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STRUCTURALLY LOVED BY ENGINEERS

BuildSoft

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ContentsIntroduction to BuildSoft

Products

Advantages

Trainings

Education

Diamonds

BIM Expert

PowerConnect

ConCrete

1•2•Build

Feature comparaison

Customer story

About BuildSoft

Contact

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F l e x ib i l i t y

Through a series of well-planned modules and the freedom of investement type, BuildSoft offers attractively priced solutions tailored to various customer needs. Any Diamonds and BIM Expert license easily be extended to comply with evolving design analysis requirements

Qu a l i t y

BuildSoft develops high-quality software solutions for structural design analysis. Our goal is to equip our cus-tomers with powerful tools that are easy to use through a highly intuitive user interface.

C on f iden c e

The BuildSoft team is committed to establishing a long-term relationship with its customers. A relationship in which you can count on our full attention and support. A relationship in which we use our professional expertise to act as a reliable and highly competent partner.

E x p er ien c e

The BuildSoft team stands for an extensive experience in structural modeling and analysis in general, and in the ap-plication of limit state design methods in particular. And it shows! Both our products’ functionality and the quality of our customer support reflect our high degree of engineering professionalism.

St r uc t ur a l de s ign an a l y s i s e x p er t s

BuildSoft offers you a unique blend of powerful easy-to-use products and excellent customer service. BuildSoft has an exclusive focus on structural design analysis software and has been a strong player on this market for more than 30 years. Working in very close cooperation with our customers, we offer them a truly extensive experience in structural modeling and design analysis.

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Products

Di am on d sDiamonds is an easy-to-use finite element software for the analysis and design of frames, beam grids, slabs, plates, rafts and complete 3D structures in steel, concrete and timber.Each Diamonds license can be extended with additional modules such as fire analysis, seismic analysis, moving loads, ...

BIM E x p er tBIM Expert is BIM software for exchanging analysis and drawing models between Diamonds, PowerConnect, Tekla Structures, IDEA Statica, SAP2000 etc...

P o w er C onn e c tPowerConnect is the perfect software for calculating quickly and easily different types of steel connections: moment connections, shear connections, column base connections and tubular connections.

C on C r e t eConcrete is an easy-to-use software for fast and efficient analysis of continuous concrete beams and the automatic generation of the associated reinforcement plan and cutting lists.

1•2• Bu i l d1•2•Build is the versatile tool to size beams and columns safely and accurately already in the early design phase, based on a minimum number of data. At any time, it will propose you the most optimal solution for your design projects.

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In c r e a s e d e f f i c ien c y

In spite of their power and completeness, our products remain easy to use thanks to an extremely intuitive user interface. Short learning curves are guaranteed. You will soon be assessing the impact of specific design changes on structural behaviour and use the available analysis results to optimize the economy of your designs.

F l e x ib l e in v e s t m en t s c h em e s

Our modular product concept will enable you to optimally fit our products to your application needs. You only pay for what you really need.

Whether you consider to purchase our products or whether you opt for our lease formula, you will always have access to a complete functionality set. At BuildSoft, we give you a free choice to select the investment model that you consider to be most convenient.

PURCHASE• perpetual license• one-time investment• updates (if with maintenance)• support (if with maintenance)

SUBSCRIPTON• license limited in time• recurring amount per 6 months• updates• support

LEASE• at the end perpetual license• purchase spread over 2 years• updates• support

P r o f e s s ion a l c u s t om er s upp or t

When purchasing a BuildSoft product, you can further augment the value of your investment through a maintenance contract. Main-tenance contracts entitle you - for the complete duration of the contract - to make use of following services:

• product support: a professional team will support you in the application of BuildSoft products and will answer any questions that you might have.

• product updates: you will have free access to updates for your licensed BuildSoft products, up to the most recent version avail-able.

• Internet service: access to the Downloads and Support section of the BuildSoft web site and buildsoftsupport.com.

Subscription and lease contracts will automatically entitle you to benefit from the above services for the complete duration of your contract.

Optionally you can choose for insurance against loss of your license key.

Advantages

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The BuildSoft products offer in general an intuitive working environment. Therefore, your learning curve is guaranteed to be short and expensive multi module training is completely unnecessary. Attending one of our training courses you will learn a lot of new things especially about how to use the software more efficiently, thus greatly increase your productivity. BuildSoft therefore provides a wide range of short courses, depending on your experience and needs.

Di am on d s t r a in in g sThese training courses are spread over the year and held at various locations.

INITIATION/INTRODUCTIONDuring this hands-on introduction course you will learn how to use Diamonds successfully for simple structural calculations based on Eurocodes. In just 4 hours you will become familiar with Diamonds by completing practical examples. You will be guided through eve-ry step of the way. Training is focused on the structural engineer, without any Diamonds experience.

• Cost per participant: free of charge• Duration: 4 hours

ADVANCED TRAININGDuring the advanced training you will learn to use Diamonds op-timally. The focus is on the calculation method and critical inter-pretation of results, based on solid examples. Advanced courses are aimed for the structural engineer who is already familiar with the practical use of Diamonds.

• Cost per participant: € 250 (VAT excl.)• Duration: 1 day

BuildSoft customers with a maintenance contract, lease or subscription participate free of charge. (1 entry per material module)

CALENDAR AND REGISTRATIONOn a regular basis we offer training on a specific theme, such as cold formed steel, steel connections, fire resistance analysis etc. These programs are always free for customers with an active maintenance contract, lease contract or subscription.

T h em e t r a in in g sOn a regular basis we offer trainings on a specific theme, such as cold formed steel, steel connections, fire resistance analysis etc. These programs are always free for customers with an active maintenance contract, lease contract or subscription.

C u s t omi ze d t r a in in gIf your training demand is so specific and specialized, it might be worthwhile to consider a customized training. Both content and approach are entirely adapted to the needs of your company and the participants, saving you valuable time and increasing your ef-ficiency. You can also determine the time and location. The training can be organized in your company or in BuildSoft offices. Contact us for rates and availability.

Trainings

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Education

Fr e e l i c en s e f or s t uden t s an d pr o f e s s or sThe building sector makes extensive use of BuildSoft software for structural analysis. BuildSoft gives students and professors free access to these programs. We strive to make our products complete and easy, but also inexpensive for educational purposes.

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P r o c e dur eAs a student or lecturer, you simply register on the BuildSoft website with your correct contact information. The registration counts as a license application. Once your application has been checked, you will automatically receive an email with your licence within a few working days.

C ampu s r a t e sWe offer special rates for network licences to be used on campuses.

Tr a in in g on c amp u sWould you like having people from BuildSoft to train your students in using the software? We will gladly come and explain it to them, using practical interactive sessions. The content is adapted to the training level of the students. Contact us for an appointment or more information at [email protected].

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Diamonds

De Kering, Lommel (BE) - Engineering office: Macobo, Tessenderlo (BE) - Architect: D&A architecten

Fast & accurate

Both the regular and the occasional user will be able to

translate structural design concepts into powerful analysis

models, allowing for inventive yet economical designs that

comply with current design standards.

User-friendly

Allowing for a fully transparent management of your struc-

tural design analysis models, Diamonds accommodates it-

self to your needs and preferences. Its highly intuitive and

versatile working environment enables you to do your job

with minimal effort.

SOFTWARE FOR ANALYSIS OF STEEL, CONCRETE AND TIMBER STRUCTURES

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F E AT U R E SGraphical definition of geometry using points, lines and sur-faces. Import of geometry model from DXF-file or directly from BIM Expert.

Cross-sections of beams and columns coming from on ex-tendable section library, based on parametric section types or a section completely definable by user. Modelling of floor-slabs, pre-slabs, mushroom slabs, orthotropic floor slabs, hollow-core slabs, ground beams, rafts, 3D structures ...

Transparent management of construction materials from within extendable material library.

Elastic or rigid supports, allowing for elimination of tensile or compression reaction forces. Releases at bar ends and plate edges using hinges.

Automatic calculation and manual definition of buckling & lateral torsional buckling lengths for bars or groups of bars.

Additional modules available for dynamic and seismic analy-sis, moving loads, fire resistance, calculation of steel con-nections etc.

1st & 2nd order analysisFirst order elastic analysis for statics with equilibrium check and possibility to take imperfections into account. Second-order static analysis with user-controlled accuracy level.

Reinforced concreteCalculation of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement according to Eurocode EN 1992 (including NAD) and national design standards.

Punching shear verification for plate elements and founda-tion slabs.

Analysis of cracked deformation and crack width for bar and plate elements taking into account theoretical and practical reinforcement quantities (possibly accounting for effects of creep).

Analysis of cracked deformation over time, taking into ac-count the actual load history and the effects of creep.

SteelVerification of cross-section resistance and elements (lat-eral torsional) buckling stability according to Eurocode EN 1993 (including NAD).

TimberVerification of cross-section resistance and elements (lat-eral torsional) buckling stability according to Eurocode EN 1995 (including NAD).

Analysis of deformation taking into the effects of creep.

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BIM Expert

Production hall and offices Van Dijk Transport, Kampen (NL) - Engineering office: Borreman Constructie Advies, Heerde (NL)

Always stand-by

The BIM Expert program is installed as a Windows service,

which makes it directly accessible from your modelling or

analysis software. This ensures a fast response to your

transfer requests.

Unique plug-in system

Every plug-in offers a complete solution to convert models

from and to the universal BuildSoft file format.

SOFTWARE FOR EXCHANGING BIM ANALYSIS AND DRAWING MODELS

Tekla and Tekla Structures are registered trademarks of Trimble Solutions Corporation.

IDEA STATICA is a registered trademark of IDEA RS s.r.o.

The CSI Logo®, SAP2000®, CSiBridge®, ETABS®, and SAFE® are registered trademarks of Computers &. Structures, Inc

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F E AT U R E SPermanent stand-by as a Windows service for the immedi-ate collection of transfer requests from various software programs. Transfer possibilities depend on installed plug-ins.

Synchronization of BIM models both locally and over net-work. Keep models available in a queue when the receiving party is absent.

Open API for creating your own BIM Expert plug-ins.

Diamonds plug-in and PowerConnect plug-inTwo-way link between BIM Expert and Diamonds. Conver-sion of geometry, orientations, conditions, supports, eccen-tricities and groups.

Two-way link between BIM Expert and PowerConnect. Con-version of loads, connection components (end plate, fin plate, haunch, ..) and stiffeners.

Automatic recognition of materials, cross-sections, nuts and bolts by using 1 shared BuildSoft database with librar-ies between BIM Expert, Diamonds & PowerConnect.

Tekla Structures plug-inTwo-way link between BIM Expert and Tekla Structures.Conversion of geometry, eccentricities, orientations, sup-ports and boundary conditions. Conversion of cross-sec-tions, materials via extensible mapping files between Tekla Structures catalogues and BIM Expert libraries.

Recognition and storage of different Tekla Structures con-nection components.

IDEA Statica plug-inOne-way link between BIM Expert and Idea Statica. Conver-sion of geometry, materials, eccentricities, orientations, loads. Conversion of cross-sections via extensible mapping

files between Idea Statica catalogues and BIM Expert librar-ies.

SAP2000 plug-inOne-way link between BIM Expert and SAP 2000. Conver-sion of geometry, eccentricities, orientations, insertion points, springs, load cases, load combinations, response spectra, etc. Conversion of materials and cross-sections via extensible mapping files between SAP2000 properties and BIM Expert libraries.

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PowerConnect

“Open House”, educational tool for students of Architecture at the University of Rotterdam - Architect: Academy of Architecture (NL) -

Client: University of Rotterdam (NL) - Structural engineer: M.J. Roos

photo © M.J. Roos

Intuitive

Within PowerConnect’s user-friendly environment, design

changes can be easily defined, enabling structural engineers

and steel contractors to test several designs in a short time

frame and finally go for the most optimal solution.

Powerful

PowerConnect’s strong solver capabilities enable you to

evaluate almost instantly the impact of design changes on

the connection’s design resistance and stiffness according

to Eurocode 3 or AISC.

STEEL CONNECTION DESIGN SOFTWARE

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F E AT U R E SOptimisation of bolt positions. Calculation of weld strength.

Fast identification of undersized and oversized components through colour-coding on connection geometry of each component’s level of exhaustion.

Creation of plan views including annotation. Export capabil-ity to DXF.

Limit state design of bolted and welded connections, in-tegrated with global limit state design of portal frames. Evaluation of model design stiffness diagram and feedback to Diamonds model for limit state design of structural steel frames.

Moment connectionsExtensive range of connection types: beam-column, beam- column-beam, beam-beam, column base, beam-beam with bolted plate on flanges and/or web.

Choice between wide range of stiffeners: end plate, end plate stiffener, web stiffener, backing plate, web plate, haunch, base plate with cramps, bolted plate on beam flange or web, connection angle, ...

Calculation of design resistance for bending moment, shear force, normal force and rotational stiffness for fully re-straint and partially restraind connections according to Eu-rocode EN 1993-1-8 , AISC-LRFD and IS800.

Shear connectionsExtensive range of connection types: beam-column, beam- column-beam, beam-beam with fin plate, flexible end plate or bolted angles.

Calculation of design resistance for shear force and normal force for shear connections according to Eurocode EN 1993-1-8 and AISC-LRFD.

Hollow structural section connectionsAnalysis of tubular connections of type T, Y, DY, X, K, N, KT & DK (circularn rectangular and I cross-section).

Calculation of axial force resistance and in- plane and out-of-plane bending moment resistance, according to Eurocode EN 1993-1-8 and AISC-LRFD.

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ConCrete

ConCrete

ConCrete designs continuous beams in reinforced concrete.

ConCrete Plus

ConCrete Plus creates automatically the reinforcement

drawings for beams calculated with ConCrete or Diamonds.

ConCrete List

ConCrete List generates the cutting list and summaries for

beams from ConCrete Plus.

SOFTWARE FOR DESIGN OFCONTINUOUS BEAMS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE

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F E AT U R E SExtremely attractive and comfortable user interface with floating toolbars, project navigation tree and interactive windows for definition of geometry, boundary conditions and loads.

Automated creation of loads combinations according to EC1 and national standards.

Static analysis of reinforced concrete beams, floor plates, ground beams and rafts.

Evaluation of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement requirements - according to EC2 and national standards. Evaluation of minimal and optimal cross-sectional dimen-sions.

Evaluation of cracked deformation based on required and/or actual reinforcement quantities, with allowance for creep effects.

Evaluation of minimum requirements on longitudinal rein-forcement in view of allowable crack width.

Automatic update of all analysis results upon the change of any design parameter.

Automated creation of design analysis report.

User-definable reinforcement parameters: bar diameter, number of bars per layer, elimination priority, ...Automat-ed translation of required reinforcement quantities into a practical reinforcement design.

Evaluation of reinforcement bar length considering trans-lation of moment diagram and anchorage length require-ments. Continuous or discontinuous reinforcement bars at support points. Straight or curved reinforcement anchors. Continuous or discontinuous reinforcement anchors.

Verification of cracked deformations and crack width based on actual reinforcement quantities.

Extensive number of annotation options. Automated creation of cutting list from reinforcement plan.

Export of reinforcement plan to CAD software for concrete design (through DXF or proprietary formats).

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1•2•Build

Model

Within 1•2•Build’s user-friendly environment, you sim-

ply draw a beam of frame structure on the screen. Next,

the model is completed graphically and interactively with

boundary conditions, permanent loads and variable loads.

Calculate

1•2•Build is the perfect tool for your day-to-day design

analyses and for the estimation of material quantities. At

any time, it will propose you the most optimal solution for

your design projects. 1•2•Build offers structural design ca-

pabilities for steel, concrete & timber.

SOFTWARE FOR PREDESIGN OF BEAMS, COLUMNS AND 2D FRAMES IN STEEL, CONCRETE OR TIMBER

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F E AT U R E SDraw geometry model directly on screen or import model through 2D DXF.

Elastic analysis of beams, columns and 2D portal frames & trusses for a combination of point and line loads. Available results: internal forces, elastic deflections, reactions and stresses.

Integrated loads descent capability for automated defini-tion of concentrated and uniformly distributed loads.

Reinforced concrete according to Eurocode 2 : • rectangular of circular cross-sections.• calculation of optimal longitudinal and transverse

reinforcement distribution.• reporting of concrete volume and reinforcement

weight.• creation of reinforcement plan & reporting of

concrete volume and total reinforcement weight.

Steel according to Eurocode 3 : • standard cross-section library, containing IPE,

HEA, HEB, HEM, L, T, U, W, circular and rectangular cross-sections.

• evaluation of most optimal cross-section.• reporting of total weight and painting surface.• verification of cross-section resistance and mem-

ber buckling stability.

Timber according to Eurocode 5 :• rectangular cross-sections.• evaluation of most optimal cross-section.• reporting of total timber volume.• verification of cross-section resistance and mem-

ber buckling stability.

Export of material quantities to spreadsheet.

Automatic re-analysis upon modification of model data.Automatic creation of analysis report.

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Feature comparisonDIAMONDS CONCRETE 12BUILD

GEOMETRYModelling 1D continuous beams

2D frames Vertical & horizontal plane

Vertical plane

3D frames *

Floors, foundations, walls & complete buildings *

Drawing Draw using input panel

Draw directly on the screen

Draw using coordinates

Draw using the structure wizard

Import Import of DXF-file

Import from BIM Expert

Supports Fixed supportsRx, Ry, Rz

Mx, My, Mz (3D)Rx, Ry

Mz (2D)Rx, Ry

Mz (2D)

Spring supports (point and line)

Soil layer profile (CPT / Ménard)

End releases Eccentricities & rigid links

Bar ends • Tie rods• Fixed/free• Value/function

Plate borders Fixed/free/value

Materials • Steel• Concrete• Timber• Expandable & editable library

Sections Parametric shapes

Random section generator (Section Utility)

Sections with variable heigth & width along axis

Library • Basic library shapes• Expandable & editable library

Table Adaptable data in table

Overview volume used materials

Overview weight practical reinforcement

LOADSLoad groups Number of load groups unlimited 50 8

Load directions for point, line, surface & moment loads XYZ (3D) Y (1D) XY (2D)

Loads descent

Load types Wind generator simple

Snow generator simple

Thermal load (global or gradient) on bars/surfaces

Fire load (through fire curve)

Seismic load (through spectrum)

Dynamic load

Moving loads

Combinations Automatically generate load combinations

Manually make load combinations

Combinations over time

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DIAMONDS CONCRETE 12BUILD

RESULTSAnalysis 1st order static analysis

2nd order static analysis (+ global imperfections) *

Modal analysis (incl. seismic & dynamic analysis) *

Fire resistance analysis for steel & concrete *

Representation Results for each load group

Results for each combination

Envelope results

Detailed window with results

Table Results on different bars

Detailed results for each bar

DESIGNStandards Eurocodes with national annex

National standards

Concrete Calculation of theoretical required reinforcement *

Punching shear check

Practical reinforcement Practical reinforcement proposal / sketch

Practical reinforcement design for plates

Buckling lengths • Calculation of buckling lengths• Manually adjust buckling lengths

Determine optimal section automatically

Deformations Calculation of cracked deformation and cracking widths

Take creep into account

Calculation of the deformation over time

Steel Resistance and stability check (unity check) *

Buckling lengths • Calculation of buckling lengths• Manually adjust buckling lengths

Lateral Torsional Buckling lengths

• Defining LTB supports• Manually adjust the LTB lengths

Determine optimal section automatically

Connections Haunch in global analysis

Link with PowerConnect *

Fire resistance analysis Optimisation of intumescent paints

Timber Resistance and stability check (unity check) *

Buckling lengths • Calculation of buckling lengths• Manually adjust buckling lengths

Lateral Torsional Buckling lengths

• Definition of LTB supports• Manually adjust LTB lengths

Determine optimal section automatically

Deformations Take creep into account using kdef

GENERALReporting Report generator

Export Export to DXF-file

Export to ConCrete Plus-file

Export to BIM Expert

Extensions * via additional modules

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Customer story

Stedec (part of VK Engineering)Stedec is a firm for structural engineering, specialized in developing and calculating building structures in concrete and steel. Stedec is one of the most important firms for structural engineering in West Flanders and each year Stedec is responsible for the structure of buildings with a total value of over 300 million Euros in the inland as well as in foreign countries.

Nowadays, a structural engineering is an important participant in the building process and in the building team. In cooperation with the project manager, the architect and general contractor, we always look for the most economic and optimal structural solution for each building. Because of the tight schedules and completion periods becoming shorter and since there is a lack of qualified con-struction workers, an integrated precast structure is the only solution. From the start, Stedec develops the most efficient precast structure for residential buildings as well as for office buildings.

From this point of view, Stedec provides not only the common structural engineering, but also studies where the formwork plans already take into account an execution in precast concrete. Furthermore, Stedec has the know-how to make production drawings of precast concrete elements, which can directly be implemented into the production process of the precast manufacturer. We can also adapt and optimize existing studies of structures in situ into a fully precast structure.

A BIM-model becomes the more and more important in construction. Stedec has the necessary know-how and software to be a full partner in de BIM-process of each project.

Structural engineering office Stedec was founded in 1985 by Koenraad Coelus, and has been acquired since 1 january 2018 by VK Engineering, part of the group VK Architects & Engineers.

BuildSoft customer since 1989

BuildSoft software• Diamonds• PowerConnect• ConCrete• 12Build

ContactStedecMoorseelsesteenweg 7,8800 Roeselare (BE)

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The iconic Baelskaai 12 residential tower in Ostend is the first re-alization within Bouwgroep Versluys’ and CFE’s New Waterfront City housing project. The building is a design of CONIX RDBM Architects and has been built by MBG. New Waterfront City follows the trend seen in many European cities to transform old ports into trendy residential and working areas.

“Baelskaai 12 is the first high-rise building of that size and complexity for which we used BuildSoft’s Diamonds software to do the structural design analysis in 3D,” Koen Coelus starts off. “Every floor of this 48-meter high tower building is unique. The concrete load-bearing walls stagger from one level to the next, while some of the post-tensioned concrete floors cantilever 6 meter to realize the ‘living outdoor’ terraces that offer a unique view of the sea, the dunes and the port of Ostend. And two cantilevering outdoor swimming pools are the icing on the cake. Without the use of 3D structural analysis software, it would have been impossible to perform a reliable loads descent or to calculate stresses in the concrete walls.”

“But that was not the only reason why we used the Diamonds struc-tural analysis software during this project,” Maarten Vervaet adds. “Because of the highly asymmetric design, we also had to carefully manage the differences in elastic shortening on both sides of the building. Because of these differences, even the permanent loads in-duce important horizontal deformations of the entire building struc-ture. The calculation of these deformations made it imperative to perform a 3D structural analysis.

And finally, the 3D structural analysis also enabled us to deal smooth-ly with any changes in the design as requested by either the architect or the owners of the apartments, such as pairing two adjacent apart-

ments or shifting load-bearing walls. During all our high-rise building projects, we have repeatedly seen that the ability to iterate the design has become critically important. Thanks to 3D structural analysis, we can respond quickly to any requests that come forward.”

“Although our project portfolio includes a wide range of building structures, this high-rise building is typical of how we think and work,” Koen Coelus concludes. “Since 1985 I have seen the construction industry change dramatically. It is only by staying alert to these changes that Stedec NV has become what it is today. Opening up new horizons, that’s what matters to us. Or maybe it is more appropriate to say: opening up new skylines?”

Opening up new skylines with project ‘Baelskaai’

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BuildSoft is a Belgian company specialized in software solutions for the structural design analysis of buildings and the calculation of structures in reinforced concrete, steel and timber. BuildSoft develops specialized calculation software according to the latest Eurocode, American and many local standards. We highly invest in the user-friendly and intuitive quality of our analysis software. The software is meant for structural engineers, architects, contractors and building companies.

U s er-f r ien d l yStarted in 1989 with the software ConCrete for continuous beams in concrete, BuildSoft has developed several time-saving pro-grams. From the beginning, the usability was a key feature. With the increased capacities of the computers, the BuildSoft products have evolved from a 1D program to the powerful and reliable 3D finite element software Diamonds.

V IP s upp or t“Our unique mix of power, usability and service, appeals to the customers. We give you answers to your questions. Because we have a wide technical expertise on structural analysis and Eurocodes” , says Geert Goossens, CEO of BuildSoft.

Wor l d w ideBuildSoft continues to innovate and invest in powerful user-friendly analysis software. The BuildSoft software is being used today in over 50 countries. With the help of resellers in Southern-Europe, Scandinavia, South America, India, Middle East and China, there are over 4000 BuildSoft licenses in use. For example, with a product like PowerConnect, for steel connection design, BuildSoft distin-guishes itself from the market with both simplicity and performance and draws new customers worldwide.

R e f er en c e sExamples of projects calculated with BuildSoft software and a complete list of our customers (engineering offices, contractors, governments and education) can be found on our website:http://www.buildsoft.eu/en/references

In numb er s

30 75%2000 3000

customers use BuildSoft software

in more than 60 dif-ferent countries

years of experience in structural design analysis and design

codes

licenses in use with customers

of the Diamonds customers have a

maintenance or sub-scription contract

student registra-tions every year for a free educational

license

4 000

About BuildSoft

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Contact

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Europe

S p a inConstrusoft S.L.C/ Doctor Vila no. 3, Planta Baja ES - 08740 Sant Andreu de la Barca T +34 936327350 [email protected]

P or t ug a lConstrusoft LdaEstrada do Paco do LumiarCampus do Lumiar – Edif DPT - 1649-038 LisboaT +351 21 421 85 74 [email protected]

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P o l an dSzansaul. Chryzantemowa 5PL - 43-300 Bielsko-BiałaT +48 33 307 01 95

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C h in aShanghai Co-base Steel StructuralRoom 1601-1603, JiaLuoGongLu 368, CN - 201800 Shanghai JiadingT +86 21 54 15 01 02 [email protected]

In d i a - In don e s i a RamCaddsys ChennaiN 10, 7th Avenue, AshoknagarIN - 600083 ChennaiT +91 44 24 89 85 32 [email protected]

S in g ap or eRamCaddsys Singapore190 Middle RoadSG - 188979 SingaporeT +65 68 26 10 32 [email protected]

AfricaI s r ae l Cubus Engineering Software IsraelRozen str. 8IL - 43211 Ra’anana (Tel Aviv)T +97 29 74 89 713 [email protected]

B en inDjaouley Ingénieurs Conseils03 B.P. 4292BN - 4292 Cotonou

[email protected]

Bur und i - C on goAGGLOBU2-3, Avenue des UsinesBU - Bujumbura

T +257 22.29.05 [email protected]

Middle-East

Asia

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