Calculation Modules

The core of ENERCALC is the calculation modules. Dating back to 1983 when our first software released as a set of spreadsheet templates, we design our modules to be “fill-in-the-blanks” style interactive programs. Just type in a value and instantly the resulting analysis or design is there to review.

The spreadsheet basis was given up 15 years ago because of its limitations and our software is 100% in-house developed specifically for the engineering tasks it must perform.

All modules in Version 6 conform to the 2006 IBC, 2007 CBC, 2005 ASCE, ACI 318-05, ACI 530-05, 13th Edition AISC and 2005 NDS.

Here’s a quick view of one of the calculation modules for footing design:

Currently included are modules for:

Beams design in steel, composite steel & concrete, concrete, wood and masonry. Single & multi-span conditions with extensive loading and load combinations with variable compression edge slenderness are included.
Column design in steel, concrete, wood and masonry. Biaxial design is provided for the first three and all masonry columns are designed using axial/bending interaction analysis. Concrete columns can be any shape with any rebar layout! Extensive loading (both lateral and vertical) is allowed along with mid-height axial loads.
Foundation design is provided for general rectangular footings and "beam on elastic foundation" resting on soil (which are analyzed with our FEM solver).
Slender concrete and masonry walls can be designed for out-of-plane loads and can consider one & two stories, “reveals”, parapets, thermal effects, completely variable lateral loading, and varying base fixity.
Analysis programs for generating geometric properties of arbitrary sections, analyzing rigid diaphragm with angled walls, embedded pole footings.
Two dimensional frame analysis with design available in steel and wood.
Many more modules are under redevelopment to provide greatly enhanced capabilities over those in our prior versions.

The calculation modules are an ever expanding set of structural calculations that provide design for the elements of a building. And as requests are received from our users we develop additional modules…..and make use of the proven steel, concrete, timber, finite element analysis, and other engineering “solvers” we have developed.