The Steel Calculatorâ„¢ 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.