:2002, Eurocode 1-1 Actions on structures EN1991-1-3:2003, Eurocode 1-3 Snow loads EN1991-1-4:2005, Eurocode 1-4 Wind actions EN1992-1-1:2004, Eurocode 2 Reinforced concrete CEN/TS 1992-4-1:2009, Design of fastenings in concrete, General CEN/TS 1992-4-2:2009, Design of fastenings, Headed Fasteners EN1993-1-1:2005, Eurocode 3 1-1 Design of Steel structures EN1993-1-3:2005, Eurocode 3 1-3 Cold-formed members EN1993-1-5:2006, Eurocode 3 1-5 Plated structural elements EN1993-1-8:2005, Eurocode 3 1-8 Design of Joints EN1997-1-1:2004, Eurocode 7 Geotechnical design EN1998-1-1:2004, Eurocode 8 Design in earthquake environment	User's manual User manual included in PFD format. Free update from internet.
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