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NL FR EN DE CZ | November 2006 |
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SCIA Releases Publications on Cutting Edge Technological Innovations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Know-how transfer is a key factor for the success of a tech company such as SCIA. In this eNews two publications are announced. The first is a book written by dr. Jaroslav Navratil, titled "Prestressed Concrete Structures". J. Navratil is a senior functional engineer and manager at our Brno Office in the Czech Republic. He is also teaching at the University of Brno. His book describes the essentials of Prestressed Concrete, as well from the viewpoint of the structural designer as from the practical execution. SCIA, together with other partners, has sponsored the edition of this important book, available in English and Czech language. The second publication is a white paper on structural optimization: "Overall Optimal Design of Structures". SCIA has succeeded in offering an automated methodology, embedded in our standard software, to optimize structures. Parameters, constraints and goal function (e.g. minimum weight, maximum bearing load, …) are defined by the users themselves. We kindly invite you to read these publications! |
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Overall Optimal Design of Structures in SCIA•ESA PT 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most CAE software products announce: “Our software helps you to make an optimal design of your structures”. Is this achieved in reality? In common sense one talks about optimisation of structures, but in fact one optimises only a few chosen structural parts. A design engineer searches for the minimal size of the cross-section that satisfies the design code, he/she tries to find the minimal number of bolts needed in a specific steel connection, he/she is searching for minimal required area of reinforcement steel in a concrete beam. All structural parts are designed optimally, yet it does not mean that the whole structure is optimal for instance from the point of view of cost of material, time of construction, price of labour, etc. An optimal design of a structure is found when many variants are tried and compared. Everybody will agree, but how many times it is a real case in the construction industry? A typical example concerns a reinforced concrete beam. At the start the dimensions of the cross-section are preselected, then the internal forces are calculated and the reinforcement is designed, optimally of course. Yet who plays a little bit more with the height and width of the beam to find an optimal ... more |
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The German ‘Public Works Building Sector’ joins again with the European growth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After ten years of difficulties, the German ‘Public Works Building Sector’ has got out of a jam, as declared by the president of the German federation of the sector. The sector wishes to become again the growth engine of the first economy of the euro zone. “For the first time in a decade we see a revival, according to Hans-Peter Keitel, owner of Hochtief, the first ‘Public Works Building’ group of the country. We are on our way to turn from a sick child into the engine of the German economy”, he added, also recalling that the building sector had always been one of the major forces of the country. According to the figures from January to July, published by the federation, the amount of orders increased by 8,4%, while the sales turnover of the actors of the sector increased by 2,1%. For the whole of the year, the branch counts on a growth of ... more |
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F1 circuit of SPA - FRANCORCHAMPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tips & Tricks: Overview drawings in circular line grids in SCIA•ESA PT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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