Comparison and Evaluation of Commercially Available Software for Structural Analysis and Design of Structures and Structural Components

In most engineering offices, software is routinely used to carry out structural calculations and design checks in an efficient and safe manner. Depending on the field of activity and, if applicable, the specialization of the engineering office, several programs are usually used, which differ greatly in price and expertise. However, reports about the peculiarities of certain programs about obvious or hidden errors are increasing and make especially inexperienced users feel unsure.

Author	Jan Ole Martens
University	Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany

As a result of the increasing pressure on engineering offices to work efficiently, reliable knowledge about the application limits, peculiarities, and errors of various programs available on the market are particularly valuable, objectively and factually justified beyond marketing interests. The responsibility for the structurally and constructively correct design of a structure ultimately remains with the engineer and not with the software companies.

The thesis should provide a basis for the objective evaluation and assessment of program systems in terms of benchmarking. As far as possible, comparative calculations should be based on the ANSYS program system.

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