# STEEL express > Steel Member and Connection Design to Eurocode Standards Canonical: https://www.ramcadds.com/products/steel-express Source: RAM CADDSYS product catalog — https://www.ramcadds.com/products Last verified: 2026-07-18 Categories: building-components STEEL express is a steel structural component design and verification software for designing steel members and connections to Eurocode 3 standards. It provides structural engineers with focused tools for steel beam, column, and connection design with full calculation transparency and professional output documentation. STEEL express is a steel component design and verification program from RUNET Norway AS, supplied in India by RAM CADDSYS. It designs and verifies members and connections to Eurocode 3 — cross-section classification, member resistance, flexural and lateral-torsional buckling, bolted joints, single- and two-bay portal frames, purlins, bracing and base anchoring — plus composite design to Eurocode 4. Reports cite the exact Eurocode paragraph behind each result. STEEL express by Runet Software is a dedicated steel structural design tool for Eurocode 3 (EN 1993) compliance. It covers the design and verification of steel beams, columns, and connections with detailed calculation output showing code clause references and check summaries. STEEL express is optimized for practical daily steel design work where focused, efficient member-level tools outperform general-purpose analysis software. ## Key points - STEEL express designs and verifies steel members and connections to Eurocode 3 in one focused RUNET Norway program, without the overhead of a general-purpose analysis package. - It covers the Eurocode 3 family used in practice — EN 1993-1-1 members, EN 1993-1-3 cold-formed sections, EN 1993-1-5 plated elements, and EN 1993-1-8 joints — plus EN 1994-1-1 composite steel-concrete design. - Calculation reports cite the exact Eurocode paragraph behind every check, giving engineers a transparent, independently verifiable, submission-ready record. - Beyond single members, STEEL express designs single- and two-bay portal frames, purlins, bracing systems, and steel base and footing anchoring. - A free trial/demo version is available directly from RUNET before purchase. - RAM CADDSYS supplies and supports STEEL express in India, including licensing and technical guidance for structural engineering firms. - Designs and verifies steel members AND connections to Eurocode 3 (EN 1993) in one focused tool — cross-section classification, member resistance, and joint design without a heavyweight general-purpose package - Covers the full Eurocode 3 family used in practice: EN 1993-1-1 (members), EN 1993-1-3 (cold-formed), EN 1993-1-5 (plated elements), and EN 1993-1-8 (joints), plus EN 1994-1-1 composite steel-concrete design - User-selectable National Annex so design parameters and safety factors match the governing jurisdiction - Detailed reports cite the exact Eurocode paragraph for every check, making calculations transparent and easy to independently verify or submit for approval - Goes beyond single members: designs portal frames (single/two-bay), purlins, bracing systems, and steel footings/base anchoring - Generates CAD connection and detail drawings exportable to PDF and DXF (AutoCAD), alongside PDF/Word calculation reports - Works with standard international rolled profiles, user-defined sections, and user-built welded sections - Backed by RUNET Norway AS, whose Eurocode software has 40,000+ installations worldwide; free trial/demo available before purchase ## Why engineers pick it - **Focused Steel Design** — Purpose-built for steel member and connection design—fast, efficient tools that handle everyday steel design tasks. - **Full Eurocode 3 Compliance** — Implements the Eurocode 3 family used in practice—EN 1993-1-1 members, EN 1993-1-3 cold-formed, EN 1993-1-5 plated elements, and EN 1993-1-8 joints—plus EN 1994-1-1 composite steel-concrete design, with a user-selectable National Annex. - **Transparent Calculations** — Detailed calculation reports cite the exact Eurocode paragraph for every check, with intermediate results and utilization ratios. - **Section Library & Drawings** — Works with tables of international steel profiles plus user-defined and welded sections. ## Capabilities - **Cross-Section Classification & Member Resistance** — Classifies steel cross-sections and computes resistance under single and combined actions (axial, bending, shear) per EN 1993-1-1, including flexural and lateral-torsional buckling resistance of members. - **Steel Beam & Column Design** — Designs and verifies steel beams (simply supported, fixed, and cantilever) and columns under axial load, bending, and combined actions. - **Connection Design (EN 1993-1-8)** — Designs bolted connections — tension, shear, splice and continuity, beam-to-beam (continuation, Gerber, web cleats), beam-to-column (web cleats, end plates), and portal-frame apex/eave/base joints with or without haunches. - **Frames, Purlins & Bracing** — Designs single- and two-bay/floor portal frames under vertical, horizontal and seismic actions, plus purlins (simply supported or continuous) and sidewall/roof bracing systems. - **Footings & Base Anchoring** — Designs steel base/footing anchoring systems — simple (pinned) bases under vertical and horizontal forces and fixed bases including overturning moment, with anchor/washer-plate details. - **Reports, Drawings & Section Library** — Produces detailed reports with Eurocode paragraph references (exportable to PDF/Word) and CAD detail drawings (exportable to PDF/DXF). - **Steel Beam Design** — Design and verification of steel beams for bending, shear, lateral-torsional buckling, deflection, and web bearing per EN 1993-1-1 with automatic section selection. - **Steel Column Design** — Steel column design for axial compression, flexural buckling, and combined axial-bending interaction per EN 1993-1-1 with buckling curve selection and effective length handling. - **Bolted Connection Design** — Bolt group design for shear, tension, and combined loading per EN 1993-1-8 including slip-resistant connections, end plate connections, and splice connections. - **Welded Connection Design** — Fillet and butt weld design per EN 1993-1-8 with directional method calculations and weld group capacity verification for standard connection configurations. - **Base Plate Design** — Column base plate design per EN 1993-1-8 including concrete bearing, anchor bolt design, and moment-resistant base plate verification for pinned and fixed bases. ## Applications - **Everyday steel member checks** — Rapid Eurocode 3 verification of beams and columns for bending, shear, axial load, and buckling during day-to-day building design. - **Steel connection design** — Sizing and checking bolted and welded joints — splices, end plates, web cleats, and portal-frame apex/eave/base connections — to EN 1993-1-8. - **Portal-frame industrial buildings** — Design of single- or two-bay steel portal frames with purlins, bracing, and haunched eave/apex connections for warehouses, sheds, and light industrial structures. - **Steel base and footing anchoring** — Design of pinned and fixed column bases and their anchoring systems, including overturning-moment cases, tied into the supporting foundation. - **Composite steel-concrete elements** — Design of composite steel-and-concrete members to Eurocode 4 (EN 1994-1-1) where steel beams act compositely with a concrete slab. - **Submission-ready calculation packages** — Generating transparent, Eurocode-paragraph-referenced calculation reports plus DXF/PDF drawings for checking authorities, peer review, or client documentation. ## In depth ### Why use a dedicated tool instead of a general-purpose structural package for everyday steel design? Because most steel design work is code-driven member and connection verification rather than complex structural modelling, and STEEL express is purpose-built to deliver that verification quickly, with the calculation transparency reviewers expect. Structural engineers checking a beam, sizing a column, or designing a bolted joint don't need a full finite-element model — they need a fast, Eurocode 3-compliant answer they can defend to a reviewer or checking authority. STEEL express classifies cross-sections and verifies resistance under single and combined actions per EN 1993-1-1, with flexural and lateral-torsional buckling checks built in, and every result traces to the governing Eurocode paragraph in the output report. The same focus extends past single members. Bolted connections — tension and shear joints, splices, beam-to-beam and beam-to-column joints, and portal-frame apex, eave and base connections to EN 1993-1-8 — are designed in the same workflow, alongside single- and two-bay portal frames, purlins, bracing systems, and steel base/footing anchoring. The applicable National Annex is user-selectable throughout, so design parameters and safety factors match the governing jurisdiction. ### What does a STEEL express design workflow cover, from section to drawing? STEEL express takes a steel member, connection, frame or footing from section selection through Eurocode 3 verification to a code-referenced report and a CAD-ready drawing, all inside one program. Engineers start from a library of international standard steel profiles, or build a user-defined or welded section, then run the member and connection checks relevant to the job — EN 1993-1-1 beam and column resistance, EN 1993-1-3 cold-formed member and sheeting checks, EN 1993-1-5 plated-element verification, or EN 1993-1-8 bolted-joint design. Where a beam acts compositely with a concrete slab, the same workflow extends to EN 1994-1-1 composite steel-concrete design. Every run produces a calculation report with Eurocode-paragraph references, exportable to PDF or Word, alongside CAD connection and detail drawings exportable to PDF or DXF for the fabrication drawing office. A free trial/demo version with sample data is available directly from RUNET for evaluation before purchase, and RAM CADDSYS supplies STEEL express in India with licensing, onboarding and technical support. ## Design codes - **EN (Eurocode, with selectable National Annex)** — EN 1993-1-1 / EN 1993-1-3 / EN 1993-1-5 / EN 1993-1-8 / EN 1994-1-1 ## Questions ### What is STEEL express used for? STEEL express (STEELexpress by RUNET Norway AS) is used to design and verify steel structural members and connections to Eurocode 3. It covers cross-section classification, member resistance under single and combined actions, beams, columns, portal frames, purlins, bracing, footings/base anchoring, and bolted/welded connections. ### Who develops STEEL express? It is developed by RUNET Norway AS (RUNET Software), based in Tennfjord, Norway. RUNET specialises in Eurocode-based structural engineering software and reports more than 40,000 installations worldwide. ### Which design codes does STEEL express cover? It implements Eurocode 3 for steel: EN 1993-1-1 (general rules and member resistance), EN 1993-1-3 (cold-formed members), EN 1993-1-5 (plated elements), and EN 1993-1-8 (joints/connections), plus EN 1994-1-1 (Eurocode 4) for composite steel-concrete design. Design parameters follow the selected National Annex. ### Does STEEL express support National Annexes? Yes. The applicable National Annex and its design parameters and default values are user-selectable, so safety factors and code parameters match the governing jurisdiction. The vendor page does not enumerate the specific countries supported. ### Can STEEL express design steel connections, not just members? Yes. It designs bolted connections (tension, shear, splice, continuity), beam-to-beam and beam-to-column joints (web cleats, end plates), and portal-frame apex, eave (with/without haunch), and base connections to EN 1993-1-8, with detail drawings. ### Does it design portal frames and purlins? Yes. STEEL express designs single- and two-bay/floor portal frames under vertical, horizontal and seismic actions, along with purlins (simply supported or continuous) and bracing systems. ### Can it design column bases and footings? Yes. It designs base anchoring systems — simple (pinned) bases under vertical and horizontal forces and fixed bases including overturning moment — with anchor/washer-plate detailing. ### Does STEEL express handle cold-formed steel sections? Yes. EN 1993-1-3 (cold-formed members and sheeting) is among the Eurocode parts implemented, so cold-formed members can be checked alongside hot-rolled sections. ### What steel sections can I use? It works with tables of international standard steel profiles, plus user-defined section properties and user-built welded sections for non-standard profiles. (The vendor page describes these generically rather than listing specific profile series.) ### What outputs and reports does it produce? Detailed calculation reports with references to the relevant Eurocode paragraphs, exportable to PDF or Word, and CAD detail/connection drawings exportable to PDF or DXF (AutoCAD), with A4/A3/A2 printing. ### Is there a free trial? Yes. RUNET provides a downloadable free trial / demo version of STEELexpress with sample data so you can evaluate the interface and core capabilities before purchasing. ### Does STEEL express do composite steel-concrete design? Yes. It includes design of composite steel and concrete structures to Eurocode 4 (EN 1994-1-1), in addition to the Eurocode 3 steel checks. ### Is STEEL express available in India through RAM CADDSYS? Yes. RAM CADDSYS distributes RUNET software in India and lists RUNET on ramcadds.com, providing licensing, onboarding, and technical support for structural engineering firms. Contact RAM CADDSYS for a quote, demo, or trial. --- Full page: https://www.ramcadds.com/products/steel-express Pricing is quoted per territory and is deliberately not published. Talk to us: https://www.ramcadds.com/contact