IDEA STATICA STEEL

by Idea Statica

IDEA STATICA STEEL is produced by IDEA STATICA, a leading international software company in the field of structural design, based in the Czech Republic.

IDEA StatiCa has reinvented the way to design and verify all steel connections and joints by introducing a new tool with which engineers can overcome the limitations of standard design tools to save time and optimize material use.

I IDEA Connection is the world's leading application for the design and FEM verification of generic steel, steel-concrete and steel-wood connections that allows you to design joints of any shape, connections and base plates without limitations either in shape or loads (all internal forces from global 3D analysis).

IDEA STATICA STEEL is a design software for steel and mixed-type connections.

Modeling, analysis and verification:
IDEA Connection enables engineers around the world to overcome the limitations of standard design tools and design any steel construction more economically and safer:

• Minimizing the risks of structural defects
• Reducing the consumption of construction materials for elements and details by up to 30%
• Reducing the time spent designing elements and details by up to 50%
• Providing 100% clear results for engineers, general contractors, controllers and regulatory authorities

CBFEM - Component Based Finite Element Model
IDEA Connection is based on a unique analysis method called Component Based Finite Element Model (CBFEM).

The Component-Based Finite Element Model provides precise verification thanks to the synergy between the Finite Element Method and the Component Method.

IThe software performs a non-linear analysis in the elasto-plastic field and checks the individual components following the Eurocode or other international regulations:

• The union is divided into components
• The Finite Element Model is used to study the internal forces in each component
• All plates are modeled using the Finite Element Method as elements
• Two-dimensional shell, assuming an ideal elastic-plastic material
• Plates are tested for limit plastic deformation (5% according to EC3)
• Bolts, welds and concrete blocks are modeled as elasto-plastic springs
• Each component is verified according to specific formulas as in the Component Method.

Application:
The software finds application for the structural design of steel, steel-concrete, steel-wood connections with any geometry and type of 2D/3D loads.

Shear connections, moment connections, with braces, base connections, performed according to:

• Non-linear analysis in the elastic-plastic field of steel profiles and plates, verification of bolts with tensile/shear interaction or pre-loaded, anchoring (regulation updated to EN 1992-4) and welding
• Verification according to Eurocode, American, Canadian, Australian, Russian, Chinese, Indian and Hong Kong regulations
• Stress and strain analysis
• Stability and buckling analysis
• Analysis of the joint stiffness
• Fatigue analysis
• Capacity design of nodes in seismic areas (Capacity design)
• Design strength of the joint
• Fire resistance
• Horizontal Tying
• Connection Library: ready-made connection templates and the ability to save and reuse the connection template for a subsequent project
• Generic sections editor
• T Rolled, welded sections with mixed structure, coupled profiles, thin cold formed
• Cuts, stiffeners, stiffeners, ribs, openings, flanges, joints, gussets, reinforcement plates, joint covers, base plate, etc
• “Sketches” function (model section view and drawings)
• Complete and detailed calculation report with formulas relating to project regulations, bill of materials, export of 2D drawings in fully customizable .dxf, exportable in .pdf or .word
• Pre-project and Cost Estimate
• Steel-wood connections

BIM connections:
Idea Steel allows effective connections with the most important structural software:

• Direct BIM connections with CAD programs through Check bot: Tekla Structures, Advance Steel e Revit Structure
• Direct BIM connections with FEA programs through: SAP2000, AxisVM, RFEM, RSTAB, STAAD.Pro Connect Edition, SCIA Engineer, Robot, ETABS, Advance Design, RAM Structural System, Tekla Structural Designer, BuildSoft Diamonds e BIM Expert, SCADA Pro, FEM-Design, SkyCiv, SOFiSTiK, RISA-3D, STRAP, Karamba 3D, ixCube e ConSteel.
• Direct BIM connections with FEA programs through Idea.exe: MIDAS Gen/MIDAS Civil (versione corrente)
• Additional plugins with Check bot: PRO_SAP*, ModeSt*, IPERSPACE BIM*, MasterSap*, FaTANext*, NextFEM*, Straus7**, MIDAS Gen/MIDAS Civil (versioni precedenti)**, Sismicad12*, CMP**, CDSwin**, Enexsys**, CDM DOLMEN**, Nòlian**, SeismoStruct** e Sargon**
• Viewer: BIM tool for sharing models and exporting 3D of the node to .dwg for details

Licence
BK STRUTTURE holds the authorized license issued by EISEKO Computers Srl, official reseller in Italy..