ENERCALC 3D User Manual

Overview of ENERCALC 3D structural analysis and design in ENERCALC SEL.

The complete reference for ENERCALC 3D: the interface, model entities, analysis, and design. Jump to a section below:

Introduction

Get oriented with the GUI, command window, and entering nodal coordinates

Ribbons

Every command organized across the ribbon tabs

Toolbars

The main, view, edit/run, and input/output toolbars

Static Analysis

Load cases, solution algorithm, accuracy, and stability

Concrete Design

Concrete column, beam, and slab/wall design theory

Steel Design

Section orientation, bracing, and solution algorithms

Appendix

Unit conversions and standard reinforcing bar tables

Model Entities

The building blocks of an ENERCALC 3D model. Explore each entity type below:

Coordinate Systems

Global and local coordinate systems for members, shells, and bricks

Nodes

Coordinates, degrees of freedom, loads, supports, and springs

Members

Sections, releases, rigid links, diaphragms, and internal forces

Shells

Thicknesses, stiffness matrices, loads, and nodal resultants

Bricks

Numbering, stiffness matrix, loads, and internal stresses