Salient Enhancements

• Enhanced Graphical User Interface with better visualization in 3D

• Directly Read Architectural CAD Plans to create Structural Model

• Grid inputs made easy by reading directly from Excel sheet

• 6 Noded Triangular iso-parametric Shell Finite Elements introduced in STRUDS

• Free Mesh Generation to discretize model automatically including consideration of Level difference in Floor slabs (Like Sunk Slab)

•Stress Contours to visualize the behavior of Structure – Including Principal and Von Mises stresses

•Modeling of Industrial buildings with RC Frames and Steel Trusses in 3D

… Contd.

•Detail drawings enhanced and improved based on SP:16 and IS:13920 provisions

•Improved and enhanced Seismic load computations by Response spectrum (In case Floor considered as Rigid Diaphragm and In case of eccentricity in Center of Mass/Rigidity)

•Design & Detailing of Narrow width Beams improved

•Irregular Shaped Slab design improved (Redesigning and editing)

• Effect of Footing boundary conditions when Wide columns effect (Center of Column not matching Structural Node) taken into consideration is implemented

•Column ties design logic of T , L and Circular column improved

Salient Enhancements

Import of Architectural CAD drawings - first of its kind feature

Using this new feature, CAD drawing of Building Plan can be directly imported in STRUDS for generation of structural plan. Save substantial time in modeling the

structure. Higher accuracy in input.

Architectural import with all entities

All layers from original CAD drawings are available for display and can be made on/ off as required – The Structural Designer has Architectural Plan view in

the background

Tracing of imported Architectural Drawing

User can draw structural model by tracing entities from imported CAD Architectural Drawing

New easier option for generation of grid lines

New option added for grid line generation to import excel file data

Generation of grid lines by importing excel file data

Grid lines can now be generated by importing data from excel file. Substantially enhances the speed of creation of model using Grid approach.

Use grid lines to trace structural plan

Structural plan can be quickly created using the grid points

Finite Element Analysis of Slabs as shell element (Beta release)

Discretization of Surfaces using Intelligent Free Mesh Algorithm – 6 Noded Triangular Finite Elements

Considered

View Finite Element Analysis results in postprocessor

Contour Diagrams (Filled & Vector) are produced for All Stresses and Displacements With Value table. Colors are graded from Maximum to Minimum

Quick Modeling of Industrial Structures

User defined steel Plane Trusses can be modeled and placed on concrete frames

Shrinking effect at joints for better visualization

Minor Improvements / Fixation of Bugs

Preprocessor• Enhanced accuracy in report for contribution of columns in EQ resistance

Design• Matching of reports for analysis and design loads for shear walls subjected to

earthquake and wind loads.• Effect of boundary conditions as hinged / fixed at footing level while considering the

option ‘Consider stiffness at the center of column’, in the ‘column offset’ command. • Deflection control check for Steel Grade Fe550 improved in design of slabs.

Detailing• Proper directions of arrows indicating section lines for generation of beam cross section

drawings.• Display of dimensions in millimeters in DXF drawings for slabs, beams, columns and

footings for better graphics judgment.• Hooks at both ends for top bars and bottom curtailed bars in L/s of beams have been

added as per generally accepted detailing practice.• Enhanced and more accurate curtailment for bottom steel in beams.

• New provision to provide curtailment positions from support (values for ‘C’ and ‘D’) under 'Beam Detailing Parameter' dialogue box in beam design.

• Generation of Beam L/s DXF drawings considering effect of orientation of columns.• User defined control parameters for curtailment of top extra bars as per SP-16• Text annotation of Beam numbers improved in print option of Beam Plan layout

END OF RELEASE NOTES

Minor Improvements / Fixation of Bugs