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NL FR EN DE CZ | May 2007 |
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The market of prefabrication and the Eurocodes: KP1 and SCIA together | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The company KP1, leader of the prefabrication sector in France, recently signed a major development project with SCIA. Within the framework of the transition of the national codes to the Eurocodes for the justification of structures and ready-made elements, KP1 charged SCIA to work out an optimized and state of the art calculation engine for the complete checking according to the Eurocodes of linear elements of structures (beams) from reinforced or prestressed concrete; this all based on the SCIA software SCIA•ESA PT. The long experience of SCIA in prestressing and the Eurocodes, as well as its international status and membership of the Nemetschek group, were the key factors in the choice of this partnership for KP1. This agreement shows the will of this important industrial actor to evolve its activities at a European level and also to answer to the requirements of the Eurocodes, which will soon be obligatory in this sector. "France is the country where the technique of prestressed concrete was born and still today it remains with the avant-garde of the developments in this field. We are particularly delighted by this collaboration with the experts of KP1", as concludes Dr. Jaroslav Navratil, specialist for prestressing and the writer of the book "Prestressed Concrete Structures", that can still be ordered via our Web shop. |
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Train Loads module available in SCIA•ESA PT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today "Train Loads" is a well-appreciated module in ESA-Prima Win. From version 2007.1 on, this module will also be released in SCIA•ESA PT. This module generates multiple load cases, each of which contains a set of free loads on 2D-elements. This default set of train loads is mostly defined in the national codes. In version 2007.1 a system database will be provided for each national code. Users are also able to introduce their own sets of loads if necessary. Strong new features in SCIA•ESA PT (over existing ESA-Prima Win functionality) are the introduction of curved tracks, turning joints and the support of train loads on curved shells. With these features, the user can easily model a set of wagons in a train on a curved track. The turning joint in the model is the physical rotation point between two wagons. Using these turning joints, the train will flexibly follow the curved track (see this movie). The support of train loads on curved shells allows the user to model curved bridges in a more user-friendly way. |
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Confusion on the introduction of the Eurocodes - Results of the survey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SCIA User Contest 2007: The Winning Projects … | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The outcome of the SCIA User Contest 2007 is known! Last April 19th , an international jury, composed of specialists from the academic and business world, gathered to judge the projects of the 5 contest categories. It must be said: the jury performed its task brilliantly. Especially if you consider that from the 99 submitted projects, a lot of them are on the same level when it comes to technical and presentation level. We sincerely congratulate the winners and wish to thank every participant individually; we also congratulate everybody with his proven achievements with the SCIA "CAE and CAD" software. We are proud to present you the winning projects below; these are really giving evidence of the creative and intelligent use of the several software solutions. The amazing projects that were submitted illustrate well the use of SCIA’s CAE and CAD software in construction. Engineering structures such as tunnels, power plants, bridges, towers, shelters, quays have been designed with ESA-Prima Win or SCIA•ESA PT. Renowned buildings and constructions have been designed and detailed with the Allplan software. Beyond the functionality of the software, the quality of the engineers and the architectural firms gives us full assurance that the construction industry is in full movement. The presented projects also prove that the SCIA clients are operating on a global level; in nearly every continent of the world, structures, designed and detailed with the SCIA software, are being built. If you’d like to get a good look at all the participating projects, don’t hesitate to reserve your free copy of the more than 200 pages counting SCIA User Contest Book 2007. You can do this by filling in this application form or contacting your local sales engineer. You can also download it in PDF (12 MB). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Easy comparison of projects with "ESA-Update" in SCIA•ESA PT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Often, projects are treated by more than one engineer. During this process a lot of files change hands. Because of this, it is not always clear which changes occurred between different files. With the function "ESA update", 2 files can easily be compared and the changes set visible. This function can be found under "file", "update - ESA file". Afterwards, the files, which have to be compared, have to be selected. And finally, an overview of the changes is displayed. Archive Tips & Tricks |
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