EC3 Connections 2012

Verification of Connections according to

EN1993-1-8 (EC3 part 1-8)

EC3 connections features

Complete EC3 verifications for many commonly used
connection configurations.
Comprehensive reports with selectable details and
drawings in Microsoft Word format.
Full visualization of the connection in 3D and 2D.
Interactive error checking and standards compliance
verifications.
Interactive summary verifications.
Export of drawings in DXF Format.

EC3 Connections
Beam to column with one or two beams

Moment / Welded (to column flange)

Moment / Bolted (End Plate)
Shear / Angle Cleat (Column Flange or Column Web)
Shear / End Plate (Column Flange or Column Web)
Bracings on Column (Angle Double Angle Hollow Sections)

Beam to beam with one or two beams

Apex Connection - Moment / Bolted (End Plate)

Beam/Column Splice
Hollow Sections
Double Angle

Beam to girder with one or two girders

Angle Cleats
End plate

EC3 Connections
Column base

H section / Moment (end plate)

H section / Shear (end plate)
H section / Shear (angle cleats)
Rectangular Hollow section / Moment (end plate)
Rectangular Hollow section / Shear (end plate)

Truss Connections (T, Y, N, K, KT)

Angle sections
Double angle section
Circular or rectangular hollow sections (Annex J ENV1993-1)
Apex of Circular or rectangular hollow sections (Annex J ENV1993-1)

Beam to Column connections

Beam to Column connections

Beam to Beam connections

Beam to Girder

Column Base

Truss Connections

User Interface

User Interface

User Interface

Summary and Detailed Verification Reports

Summary and Detailed Verification Reports

Comprehensive Geometry Check

DXF Drawings

DXF Drawings

Link with INSTANT Steel

Import of load cases and

analysis results from INSTANT steel

INSTANT Steel 2012

Steel structures analysis and design software
according to Eurocode Standards

INSTANT steel analysis and design software

INSTANT steel analysis and design software

Analysis

Structural Data:

- Accurate beam elements model simulation of the steel structure.

- Capability of creating a template library of 2D structures.
- Flexible and efficient tools for the definition of 3D parametric
structures.
- Structure definition from 3D model generators.
- Geometric model checks (nodes connectivity, data consistency etc).
- Grouping and selection of elements for collective properties and
loads assignment.
- Wire model import from 3D DXF.
- Libraries of standard steel sections (Euro profiles, UB, UC and cold
rolled profiles).
- Definition of welded, castellated and built up sections.
- Inclined supports and beam structural eccentricities.
- Accurate definition of diaphragms, walls and cores.
- Capability of spring constant definition on any support or member
connectivity to any degree of freedom.
- Supported materials include steel, concrete, timber and aluminum.

Static linear analysis.

Dynamic analysis.
Spectral Analysis using Eurocode 8 and user defined spectrum.
Definition of the viscous damping ratio coefficient.
Capability for stress design method.

Members Design (Eurocode 3):

- Interactive definition of restraints.
- Automatic calculation of the buckling lengths in the two
directions.
- Section classification (classes covered: 1,2,3,4).
- Local buckling of the web due to shear and check of the
resistance of the section in bending, bending and axial, shear,
bending and shear, bending shear and axial checks.
- Bending and buckling and lateral torsional buckling member
checks.
- Analytical and summary check results per member and load.
- Automatic creation of report in Microsoft Word document,
with references to Eurocode 3.
- Capability of stand-alone mode operation, independent from
an INSTANT model (user defines the member and the analysis
results).
- Accurate calculation of the buckling length using the n
coefficient.
- Colour coded presentation of member analysis status on the
model.

Loads & Masses:

- Static loads: self weight, distributed or concentrated on beam
elements, nodal, temperature, imposed displacements at supports.
- Joint, distributed or concentrated masses.
- Automatic mass from forces production and loads combinations.
- Capability of user-defined loads combinations.
- Dynamic loads: time history load, harmonic load, accellerogram.

Export of analysis results to Excel file format

Export

Design according to EN1993-1-1:2005

and EN1993-1-3 (Cold Formed Sections)

Design according to EN1993-1-1:2005

and EN1993-1-3 (Cold Formed Sections)

Design according to EN1993-1-1:2005

and EN1993-1-3 (Cold Formed Sections)

Comprehensive member design report documents

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