ASI's paper on the progressive collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct Bridge in Genoa, Italy will be available free for the next 50 days from Engineering Structures. ASI Engineers modeled up the bridge and simulated the collapse using its Extreme Loading for Structures...
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Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Software – Version 6.0 Released!
We’re happy to announce the release of our Advanced Structural Analysis Software, Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 6.0! ELS is used by structural engineers and researchers around the world to study the effects of blast, progressive collapse, wind,...
Structures Congress 2018: Advanced Simulation of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with Varying Material Strength
Tarek Kewaisy, PhD, PE, PMP will be presenting a paper entitled, "Advanced Simulation of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete slabs with Varying Material Strength" at Structures Congress 2018 on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM in room 202CD...
Structures Congress 2018: Multi-hazard Modeling of Vapor Cloud Explosion for Offshore Structures using AEM
Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE will be presenting a paper entitled, "Multi-hazard Modeling of Vapor Cloud Explosion for Offshore Structures Using AEM" at Structures Congress 2018 on Thrusday, April 19 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in room 203BC Abstract: The...
Blast Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with FRP Retrofit using ELS
Ahmed Khalil, P.E, Ph.D from ASI and Tarek Kewaisy, P.E., Ph.D. from Louis Berger will be co-presenting a paper titled “Advanced Modeling of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with and without FRP Retrofit” on March 26 2018 at ACI Concrete...
ELS Most Suitable to Predict Debris Heaps According to EC Study
Deliverable 3.2 Summary Report Report on Model Enhancement and Validation Cases was just released. The report identifies the promising of the capabilities of Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) to be used in disaster response situations to accurately...
Extreme Loading for Structures – Version 5.0 Released!
We’re happy to announce the release of Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 5.0! We’ve made a number of great improvements in this release. Contact your ASI sales representative to download the new version. Below is a sampling of What's New, for a complete...
New Methodology of Designing for ATFP Using Modified Alternate Load Path Method
Visit ASI Engineers as they present on the proposal of a new methodology to design against disproportionate collapse for critical buildings that must be operational after a terrorist attack. The disproportionate collapse analysis uses the alternate path method where...
Experimental & Analytical Alternate Load Path Analysis for Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate Systems
Visit ASI Engineers as they present on Alternative Load Path Analysis (ALPA), which is becoming the most common technique for performance based design of structures to resist disproportionate collapse. This has coincided with an increased ability of high fidelity...


