How to design a gabion retaining wall with Tekla Tedds

In this construction video tutorial, you will learn how to use Tekla Tedds for making calculations of gabion retaining wall analysis and design with adherence to the Eurocode to verify the strength of a gabion retaining wall from sliding overturning. Besides, it is also possible to find out the maximum and minimum base pressure underneath the wall.

A gabion retaining wall is built up with stacked stone-filled gabions which are attached together with wire. Gabion walls are generally battered (angled back towards the slope), or stepped back with the slope, in spite of stacked vertically. Besides, galvanized steel wire, PVC-coated and stainless steel wire are also utilized. This type of retaining wall is very effective for erosion control applications.

Tekla Tedds is a robust software that can be used to automate your tedious structural calculations. The users can select from one or more of the extensive calculation libraries.

The users will also be able to write their own, and generate professional documentation every time. It is also possible to integrate the structural calculations with 2D frame analysis.

The users can get access to the following extensive library of design modules.

• Loading - Seismic and Wind
• Analysis - Continuous Beams and Rolling Load
• Steel Design - Beams, Torsion, Columns
• Connections - Base Plates and Bolts

Tekla Tedds offer the following benefits :-

a. Get access of an expansive library of structural and civil calculations.
b. Employ a single solution for all common components & materials.
c. Reap benefits from a simple and intuitive interface.
d. Generate apparent calculations which can be simply analyzed.
e. Make comparison among various design options and create modifications instantly.
f. Create consistent documentation.
g. Improve your Quality Assurance processes.
h. Obtain new and improved calculations and code updates regularly.

To get online demonstration of Tekla Tedds, go through the following video tutorial.


Video Source: Tekla Software

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ConSteel – A powerful structural Analysis software for steel & composite structures

ConSteel Solutions has developed ConSteel with the support of some renowned structural scientists, engineers and programmers. It is a powerful software for analyzing any structure efficiently. It is primarily used for the construction of steel and composite structures.

It is suitable for all the stages of the design process ranging from modeling; integrated analysis and standard design; brief inspection of cross-sections and structural joints; flexible documentation. For the purpose of making analysis and design, ConSteel employs the latest techniques concerning the modern structural standards which deal with the 3D structural model as a whole throughout the entire process. The user-friendly interface among ConSteel and Tekla Structures, ConSteel and StruCad facilitates the user to export the full designed model together with the placed joints and considerably minimize the detailing costs.

The most updated version is ConSteel 11 that provides efficient analysis and design solution for structural engineers with significant enhancements for collaboration.

The restructured seismic analysis tool creates huge scopes for structural engineers to accomplish apparent and overall seismic calculation. The completely new csPI interface makes the structural modeling process more improved.

A 30-dasy free trial version is available for the users. Just click on the following link to download the trial version www.consteelsoftware.com

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Usefulness Of Reinforced Concrete Over Plain Concrete

R.C.C. denotes Reinforced Cement Concrete, and in recent times it is considered as the primary Constructional Material to be utilized for developing various structural parts. Previously, high rise buildings were constructed with Pure Steel Structure but with the use of R.C.C., it becomes easier to obtain superior strength economically to resist any powerful imposing loads on structure.

R.C.C. is formed with two main diverse components like Concrete and Reinforcement involving Steel.

Why reinforcement is necessary?

Because of bending of a structure, one side of the structure has Neutral Axis Compresses and the other side is tensed. So both Compressive Stress and Tensile Stress grow in the structure from the Neutral Axis in the direction of the Extreme Fiber i.e. the external face of the structure in a cumulative manner according to magnitude of the stresses. So the Structure contains both Compressive and Tensile Stresses in it.

A Concrete can withstand Compressive Stresses efficiently but it can’t resist Tensile Stresses very well and it can only defy a very minute Tensile Stress. Therefore, to safeguard a structure and keep it in working condition to bear the Design Loads, the structural material should have the capability to resist both Tensile and Compressive Stresses. But the Concrete is not so powerful to combat the Tensile stress, so some steps should be initiated to provide something which can bear the Tensile Stresses established in Concrete. To make it possible, the Structural Member like Column, Beam, Slab etc are not constructed with Plain Concrete rather than Reinforced with Steel implanted in it to bear the Tensile Stresses developed.

Why Steel is applied as Reinforcement?

Because of the variation of temperature, the Concrete stretches and shrinks. Therefore, the material applied for Reinforcing will also stretch and shrink caused by the variation of temperature on the basis of their co-efficient of volumetric expansion. If the change of Volume of Concrete and implanted Reinforcement will not contain the similar amount at the surface of contact amid Concrete and Reinforcement, various types of stresses will form which can create cracking in concrete and lead to collapsing of the structure. After thorough research, It is established that the Co-efficient of Expansion of Concrete and Steel is nearly same. So with the variation of temperature, no differential Stresses will form and there will no cracks as well as collapsing of the structure.

Ref.: www.technogenome.com

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FrameDesign – An Exclusive Construction App For 2D Frames Design

LetsConstruct developed FrameDesign. It is an exclusive finite element app and specifically designed for civil engineers, mechanical engineers, architects and students to simplify designing process for 2D frames. It is still in the beta testing phase.

This useful construction app facilitates the users to input and edit hyper static structures, forces, supports etc both graphically and textually as well as make calculation instantly.

FrameDesign contains the following features :

F, T and q (rectangular and triangular) loads

Fixed and hinge connections at beam ends

Moment, Shear, Stress, Deflection, Reaction forces and Unity checks

Imposed deflections

M, N, V, ux, uz, utot, phi, sigma and unity checks output

Fixed, hinge and roller supports in any direction

Load cases and load combinations, including safety factors

Profile groups; each group can have its own color

Import any steel profile or general section from our free Engineering Libraries (EU, UK, AU, US & CA profiles)

Import dxf files

Export to our Concrete Design and Steel Design apps

Share picture

Snap points

Undo function

Annotations

Formulas

Multi copy

Scale entire structure

Trim/extend

Automatic dimension lines (Autocad look)

Element and node numbers

Both graphical and textual edit modes

Metric & Imperial units

Multitouch zoom (pinch zooming)

Many options for showing/hiding items

Options to set almost all colors in the app

Dark and light theme

Available in 10 Languages

Save your structures in the cloud (CloudConstruct)

Built-in simple scientific calculator

Wobbly effect

The users can download a web version of FrameDesign by going through this link.

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PROKON 3.0 for structural analysis, design and detailing

PROKON, a software suite that contains forty structural analysis, design and detailing programs to simplify the Structural Analysis and Design process. The PROKON programs were first introduced in 1989, and nowadays PROKON is recognized globally.

The suite is modular type, but its effectiveness remains in the tight assimilation amid analysis, design and detailing programs.

PROKON is evolved and supported by a team of professional engineers and designed for the sake of structural engineers and technicians. The software can easily resolve day-to-day structural engineering problems in least time.

This construction program offers the following functionalities :-

• Frame and finite element analysis.

• Steel member design.

• Steel connection design.

• Reinforced and prestressed concrete design.

• CAD and reinforced concrete detailing.

• Timber member design.

• Masonry design.

• Other structural applications like section properties calculation and section database.

A series of geotechnical analysis modules is also accessible as part of the PROKON suite.

The link for download the latest version alias PROKON 3.0 www.prokon.com

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www.constructioncost.co

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