SDC Verifier and Eurocode: Compatibility and Features
SDC Verifier, a finite element analysis (FEA) post-processor software that can be used independently of structural analysis software. Eurocode is a set of European standards for structural design. These two can be used together to verify the compliance of structural designs with Eurocode.
Here are some details about the compatibility of SDC Verifier with Eurocode:
Eurocode Coverage:
- SDC Verifier is currently fully compatible with Eurocode 3 (EC3): Structural Design - Steel. This means that the software can be used to ensure that steel structures are designed according to Eurocode 3.
Eurocode Features of SDC Verifier:
- Eurocode loads and combinations: The software includes various Eurocode loads (dead load, live load, wind load, snow load, etc.) and allows you to create load combinations using these along with user-defined loads.
- Eurocode material properties: The software includes steel materials according to Eurocode 3 as well as user-defined material properties.
- Eurocode checks: The software can automatically perform various Eurocode 3 checks for steel members. These checks include:
- Ultimate strength
- Shear strength
- Bending
- Buckling
- Connections (bolted joints, welds, etc.)
- Reporting: The software provides a detailed report of the results of the checks performed. This report clearly shows which Eurocode criteria your design meets and does not meet.
Using SDC Verifier with Eurocode:
- Define loads and materials: Define the loads and materials you want to analyze according to Eurocode standards.
- Create load combinations: Combine different load cases according to Eurocode load combination rules.
- Select checks: Select the Eurocode checks you want to perform in SDC Verifier.
- Run the analysis: Run the software and verify the compliance of your design with Eurocode.
- Review the report: Review the report of the software to see which criteria your design meets and does not meet.