ASDIP Structural Software announces the release of ASDIP FOUNDATION 4 engineering software. Design professionals utilize ASDIP FOUNDATION software for the design of footings and pile caps. Following are some of the most important features and benefits included in this version 4.This new version includes the following five modules:Spread Footing Design – Any combination of axial

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ASDIP FOUNDATION 4 will be released shortly. It includes Spread, Combined, and Strap footings, and now two new modules have been added to the package: Wall Footing, and Pile Cap design. This document is a brief overview of the two new modules included in this version of the footing design software.- Click here to download ASDIP

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ASDIP STEEL includes column base plate design as well as the anchorage system to the concrete support, based on the AISC Design Guides # 1, the Blodgett’s “Design of Welded Structures” textbook, and the ACI 318 code. This article provides an engineering background on the current design philosophy of column base plates and anchor rods.- Click here

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Shear lugs are steel elements welded to the underside of base plates to resist shear loads. ASDIP STEEL is a structural engineering software for the design of steel members. It includes the design of shear lugs based on the ACI 349 anchorage provisions. This document is a step-by-step shear lug design example using ASDIP STEEL

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ASDIP STEEL includes the design of steel non-composite or composite beams. This structural engineering software is based on the latest AISC 360 provisions. This article provides an engineering background overview of steel and composite beam structural design.Start your ASDIP STEEL free trialBeams are structural elements that support loads applied transversely, which produce a combination of

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Retaining walls are structures designed to bound soils between two different elevations, therefore they are mainly exposed to lateral pressures from the retained soil plus any other surcharge. Competent design of retaining walls can maximize land use and substantially increase property value. This article discusses the required steps in the design of either concrete or

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