Elevate Your Engineering Projects: Plastic Shell FAQ, 3D Bridge, and More
Hello and welcome back to “The Structural Edge” newsletter. In this edition, we’re highlighting the top 7 FAQ for the plastic shell model in FEM-Design 23, an introduction training about 3D Bridge, an interview with a PRE-Stress user, and a support article for FEM-Design.
Top 7 FAQ about the plastic shell model in FEM-Design
Earlier this year, we introduced plastic analysis as a material non-linearity module in FEM-Design 23. By using the plastic shell model in FEM-Design to compute 3D shells of reinforced concrete and structural steel, you get an accurate and realistic structural analysis that offers material savings and increased safety ✅ —an outcome that’s challenging to achieve with manual calculations for complex structures.
To help our users better understand what the plastic shell model can do, we’ve compiled a list of the top 7 questions we’ve received. 👉 Click here to see our answers.
Experience the future of bridge engineering with 3D Bridge
The new 3D Bridge module in FEM-Design combines fast, object-based modeling with clear load positions and traffic load results. Plus, with IFC import/export and Grasshopper/C# integration, modeling has never been more enjoyable. ✅
Are you eager to experience the future of bridge engineering with 3D Bridge? Use it in your projects to analyse pedestrian, road, and railway bridges according to EN 1991-2 standards.
➡️ Discover more details by checking the product webpage or by watching the video training on our YouTube channel.
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PRE-Stress: the Gapa project
The Gapa project in Romania is a great example of how engineers are using the PRE-Stress software in their design of prestressed concrete elements. Using PRE-Stress, the engineers at Gapa Projects improved their efficiency by automating checks at various stages and sections, particularly useful for calculating crack width and importing DWG files for complex sections. ✅
"PRE-Stress saves a lot of time on checking intermediary sections and stages, from release to final stages in ULS. We can cover a large number of situations for release, transport, erection, secondary element erection, short- and long-term ULS checks," said Bogdan Buzaianu, Managing Partner and structural engineer.
👉 Read the full interview at this link.
How to import the Display options from the previous version in FEM-Design
Display options settings are saved separately for each FEM-Design version. However, you can import saved Display options settings from one version to another, such as from FEM-Design version 22 to version 23, by following 4 certain steps. ✅
➡️ Click here to read our dedicated support article.
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