Involves the comprehensive process of conceptualizing, planning, and creating products or solutions that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. It encompasses various disciplines and utilizes a range of techniques and tools, making it integral to a wide array of industries from architecture and engineering to product design and digital media.
GENERAL DESIGN
PROSEC
Calculate the section properties of any cross-section.
Analysis
To calculate the of cross-sectional properties of general shapes it often involves the solution of equations that require numerical approaches. Prosec uses the finite difference method to calculate over 30 section properties.
You can import cross-sections from the section database or use Padds to sketch the section and then export the sketch to Prosec. The section database is fully compatible with Prosec, so custom sections created in Prosec can be saved for use in Frame, Sumo, a selection of the design modules and even third-party applications such as Autodesk® Revit®.
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What makes this module unique?
- Evaluate custom shapes.
- Calculates bending and torsional properties.
- CAD data from Padds or Probar 2D
- Created sections are compatible with a variety of software applications.
WIND
Code based wind analysis of rectangular structures.
Analysis
Wind eliminates the tedium of wind loading by computing the free stream velocity pressures, including frictional effects due to wind, on building structures based on a few simple inputs.
Three-dimensional depictions of input and output illustrate the wind direction and pressure vectors, thus reducing the effort of transferring wind loading to the correct regions of an analysis model. Cladded, mono- and double-pitched buildings are supported. Frame integrates with Wind via the portal and trussed frame wizards.
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What makes this module unique?
- 3D depictions of input and output
- Double-pitched and mono-pitched roofs
- Integrates with Sumo and Frame
GUTTER
Design of gutters and downpipes for typical structures
Design
Analyse gutters and downpipes that drain roofs of building structures.
Using the requirements of BS EN 12056-3 – 2000, the module design gutters and down pipes to drain roofs of building structures for specified rainfall intensities and design durations. The rainfall intensities can optionally be picked from a list of regions in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Gutter offers a 3D visualisation of the roof segment, and a roof and gutter draining diagram eases result interpretation.
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What makes this module unique?
- Analyse gutters and downpipes that drain roofs of building structures.
- Select 2-minute M5 rainfall intensities for various regions in the United Kingdom and South Africa
- The outflow characteristics of each gutter segment and each down pipe is summarised in table form.
- Detailed calculations
MASONRY SECTION
Design of reinforced masonry sections
Design
The PROKON suite includes three modules for the design of masonry sections, walls, and free-standing walls.
Design reinforced masonry sections spanning gaps for bending and shear. Choose from a variety of mortar and brick classes.
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What makes this module unique?
- View a 3D representation of walls and section geometry during the input.
- Choose from a variety of masonry units.
- Various beam and support types available
- Detailed calculations
MASONRY WALL
Design of load bearing masonry walls
Design
Design load-bearing masonry walls subjected to eccentric in-plane loads.
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What makes this module unique?
- View a 3D representation of walls and section geometry during the input.
- Choose from a variety of masonry units.
- Various wall and support types available
- Choose the eccentricity of applied loads.
- Enter multiple load cases.
- Detailed calculations
MASONRY FREE WALL
Design of masonry free-standing walls
Design
Design free-standing masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane loads.
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What makes this module unique?
- View a 3D representation of walls and section geometry during the input.
- Choose from a variety of masonry units.
- Various wall and pier types available
- Detailed calculations
TIMBER BEAM
Design of timber members subject to axial and bending stress
Design
Check and optimise timber members subjected to a combination of axial and biaxial bending stresses, e.g., beams, frames, and trusses.
The program primarily acts as a post-processor for the Frame and Sumo. It also has an interactive mode for the quick design or checking of individual members without needing to perform an analysis in Frame or Sumo first.
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What makes this module unique?
- Design sawn and glued laminated timber members subjected to a combination of axial and biaxial bending stresses.
- Process results from Sumo and Frame
- Includes interactive mode for the quick design or checking.
SECTIONS
Sections database
Database
A repository of steel, concrete and timber sections grouped by country. Find the properties of any known section used in your region of the world. Add custom sections for use in Sumo or Frame.
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What makes this module unique?
- Hot-rolled and cold-formed steel profiles
- Profiles from most leading steel manufacturers
- Calculate sections properties of custom profiles.
- Profiles found in the Sections database can be used in Sumo or Frame for analysis.
- Import custom profiles from Prosec.
MATERIALS
Warning Navigator for Revit®
Database
A repository of steel, concrete and timber materials. Find the properties of any known material. Add custom materials and stress-strain curves for use in Sumo or Frame.
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What makes this module unique?
- Choose from a list of stress-strain curves or define your own.
- Various yield criterions are available.
- Add custom materials.
