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Which is the best steel design software?

which the best in designing steel steucture

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Question added by omar alzazoua , SAFETY MANAGER , BETON TECH
Date Posted: 2013/10/27
Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

STAAD Pro is well know and does the job, but also Technosoft , great software for the mechanical part, but also the detailed checks and design of the steel details, welded and bolded. No, I don't sell it, I just use it.....

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by Deleted user

Well if you ask me, I would say it depends on the type of structure which you are going to design. As a matter of fact, there are lots of commercial softwares to analyse and design of both steel and concrete structures. Here I can mention some of them like: ETABS, SAP2000, STAAD PRO, ROBOT and etc. Obviousely, each one has its own pro and cons. For design of Steel Buildings I prefer ETABS because this software has many tools to design of a structure according to the international codes and it can satisfy the various clauses of AISC code. However, STAAD PRO is a more comprehensive software in compare to ETABS.

Tonderai Rusere
by Tonderai Rusere , Structural Engineering , TJ Associates Consulting Engineers

Sofistik it a German software but not readily available in many countries but second best for me is Staad Bentley. Why?

Because when you model you structural and analysis it the resultant stress can be diagrammatical , kinda like show the local stress and were the affect the most . Like what Prokon does on a concrete slab show different stress ranges by colour. This is particularly useful when checking structural capacity of an aged structural steel bridge. With Sofistik though it simulates the age and the fatigue after the number of years that structure has been in existance.

Borhan Eddin Balich
by Borhan Eddin Balich , Transportation Modeler , Stantec

STAAD Pro is one of the best steel softwares that i have used.

Dragan Zdravkovic
by Dragan Zdravkovic , Sr. Civil Structural Engineer - Professional Associate for Investment , DIRECTORATE OF URBAN PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION, PE, Leskovac, Serbia

I'm using Radimpex Tower7 for structural analysis and design.

http://www.radimpex.rs/about.php?lang=en&id=1

 

 

Syed Nayeem Ul Hassan
by Syed Nayeem Ul Hassan , Senior Structural Engineer , Cladtech International RAK UAE

Staadpro is the best and we can use Sap2000 and Prokon and there are some custom made softwares for Pre-Engineering Builings

Tarek Tawfik Ahmed
by Tarek Tawfik Ahmed , Founder & General Manager , Arabian Marketing & Sales Co.

STAAD PRO

RAM ELEMNET.

SAP2000

 

محمد الأشمونى
by محمد الأشمونى , Welding Engineer , أبناء حسن علام

STAAD Pro is  the best steel softwares

Mohamed Sulaiman
by Mohamed Sulaiman , Site Project Manager , Al tabarak for Engineering & Contracting company

Staad ro is the best programs for steel design and analysis, it contains more international codes for design and make calculation sheets for design.

Ryan Joseph Quebrar
by Ryan Joseph Quebrar , Civil / Structural Engineer , MAB Consult

It depends on the user on what program or software they will use. The important thing is that they know what, when, where, and how to check whether the software produces a "good" result or not.

omar alzazoua
by omar alzazoua , SAFETY MANAGER , BETON TECH

thank a lot for your kind replyi didnt use staadbut i heared that it good for concretebut you said also for steeli wiil try it

 

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