Complex app for structural engineers who want to analyze and design various models with multiple columns, as well as to export projects to various formats
What's new in spColumn 4.81:
- Corrected nominal interaction diagrams for CSA A23.3 standards
- Updated installation procedure for systems with 64-bit version of Windows 7
Read the full changelog spColumn is a professional software application designed for structural engineers who want to analyze and compare designs with multiple columns.
It features a wide array of irregularly shaped columns and reinforced concrete columns, enabling you to export projects as Factored or Nominal Interaction Diagrams or 3D Failure Surfaces, as well as export column sections as AutoCAD drawings (.dxf format) or graphical reports as images (.emf format).
SpColumn (IRRCOL.exe). SpColumn is widely used for design and investigation of columns, shear walls, bridge piers as well as typical framing elements in buildings and other structures. Equipped with latest American (ACI 318-14) and Canadian (CSA A23.3-14) Concrete codes, spColumn is developed to design and investigate any reinforced. Powered by the advanced and flexible graphical interfaces of the new sp2D/3DView and spSection Module, spColumn v7.00 is widely used for design and investigation of columns, shear walls, bridge piers as well as typical framing elements in buildings and other structures.
The program is packed in a classical-looking interface that doesn't put emphasis on appearance. However, it has a well-structured layout that permits you to easily input data, view the model, and make adjustments.
Define project settings and columns properties
When creating a new project, you can input general information pertaining to the project name, column, engineer, measurement unit, run option (investigation or design), run axis (about x- or y-axis, biaxial), the design code (ACI 318-11, 318-08, 318-05, 318-02, or CSA A23.3-04 or A23.3-94), as well as whether to consider slenderness or not.
What's more, you can edit material properties regarding concrete and reinforcing steel columns, create rectangular, circular or irregular shapes, make all sides equal or different, equalize spacing, make patterns irregular, confine columns (tied, spiral, other), as well as to flip or rotate sections.
It's possible to include nominal diagrams in the design, show or hide load point labels and splice lines, or modify the default startup parameters (data directory, measurement unit, design code, reinforcement, text file viewer, number of lines per printed page).
Evaluation and conclusion
There were no stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that spColumn didn't hang, crash or prompt error messages. Its impact on the overall performance of the machine was minimal, thanks to the fact that it needed low CPU and memory to work properly. On the other hand, the tool hasn't been updated for a while, which is obvious by judging its interface.
Nevertheless, spColumn comes bundled with some powerful features and configuration properties for designing and examining structural projects with multiple columns.
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- runs on:
- Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit
Windows XP - file size:
- 11 MB
- filename:
- spColumnInstall481.exe
- main category:
- Science / CAD
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