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VisualPlate
Mat Footing Design Combined Footing Design Finite Element Analysis Reinforced Concrete Design ACI Design Checks Nonlinear Analysis

Major Benefits and Abilities

  • Concrete slab analysis and design
  • Steel or aluminum plate bending
  • Complex geometries, irregular, holes, rounded, etc.
  • Multiple plate thicknesses or solid properties
  • Holes in plate
  • Stiffeners or beams
  • Unlimited model size
  • Support for IBC 2006/2009, ACI 318-08
  • Automated FEA meshing
  • Flexible edge and point supports
  • Sophisticated thick-plate finite element formulation
  • Import & Export DXF files
  • Export FEA model to VisualAnalysis for more advanced work

Loads and Load Combinations

  • Automated, customizable load combinations
  • Uniform or linear area loads, rectangular or circular
  • Column loads, axial and moments
  • Linear loads

Analysis Results

  • Slab deflections plotted
  • Moment, Shear values plotted

Design Features

  • Single or double layer of slab reinforcement
  • Size each layer of slab steel
  • Export to VisualAnalysis for more complicated tasks

Reporting

  • Full-color reporting for a professional look and easy reading.
  • Preview the report before printing
  • Customize what items are included in the report
  • Print one-page graphic summaries