Structural Analysis Software Comparison

The chart below compares the capabilities of available structural analyais sotware to efficiently produce accurate results for progressive collapse analysis:

Software CapabilitiesLinear  

Software⁽¹⁾Simplified

Non-Linear

Software⁽²⁾Extreme Loading

for Structures⁽³⁾

Non-Linear SoftwareRequired Experience:Structural EngineerüüüSr. Structural EngineerüüüScientistüüüModeling:Frame ElementsüüNot ApplicableSolid ElementsüüüSolid Element Mesh ComponentsûûüDetailed ReinforcementûûüAutomatic Solid Element ConnectivityûûüSolid Element Pre-CrackingûûüPre-Processing:Initial VelocityûûüInitial AccelerationûûüBoundary ConditionsüüüLumped MassüüüRigid BodiesûüüStaged Material ModificationûûüArea Material ModificationûûüDemolish (Stage)üüüDemolish (Time)ûûüConstruct (Time & Stage)üüüSolver ControllerûûüGeometric Model:Stiffness MatrixFixedFixedVariableP Delta EffectûSimplifiedüBuckling & Post BucklingûûüContact & CollisionûûüMembrane ActionûûüMaterial Model:

Cracking of Materials Occurs

ûûüAutomated Plastic Hinge FormationûûüYielding of ReinforcementûûüAutomated SeparationûûüAutomated Contact/Collisionûûü

(1) Linear Software such as SAP2000 Basic, Robot & ETABS Plus based on the Finite Element Method or FEM

(2) Simplified Non-Linear Software such as ETABS Nonlinear, RAM, RISA 3D, Autodesk Robot, SAP2000 Plus/Advanced, and STAAD Pro based on the Finite Element Method or FEM

(3) Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) software is a user friendly non-linear structural analysis tool based on the Applied Element Method or AEM

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