SCIA eNews June 2005

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June 2005




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	SCIA takes part in Eurosteel 2005, the 4th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures in Maastricht (NL) on 8 and 10 June 2005 more

	SCIA participates in the yearly "Constructor day", which takes place in the "Reehorst" in Ede (NL) on 23rd June more

	SCIA organizes the following 'FREE initiation days':

	» SCIA.ESA PT on 13th June in Herk-de-Stad (B),

	» SCIA.ESA PT on 14th June in Luik (B),

	» Allplan Engineering on 29th June in Arnhem (NL),




	On 8th, 9th and 10th June 2005, SCIA organizes a french training 'SCIA.ESA PT 5' in Herk-de-Stad (B). Consult our online Training Calendar

	'SCIA.ESA PT 5' in Herk-de-Stad (B):
	» Steel analysis
	» Steel code check and steel connections

	For more details, please consult our training agenda




	Some screenshots with new features in SCIA.ESA PT 5.1

Dear reader,

Our third edition of the SCIA Conference has been another great success. Please read more about it in this last eNews before the holidays. We wish you a lot of reading pleasure and also a sunny and relaxing summer break!
We will see each other again in September with the next eNews edition. Here are this month's topics:

»	SCIA Corporate News: Cost optimisation in Construction
»	Product News: SCIA - IWT Project on Structural Aluminium
»	The Market: in Germany, the leaders of the construction industry raise their heads
»	Customers Projects: PT Baja Engineering Indonesia - Roundabout Velmolenweg Uden (NL)
»	Support Tips & Tricks: Select elements by multiple properties in SCIA.ESA PT

SCIA Corporate News: Cost optimisation in Construction

On the 19th of May, SCIA organized in Brussels a well-attended conference on ‘Cost Optimisation in Construction’. In a world where globalisation is reality, most construction companies are confronted with the challenge to find innovative ways to realize higher productivity. The guest speakers of the conference, all authorities in their domain and speaking out of their daily experience, came up with solutions for cost-effectiveness in construction. Several points of view came up, they were subdivided in 3 major sectors: virtual modelling, material choice and construction processes.

Virtual modelling

Eighty percent of costs are fixed during the design phase. Therefore digital modelling of a structure deserves great attention; it forms the input for the engineering design, to find out all load resistance optimal schemes, building regulation compliance and construction details. Yet it is also used for ... more

SCIA - IWT Project on Structural Aluminium

In order to anticipate the steadily increasing market demand for aluminium in constructions, SCIA has started a research and development project for innovation purposes. This project is financially supported by the IWT of Flanders (Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology).

The SCIA goal is to develop an advanced practical CAE software solution for the future needs of designers in the structural aluminium world. This requires an important extension of the existing CAE software with new functionalities, new codes, regulations and methods that are typical for aluminium.

The use of aluminium in constructions has a lot of very specific ... more

In Germany, the leaders of the construction industry raise their heads

Shortly after the optimism announced by the number one of the sector ‘Hochtief’ during this year, it was the turn of the number two ‘Bilfinger Berger’ for informing about a significant progression of its results.

Last Thursday, Bilfinger Berger communicated the forecast for its sales turnover 2005. In spite of the first quarter with a net loss of 3 million euros, otherwise expected by the analysts, they await a sales turnover of 6,7 billion euros, of which 6,5 billion euros have been noted already. They also count on a significant progression of their net income. With an extreme progression of 3% of their sales turnover from January until the end of March and especially with the jump of 31% of order

entries, the group ensured to know an "exceptionally good evolution".

The day before, competitor ‘Hochtief’ had already raised its result forecast for 2005 after having seen its benefits strongly progressing in the first quarter. Two ‘good news’ messages which give ... more

PT Baja Engineering Indonesia - Roundabout Velmolenweg Uden (NL)

Client: Province of Noord-Brabant
Contractor: Ballast Nedam Infra Zuid Oost
Engineering client: Holland Railconsult
Engineering contractor: Infra Consult & Engineering
Subcontractor engineering detailing: Structural Concrete Engineering & PT Baja Engineering Indonesia
Used software: Allplan Engineering

The project comprises the building of two fairly similar tunnels for pedestrians, with a shell structure in between and a roundabout above the tunnels.

The tunnels will be built inside a sheet wall structure to secure excavation and with underwater concrete at the bottom in order to secure water pressure during construction.

Structural Concrete Engineering and PT Baja Engineering Indonesia executed the detail engineering that included ... more

Tips & Tricks: Select elements by multiple properties in SCIA.ESA PT

In SCIA.ESA PT 5.1 it is possible to select elements by multiple properties using the Select elements by more properties button

located at the top of the Properties window.

First of all, it is needed to select a master entity, for example a column of the structure. Next, it is possible to highlight multiple properties using the CTRL button.

Using the [Apply] button, the selection is made and the dialog box appears again. This makes it possible to ... more

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