Case Studies

LUSAS Civil & Structural analysis software is used by engineers worldwide for all types of civil and structural analysis including linear, nonlinear, seismic, blast, buckling, impact and fire. It is used on a full range of structures from simple slabs, buildings, frames, masts, towers and tanks through to heavy civil engineering structures such as cooling towers, dams and tunnels.

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Analysis of barge gate and gate abutment structures

  • Optimization of steel plated flood defence gates in New Orleans to meet a tight design schedule


Beam/column moment connection research

  • Research into alternative moment-resisting connection arrangements for use in multi-storey construction in moderate to high seismic zones

Design and analysis of above-ground full containment LNG storage tanks

  • Development of the world's largest above-ground LNG tank using static, dynamic, thermal and nonlinear analysis

Roof erection analysis of the Gwangmyeong velodrome

  • Roof erection analysis to check stress levels, establish erection tolerances and to ascertain jack down operational limits

Spinnaker Tower

  • Static, dynamic and nonlinear analysis of a 170m high concrete, steel and composite viewing tower.

Slab design on the St George Wharf development

  • Analysis of irregular shaped floor slabs and use of the reinforced concrete slab design wizard.

Diagnostic Treatment Centre, Swindon General Hospital

  • Analysis of large rectangular in-situ concrete slabs

 


Wooden Tower, Helsinki Zoo

  • Ultimate and serviceability limit state checks of a wooden tower for applied loadings

University College London Hospital

  • Global and local analysis of a jump formed, 22 storey, reinforced concrete core to assess stress distribution

Design and analysis of Gota Tunnel

  • 3D modelling of large, complex box tunnel structure with customised scripting to automate the results processing operations

Ferring International Centre

  • Optimisation of basement wall thicknesses for a 20 storey office building.

Staged Construction Analysis of a Concrete Shaft on the Dublin Port Tunnel Project
  • Staged construction modelling of the cutting of large diameter holes and assessment of wall stiffening options in a large diameter concrete shaft

Modelling the replacement of degraded concrete on the Terra Nitram prill tower

  • Global and local modelling of complex staged construction processes to model cutting-out and replacement of damaged concrete

"The Sentinel" - A commemorative Spitfire sculpture

  • Linear static, buckling and frequency analysis with calculation of stresses and optimisation of plate thicknesses

Raising the roof of the Chunju (Jeonju) Sports Stadium

  • Global modelling of stadium roof structure and development of cable stay tensioning sequence

Yurakucho station canopy

  • Natural frequency and seismic response analysis of a cantilevered glass canopy.


The Olympic Cauldron

  • 3D static, dynamic & buckling analysis to calculate structural displacements for critical service connections

Dynamic analysis of grandstands

  • Eigenvalue and dynamic analysis for wind and crowd loading

 


Quantum Cloud" - a sculpture by Antony Gormley

  • Linear and nonlinear analysis of an organically grown sculpture


Wood Armer moments Mx (B)

Slab reinforcement design

  • Optimisation of slab thicknesses and calculation of reinforcement quantities using Wood Armer moments


Number 10 Dock caisson under construction

Devonport Royal Dockyard

  • Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a variety of major structures


Store wall under construction

UK's largest clinker store

  • Geometric nonlinear analysis of a thin walled post tensioned structure


U2 stage set

Analysis of a glass reinforced plastic arch

  • Investigation into wind loading and tensioning effects of a glass reinforced arch for a U2 stage set

Cable stayed mast structures

  • Using LUSAS for investigating P delta effects on mast structures


'Muela Dam, Lesotho

  • Stress and thermal analysis of major concrete dam


Water treatment tanks

  • Use of LUSAS scripting techniques to simplify analysis of range of similar structures


hagia sophia mosque

Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya)

  • Prediction of earthquake damage to mosques and churches of masonry construction.


Kyona dam dimensions

Kyona Dam, India

  • Research work into concrete cracking model for use on concrete dam structures


Modelling the dynamic behaviour of buildings

  • Research into the numerical prediction of the behaviour of buildings to dynamic excitation


CQC deflected shape of aircraft hangar

Seismic Eurocode evaluation

  • Evaluation of amendments to earthquake resistant design code Eurocode 8


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