EUROCODE express Is The Most Used Software For Building Component Design

A integrated and comprehensible software including all the structural Eurocodes. It is a work and studying companion for all the Eurocodes, from Eurocode 0 to Eurocode 8.

Eurocode 0, Basis of structural design
Eurocode 1, Actions on structures
Eurocode 2, Design of concrete structures
Eurocode 3, Design of steel structures
Eurocode 4, Design of composite steel and concrete structures
Eurocode 5, Design of timber structures
Eurocode 6, Design of masonry structures
Eurocode 7, Geotechnical design
Eurocode 8, Design of structures for earthquake resistance A complete package, and source of information on designing and understanding the Eurocodes, and the National Annexes.
The program is build up from groups of components based on the structural Eurocodes. You can design structural object based on the different Eurocodes, select National Annexes, adjust parameters, and do design and analysis of frame 2D-structures. Design charts and graphs for use and understanding the Eurocodes are included.

A detailed design report is produced for the designed structural components. Assumptions, graphics, references to the Eurocodes and the National Annexes are shown in the report. The user can select the applicable National Annex. Design code parameters, material values and default values can be adjusted.

 Design elements included in the program

Eurocode 0, Basis of structural design

Basic design principles and verification equations
Partial safety factors
Load combinations
Material factors

EN 1990:2002/A1:2005/AC:2010
Eurocode – Basis of structural design

Eurocode 1, Actions on structures

General action
Category of use
Imposed loads on building parts
Snow loads
Wind Loads

EN 1991-1-1:2002/AC:2009
Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-1: General actions – Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings

 Snow loads Snow load on the ground
Snow load on roofs
Snow load on snow guards
Snow overhanging the edge of the roofEN 1991-1-3:2003/A1:2015
Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part 1-3: General actions – Snow loads
 Wind loads

Wind velocity pressure
Wind pressure on vertical walls
Wind pressure on flat roofs
Wind pressure on monopitch roofs
Wind pressure on duopitch roofs

EN 1991-1-4:2005/A1:2010 /AC:2010
Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1-4: General actions – Wind actions

Eurocode 2, Design of concrete structures

EN 1992-1-1:2004/A1:2014
Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings

   Design charts of Reinforced concreteConcrete-steel properties, creep, shrinkage, concrete cover
Section capacity in bending, shear and axial loading
Design charts for bending
Design charts for columns in single and double bending
Effective length of columns
Design charts for deflection control
 Reinforced concrete slabs
Slab sections in bendingRibbed slab sections in bendingFlat slab sections punching shearSlab sections in bending, lightweight concrete

One way continuous slabs

Cantilever slabs

Two way slabs

  Reinforced concrete beams
Rectangular beam cross section in bendingT beam cross section in bendingBeam cross section in torsionBeam cross section, lightweight concrete

T beam cross section, lightweight concrete

One span beams in composite loading

Continuous beams with distributed loads

 

  Reinforced concrete columns

Column section in biaxial bending

Isolated column in simple bending

Isolated column in double bending

Column strength (single eccentricity)

  Eurocode 3 – Structural steel
EN 1993-1-1:2005/AC:2009
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-3:2006/AC:2009
Eurocode 3 – Design of steel structures – Part 1-3: General rules – Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting
EN 1993-1-5:2006/AC:2009 /A1:2017
Eurocode 3 – Design of steel structures – Part 1-5: Plated structural elements
EN 1993-1-6:2007/AC:2009/A1:2017
Eurocode 3 – Design of steel structures – Part 1-6: Strength and Stability of Shell Structures
EN 1993-1-7:2007/AC:2009
Eurocode 3 – Design of steel structures – Part 1-7: Plated structures subject to out of plane loading
EN 1993-1-8:2005/AC:2009
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-8: Design of joints
 Tables and graphs from Eurocode 3Flexural buckling
Lateral torsional buckling
Effective length of columns Steel sections

Steel section properties, all international profiles
Classification and resistance of steel cross sections
  Resistance of steel cross sectionSingle actions
Double actions
Combined actionsBuckling resistance
Buckling, members in compression Nc
Buckling, compression, bending Nc-My-MzLateral torsional buckling My
Lateral torsional buckling Nc-My
   Design of beamsOne span beams
Two span continuous beams
One span with cantilever
 Design of columns

Column under axial load
Column under axial load and bending
Column under axial load and double bending
   Design of bolted connectionsDouble shear joints
Beam to beam connection with web cleats
Beam to column connection with end plate
Simple column base connection
Eurocode 4,
Design of composite steel and concrete structures
Steel-Concrete composite floorTimber concrete composite floorsEN 1994-1-1:2004 Design of composite steel and concrete structures, General rules and rules for buildings 

 

 Eurocode 5, Design of timber structures

Design of cross-sections in Ultimate limit state
Design of timber connections
Design of timber beams
Design of timber floors
Design of timber roofs

EN 1995-1-1:2003 Design of timber structures – General – Common rules and rules for buildings
EN 1995-1-2:2003 Design of timber structures – General – Structural fire design

Ultimate limit state  Design of cross-sections in Ultimate limit state

Tension
Compression
Bending
Shear
Torsion
Stability

Design of various cases of single or combined action according to Eurocode 5, EN 1995-1-1:2004 § 6, round and rectangular sections.

 Design of timber connections

The Capacity Rd is computed according to Eurocode 5, EN 1995-1-1:2004 § 8.

 Design of timber beams

          Simply supported
Continuous over two spans

 Design of floors

Design of single span floors
Design of two span floors

The internal forces are computed at the ends and the middle span of the floor beam and the elastic bending deformations at midspan, for all the load combinations according to Eurocode 0, 1 and 5.
All the checks of Eurocode 5, EN 1995-1-1:2004, § 6 are performed in ultimate limit state.
The deflections are checked in serviceability limit state according to Eurocode EN 1995-1-1:2004, § 7.
The Eurocode EN 1995-1-1:2004, § 7.3. considerations are taken into account for the check of beam vibrations.

 Design of Roofs

Truss rafter roofs
Truss rafter roofs, carpentry connections
Collar roofs
Monopitch roofs

The design is based on a finite element analysis of the truss structure. The truss is considered as a two dimensional frame structure, and the stiffness of the connections is adjusted according to the selected degree of stiffness. The natural frequencies of the roof trusses are computed from a dynamic analysis.

Automatic generation of truss drawings.
Detailed drawing of the truss structure and the connections are automatically produced. A specialised CAD modulus is included to customise, preview and print the drawings. Export to DXF and PDF files.Structural fire design
Structural fire design is performed for every stress case. The structural fire design is performed according to Eurocode 5, part 1-2, reduced cross section method..Connections properties you can specify are:steel plate type, regular or BMF, plate thickness, the degree of stiffness of connections, the type and size of the connection nails.
You can also select to use single or multiple plates in the joints with more than two members.
Splices are designed automatically for long timber members.
Eurocode 6, Design of masonry structures

Mechanical properties of masonry
Eurocode 6 design charts
Eurocode 6 Strength
Masonry Design

Eurocode 6 EN 1996-1-1:2005 Design of masonry structures, General rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures

 Mechanical properties of masonry

Material factors
Compressive strength
Shear strength
Flexural strength

 Eurocode 6 design charts

Out of plane eccentricity
Reduction factor for slenderness and eccentricity
Bending moment coefficients for flexural design

 Eurocode 6 Strength

Compressive strength
Shear strength
Flexural strength

 Masonry DesignMasonry subjected to vertical load
Masonry subjected to shear load
Masonry subjected to lateral load
Masonry building design

Eurocode 7, Geotechnical design

Eurocode 7 parameters
Soil bearing capacity
Spread footings
Retaining walls

EN 1997-1:2004/AC:2009  
Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design – Part 1: General rules

 Soil bearing capacityDrained conditions
Undrained conditionsThe design bearing resistance is calculated using analytical methods of  Annex D in Eurocode 7.
 Spread footings    Flexible centrically loaded footings
Flexible eccentrically loaded footings
Footings of steel columns (pinned)
Footings of steel columns (fixed)Vertical loading and moments at the top.Exact computation of pressure distribution under the footing. Geotechnical design using Eurocode 7, EN 1997-1:2004. Load combinations according to Eurocode 7 (EQU, STR, GEO load cases).
 Retaining walls   Cantilever type without back heel
Cantilever type with back heel
Basement walls
Earth pressure coefficients (active and passive)

  •  Walls with very small back heel. The active earth pressure is computed using Coulomb’s theory at the back face of the wall.
  • Walls with back heel. The active earth pressure is computed using Rankine’s theory at a vertical surface at the end of the heel.
  • Basement walls. Earth pressure at rest.

Earthquake analysis according to Eurocode 8 (EC8),  Mononobe-Okabe.

 

CAD drawing of retaining walls with reinforcement.

Eurocode 8,
Design of structures for earthquake resistance
Elastic response spectrumDesign response spectrumEN 1998-1:2004/A1:2013/AC:2009
Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings
  Structural analysis Helpful tables for structural analysis

Beams of one span
Moments of intertia  of common cross sections
Tables for Beams diagrams V (shear) M, (moment)
Tables for Beams diagrams V (unit load)
Tables for end forces of beams (Cross method)
Tables for beams deflections
Tables for areas and centroids of diagrams
Tables of Mohr’s integral

 FRAME2D Design

In the EUROCODEexpress is included a program for Design of 2-dimensional Frame structures and grillages.

A 2-dimensinal finite element model, with additional design in ultimate limit state of the members from reinforced concrete, structural steel or structural timber, according to Eurocodes 2,3 or 5.

Parameters:

NA-National Annex, Select the National Annex to apply in the design

Design Parameters, Check and select options or modify the various design parameters of every particular Eurocode.

Materials, characteristic material properties for concrete, steel, timber, soil etc..can be adjusted. It is advisable to consult the National Application Document of the Eurocodes 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7, 8.

Snow load on the ground Default region and snow zone

Basic wind velocity Default region and wind zone

Seismic design Default region and seismic zone

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