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PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V22 Update 1 [Size: 2.4 GB] ... PLAXIS 2D is a powerful and user friendly finite element package intended for two-dimensional analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics. PLAXIS is used worldwide by top engineering companies and institutions in the civil and geotechnical engineering industry. Applications range from excavations, embankment and foundations to tunnelling, mining and reservoir geomechanics.

PLAXIS is equipped with a broad range of advanced features to model a diverse range of geotechnical problems, all from within a single integrated software package. PLAXIS uses predefined structural elements and loading types in a CAD-like environment. This empowers the user with fast and efficient model creation, allowing more time to interpret the results.

Since PLAXIS V22 Update 1 also contains the new data structure of the material database and the more flexible and more robust way of handling project units introduced in the previous release, similar precautions apply with respect to V21 release compatibility. PLAXIS V22 Update 1 will be installed alongside PLAXIS V21, instead of overwriting it. Calculated V21 projects opened with this latest release will automatically be saved as a converted copy with the _converted suffix. After the conversion, remeshing and recalculation are required. In this case, the original V21 project will remain unchanged. For V21 projects that only have their geometry and/or some material sets defined and may be either meshed or not, these projects will be opened by V22 Update 1 without converting to a saved copy. The original V21 project would be overwritten upon saving.

The known issue that caused the assignment of the material factor labels to the material models parameters to be lost, when a V21 project containing Design Approaches is opened with V22 is now fixed in the latest release. Note that these converted projects are stored in the file format for PLAXIS V22 Update 1, this means that earlier versions of PLAXIS will not be able to open the converted project files. To continue using V21, users can just open the original V21 project.

Bentley STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition (v22.00.00.015) including Foundation Advanced (v09.00.00.009), RCDC (v08.00.00.16) and Building Planner (v15.00.00.08) [Size: 1.27 GB] ... CAPABILITIES: Design and analyze simple or complex structures for a wide range of loading conditions, including those induced by gravity such as dead and live loads, including skip conditions, in combination with lateral loads including wind and seismic. + Design and detail seismic force-resisting systems, generating seismic loads according to the relevant building code. Consider these forces in the design of elements and, where applicable, the design of frames and the larger structural system. Enforce the ductility requirements of the selected design code in element proportioning and detailing. + Quickly model your entire structure, including decks, slabs, slab edges and openings, beams, columns, walls, braces, spread and continuous footings, and pile caps. Efficiently automate many of your time-consuming design and analysis tasks and produce practical system and component designs that are document ready. + Complete building analysis, design, and drafting for the entire structure accurately and efficiently using our state-of-the-art finite element analysis. Reduce or eliminate the time spent waiting for results using our fast solvers.

Bentley STAAD Foundation Advanced Connect Edition Update 4 v08.04.01.24 [Size: 481.7 MB] ... STAAD Foundation Advanced is a comprehensive foundation design program that offers the ability to model complex or simple footings, including those specific to Plant facilities such as octagonal footings supporting vertical vessels, strap beam foundations supporting horizontal vessels, ring foundations supporting tank structures, and drilled or driven pier foundations. Common foundations such as isolated footings, combined footings, strip footings, pile caps, and mat foundations can also be designed for larger structures or using parametric wizards. It provides a streamlined workflow through its integration with STAAD.Pro and can also be used as a stand-alone program. Efficient design and documentation is realized through its plant-specific design tools, multiple design codes with U.S. and metric bar sizes, design optimization, and automatic drawing generation. The plant-specific tools include vertical vessel foundations (octagonal and square shape supported on soil or on piles), and heat exchanger foundations (combined, two isolated and two isolated with a grade beam), tank ringwall foundations, and driven or drilled pier foundations. Powerful modeling includes a physical modeling system, a toolkit mode, automatic pile arrangement, and FEM, which allows complex or simple layouts. The foundation toolkit mode was introduced to address the needs of special footing types like drilled pier and dead man anchor guy foundations. Productivity is increased through the ability to utilize the structural model with the foundation model through the integration with STAAD.Pro. Changes made in the STAAD.Pro model are tracked and can be merged automatically with the foundation model. View the integrated video. STAAD Foundation Advanced is the structural engineers’ choice for foundation design of virtually any type.

Bentley STAAD.Pro Connect Edition v21.00.00.57 [Size: 486 MB] ... Bentley Systems Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has released the 21.00 version of STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition, is a comprehensive and integrated finite element analysis and design offering, including a state-of-the-art user interface, visualization capabilities, and international design codes. It is capable of analyzing any structure exposed to static loading, a dynamic response, wind, earthquake, and moving loads. STAAD.Pro provides FEM analysis and design capabilities for any type of project including towers, culverts, plants, bridges, stadiums, and marine structures. Design any type of structure and share your synchronized model data with confidence among your entire design team, using STAAD.Pro. Ensure on time and on budget completion of your steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel projects, regardless of complexity. You can confidently design structures anywhere in the world using over 80 international codes, reducing your team’s need to learn multiple software applications. Thanks to the flexible modeling environment and advanced features such as dynamic change revisions and management, you can: - Lower total cost of ownership: Design any type of structure including culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, and piles - Increase design productivity: Streamline your workflows to reduce duplication of effort and eliminate errors- Reduce project costs and delays: Provide accurate and economical designs to your clients and quickly turnaround change requests.

Bentley STAAD Foundation Advanced CONNECT Edition Update 1 08.00.01.33 build 09/01/2017 [Size: 286 MB] ... Comprehensive Foundation Design Software: Get efficient foundation design and documentation using plant-specific design tools, multiple design codes with U.S. and metric bar sizes, design optimization, and automatic drawing generation. STAAD Foundation Advanced provides you with a streamlined workflow through its integration with STAAD.Pro or as a stand-alone application. You can design virtually any type of foundation, from basic to the most complex. Easily model complex or simple footings, such as plant foundations supporting vertical vessels, horizontal vessels, tanks and other footings + Quickly model common foundations such as isolated, combined, strip, pile caps, and many more + Simplify challenging scenarios such as vibrating machine foundation, lateral analysis of piers, or mat design using FEA + Efficiently use your structural model with the foundation model through integration with STAAD.Pro, including automatically synced changes in both models. Analyze gravity and lateral load: Design and analyze simple or complex structures for a wide range of loading conditions, including those induced by gravity such as dead and live loads, including skip conditions, in combination with lateral loads including wind and seismic. Analyze machine vibration and settlement: Analyze machine block foundation for dynamic loading. Leverage wizard-based input for faster FEA solids model creation, including rotating and reciprocating machines, various loading, and soil spring options. Perform in-depth analysis review using dynamic graphs and detailed formulae in reports. Analyze steady state dynamic performance: Increase performance up to 2,000 times faster with STAAD’s advanced stiffness matrix solving application. Tackle large geometric models with multiple load cases without compromising analysis quality. Achieve top-notch performance for dynamic analysis. Design foundations to international standards: Design a wide variety of foundations, from simple spread footings to complicated mats and specialized machinery pads. Complete your designs with confidence thanks to extensive support of U.S. and international standards.

Bentley ProStructures v8i.SS7.08.11.11.616 [Size: 1.25 GB] ... ProSteel provides detailing for structural steel and metal work and ProConcrete detailing and scheduling of reinforced insitu/precast and post-tensioned concrete structures.

ProStructures enables engineers to reduce documentation production time and assists them in eliminating errors and design flaws and to design and document composite structures.

Based on standard platforms, ProStructures easily allows structural engineers, detailers, and fabricators to create 3D models for both concrete and steel. ProStructures provides automatic creation of documentation, details, and schedules. The open working environment and programming interface supports standardization of the program.

Bentley’s ProStructures includes ProSteel and ProConcrete: The automatic creation of documentation and details increases productivity and therefore profitability. The detailing includes miscellaneous steel such as stairs, handrails, ladders, and circular stairs. The documentation provides 2D drawings from a 3D model, including bills of materials, NC data, and PPS data. * ProStructures eliminates duplication of effort and increases interoperability. It offers integration with Bentley products as well as third-party products. * ProStructures can be easily customized and standardized due to its flexibility and the programming interface. Workflows are optimized due to this open working environment. * From initial planning and design to assembly, ProStructures is a comprehensive software built by engineers experienced with design.

Bentley STAAD.Pro V8i SS5 v20.07.10.66 (including STAAD.Foundation V8i release 5.3) [Size: 436 MB] ... STAAD.Pro is the structural engineering professional’s choice for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel design of virtually any structure including culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, piles, and much more through its flexible modeling environment, advanced features, and fluent data collaboration. STAAD.Pro allows structural engineers to analyze and design virtually any type of structure through its flexible modeling environment, advanced features and fluent data collaboration. Flexible modeling is provided by a state-of-the-art graphical environment and the design supports over 70 international codes and over 20 U.S. codes in 7 languages. An array of advanced structural analysis and design features are included such as nuclear certification for 10CFR Part 50, 10CFR 21, ASME NQA-1-2000, time history and push over analysis and cable (linear and non-linear) analysis. Efficiencies are gained through the ability to maintain and streamline current workflows with fluent data collaboration. STAAD.Pro integrates with other Bentley products such as STAAD.foundation and ProSteel and OpenSTAAD is provided for integration with third party programs.Increased client base and therefore business growth can be realized in using STAAD.Pro to serve a broad spectrum of structural design projects and a global market. STAAD.Pro V8i SELECT series 5 includes: Enhanced Advanced Analysis Capabilities: Advanced Cable Analysis: Nonlinear analysis capabilities for cable structures + Missing Mass: Enhanced dynamic provisions + Cloud analysis programme with Bentley CONNECT (Beta). Design Codes: AISC 360-10 Torsion design +     Canadian Steel S16-09 design including the current published amendments + Eurocode National Annexes.  Additional country options added to steel and concrete designs+  New Colombian seismic loading + IS:456 enhanced beam design for column effects. Post Processing: RAM Connection module. Updated to utilize the current engine otherwise available as a standalone application. Database: Brazilian, updated and now including published plate girder sections +  Steel joist UPT published by SJI.