Timber Deflections | Hand Calculations vs FEM-Design
"Why do the results differ for Timber Deflections from hand calculations to the FEM-Design software?" This is a recurring question to our Support Team that we hope to provide [...]
Meet the FEM-Design Development Team | Interview with Klara Ledniczky
StruSoft recently launched FEM-Design v21 to all markets. It is based on a mix of ideas from our Users and our strong connection to the building industry. A team [...]
FEM-Design v21 Tips and Tricks
Here are some tips & tricks for the latest release of FEM-Design v21 3D structural design & analysis software. We hope that these tips & tricks will save you [...]
FEM-Design v21 Release News
FEM-Design v21 was released on 26th January 2022 and includes many brand new features, as well as significant number of improvements in all areas of the software program. Discover [...]
Connect FEM-Design to Grasshopper – are you interested?
Are you interested in connecting FEM-Design to Grasshopper? By popular demand, we have created some example scripts to help you get started with this API. Samuel Nyberg started his internship [...]
How to make a Stringer Panel Model in FEM-Design
A few years ago our now CEO, Dennis Kristensen, made a Stringer Panel Model webinar using our FEM Design software for Structural Concrete Design that was in Danish. We [...]
Footfall Analysis in FEM-Design
When structural elements such as beams or decks span more than 6-8 meters, it is common that vibrations in the serviceability limit state are the dimensioning load case. There [...]
Plastic Hinges in Steel Design – New Functionality
The release of FEM-Design v21 is just around the corner and a big new feature is the ability to consider Plastic Hinges in the Steel Design Module. With this [...]
API Specialist for FEM-Design – Introducing Johanna Riad
API Specialist, Johanna Riad, nurtures a curiosity about how to find and improve upon smart structural design solutions. It was therefore natural to take the step towards automation and [...]
CLT Fire Design New Feature in FEM-Design v21
We are heading towards a new year and with that also a new version of FEM-Design v21. A major new feature is the Cross Laminated Timber CLT Fire Design [...]
Non-linear Structural Analysis – “Why do I get tension?”
In FEM-Design Structural Analysis software Non-linear behaviour is possible to consider for supports (e.g. uplift), connections and truss members (e.g. tension-only). The analysis where this is included are in [...]
Underwater restaurant designed with FEM-Design
It seems as if the concrete structure has slipped into the sea. The underwater restaurant "Under" in southern Norway looks like nothing else and offers the guests an incomparable [...]