Building Design Software

COLUMN is a modern graphical tool based on the modules STAR 3 and STUE for column design using the nominal curvature method of German DIN 1045-1 and Austrian A Norm B4700. COLUMN also provides nonlinear design procedures including time dependent effects with AQB. Special fire protection checks of German DIN 4102-22 and, with integration of the module HYDRA for temperature distribution calculation, fi re design according to DIN EN 1992-1-2 (Eurocode 2) is available. COLUMN Features: Cross-sections: * Rectangular and circular cross-sections (max. 10). * Changing cross-sections. * Reinforcement in concentrated and distributed layout. System: * Eccentricities for beams can be included. * Elastic and rigid supports Loading: * Point-loads, eccentric point-loads and linear varying line loads. * Selfweight is considered automatically. * Automatic determination of column imperfection. * Time dependent creep effect can be considered.