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CYPE 3D

Code implementation. NZS 4600:2005 (New Zealand)

New Zealand Standard™ Cold-formed steel structures.

Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.

Code implementation. AS 4600:2005 (Australia)

Australian StandardTM Cold-formed steel structures.

Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.

Code implementation. SP 63.13330.2012 (Russia)

Concrete and reinforced concrete. Construction. Updated edition SNIP 52-01-2003. Moscow 2012.

Implemented in CYPECADMetal 3D and Continuous beams.

For this code, CYPECAD, Metal 3D and Continuous beams allow for:

  • Additional loadcases to be added for special frost loads.
  • A percentage of the load to be defined as long-term loading, for live load and snow loadcases.
  • The advanced beam editor (CYPECAD) to be used 
  • The advanced column editor (CYPECAD) to be used 

If the Russian concrete code is used together with its corresponding seismic code (СНиП II-7-81 – implemented in the 2014.b version), the ductility reinforcement criteria and capacity design criteria for bending of concrete columns are taken into account.

New library of cold-formed sections: “Profil du Futur” of ARVAL (ArcelorMittal)

A new library of cold-formed sections, Profil du Futur of ARVAL (ArcelorMittal), has been included in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.

This library includes the following cold-formed section series:

  • Profilé U (simple cold-formed U)
  • Profilé CE (stiffened cold-formed U)
  • Cornière L (symmetrical cold-formed angle)
  • Oméga (Omega inclined along external edge)
  • SIGMA (Channel with stiffened web)

Code implementation. ABNT NBR 6118 Projeto Junho 2013 (Brazil)

Projeto de estruturas de concreto - Procedimento.

This document is a project revision of the ABNT NBR 6118 2007 code, which is currently not in force, however it is foreseen that it will substitute the current standard.

It has been implemented in CYPECAD (including Strut3D) and Metal 3D.

Export to Tekla Structures (CYPECAD and Metal 3D)

The 2014.b version of CYPECAD and Metal 3D allows for the export of jobs to versions 18 and 19 of Tekla Structures.

Code implementation. СНиП II-7-81* (Rusia)

СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО В СЕЙСМИЧЕСКИХ РАЙОНАХ. Актуализированная редакция

Construction in seismic regions. Updated edition

Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.

Code implementation. CHOC-08 (Honduras)

Código Hondureño de la Construcción. Normas Técnicas. Capítulo 1. Cargas y fuerzas estructurales. Diseño por Sismo

Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.

The dynamic analysis method (spectral modal) or static analysis method (equivalent lateral force) proposed by the CHOC-08 can be selected in both programs. The analysis method (dynamic or static) can be selected using the Analysis method option in the dialogue box in which the seismic action is defined.
When the seismic design is carried out using the dynamic analysis method (modal spectral), CYPECAD considers the correction due to base shear.

S280GD and S320GD steels for Eurocode 3 (EU) and EAE (Spain)

Steel types S280GD and S320GD have been implemented for Eurocode 3 (including the National Application Documents or general document adaptations for Bulgaria, France, Italy and Portugal) and EAE (Spain).

Code implementation. ACI 318M-08 (USA), Nch430.Of2008 (Chile), NTE E.060: 2009 (Peru) and NSR-10 (Columbia)

The tool, Strut3D, was implemented in the 2013.e version, and allows users to check (in CYPECAD and Metal 3D – using the Pile Caps module) pile caps using a general analysis method that analyses the D regions of the reinforced concrete using a strut and tie model. This tool was only available for use with the EHE-08 (Spain) code. Now, with the 2014.b version, the tool has been implemented for use with the following concrete codes:

  • ACI 318M­08 (USA)
    Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete.
  • Nch430.Of2008 (Chile)
    Norma Chilena oficial NCh430.Of2008.
  • NTE E.060: 2009 (Perú)
    Reglamento Nacional de Edificaciones. Norma E.060 Concreto Armado (2009).
  • NSR­10 (Colombia)
    Reglamento Colombiano de Construcción Sismo Resistente NSR-10. Título C - Concreto estructural.

Code implementation. SANS 10162-2:2011 (South Africa)

South African National Standard. The structural use of steel. Part 2: Cold-formed steel structures.

Implemented in CYPECADMetal 3D and Portal frame generator for basic cold-formed sections.

Code implementation. NBDS-2006 (Bolivia)

Norma Boliviana de Diseño Sísmico (2006). Título A. Análisis y diseño sismo resistente.

Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.