Steel Design
The Steel Design software module in FEM-Design allows you to design and perform structural analysis on steel, columns, beams and truss members.
The fast auto-design helps you find the most suitable cross-sections. All section shapes and classes, including class 4 profiles, can be checked for all relevant effects (for example all types of buckling and stability) and for utilisation.

Perform manual or auto-design calculations to find the most suitable steel bar cross-sections. Run a check to verify, or design steel structures for fire effect. Thickness optimisation can be done for bars modelled with 3D shell components.
Steel Frames and Trusses
Three-dimensional frame and truss structures are easily modelled, analysed and designed in FEM-Design.
Common structures can be generated along with loads in a few simple steps using the parametric input wizard. The section editor allows complex arbitrary section shapes (opened or closed) to be created for bars, beams and columns.
Watch the Steel Design Overview Video
Steel Design Features
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Calculations performed according to:
FEM-Design performs all structural calculations to Eurocode standards, with support for 15 National Annexes across Europe. Whether you’re designing in Denmark, Netherlands, Poland or the UK, FEM-Design ensures full compliance with your local requirements.
Eurocode
Belgian Annex
British Annex
Danish Annex
Dutch Annex
Estonian Annex
Finnish Annex
German Annex
Hungarian Annex
Latvian Annex
Norwegian Annex
Polish Annex
Romanian Annex
Spanish Annex
Swedish Annex
FEM-Design Wiki
Full details on the Steel Design Module and the theory can be found on the FEM-Design Wiki by clicking here.
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