IDEA StatiCa Blog
Design of reinforced concrete walls
Do you need to design a safe and reliable reinforced concrete wall with large openings, wall beams providing an open space which is followed by a wall bearing system on the next floor? Are you struggling with proper reinforcement layout? How to...
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KarambaIDEA developed and released by the Dutch research project SMARTConnection
The IDEA StatiCa team took part in SMARTConnection workshop session organized by the Dutch steel society Bouwen met Staal on June 27th, 2019. Construction professionals from around the Netherlands gathered to listen to Rayaan Ajouz who presented the SMARTconnection research project, funded by Bouwen met Staal.
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BIM workflow with SCIA Engineer
In this video, we will demonstrate the link between SCIA Engineer and IDEA StatiCa Connection. This BIM link allows you a fast and seamless transfer of steel connection between the two software. The whole workflow starts in SCIA Engineer where you...
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Topology optimization for reinforced concrete
Topology optimization is one of IDEA StatiCa Detail features which helps you with the design and alignment of reinforcement in concrete structures.
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Automatic positioning of plates for steel joints
There are several ways how to define the position of the plate for steel joints in IDEA StatiCa Connection. The question is, which is the best one? See how to speed up your modelling process thanks to the automated positioning function.
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IDEA StatiCa running for a good cause
35°C, hot as hell, almost 7km track and great performance of all runners. These were the attributes of Thursday's JIC RUN 2019, which IDEA StatiCa simply couldn't miss. Not only we overpowered all attendees in the start list (10 runners, 1 walker...
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Why and how to input internal forces into a concrete detail?
Correct input of both internal and external forces (load impulses) is a crucial task when cutting out detail from a global model of a concrete structure.
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New opportunities opening for IDEA StatiCa in Russia
Russian regions are those of very high interest for IDEA StatiCa. There have been multiple activities running on in last days to support our products on this competitive market. Russian code SP 16 implemented As you already might notice in one of...
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Different shear force values in bolts
Surprised, that the results of the bolt shear force analysis differ from what you expect? This is very often caused by the additional distribution of the shear force to more shear planes along with the bolt when the bolt goes through more plates.
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3-minutes craft – model a footing with connecting plate
Believe or not, modelling of a footing with a connecting plate is a three-minute task in IDEA StatiCa Connection.
Footing with connecting plate anchored into the concrete substructure is one of the most common connections engineers are asked to design and code-check.
The whole connection can be modeled in 5 quick steps.