Ginger
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- May 8, 1999
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I have been trawling the web in search of a suitable beam element analysis software package, allbeit with limited success. I have come across the usual suspects such as STAAD, ANSYS etc. These are marketed as all-seeing all-doing suites with a price tag to match.
I am looking for a beam element package which will allow me to model circular, eliptical or other curved shaped structures (in 2D or 3D) which are supported on springs and will allow me to add/remove/manipulate point loads and UDL's onto the tunnel structure. I use PLAXIS to model the ground response but geotechnical FEA packages seem to concentrate more on the ground than on the structure (naturally). PLease could you experts out there give me some pointers?
Thank you
Regards
Andy Machon
I am looking for a beam element package which will allow me to model circular, eliptical or other curved shaped structures (in 2D or 3D) which are supported on springs and will allow me to add/remove/manipulate point loads and UDL's onto the tunnel structure. I use PLAXIS to model the ground response but geotechnical FEA packages seem to concentrate more on the ground than on the structure (naturally). PLease could you experts out there give me some pointers?
Thank you
Regards
Andy Machon