SAFI Structural Software

• Steel verification includes sections classification, resistance and stability checks according to the applicable code. • Calculation of the bending, compression, tension, shear and combined resistance of steel elements. • Effects of bearing, transverse and longitudinal stiffeners are considered in the design of bridge girders using bridge design codes such as the CAN/CSA S6 standard. • The program optimizes the section shapes to minimize the weight or the cost of the whole or a part of the structure. This optimization is performed based on the complete or customized list of standard section shapes or any user defined library of standard and parametric sections shapes. • Geometrical limits can be defined to control the dimensions and properties of the section shapes selected by the optimization engine. • The optimization engine can check various deflection criterions during the section selection process.