PowerFrame 5.6

PowerFrame analyses any concrete, steel and timber structural frame subjected to a seismic load or a fire load.
Features:
-Graphical definition of model with built-in model tools or import of Diamonds model.
-Extensive material library, fully customizable by the user. Several material types can be defined using an appropriate set of material properties: idealized fire buffers, fire protection materials, general construction materials and several steel, concrete & timber grades.
-Efficient definitions of composite sections using an embedded section utility tool, perfectly integrated with the material library.
-Fast assignment of reinforcement areas within concrete sections of arbitrary shape.
-Modal analysis (calculation of eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes).
-Seismic analysis based on the design spectrum (PS92 and Eurocode 8).
-Dynamic analysis using modal superposition method for harmonic and periodic loads.
-Definition of fire loads through an appropriate fire curve and the imposed fire resistance requirements. Choose between ISO 834, external, hydrocarbon and parametric fire curves.
-Thermodynamic analysis of structural members subjected to fire loads, accounting for heat radiation, convection and conduction. Automatic selection of most appropriate analysis strategy depending on cross-section type (solid vs. slender cross sections).
-Calculation of indirect actions (tension, compression, bending,...) caused by a global temperature increase and/or temperature gradient, considering imposed deformation restraints. Indirect action can be limited to account for plastic behaviour of nodes.
-Evaluation of impaired mechanical properties as a function of temperature.
-Verification of steel member resistance and stability considering fundamental and accidental loads combinations. Impaired mechanical properties are automatically accounted for within the verifications for accidental loads combinations.
-Calculation of reinforcement quantities for concrete members, considering fundamental, accidental & serviceability loads combinations. Effective area of concrete section and impaired mechanical properties of reinforced bars are automaticallly accounted for when considering accidental loads combinations.
-Access to CAD software packages through DXF and DSTV.
-Integration with Tekla Structures through COM-interface.
-Complete and concise reports, ready for printing or for export as RTF-file.