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December 2007 |
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Working hours during the end of season holidays |
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24 & 25 December +
1 January: offices of Belgium and the Netherlands are closed
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26 December: Dutch office closed |
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31 December: Belgian office closed from 15.00 h. on |
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We kindly invite you to read our White Papers: |
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Round-trip Engineering, step-by-step |
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Parametric Modelling, a basic B.I.M. property implemented in SCIA•ESA PT 3D Modeller |
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AutoDesign and Parametric Structural Optimisation Breakthrough technology in SCIA•ESA PT 2008 |
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Customers can download the following service packs in our free download section. |
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SCIA•ESA PT 2007.1.121 |
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ESA-Prima Win 3.100.121 |
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Allplan 2006.2_3 |
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SCIA•ESA PT |
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Basis course |
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(23, 24, 25 January 2008) |
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Allplan |
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Basis course
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Agenda and online registrations ... |
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"Carl Friedrich Gauss, the founder of modern mathematics was born 230 ago...
A tribute to the prince of mathematicians by our development partner
Dr. ir. Eduard Hobst" more ... |
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'Composite steel-concrete beam and slab design' in SCIA•ESA PT |
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Dear eNews reader,
Step by the step the year reaches its end ...
Time flies so fast that we hardly have the time to give a moment's thought to some evolutions.
The other day, one of our colleagues was searching for an article in the eNews' archives and in the edition of December 2005 she read that at that time 11.000 readers were signed-up for the newsletter. Nowadays we have a readership of more than 16.000! This can only mean that you appreciate the choice of topics we come up with every month.
Before you start reading this eNews, the entire SCIA team wishes you all the best and a warm
and cosy 'end of the year'.
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| Corporate News: SCIA gets deeper into modelling |
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A strong element of the SCIA technology is the capability of 3D modelling.
A multitude of applications are using this advanced functionality: visualization, interference & clash detection, importing & exporting architectural models, Round-trip Engineering, ...
In the new Allplan 2008 version, SCIA has realized extensions, based on the techniques that were originally implemented in the SCIA•ESA PT (professional technology) platform.
It comprises: 3D grids, 3D volumetric modelling with Boolean operations (union, division, subtraction, intersections), free form modelling for complex surfaces, template technology (steel & concrete building components), parametric modelling, revision management ...
The modelling technology gets a wider application field for detailing the full structural work independently of the fact if an engineer or a draftsman performs this work. In the concept of B.I.M. (Building Information Modelling) the sharing of model data is essential to realize interoperability. SCIA is addressing the full structural modelling in its ongoing development work with a focus on structural members (steel, concrete, aluminium, ...).
For a correct engineering design, it is essential that a structural engineer is able to manipulate the structural work model, for composing the analysis model and for adding his details. The conversion of a geometrical 3D model to an analytic model demands engineering judgment, e.g. for structural ... more |
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Product News: Allplan 2008 BIM |
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In the near future Allplan 2008 will be available for the Benelux market.
During the installation, you will notice the word BIM right away. Is this a large turnabout? Not really, because as you already know, Allplan was capable of performing Building Information Modelling from the beginning.
The well-considered project management system, used by Allplan, already allowed splitting the model in different disciplines and the Workgroup Manager gave the users the opportunity to work together on the same project.
Nevertheless, with the new version Nemetschek wants to go further into this élan and fully take on its role of pioneer. |
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A few innovations underline this philosophy.
There is a building structure and a surface manager available that allows you to better manage the model and standard reference surfaces. A hierarchical subdivision simplifies the grouping of building components and the management of sections and views.
Those who are familiar with file format IFC2x3 (the appropriate neutral format for the interoperability between different software) will definitely see particular resemblances.
However, Allplan takes further steps forward and ... more
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| Infrastructure works in India: 100 billion dollars of investments to be expected |
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Ernst & Young estimates the amount of the investments to be done in India within the next five years to be about 100 billion dollars;
currently the infrastructure with regard to roads, airports, ports and power installations is in a deplorable state.
"We expect that the amount of private investments in infrastructure projects will exceed the limit of 4.000 billion rupees (100 billion dollars) in the next five years" as indicates Kuljit Singh of the Indian branch of Ernst & Young.
According to the company, investments in road and railway transport, in the distribution network for water and energy as well as in ports and airports is estimated to account for 9% of the national production of richness from now up to 2012 against only 5% currently.
The Prime Minister of India, Mr Manmohan Singh has also recognized that the infrastructure of his country is in a ... more |
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The winning project: the footbridge of Evry by Schroeder & Associés (L) |
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About Schroeder & Associés
The company was founded 1961 and is active on all areas of the construction industry, civil engineering, infrastructures as well as in specific related domains.
The engineering office Schroeder & Associés offers a wide range of services and employs about 190 engineers, academics, technical engineers, designers, inspectors and administrative personnel.
The Project
The project regards the reconstruction of a pedestrian bridge in the city of Evry (Luxemburg).
The footbridge connects the "place des Miroirs" with the Pyramid quarter.
The steel footbridge creates a volume enclosing the pedestrians.
The supporting structure of the pedestrian bridge is composed of a set of diaphragms, connected by 4 tubular, helicoidally formed beams. Its structure has a length of 62m and a width of 3m and rests on 3 bays with spans on 24,4m, 26,3m and 11,3m. The intermediate X-shaped columns are built of boxed steel sections.
The whole structure is composed of ... more |
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Load panel for openings in SCIA•ESA PT |
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The option 'opening' in SCIA•ESA PT can be found under '2D member components'.
In the previous versions, the load cases, applied on the relevant member 2D, were limited to the mesh elements of the plate element.
However, in most cases it is desired that the force is transferred to the borders of the opening.
Imagine a window or an opening of a door.
In order to obtain this transfer of forces, SCIA has provided ... more |
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