Steel Calculator™ Software

Structural Engineering Calculation Software

A must-have engineering tool for efficient validation and optimization of steel columns and beams (American LRFD/ASD, Canadian S16).

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Steel Calculator™ Software

The Steel Calculator™ allows to quickly verify, design and optimize steel beams and columns. It is also an efficient validation tool to verify design results of specific elements of complex models. It eliminates the necessity of inputting analysis models or manually ensuring compliance with standard section requirements. The Steel Calculator™ is used as a standalone application or in combination with the GSE Steel program, part of the GSE (General Structural Engineering) software.

Streamline Verification and Optimization for Steel Beams and Columns

Explore the Steel Calculator™ software for expeditious validation and optimization of steel columns and beams. Additionally, it features a specialized tool to verify design results of complex models.

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An essential tool for structural engineers, enabling quick validation and optimization of steel columns and beams per American LRFD/ASD, Canadian S16, European Eurocode 3, and Indian IS 800 standards.

One (1) year subscription
Standalone license
One (1) user
Technical Support included
Windows PC only
Software license (Product Key)

$499.00 /year USD

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Why buying the Steel Calculator™ software?

The Steel Calculator™ software streamlines the verification process of steel beams and columns. It eliminates the necessity of inputting 3D analysis models and it is an efficient validation tool to quickly verify design results of specific elements of complex models.

The Steel Calculator™ software is an engineering tool developed by SAFI Structural Software. Established in 1986, SAFI is a technology-driven company designed to empower engineers to tackle complex structural challenges with ease. With a rich history of 38 years of continuous development, the Steel Calculator™ software stands as an example of innovation in the construction industry.

Highlighted Features

Powerful features

Powerful tool to verify, design and optimize steel beams and columns, compliant with American LRFD, ASD, Canadian S16, European Eurocode 3 and Indian IS 800 standards.
Efficient validation

Efficient validation tool to verify design results of specific elements of complex models.
Easy-to-use

Intuitive and easy-to-use engineering tool featuring automatic selection of sections.
Real-time visualization

Graphical interface to see in real time models, support conditions and loads.

Technical Specifications

Enhance your projects with precision and efficiency with the Engineering Steel Calculator™

Details key technical specifications, requirements, and standards.

Supported codes

American LRFD or ASD standards, Canadian S16 standard, the European Eurocode 3 or the Indian IS 800

Predefined models available

Predefined models available
Users can select an appropriate model from the numerous models available provided with the Steel Calculator™:
– Simple beams with common support conditions
– Continuous beams with up to four spans
– Cantilever beams
– Gerber beams
– Columns with offset loads with common support conditions

The input data consists of selecting a section shape and defining the basic loads, the design parameters and the geometric limits.The results of the Steel Calculator™ are summarized for each member and displayed on the screen, detailed reports are also available.

Computation Capabilities

The Steel Calculator™ can rapidly perform the computations for continuous beams and columns to carry one of the following tasks:
– Optimization according to weight to find the best section. A summary and a full analysis and verification report are available.
– All sections results, which is a table to present the behavior of the model for every section in the databases. The best section is indeed included in this table.
– Both a summary and a comprehensive analysis and verification report are available.

Standard CISC, AISC or European sections or parametric section shapes libraries created with the GSE General Structural Engineering software. Sections can be selected by users or by the program.

Required inputs: section types, basic loads, geometric limits and design parameters. To account for steel shape availability, the program can also perform verification on all section shapes of a given category.

Limit State Design Verification

Verification of the limit states design:
• Tension
• Compression
• Bending
• Shear
• Bearing (supports)
• Tension-Bending
• Compression-Bending

Design standards

Design standards
The steel standards with which the verification and optimization calculations are made must be selected. Users must define the combined loads for verification and design computations. The combined loads are automatically generated with the Steel Calculator™.

American Standards:
Limit States Design of Steel Structures
AISC 360-16 (LRFD)
AISC 360-10 (LRFD)
AISC-LRFD-99
Allowable Stress Design
AISC 360-16 (ASD)
AISC 360-10 (ASD)
AISC-ASD-89

Canadian Standards:
CSA S16-01
CSA S16-09
CSA S16-14
The CSA S136 standard is considered when the CSA S16 is not applicable. It occurs for Class 4 sections (slender sections).

European Standards:
Eurocode 3

Indian Standards:
IS 800-2007

Load calculations

• The various steel design parameters such as unbraced length, bending coefficients and second order effects coefficients can be customized to tune-up the model.
• Load combinations are created automatically by the program according to various codes such as the NBCC, BOCA, UBC, ASCE 7 and Eurocode.
• Load patterns for continuous beams can be carried out automatically by the program.
• Load combinations and load patterns can be customized to tune-up the models.
• Dead, live, wind, snow and seismic loads.
• Graphical tools are provided to validate the models, the section dimensions, and loads.
• Load combinations and load patterns can be customized to tune-up the models.
• Graphical tools are provided to validate the models, the section dimensions, and loads.

Comprehensive reports

• Verification and optimization results are available for a given model.
• Results for all possible sections that may be used for the given model can also be printed.
•Results summaries directly provided on the screen for each member of the model.
• Detailed report and executive report (critical values) as selected by users.
• Graphical or numerical visualization of results.
• Customized list of input data and results can be printed.
• All graphics and numerical results can be printed or copied to the clipboard for use by external programs.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

What is the Steel Calculator™ software used for?

The Steel Calculator™ software enables users to quickly verify, design and optimize steel beams and columns. It is also an efficient validation tool to verify design results of specific elements of complex models.

Who uses the Steel Calculator™?

The Steel Calculator is used by structural engineers, project managers, University researchers and professors, students, mechanical engineers, architects, structural technicians, estimators and designers, other members of the construction industry.

What if I need a more robust tool for 3D Structural Analysis and Design?

The Steel Calculator™ software is used as a standalone application or in combination with the GSE Steel – General Structural Engineering (GSE) software.

The GSE software provides the flexibility to work with Steel, Concrete, Wood and Aluminum.

GSE Steel is a 3D Structural Analysis and Design software offering the capability to design, analyze and optimize steel structures, including cold-formed steel members. It aligns with industry standards such as the American AISC 360 (LRFD and ASD), the Canadian CSA 16, the European Eurocode 3 and 4 and the Indian IS 800 design codes, as well as the AISI S100-16 and CSA S136-16 for the design of cold-formed steel members.

The GSE Steel application allows to verify and optimize steel members with standard sections and non-standard sections and the program designs or verifies the whole or a part of a structure using standard sections or parametric section shapes (over 40 shapes available).

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Steel Calculator™ Software

Structural Engineering Calculation Software

A must-have engineering tool for efficient validation and optimization of steel columns and beams (American LRFD/ASD, Canadian S16).