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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Probably the best structural design software in the world
A 100-meter-tall tower has been designed in the new Carlsberg City area in Copenhagen using probably the best structural design software in the world, FEM-Design by StruSoft. The impressive [...]
Global Structural Analysis in FEM-Design gives Sitowise a holistic approach
Structural Engineer, Topi Valtonen, works at the large technology consultant, Sitowise, in Finland. He is one of many who benefits from using FEM-Design’s global structural analysis in his projects. [...]
Impressive high rise building design supported by FEM-Design
Investments in excess of 100 BSEK are planned for the various high-rises in the city. Just around the corner from StruSoft’s Gothenburg offices, one of the most impressive high [...]
Smart structural analysis on CLT frame & steel connections
An innovative new Apartment Building, Glitne, in central Umeå, Sweden has been constructed by Balticgruppen Bygg AB supported with some smart structural analysis by Sigma Civil. Due to their [...]
GRC Structural Design using FEM-Design software
One of Denmark's leading manufacturers of glass fibre reinforced concrete, BB Fiberbeton A/S, have just completed a prestigious GRC structural design project. The Danish manufacturer, established in 1984, is [...]
Structural analysis of a new floodgate hatch at Höljes hydroelectric power plant
The Höljes power plant in Sweden is a hydroelectric power station built in 1962. The new gate is 9 meters high, 17 meters wide, with a total weight of [...]
Stabilising façades as shear walls with windows to floor level is a challenge
Architects' passion for large windows presents challenging design issues for structural engineers. They need to ensure stability in the longitudinal direction of the building. Stabilising façades as shear walls [...]