15-09-2021

Steel Structure Software

Consteel is a unique structural analysis and design software for steel, composite and RC structures. Its main strength is the possibility to perform an automated stability design for steel structures based on a precise 3D structural model complete with all eccentricities and connection rigidities. The GSE General Structural Engineering software is a fully integrated analysis and design software for structural engineering. The software accounts for steel, cold-formed steel, concrete, automated slab design, timber, light frame wood and aluminum. This engineering software solution is used worldwide by several notable international companies in production work for building innovative.

For structural steel projects, there are many factors to consider before submitting your bid. Some of these factors include the number of plates, connectors, and accessories. In addition, it is also important to know the measurement of the beams, and the number as well as the types of beams, and number of man hours, among other things. Missing any of these crucial details can make your steel bid & estimation inaccurate. It is important to ensure that your steel project bid estimates are accurate before submission. That’s where eTakeoff’s structural steel estimating software comes into play!

With our steel estimating software, you are guaranteed to no longer miss any essential details of your next steel project bids. Our steel takeoff software helps you accurately calculate the number of plates, accessories, and connectors for the job, the number of man hours, and any other measurements that may be pertinent to the bid. We can help you experience an exponential increase in your work productivity, cutting steel estimating time nearly in half! Your bid output and project win rate are guaranteed to increase and your chances of making errors that could negatively impact your bid will be drastically minimized.

Why Choose eTakeoff’s Steel Estimating Software?

Organize and group your steel by grade, details, and location on the project with the WBS filtering and code assignments in our steel takeoff software.
The user interface is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Our navigation bar was designed to look like any Microsoft office product; if you are familiar with Microsoft, you can easily grasp our software.
Other software products require that you convert your pdf documents into other formats such as TIFF. With our steel takeoff software, no document conversion is necessary; you can work straight out of your pdf documents.

Win more steel bids and save time with eTakoff. Get your FREE 15-day trial today and see what eTakeoff can do for your projects.

Add-ons

Structural Steel Add-on from CSP Construction Technology

All types of structural steel including HSS. Accurate weights without a Handbook of Steel sizes and weights. Decking included. Welded and/or bolted connections. Man hours per item. Excel workbook provided.

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Fabrication and Erection Add-on from Steel Estimating Solutions

The plugin for eTakeoff steel takeoff software works to perform a fabrication and erection takeoff at the same time. It generates two separate reports one for Fabrication and one for Erection.

The fabrication report can then be imported into fabrication software like Fabsuite, Fabtrol or Excel for your fabrication price and the erection report can be imported into the Steel Erection Bid Wizard for your erection price.

Very simple to use and covers all aspect of Steel Fabrication. Seeing is believing!

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Steel Structure Analysis Software

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 reportis 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 conditionsand buckling lengths). Columns under axial load, or axial load and single or doublebending. 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 andarragenment . 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 variousbuckling 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.
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.
Engineering tools Unit conversion Area calculations Section of properties Calculation Rolled steel shapes
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