Why hand calculations are necessary in structural engineering.
(Aug 2020)
It may sound strange, but FEM Data Streamliner, developer of software for structural engineers, is convinced that calculations by hand are absolutely necessary to check the strength of structures. According to a study of FEM Data Streamliner, 40 percent of the people in the field of structural engineering in The Netherlands, don’t do calculations by hand.
In the survey, 60 percent answered that they do calculations by hand to check the strength of structures. The vast majority answers that this is in combination with software calculations. It means that 40 percent don’t do calculations by hand and only rely on software. “This is a number that both surprises and worries me”, Edgar Peetam, FEM specialist and developer of FEM Data Streamliner, says. ".... click here to view the article...".
How the plate buckling standards of DNV and ABS differ
(Oct 2017)
One of the most used structural standards for certification in the field of offshore engineering in The Netherlands is DNV-RP-C201. This is one of the results of a study organized by FEM Data Streamliner. There are major differences between standards, especially if you compare DNV and ABS. Edgar Peetam (FEM Data Streamliner) explains.
FEM Data Streamliner provides a tool that can be used in addition to software that checks structures using the Finite Element Method (FEM). ".... click here to view the article...".
Code checkers needed in structural engineering
(Sept 2016)
Code checkers are still relatively unknown in the field of structural engineering. More than half (52%) of the people working in this field in The Netherlands don’t use code checkers in their software to check if structures meet the strength requirements of certification authorities. This is one of the results of a study organized by FEM Data Streamliner. 36 leading analysts, calculators, constructors and managers in the field of structural engineering have been interviewed.
Edgar Peetam, FEM specialist and developer of FEM Data Streamliner, is not surprised by this result.".... click here to view the article...".
Need for better and faster strength analysis of structures
(June 2016)
Over two thirds (70%) of people working in the field of structural engineering in The Netherlands say that the quality of strength analysis of structures needs improvement. A group almost as large (69%) wants the analysis to go faster. These results are some of the highlights of a study organized by FEM Data Streamliner. 36 leading analysts, calculators, constructors and managers in the field of structural engineering have been interviewed.
The study proves that experts in the ".... click here to view the article...".
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