# RUNET > One Family of Tools for Frames, Foundations and Wind Loads Canonical: https://www.ramcadds.com/products/runet Source: RAM CADDSYS product catalog — https://www.ramcadds.com/products Last verified: 2026-07-18 Categories: building-components RUNET is one family of tools for building component design — frames, foundations, wind loads. Purpose-built programs size and code-check concrete, steel and timber members to the Eurocodes with National Annex parameters, producing transparent, submission-ready calculations, reinforcement schedules and CAD drawings. RUNET is one family of tools for building component design — frames, foundations, wind loads — developed by RUNET Norway AS and supplied and supported in India by RAM CADDSYS. A purpose-built program covers each component: BETONexpress for concrete (EC2), STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame for steel (EC3), WOODexpress for timber (EC5), FRAME2Dexpress for 2D frames, the marine tools cgFLOAT and cgWindWaves, and EUROCODEexpress spanning all eight structural Eurocodes. Every check cites its governing formula and Eurocode clause. RUNET is one family of tools for building component design. Each program targets a specific component type — concrete members to Eurocode 2, steel to Eurocode 3, timber to Eurocode 5 — giving engineers focused, efficient tools for daily design work. Known for calculation transparency and professional output documentation. ## Key points - RUNET is one family of tools for building component design — frames, foundations, wind loads — from RUNET Norway AS, not a single general-purpose tool. - BETONexpress designs reinforced concrete to Eurocode 2, STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame cover structural steel to Eurocode 3, and WOODexpress covers timber to Eurocode 5. - EUROCODEexpress integrates all eight structural Eurocodes — EN 1990 through EN 1998 — in one workflow, spanning concrete, steel, timber, masonry, geotechnical and seismic design. - Every RUNET calculation is shown with the governing formula and a hyperlink to the specific Eurocode clause, with the National Annex user-selectable in each module. - Reports export to PDF and Word, and reinforcement and detailing drawings export to DXF and PDF, for submission-ready design packages. - RAM CADDSYS supplies RUNET software in India, with licensing, onboarding and technical support for structural engineering firms. - One family of tools for building components — frames, foundations, wind loads — with a purpose-built program for each: EUROCODEexpress (all structural Eurocodes), BETONexpress (concrete), STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame (steel), WOODexpress (timber), FRAME2Dexpress (2D frame analysis). - Covers EN 1990 through EN 1998 — concrete, steel, timber, masonry, foundations, load combinations and seismic — under a single integrated Eurocode workflow. - National Annex selectable, with code parameters and default values adjustable by the user, so designs match local regulatory requirements. - Fast, element-by-element design (slabs, beams, columns, footings, retaining walls, basement walls, corbels, deep beams) without the overhead of general-purpose FEA. - Transparent calculations — each check is shown with formulas and a hyperlink to the specific Eurocode clause, ideal for engineering review and checker submission. - Professional reports exportable to PDF and Word, plus reinforcement/steel schedules with a dedicated editor. - CAD reinforcement and detailing drawings exportable to DXF (AutoCAD) and PDF. - Practical for everyday design-office production work and equally usable as a Eurocode study and reference companion. ## Why engineers pick it - **One Family for Every Building Component** — RUNET puts a purpose-built program behind each building component: BETONexpress (concrete), STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame (steel), WOODexpress (timber), FRAME2Dexpress (2D frame analysis), marine tools, and the integrated EUROCODEexpress covering all structural Eurocodes. - **Eurocode 2 Compliance** — Full design compliance with EN 1992-1-1:2004 (Eurocode 2) at ULS and SLS, with multiple national annexes. - **Calculation Transparency** — Every check is shown with the governing formulas and a hyperlink to the specific Eurocode clause. - **Reports, Schedules and CAD Drawings** — Professional reports export to PDF and Word, reinforcement and steel schedules are editable, and detailing drawings export to DXF (AutoCAD) and PDF. ## Capabilities - **EUROCODEexpress — integrated Eurocode workbench** — The flagship program brings all the structural Eurocodes (EN 1990 to EN 1998) into one environment, covering reinforced concrete, structural steel, timber, masonry and foundations. It handles load definition, Eurocode 0 load combinations and National Annex parameters across every design module. - **BETONexpress — reinforced concrete to Eurocode 2** — Designs concrete elements to EN 1992-1-1:2004 at ULS and SLS: solid/ribbed/one-way/two-way and flat slabs, single-span and continuous beams (up to 8 spans), biaxial columns (rectangular and round), spread footings, gravity and cantilever retaining walls, basement walls, water basins, corbels, deep beams (strut-and-tie) and FRP strengthening checks. - **STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame — Eurocode 3 steelwork** — Member, connection and portal-frame design of structural steelwork to Eurocode 3 (EN 1993), with steel-section design tables. - **WOODexpress — timber to Eurocode 5** — Computation and dimensioning of timber components and timber roofs to Eurocode 5 (EN 1995), for engineers working on timber framing and roof structures. - **National Annex and transparent code output** — For every module the applicable National Annex can be selected and its parameters edited. Calculations are presented with the governing formulas and a hyperlink to the specific Eurocode clause, giving full traceability for review and submission. - **Reports, schedules and CAD drawings** — Design output exports to PDF and Word; reinforcement and steel schedules are editable in a dedicated editor. - **Beam Design** — Reinforced concrete beam design for bending, shear, torsion, and deflection per Eurocode 2. Continuous beams, T-beams, and rectangular sections with full reinforcement schedule output. - **Column Design** — Reinforced concrete column design for combined axial load and biaxial bending, including slenderness and buckling checks per EN 1992-1-1. - **Slab Design** — One-way and two-way slab design including flat slabs with punching shear checks, ribbed slabs, and precast hollow-core slabs per Eurocode 2. - **Foundation Design** — Isolated pad footing, strip footing, and combined footing design under eccentric loading with bearing pressure checks and reinforcement sizing. - **Retaining Wall Design** — Cantilever and counterfort retaining wall design with stability checks, earth pressure calculation, and full structural design of the wall stem and base. ## Applications - **Everyday reinforced concrete design in the design office** — Engineers size and code-check individual concrete members — beams, slabs, columns, footings and retaining walls — to Eurocode 2 with National Annex parameters. - **Multi-material Eurocode projects** — On a building that mixes concrete, steel and timber, EUROCODEexpress provides one consistent Eurocode environment for all three materials plus foundations. - **Steel structures and portal-frame buildings** — STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame handle EC3 member and connection checks and complete portal-frame industrial/agricultural buildings. - **Timber framing and roof design** — WOODexpress dimensions timber beams, floors and roof trusses to Eurocode 5 for residential and light commercial timber structures. - **2D frame analysis** — FRAME2Dexpress performs static and dynamic analysis of 2-dimensional framed structures with nodal/distributed loads and Eurocode 1 load combinations. - **Marine and floating structures** — The cgFLOAT and cgWindWaves programs address floating marinas, breakwaters and bridges (dynamic response in waves) and wave forecasting in restricted-fetch waters. ## In depth ### Why does building component design need a family of dedicated programs rather than one general tool? Designing a building component — a frame, a foundation, a member under wind load — is code-driven sizing, and RUNET treats it that way: each program is purpose-built for one component or material, producing a transparent, submission-ready calculation faster than a general finite-element model would. A design office rarely needs to model an entire structure just to size a beam, check a column, or verify a retaining wall — it needs a fast, defensible calculation that a checking authority or peer reviewer can follow line by line. RUNET's specialized programs are built around that reality: BETONexpress handles concrete to Eurocode 2, STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame handle steel to Eurocode 3, and WOODexpress handles timber to Eurocode 5, each with the governing formulas shown alongside a hyperlink to the specific Eurocode clause. For projects that mix materials, or where one National-Annex-aware environment is more convenient than switching between separate programs, EUROCODEexpress brings all eight structural Eurocodes — EN 1990 through EN 1998 — into one workflow, covering load combinations, actions and design across concrete, steel, timber, masonry, foundations and seismic provisions. ### How does a RUNET program take a design from input to submission-ready output? An engineer enters the member's geometry, materials and loads directly into the relevant RUNET program, selects the applicable National Annex, and gets back a fully worked, clause-referenced calculation together with a reinforcement or steel schedule. Each program is organized around the element being designed rather than a general model — BETONexpress, for example, works through slabs, beams, columns, footings, retaining walls, basement walls, corbels and deep beams as distinct design cases, applying the ULS and SLS checks of EN 1992-1-1 with the parameters of the chosen National Annex. Every check is presented with its governing formula and a hyperlink to the exact Eurocode clause, so the calculation can be reviewed, checked or resubmitted without reconstructing the logic from scratch. Once the design is complete, the reinforcement and steel schedules are editable in a dedicated schedule editor, and the full calculation report exports to PDF and Word for documentation. Reinforcement and detailing drawings export to DXF for direct use in AutoCAD, so the numerical design and the CAD deliverable stay in step without redrawing the member by hand. ## Design codes - **EN (Eurocode)** — EN 1990 — Eurocode 0: Basis of structural design / load combinations / EN 1991 — Eurocode 1: Actions on structures / EN 1992-1-1:2004 — Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures / EN 1993 — Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures / EN 1995 — Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures / EN 1996 — Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures / EN 1997 — Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design / EN 1998 — Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance - **National Annexes** — National Annexes to the Eurocodes (parameters user-selectable and editable) ## Questions ### What is RUNET software used for? RUNET is used for building component design — frames, foundations, wind loads. One family of tools designs and code-checks reinforced concrete, steel and timber members, foundations and retaining structures to the Eurocodes, with additional programs for 2D frame analysis and for marine/floating structures. ### Is RUNET one program or several? It is a suite of programs. The main ones are EUROCODEexpress (an integrated tool covering all the structural Eurocodes), BETONexpress (concrete, Eurocode 2), STEELexpress and Steel Portal Frame (steel, Eurocode 3), WOODexpress (timber, Eurocode 5), FRAME2Dexpress (2D frame analysis) and the marine tools cgFLOAT and cgWindWaves. ### Which design codes does RUNET support? The design programs work to the structural Eurocodes — concrete to EN 1992-1-1:2004 (Eurocode 2), steel to Eurocode 3 (EN 1993), timber to Eurocode 5 (EN 1995), with load basis and actions from EN 1990/EN 1991, geotechnical input from EN 1997 and seismic provisions from EN 1998. EUROCODEexpress integrates all eight structural Eurocodes (EN 1990 to EN 1998). ### Does RUNET support National Annexes? Yes. The applicable National Annex can be selected in each module, and the code parameters and default values can be adjusted by the user, so designs reflect the chosen country's regulatory parameters. ### What concrete elements can BETONexpress design? Solid, ribbed, one-way, two-way and flat slabs; single-span and continuous beams (up to 8 spans); biaxially loaded rectangular and round columns; centrically and eccentrically loaded spread footings; gravity and cantilever retaining walls; basement walls; rectangular water basins; corbels; deep beams (strut-and-tie); and FRP strengthening capacity checks — all to Eurocode 2 at ULS and SLS. ### Does RUNET produce engineering reports suitable for submission? Yes. It generates structured calculation reports that show the governing formulas with hyperlinks to the specific Eurocode clauses, plus design-check summaries and reinforcement/steel schedules. Reports export to PDF and Word. ### Can RUNET produce CAD drawings? Yes. BETONexpress and the related concrete programs can export reinforcement and detailing CAD drawings to DXF (AutoCAD) and PDF, in addition to the calculation reports. ### Does RUNET do full structural analysis or only element design? The express programs are primarily element-by-element design tools. For 2D frame analysis there is FRAME2Dexpress (static and dynamic analysis with Eurocode 1 load combinations), and for floating/marine structures there are the specialist cgFLOAT and cgWindWaves programs. RUNET is not a general-purpose 3D FEA package. ### Is RUNET suitable for daily structural design work? Yes. The programs are built for fast, practical, element-specific design — they let an engineer enter dimensions, loads and materials and immediately get a transparent, code-referenced design and schedule, which suits everyday design-office production. ### Who develops RUNET and where? RUNET is developed by RUNET Norway AS, based in Tennfjord, Norway. The programs are sold internationally through authorized distributors and resellers. ### What does RUNET cost and how is it licensed? RUNET is sold per program (for example BETONexpress, STEELexpress, WOODexpress) or as the integrated EUROCODEexpress, under a commercial licence. For current pricing, the right module mix for your work and licensing terms in your region, contact RAM CADDSYS for a quote. ### Is RUNET available in India through RAM CADDSYS? Yes. RAM CADDSYS distributes RUNET software in India and the region, providing licensing, onboarding and technical support for structural engineering firms. Reach out to RAM CADDSYS to arrange a demo, trial or quotation. ### Does RUNET cover masonry and foundations as well? Yes — within EUROCODEexpress, masonry is covered to Eurocode 6 (EN 1996) and foundation/geotechnical input draws on Eurocode 7 (EN 1997), alongside the concrete, steel and timber design modules. --- Full page: https://www.ramcadds.com/products/runet Pricing is quoted per territory and is deliberately not published. Talk to us: https://www.ramcadds.com/contact