STEEL CONNECTIONS DESIGN AND CHECK (STEEL
JOINTS), SOFTWARE PROGRAM C.S.E.
Steel Connections Software C.S.E.: standard and nonstandard steel
connections
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C.S.E. (CONNECTIONS STUDY ENVIRONMENT)
is a steel connection software (a structural analysis software), that is, a
software dealing with structural steel connections design, the design and check
of steel joints and steel connections of steel structures.
CSE is fruit of
a research begun in 1999 (see history page). It is a completely new solution to
the problem of steel joints and steel connections design, calculation, verification
and checking.
CSE is the only presently available program which is
able to apply structural checks to steel connections defined freely placing components
in 3D space (nonstandard steel connections),
that is allowing a true freedom of component positioning.
Of course
standard steel connections are also possible, via a typical connection database,
which may also be extended by users. Therefore CSE also manages pre-defined joints like other programs available in the market,
as for example: simple
connections and moment connections, FIN plate, flexible
end plate (FEP), double angle cleats (DAC), base plates, et cetera, like those
explained in SCI Green Books (SCI P207, SCI P212, SCI P358).
But... CSE may also checks steel connections freely
created by the user. See here a gallery of images.
Components may be defined in a general way thanks to an interactive graphic user interface which
lets the user place components where he/she wants. Objects may be rotated shifted,
cut, beveled, or modified according to user's needs (see
program card for a short overview).
Connections may be checked, finally, thanks to a very general and
flexible (fem) model that the program manages in the background. All
forces and moments are kept and properly transferred, you don't have to worry
anymore about that!
Not only. CSE is also able to learn from the user, if and when needed, new
checks to be executed automatically. However, due to the very general tools
embedded in the program, this need is not frequent.
CSE is a standalone program. However it is also interfaced with Sap2000 and to
Sargon. New interfaces are in the pipeline.
Using CSE you can check steel connections of complex structures in hundreds
or thousands load combinations. CSE checks automatically overlapping,
recognizes connections, joint topology and proper layouts (bolt spacing, minimum weld throat), and is able
to automatically execute all the computations needed to transfer internal forces
from the theoretical extremes of the members to their true, distributed joiner
points.
The program has a very wide set of checks, from
automatic fem modelling of components (including the single forces transferred
by joiners sub-components) to addition of user defined simplified checks
(via pre-defined variables and user variables).
Standard automatic
checks of joiners, cleats and members are available (net sections
automatic detection and verification, anchors, bearing
pressures, pull out, shear, block-shear, punching shear, no-tension one-side contacts, and much more).
Using CSE you can quickly design steel connections (using
fillet or penetration welds and bolts) of 2D and 3D structures and check them
to Eurocode
3 (EN 1993-1-8), IS 800 (Indian standard), USA AISC-ASD,
AISC-LRFD. Since units of measurement of interface
can be modified at any time as well as the output language, you can link with any
third party. All the relevant results can be got both graphically and via a text
file.
The links at the top of the page (see table at the top of the
page) deepen the different
features of the software package. They let you understand
what is, what does,
technical features, films recording use,
HTML guide,
lessons, tutorials,
the prices, demo, et cetera et
cetera.
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