From: civan@seanews.akita.com (Chuck Dinsmore)
Subject: Structural analysis using the HP-48SX
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News & Mail
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 08:35:03 GMT


To all structural engineers or engineering students, after a long search
I finally found a structural engineering package for the HP-48SX.
It is a marvelous and powerful package. For students who need to solve
indeterminate problems, extensive beam analysis, concrete and steel
design it will take the doubt out of your mind on the correctness of
assignments. Professional engineers who do commonplace everyday
calculations of beam design and analysis this is a great tool. For those
people who have to wait for the availability of a desk top computer to
run small frame problems this will do the job.
I have copied an extract from a flyer for Structural Analysis Card
package for those who might be interested. As you can see it has a lot
of power and all the programs are interactive with menu and screen
interface for input of data.

HP-48SX STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS CARD

The  TDS Structural Analysis Card for the HP-48SX has  been  developed
for the practicing structural engineer and students in engineering.

The card contains software that will provide the following:

GENERAL BEAM ANALYSIS
A complete solution for single span or continuous beams with uniformly
distributed  loads, linear loads, concentrated loads, or  concentrated
moments.  The  flexibility method solves the  continuous  beam  taking
advantage of the HP-48SX matrix capabilities. Individual spans can  be
analyzed  for shear, moment, rotation and deflection at any point,  or
incremental  points. Plot shear, moment, rotation and deflection  dia-
grams.

PLANE FRAME ANALYSIS
Plane  Frame  analysis using the stiffness method.  Joint  loads,  and
member loads may be specified. Member loads may be distributed loads (
 uniform and linear ) or concentrated loads being defined as applied in
the  local,  global, or global projected  direction.  Output  includes
joint  displacement,  member  forces and reactions.  Included  is  the
option for member end releases. Display or print results.

CONCRETE COLUMN ANALYSIS
A  powerful Concrete Column/Section program capable of  analyzing  any
concrete section of arbitrary shape for axial load with one way or two
way  bending.  The  section may include areas  of  different  concrete
strengths  or voids. Mild reinforcing and prestressing strands may  be
included in the section. Concrete beams, either regular or prestressed
can  be  analyzed  by specifying P=0. Tension may be  applied  to  the
section. The Ultimate Strength Method of analysis is used according to
the  1989 A.C.I.-318 Specifications. This is an excellent  all  around
concrete section solver.

THE STEEL SOLVER
A  Steel Solver program to analyze steel members using the ninth  edi-
tion of the A.I.S.C. code for Allowable Stress Design (ASD), load  and
&  Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The program will solve  for  axial
stress,  bending  stress or combined stresses about the  'X'  and  'Y'
axes.  Solve  and display A.I.S.C. unity equations. An  A.I.S.C.  data
base  of 'W' sections is provided, containing section  properties  for
291 sections.

The TDS "MENU and SCREEN" interface is used for USER FRIENDLY perform-
ance.  

For further information contact:
TRIPOD DATA SYSTEMS INC.
P.O. BOX 947
CORVALLIS, OR.97339-0947
PH: (800) 426-8026
I purchased my Structural Analysis card at
Educalc
27953 Cabot Road
Laguna Niguel, Ca. 92677  Phone (800) 677-7001
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