Scia Engineer user environment

• Object-oriented: with a simple right-click of the mouse button you can modify, delete, copy … everything, everywhere
• Well-structured property dialogues are used for fast viewing and editing of all object-properties
• “Parametric Modelling”: geometry and loads
• Templates and user defined models: individual generators
• “Autodesign” of steel profiles and concrete reinforcement according to different codes
• Several languages to be selected for the user interface and the reporting: English, Dutch, German, French, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Romanian and Russian

Input of your Structure - Modeller

• Beams can be straight, curved, with haunches, with holes or completely arbitrary
• Flat or curved surfaces with constant or variable thickness can have intersections with cut-outs, holes, sub regions with a different thickness or ribs
• The calculation model is 2D and 3D with a perfect integration of beams and surfaces
• A wide range of cross-sections is available in the standard profile library. It includes standard steel cross-sections (HEA, IPE, L, RHS, CHS, C, T …), concrete cross-sections, welded sections, thin-walled sections, pairs of sections, sheet welded sections, composite sections, alu sections, bridges sections, etc.
• Load generators: water and snow accumulation, wind, soil loads, etc
• “Round-Trip Engineering” with Allplan
• EN code implementation: very easy and fast handling of national annexes. Every EU member state has an individual national annex
• Import and export of the model with DXF, DWG, VRML, PSS, IFC, DSTV, XML, PDF 3D. Bi-directional links are available for / “Round-Trip Engineering”, Archicad (Structural Work Link), ProSteel (Kiwi Software), Tekla Structures, Revit (Autodesk), etc

Calculation

• A wide variety of calculation types including linear, non-linear, prestressing, dynamics and global buckling analysis is available
• Linear analysis (1st order)
• Non-linear analysis
• 2nd order with Initial deformation and curvature of the structure, large displacements
• Beams with pressure-only, tension-only, limited pressure or tension
• Gap elements
• Non-linear springs in hinges and supports (soil)
• Cables
• Dynamic analysis

- Natural modes and frequencies
- Harmonic loads
- Seismic loads (modal superposition)
- Non-uniform damping
- Time-history analysis

• Soil-structure interaction
• Global structure stability (structural buckling: linear and non-linear)
• Mobile and convoy loads
• Membrane elements (Tents)
• Pressure only shell elements (masonry walls; non-reinforced concrete walls)
• Code dependant concrete deflections (creep and cracking)
• Material non-linear analysis for concrete (redistribution of internal forces)
• Torsional buckling (warping)
• Time dependant analysis for (prestressed) concrete structures including creep, stress history, shrinkage, ageing, long-term losses, relaxation and stress redistribution
• Construction stages (linear and non-linear)
• “Autodesign”
• Analysis after analysis: use results from one analysis as the initial situation of a new analysis

Results

• A wide variety of results in beams and slabs is viewed: deformations, internal forces, supports reactions, connections forces, internal stresses, contact stresses, foundation load table
• Results are viewed generally for the whole structure or detailed for a selection of elements
• The graphical representation of results is flexible and the user chooses between different possibilities

Output - The document

• The user defines the layout of the document:

- Which tables should be printed
- The contents and layout of each table
- “ChapterMaker”, fast creation of pictures and tables
- Customizable front page, headers and footers
- The order: by load case, by element

• Picture gallery
• The document is dynamic: the tables with results are updated automatically when the input data is changed and the structure is recalculated
• Well-structured output is obtained using the automatic paragraph numbering
• The user-defined layouts are stored as a template so that they can be reused for other projects
• “Active Document”: the user may change the project input data in the document. The project model will be adapted automatically, the structure is recalculated and the document (results…) will be adapted accordingly
• The document is exported to HTML, ASCII, RTF, PDF, PDF 3D.

Steel Designer

• Steel code checks according to a large number of codes: EN1993, NEN 6770/6771, DIN18800, CSN73-1401, STN73-1401.98, Önorm4300, CM66, SIA263, BS2000, AISC2005, IS800
• The steel code checks include design and optimisation of cross-sections, section checks, buckling and stability design, lateral torsional buckling (incl 2nd order – LTB II)
• Automatic determination of buckling lengths with manual adaptations or input by the user
• Various analysis methods available: 2nd order analysis (p-delta effects, (bow) imperfections), non-linear analysis (hinges, supports, wind-bracings, members), seismic analysis (EN1998) and global stability analysis
• Fire resistance checks according to the latest EN, NEN and SIA
• Design of cellular beams (in cooperation with ArcelorMittal) according to ENV1993 and BS
• Connection design according to the latest EN, BS and DIN with bolted frame connections, welded frame connections, pinned frame connections, bolted diagonals and pinned grid connections
• Connection design with “Parametric Modelling” and “SnapCheck” features
• Library of connection design for use with an expert system
• The design of connections with a large variety of shapes and with a large range of stiffeners, additional haunches …
• General arrangements and detailing drawings generated automatically for selected model sections or for each part of a connection

Timber Designer

• Timber design according to EC1995
• The design of timber includes the design and optimisation of cross-sections and check of creep deformations

Aluminium Designer

• Aluminium design according to EC1999
• The design of aluminium includes (bow) imperfections, transverse welds, HAZ data and the existing tools as provided by the steel design modules (optimisation, etc)

Concrete Designer

• Concrete design of beams, columns and slabs according to a large number of codes: EC2, BAEL91, DIN1045, NEN6720, ÖnormB4700, CSN, BS8110, SIA262, ACI318, IS456 …
• “Autodesign” of beams and columns
• Enhanced crack proof control
• Safe and economical design algorithm for bending and membrane forces in slabs, combined with an advanced algorithm for optimal steel reinforcement
• Punching check in slabs
• Prestressing and Time Dependent Analysis according to EC2, DIN, CSN, ONORM and NEN code.
• “SnapCheck” for prestressed and reinforced concrete
• Fire resistance according to EC2

Concrete Precast Designer

• Precast Beams and Columns according to EN1992-1-2 including fire resistance check
• Hollow core slab design according to EN1168
• Library of Beam Strand Patterns or Reinforcement Templates
• Unique “Template Analysis” using Scia ODA (One Dialogue Applications)

Composite Structures

• Scia Mixbeam: Composite bridges modelling, analysis and checking according to the French regulations
• Check of composite beams, slabs and columns in accordance with EN1994 for buildings and BS5950
• The design of structures includes final (composite) and construction (non-composite) stage and fire resistance design

Special Steel Designer Modules

• Scaffolding design: Input of initial deformation, member and connection checks for scaffolding structures according to EN12811-1
• Powermast checks: special checks for high voltage powermast according to EN50381-3-15
• Steel hall modeller: Special wizard for fast input of steel halls

Scia Pipeline

• “Autodesign” of 3D pipelines for onshore and offshore applications

Detailer

• Automatic generation of professional quality steel general arrangement drawings
• Generation of anchorage and implantation plan
• Different planes are selected and a picture will be generated for each plane
• User-definable layout including all kinds of dimension lines
• Possibility to add texts, lines, circles …
• Final drawing is composed in the so-called “paper space” mode and is printed or exported to DXF, DWG …