SDCalcs Software
Steel Beam Analysis and Design Software for Structural Engineers
SDCalcs is Windows desktop software designed to streamline steel beam analysis and design for residential and custom-home structural engineering. It keeps beam input, finite-element analysis, steel design checks, diagrams, reactions, and calculation reports together in one project file.
Key Features
- Structural analysis: Finite-element beam analysis with applicable LRFD, ASD, and service load combinations.
- Steel design checks: Moment, shear, and deflection evaluations using standard steel shapes.
- Streamlined input: Organized entry of beam geometry, material properties, supports, and loading.
- Clear results: Loading, shear, moment, deflection, reaction, and element-result displays.
- Professional reports: Organized, printable calculation reports prepared for engineering review.
- Project management: Save multiple beam designs together in a project file.
Designed for Practical Engineering Work
SDCalcs was created around the workflow of structural engineers who regularly design steel beams for residential and custom-home projects. The objective is to reduce repetitive input while keeping the analysis assumptions, load combinations, governing results, and design checks visible for review.
Release Status
The core analysis and design workflow is functional and is undergoing final review in preparation for release. Additional screenshots, sample calculations, system requirements, licensing information, and release details will be posted as they become available.
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- Beam project setup and design summary
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- Moment diagram
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- Shear diagram
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- Loading diagram
