B-LINE - S-FRAME Software for Structural Engineers

S-PAD ™ (Steel Member Design and Optimization)

Release 10.0

S-PAD is a new stand-alone steel design tool that incorporates a simple spreadsheet-like interface to S-STEEL's powerful steel-design and code- check capabilities. Included within S-PAD is advanced code checking capabilities and auto-design to multiple design codes (AISC, CSA, BS, AS, NZS, EU) for both strength and serviceability. S-PAD offers the following:

· A simple and intuitive spreadsheet layout.

· Simply input strength and stability design forces, effective lengths in compression and unsupported lengths in bending of a steel element (beam, column or brace) and run a quick code check or even an auto-design to help identify an optimum section.

· Input can be pasted in from external spreadsheet programs.

· Support for AISC 360-10 & 360-05 LRFD/ASD, AISC ASD 89, AISC LRFD 94, CSA-S16-2001 & 2009, CSA-S16.1-M94, BS 5950:1990 & 2000, EC3:2005, AS 4100-1998, NZS 3404:1997

· Support for American, Canadian, British, European and other international section sizes.

· Code relaxation available for more conservative designs.

· Quickly checks a member’s capacity (beam, column, or brace) without the need to
build a complete detailed model.

· Uses a simple, intuitive spreadsheet layout which allows up to 20 design cases to
be evaluated simultaneously.

· Input files can be saved and can contain multiple worksheets each with up to 20
design cases.

· Detailed design calculations can be viewed for all section shapes

· Features exactly the same superb output as S-STEEL as well as the same comprehensive
set of design constraints giving the engineer full control of ALL design parameters.

· For auto-design an automatically sorted list of adequate sections is produced to easily
identify optimum sections and detailed design calculations can be viewed for all sections.

· Code check or automatic redesign options for strength and span deflection for steel members.

· Supports code checks for both strength and serviceability. Serviceability checks include
comprehensive deflection criteria and an option to consider camber.

· Flexible output/reports for designs and code checks.

· Full clause references to codes of practice.

· Material listing for weight, surface area and costs.

· User defined constraints for accurate design criteria.

· Unparalleled quality of printed results – complete breakdown of code results for members that pass or fail.

· Least weight, cost, depth and surface area design criteria.