Extreme Loading^® for Structures Version 2.3 Now Available

 

Input includes reinforcement	2-point beam loading showing cracks	Infilled frame earthquake analysis showing cracking and internal force diagrams

Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) enables users to analyze the behavior of structures under extreme loads.

Feature Overview Download a comprehensive feature list here

3D Nonlinear Analysis	Prestressed Concrete	Animated Internal Force Diagrams
Static & Dynamic Analysis	Glass Analysis	Envelope Internal Force Diagrams
Seismic Analysis	Hydrostatic Loading	Custom Rebar & Stirrups Detailing
Blast Analysis	Staged Loading	Pre-meshed Components
Impact Analysis	Static & Dynamic Element Removal	Standard Steel Sections
Progressive Collapse Analysis	Nonlinear Material Models
Steel Structures	Automatic Plastic Hinge Formation
Reinforced Concrete	Automatic Structural Buckling
Composite Sections	Automatic Debris Impact
Masonry Structures	Principal Stress & Strain Contours

Comprehensive Analysis of 3D Structural Behavior

Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) studies the 3D behavior of structures through all stages of loading, including static loads and dynamic loads such as blast, seismic, impact, and wind loads. ELS’s nonlinear AEM solver analyzes structural behavior during elastic and inelastic modes including the automatic detection and generation of plastic hinges, buckling, cracks, and collapse. Resulting debris and its impact with structural elements is automatically analyzed and stress redistribution is inherently calculated.

“ELS was of great benefit to my project, and I was very impressed with how quickly the basic concepts of the program could be picked up relative to some of the commercial FEM programs available.” - Graduate Student, Oxford University

Progressive collapse analysis showing internal force diagrams	Slab and column input	Automatic plastic hinge formation in a steel beam

 

Advanced Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis for Engineers

ELS spans the gap between popular and research-oriented structural analysis software by giving structural engineers the power to run advanced nonlinear static and dynamic analysis and the ability to examine structural behavior before, during, and after failure.

Attractive 3D Output

ELS is dressed in an intuitive graphical user interface so structural engineers can focus on modeling full scale and detailed 3D models of steel, concrete, masonry and composite structures without worrying about meshing, connectivity, adjusting plastic hinge locations, and other limitations commonly found in structural analysis software.
With ELS, structural engineers can effectively communicate results using attractive 3D output, animated internal force diagrams, charts, and, contours.

For more information contact:
Steve Bruns
Business Development Manager
Phone: (919) 645-4090 ext. 138
sbruns@appliedscienceint.com

 

 

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	The Applied Element Method - The Ultimate Analysis of Progressive Collapse Read how AEM is superior to FEM as published in the April 2006 issue of Structure Magazine.