Structural Engineering Software Programs Used In The Industry
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- Discover the top structural engineering software programs used in the structural engineering building industry.
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What structural engineering software do you use?
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Just Sap 2000 and Etabs 🙏😀
Do yoh recomend some new Software
Just putting it out there ... Midas Gen, Midas Civil and they have a bunch of stuff to even do Geotechnical designs like Midas Soilworks Midas GTS for member design there is Prokon. just one software that we use other than the ones you mentioned
Autodesk robot structural analysis and strand7
Hi Mat. I used to work in the structural engineering field back in1983 and 1984, as a design engineer. Wow, have things changes! We did all calculations by hand and used the steel and concrete codes for design guidelines. We did drawings by hand which was slow.
Ofcourse that would have been much much slower, but I bet that must have been too much fun! With extensive use of such softwares people are now not able to visualize properly and understand the force flow and behaviours. I think so much dependency is more a bane than a boon!
Excel the most useful tool in civil engineering
Agreed
ms excel??
But if i gotta deal with gis survey data i use python. More flexible than excel.
I USED EXCEL IN STRUCTURAL DESIGNED & I MADE THE PROGRAM IN EXCEL..DON'T USED THE SOFTWARE IF YOU DID'NT KNOW THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
Mat Picardal
I’m a civil engineer but not strong with excel. Do you recommend any videos?
Great Video. We use so many programs but it all depends on what projects we have and how specialized we become in our careers.
I was and offshore structural engineer for 15 years and we used SACS for all our steel structure design. The oil and gas industry is dominated by SACS. We also used many excel and mathcad sheets for local member designs and Abacus for FEA modeling when we had a really challenging thing to look at that traditional software couldn’t handle.
It takes a long time to become good with software and we can never forget to check ourselves with the basics that we learned in school. Structural programs are amazing but one character in the input file of many thousands can totally change the behavior of a structure and that can equal to misrepresentation of it.
Now the fun part. Structural software can be very expensive and a burden for a company to have lots of it. This is one of the challenges being a SE and we have to know how to do these problems by hand because fancy software is not always going to be available. Do not watch this video then relax in school because you think software is going to so it all for you. You must have a good understanding of the fundamentals so when the program produces a erroneous result you recognize it.
Also, just like when Microsoft or Apple does and update then messes up and then comes another update. Structural software is the same.
I use Ideastatica(for steel connections), Etabs(for buildings), Robot structural(liquid reteining structures), SAP2000(for coldformed systems), SAFE(for shallow foundations), and RAM Connections (for steel connections). Greetings from Nicaragua.
Thanks for sharing Tony!
Staad Pro for analysis + Fitzroy Scale for design is what I use....Might seem tedious but you get to appreciate the Design processes
Thanks for the share! Great to see what other engineers are using!
SAP2000, ETABS, Autodesk Robot, Sofistik, Scia, Abaqus, Tekla. Most of them are widely used across Europe. Till now I have tried the first 3 for my undergraduate studies and I am planning to learn Sofistik or Scia to combine them with my master's dissertation. Keep up the good work on your videos Mat !!!!
Thanks for sharing Giorgos!
I mainly use ETABS and SAP200 for building analysis. Excel for member design. Filipino Civil Engineer here 😊
Awesome thanks for sharing! What building codes do you use in the Philippines?
@@MatPicardal NSCP 2015
Hello engr, why you choose to design on manual rather to design on software straight?
NSCP 2015 Based on ACI 318 and AISC
Mahal kita
Excellent comprehensive summary.
Super cool that you work at DCI. Two of my three company owners used to be Principal Engineers at DCI, I've learned a ton from them. I have used pretty much all the same programs as you and maybe that's why haha
I'm in the oil and gas industry working for an owner and so I don't generally need software that can do entire buildings. I use RISA3D, RISAFoundation, Dimensional Solutions (great for reinforced concrete), Caesar II (for pipe), Struware -CodeSearch (it's like ASCE7 and the IBC in Excel format for determining loads... Highly recommend... Super cheap), HILTI PROFIS and RISAConnection. RISA can do some FEA too so thats pretty nice.
Thanks for sharing Lisa! Great to see what other engineers are using, especially if they are in a specialty field like the oil and gas industry.
Etabs-for stability, shearwall, column and beam design.Steel design
Safe for floor and foundation design.
Autocan and BIM for drawings!
Thanks for sharing Julius, great to see what other engineers are using!
@@MatPicardal are these programs big in the US?
@@MatPicardal do you need structural engineer sir Mat? Im from the Philippines
Please do a video on end releases vs boundary conditions and weak axis and strong axis bracing. I get all this very confused and it’s very important getting this right in design software.
Hi #MatPicardal I like structural engineering, I'm Civil Engineer. This topic about Structural Softwares is amazing, because I didn't know all alternatives that you showed. Congratulations for this information for all us! Greets from Quito-Ecuador!
Thanks Roberth! Greetings!
Very informative..keep up the good work!!!..looking forward to more
Thanks for the support Len!
Very good info. Personally, I heavily rely on Revit Structural packet, also Hilti for footings. Definitely interested in checking out RAM concepts and PT slabs. For connections, I have actually been using FEA from inventor and fusion, since you can easily import 3d joint model back into Revit as part of joint family.
Thanks for sharing and your insights Victor, really interesting to see what other engineers are using in the industry!
Adding this comment to appreciate your effort on this video. You discussed the use and power of the softwares well. You even gave the alternatives for some. Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience!
I am currently trying to learn Staad Connect. Will try aome of these softwares after.
Mostly SAP2000 for analysis, but I'm trying to introduce Robot to my office. Lots of spreadsheets programming, but this requires a lot of time if you have a different condition so you have to adjust the spreadsheet to make it work.
Revit is my go to for modeling and drawing, once you get used to it your productivity increases a lot, especially when preparing construction plans.
I have never heard of bluebeam revu but it looks incredibly intuitive and that's great to communicate with steel contractors or so, to make sure that your design is clear to everyone.
Thanks for the video
Thanks for sharing Fernando, I've heard of Robot, haven't been able to use it extensively, how's it working for you and the buildings you're designing?
@@MatPicardal it is a long process because my boss is so used to SAP2000 and I'm still learning robot, but from what I understand you can easily communicate between Revit and robot so changes on each model should be reflected in the other.
Still SAP2000 is pretty useful because it now has integrated the Costa Rican Seismic Code so we can easily change response spectrums according to the project without importing from a file and making sure that the txt format is correct (the decimal separator is a pain to deal with if a computer has a different setting)
Great video! I use Etabs for analysis and every design of the elements even the slabs(at least for buildings) safe for foundations and sap2000 for structures in general. At work we trying to get into robot structures because its interaction with revit but we still testing. On the other way, it will be great talking about prices too because all we know that these softwares are expensive and it is not easy for some offices (at least in my country).
Thanks for sharing Andre, great to hear from other engineers. Let me know your experiences with Robot when you get a chance, it seems interesting. Haha, yes, software prices are definitely a thing for any firm, they seem to keep going up and up.
thank you for sharing. may i ask you is it enough for me to learn robot Instead of learn sap ,safe and etabs . i am still student and i want to learn analysis software from now i already learn rivet as structural modeling. i am asking you because when i ask some one about this, he said that i have to learn safe, etabs and asp as ones . thanks
@@salehomarsalehbazyad6614 yes of course robot is enough to do all work, specially for detailing. I am working on robot since 2016
all doubts in my mind are cleared after watched your videos.Thank you for the information.
Glad I could help!
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Hi, i'm new to your channel and the content is great! Studying civil engineering i have seen a huge complain: the lack of options in open source software for structural analysis. Seen some source codes as Code Aster and FreeCad FEM Module and i would like to see what's your take on the topic.
Hello Mat! I've been waitching tons of your structural videos and learned alot from it. Thank you so much and keep up the good work! 😊
Quick question, where do you live in the Philippines?
Thanks Jez! I live in California south of the Los Angeles area. I was born in the Philippines though, fortunate enough that my parents took me to the US when I was very little.
Its nice to see someone else in the area (I'm in Irvine, CA myself) with seemingly identical experience/exposure to product types. I'm working primarily in high density housing right now. Up to 6 levels of wood over up to 3 levels of concrete. Just getting into running all the PT and punching shear on both the podium & mat slab using custom spreadsheets as well as ADAPT's PT/RC program. In the future, we'd like to move into using Adapt Builder and model the entire concrete portion of the structure - a huge hurdle to get over, to say the least! On another note, have you considered making a video of the other complications we engineers go through: architectural, mechanical, plumbing & electrical coordination. Coming to an agreement with all the other subs on location of soffits for ducts and plumbing as well as placement of electrical panels, etc.
Kevin Shannon
We do multi-family projects as well, been using Builder and ADAPT-PTRC for many years. Yeah builder is quite the learning curve! It's much better than it used to be for sure, but still a bit buggy. If you haven't had the need to switch over yet, maybe wait one more year or use one job as a test job to start some momentum. I'd say I'm faster in builder now than even PT-RC, but to get to that point took a lot of practice and headache!
Hy! greetings from Brazil!
Im civil Engineering student and here in Brazil a very popular software for general design and structural analisys is the ALTO QI EBERICK. We have another one called TQS for general design and structural analisys too. REVIT is very popular here too, a lot of architects and civil engineers use it.
Thanks for sharing Rafael!
Hello Engr. Mat picardal, I make use of Orion for my Structural design, and looking forward to also improving myself by learning some more. Good job mat.
Great video. I've been involved in some very tall and difficult cold-formed steel designs, and I trust the RSG software much more than I trust the Simpson software. This is an anomaly for me as I trust all things Simpson usually, but cold-formed steel is intense and can buckle in a million ways. The Simpson software just feels too much like a black box.
Thank you for this video. I am a Civil Engineer and planning to specialize in Structural Engineer. Your videos are very informative and helpful. Please continue posting videos as this well help a lot of aspiring Structural Engineers like me to continue with this path.
You should give example videos for designing a structure on E tab & RAM
Very nice video, very useful content! Thank you!
I pretty much use all of those programs, except for the concrete slab design. My firm’s managers don’t delegate that type of work very often. We use spreadsheets for beam design but I am interested in trying out the member design software you mentioned.
I am young Civil Engineer from India and I use Staad Pro/Etabs for Structural analysis and Design. Revit for Modelling of structure. Staad Foundation, SAFE and SAP 2000 for different elements like Foundation and Slab. Excel Sheet for any particular element design. For steel design I prefer either Staad or ETABS. AutoCAD for Drafting purpose. Also CSI Bridge, and MX Road for Bridge and Road works
Eu utilizo muito o SAP2000. Me atende perfeitamente.
i use autocad and staad pro most and also etabs my question to you is i recently go a macbook pro and can i use all these softwares on mac system
Mat, great video! I use a lot of different software but we predominantly use bluebeam to sketch as well. Your set of Tool Chest at 14:44 looks like it has everything! Did you get that off from somewhere?
Thanks Marcel, those are custom tools, but look around the Bluebeam forums, their might be some weld/steel tool sets floating around.
@@MatPicardal saw this reply 1 year later haha!
Thanks for all the information.I have two questions, how many of these softwares you learned at undergraduate level? and do you get time to work on structural research?
I mostly use Oasys GSA for building analysis and Oasys AdSec for concrete section checking; Excel and Python for general calculations and scripting
The company I work for only has staad pro and etabs...these are the only one I can learn.
Hi Mat.
I am grateful that you had the time to make this video. Can you provide me with any reference about how to write a scientific research. Thanks again
Unfortunately, I'm not a great resource for that. I haven't been involved in much thesis/scientific research work.
Thats great. Thanks for sharing
Sir I've tried to try to use etabs to solve my previous seatwork in structural analysis using portal frame method, and etabs have generated smaller shear,axial and moment values compared to my manual solutions. Sir, I hope on your next video you'll be solving some easy 2d frames and show to us the generated values using etabs and using manual solution.
Hi Mat - Quick question, I recently joined a small residential structural engineering firm. We basically just inspect existing issues within homes and recommend improvements (cracks in block foundation walls, improper framing, over-spanned beams, undersized or under supported beams, small exterior deck designs etc..). It's a bit of a niche area and since we're not typically analyzing or designing an entire home from scratch, what do you think is the best software to use? We draft our own floorplans and callouts in autoCAD. I'm assuming Forte looks like a good option for member sizing etc.. Any other recommendations?
Hey mat this video left me a little scared u listed of this many softwares and I have heard like 4-5 of them, but THANKS for the information, looks like I have a lot to learn now.
Lots to learn! Don't worry, you'll learn them eventually. It may not even be that many depending on the firm you end up in. More importantly, learn how to check what the software outputs to you. If someone asks you, how do you know those outputs are correct or reasonable? Then you should have some idea/backcheck. This could be checking base shear by hand, simple tributary load take downs by hand, checking mode shapes, checking bending/shears/moments by hand or simpler software, comparing to similar projects, etc.
@@MatPicardal thanks mat, your content is really useful.
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Hi Matt! Thank you for the video
I would like to ask you about general sectional analysis software. In Europe we use Fagus (from Cubus family) mostly, but the problem is that it doesn't have AASHTO, ACI, AISC, etc codes implemented and I'm getting a lot of US projects lately. Do you recommend a good sectional analysis software? Preferably one with good output graphs for stresses and deformations (ULS failure picture, SLS situation, cracking control, composite behaviour, etc)
Thank you!
We use etabs, midas, local software pkpm and yjk in China. Pkpm and yjk are like automatic miniature camera, so easy to use for most common structures.
Great Video man! I've been searching for the same video for many years. Now you answered all my questions in one video, thank you so much. But you mentioned several softwares! Do you use all of them to structural design? I mean is there a software for all those applications you explained about?
Thanks Amir,
It's a lot of software, yes, but I don't use all the ones I mentioned and it will depend on the firm that you work in. For example, some firms may use ETABS for almost everything including gravity/lateral analysis and design, while other firms may prefer using ETABS only for analysis, and import those results in another software.
As a new engineer, don't worry too much if you're not familiar with the software, you'll eventually learn how to use it. I'd be more focused on asking yourself this important question after using a software you're not familiar with: "How do I know the results that (insert software program) is giving me look right?"
Learn how to create your own gut checks, this could be in the form of checking the base shear by hand and comparing it, checking to see if the bending/shear moments look right, doing a simple hand calculation and comparing it to the computer results, checking the results in another software program, looking at other projects that are similar and seeing if you're getting similar sizes, etc.
@@MatPicardal Hi, thanks for your response. It was helpful. ❤
We all are waiting for your next videos ...
General Building: ETABS
General Analysis: SAP2000
Steel: STAAD Pro
Concrete: Midas Design+
Anchors: Hilti Profis
Retaining wall: ASDIP Retain
Wood: Tekla Tedds
Coldformed: CFS
Mark-up drawings: Foxit Phantom
BIM: Revit (not used)
awesome video...very informative.
Funny how I've been using Bluebeam for year now and I just found out you can draw in it as well haha!
Thanks Mat
What??? How !?
Drawing with a stylus?
@@MatPicardal Using predefined shapes in the Tool Chest. Although I checked today and I realized that your Bluebeam has more engineer oriented shapes like the I-section and the section cut tag that you showed. Are those part of a plugin?
@@neli8892 I've just never had the need to use such functions in the way suggested by Mat ,that is, to help a drafter understand what I need. I do all of my own drafting once the drafter sets up the plans so that could be part of the reason haha
StaadPro for steel design, ORION for reinforced concrete works and excel for structural elements.
Sir also do video on the career opportunity for civil engineers when compared to engineers ( especially software engineer )
in Brazil we use TQS, SAP 2000 and Eberick
as a structural engineer in Botswana (africa), i used AutoCad & Prokon. i recently start learning Etabs, it is easier and user friendly but i am still struggling interpret its results
Thanks for the comment! Yes, ETABS takes a while to interpret, even then, at least in the U.S., we still have to watch out for some of the outputs/data it doesn't get right all the times. Always be aware of the black box.
Hi. This is Flamur, thanks for the guides Mat-e.
Glad I could help!
I use MidasGen, Design+, CSICol, Ram Connection, PLS-CADD, TOWER, PLS-POLE
Thanks for sharing Ian! Great to hear what others are using!
thank you. very informative.
Great!! I only know fews...
Hoping that you'll do some tutorials from at least one of those softwares 😁
Thanks, considering it!
In Venezuela, Etabs/SAP2000/Safe are mainstream, also Robot Structural Analysis; but in some Universities you can find Staad pro and ram connections; nevertheless this trend has changed over time because of the emergence of other software and client/architects requirements; as for today I can safely say that it varies with the structural design firm, in my case: Etabs/Safe for RCC structures/slabs/shallow foundations and steel structures, Lpile for deep foundations, Etabs/Tekla Tedds for cantilevered retaining walls, Robot Structural Analysis for pre qualified steel frame connections, Idea Statica for non conventional steel frame connections, Revit/Naviswork for BIM and Autocad for drawings.
And on the personal side, I'm looking forward to learn Tekla Structures and Midas Gen
Thanks so much for sharing! Great to see what others are using!
AxisVM, Etabs, Plaxis AE, for analysis and Nemetschek Allplan for drawing, but of course I use excell and SMath as well.
Anyone knows what programs would be suitable to work with where concrete is heavily used instead of steel (like in the gulf area)? Thank you for the video and I’m glad civil engineers have a channel like yours
BIM Revit is the future. Get to know it.
Being a Geot I use SlopeW, Plaxis, Wallap and VDisp.
Thanks for sharing! Great to see what other engineers are using.
We are mostly using Revit, Robot Structural analysis and advance steel.
Thanks for comment! Great to hear, been hearing Robot a lot lately.
wood too!
Staad pro is widely used in middle east for steel structure members and connection design
Visual Analysis 12 for beam design
RAM Concept for concrete slab, especially for PT slabs
RAM Structural Systems and TEKLA Structural Systems for building design
REVIT for drawings
Excel Spreadsheets for pretty much everything else
Thanks for sharing Darren! Great to see what other engineers are using!
In the Philippines, especially in Cebu, most of them are using ETABS or SAP2000. But if you go south (Mindanao), only STAAD.pro is widely known, even in the academe. Don't know much about in the north though.
Thanks for sharing Joel! Good to know what other engineers are using!
In france its mostly Autodesk- Robot Stutural Analysis, Revit and Cbs Pro
Thank you so much
Thanks for the share! Great to see what other engineers are using.
Thanks for sharing your klownedge!As a School project I am working on a program for optimizing the design of reinforced concrete beams, right now it's just based in bending moment criteria. Do you think it could be useful?
P.D. More specifically in Highway bridge structures, there is also NSBA's LRFD SIMON, used for steel I-shaped plate girders. Great video, very useful!
Depends on the firm, because firms already have a lot of software/spreadsheets that does this type of thing. I'm not too familiar with the bridge industry though. But there's a lot of things in automation, such optimization in BIM, such as Revit, Grasshopper, Dynamo, etc that firms are looking for.
@@MatPicardal Thank You! Your videos are very useful for students like me, hope one day I will be a successful structural engineer
Thanks for your sharing, hope you alway good to make more video,
From Vietnam
Appreciate the support Dat!
RISA 3D for masonry
ETABS for concrete and steel design
Revit structure for steel and concrete detailing
Thanks for sharing!
i was using robot for the genral structure analysis at first then i discovered etabs safe and sap2000 that i'm using now for that because its waaaaay easier to exploit the info they gave and faster , i only use robot for beams put the loads see if the beam is good and do the reinforcement there
Hi Mat, i used Tekla in Turkey for steel structure design. I need to learn ETAB. Am now back to my county which is Niger
I am still in college, the software that I have learned is SAP2000, StaadPro, Autodesk Robot, and i will learn others software as long as i can
You forgot “woodworks” for wood. Does members, connections, shearwalls, and load take downs. Also, NCMA has a pretty easy to use program for most masonry members.
Thanks for sharing Kevin! Great to see what other engineers are using.
Wonderful man
Hi Mat very useful video
Could you please also suggest where can structural engineer get certified courses of the structure softwares you mentioned in the video?
Great vlog Mat and great content on your channel... absolutely what the industry needs! Take a look at SMD Elements® Design Software, it enables you to carry out complex slab or roof designs using SMD products. We are based in the UK but have worldwide coverage ... Let us know your thoughts!?
I worked in one of cement industries in Indonesia, for the last line project. CAD one is priority but I think I had to learn more than autocad such as revit or other programs.. Do you agree that revit is good enough software for all of problem design in industry????
Hey Mat, I’m a undergraduate structural engineering student right now and it looks like I don’t know a lot of the softwares that you have mentioned about. Do you know if there are any online courses out there that I can take to learn how to use those softwares? Thanks 😊
As concrete engineer
I use mainly etabs,spcolumns and revit
I dont think that i used softwares other than those
Thanks for sharing! Great to see what other engineers are using.
Mat. in showing Bluebeam you used some custom elements from the tool kit to add some notes/details to the drawings. Is there a downloadable tool kit that contains these elements (bolt, steel members etc..) I'm familiar with many aspects of bluebeam but have not made much use of the Tool chest. Went looking at the downloadable files from Bluebeam but they don't seem to have any "structural" specific tool sets.
Those are custom, but try looking around in the Bluebeam forums, there was a decent steel and welding toolkit a few years back I found.
Another very useful software is prokon. Very easy and effective to use for analysis and even design even steel joint design
Thanks for the share!
Nice video, what are your thoughts on robot structural?
I use SAP2000, Etabs, RAM Connection, autocad, sketchup (for 3D view) and MS excel
Awesome, I've used those as well!
Wht is the difference between etabs and sap2000
Great Video thank you. Could you please tell me the best softwares for Auto Structural detailing...
Thanks a lot Mat, how do you think about PROTA SRRUCTURE?
Great job
15:24 Okay phew. I was worried Revit wasn't going to be mentioned.
I've used it for club projects for a few years in high school and got certified so it, aside from AutoCAD, is the only Civil program I'm familiar with. (Though I made a very basic house model in SolidWorks my first year in high school, many lessons were learned)
My neither my high school nor university has done anything with ETABS or worksheets though.
For a beginner which general software is the best for design and analysis for 2-7 storey building or residential?
Hi Guys. "XTRACT" is a very simple and powerful tool that allows you to do all kind of sectional analyses such as: P-M interaction diagrams, capacity 3D surfaces ( for any type of columns) and moment-curvature analysis to model plastic hinges that can be easily exported to Excel and then imported to softwares such as SAP 2000 or ETABS to perform Push-Over analysis when using performance based design approaches. It is mainly used in the bridge design industry but I think it has useful applications for buildings as well.
Thanks for sharing Alex! I briefly used XTRACT during my graduate studies at UC San Diego, and it was definitely a powerful software.
Thanks for the video Mat. Currently, I use Eurocode (European Standard), and Autodesk software (Revit, Robot structural analysis, not ETABS or other programs) to maintain annoying export and import problems between programs. But the question is, now in 2020, is Robot Structural Analysis an actual software like ETABS? or is it worth studying ETABS?
Haven't had enough experience with Robot, but software is just a tool, there's lot's of varieties and is highly dependent on the industry/firm. If I can learn one software, I can learn any software, at least that's my attitude and how I market myself.
Unless you're specifically trying to position yourself as a [specific software] specialist. For example, you can spend hours learning ETABS, but if the firm you work for doesn't use it, it's worthless unless you can persuade them to buy it.
Computer softwares are just tools. I have been using Etabs for almost 5 years and I could assure you that Autodesk software is a way better than any other softwares in that it’s a full-package deal that you don't have to bother to learn any else. Besides, results from Etabs and Robot are pretty similar at least for concrete structures.
@@ahmedal-sowaidi8074 I am civil engineer from Iraq and I agreed with you bro. I am an Autodesk Robot user since 2016 and the results are pretty good, specially for multi-story buildings (concrete or steel).
I use staad pro, Autodesk Nastran in-cad, sap2000, enercalc, pencil and paper
Hey Mat! quick question: Enercalc does not support SI units? Thanks!
Hi mat, between etabs and staad connect, which do you think i should learn first?
Hello Mat and community, thank you so much for your information. I am in Paraguay and there is barely any information about structural engineering over here.
I am reviewing the Statics subject on my own.
My question is how important do you think this is considering that I have seen in your video you do everything by using software.
Will I be doing calculations without software at all?
GUIDE ME PLEASE!
Yes I believe . There is a limit state method (and working stress method not used nowadays ) using which we can design the structure. Actually we do have a continuous subjects in each year except the first year for the design. Starting from structural analysis 1 continue SA2,SA3,DCS1,2 AND DSS etc by the by I am from India. we do have IS CODES such as IS456:2000,... to support the design .. using that you can totally design a building as per our knowledge!!! I am doing my 4th year BTech in CE ., So I am not sure about its actual applicability in a fast growing world!!
Thanks a lot 👍🏻
Sap2000, ETABS, SAFE and MS Excel + AutoCad (plus Lisp and Autocad-based programs Kata pro, Ketcausoft)
Share the links of all softwares in description.
IES have very nice module for Retaining walls. It's like you are doing manual calculations.
Thanks for sharing Yasir! Great to see what other engineers are using.
Good work Sir. I use PROTA STRUCTURES . It's easy to use.
Thanks Paul, been hearing about Prota alot also.
@@MatPicardal please check it out. Is it recommended?
Hey I’m a junior majoring in civil engineer and my question to you is that you named a lot of software, where did you learn to use all these? Did someone had to teach you when you first got your job or how does it work? As you know in university they teach us very little information about all these critical stuff that we should be learning instead.
Generally you'll learn to use some program in the context of your major when you're taking analysis and/or design classes. For example, my school used STAAD and to a lesser degree SAP2000 and Risa. You'll pick up a lot of others when you start working somewhere depending on your company's preferences and the type of work you do. It really doesn't matter where you start as long as you understand the basic mechanics behind what's going on because at the core these programs are more or less all the same. Understand matrix analysis, understand the finite element method and the rest is just learning how a specific program wants you define the geometry, apply section and material properties, boundary conditions, etc...
Hi Henry, it's a lot of software, yes, but I don't use all the ones I mentioned and it will depend on the firm that you work in. For example, some firms may use ETABS for almost everything including gravity/lateral analysis and design, while other firms may prefer using ETABS only for analysis, and import those results in another software.
As a new engineer, don't worry too much if you're not familiar with the software, you'll eventually learn how to use it. I'd be more focused on asking yourself this important question after using a software you're not familiar with: "How do I know the results that (insert software program) is giving me look right?"
Learn how to create your own gut checks, this could be in the form of checking the base shear by hand and comparing it, checking to see if the bending/shear moments look right, doing a simple hand calculation and comparing it to the computer results, checking the results in another software program, checking mode shapes, looking at other projects that are similar and seeing if you're getting similar sizes, etc.
Great points Jared!