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LUSAS engineering analysis software for bridge, civil, structural, composites, mechanical ...

• LUSAS Job Opportunities - Bridge and Civil Support Engineers (UK)
• LUSAS Job Opportunities - Bridge and Civil/Structural Software Engineers (UK)
• Current Job Opportunities with LUSAS
  • LUSAS Job Opportunity - C++ Software Engineers
  • LUSAS Job Opportunity - Head of Engineering Consultancy
  • LUSAS Job Opportunity - Trainee Graduate Engineers
• Seminar and Training Workshop on "Recommendations for Finite Element Analysis of Structures"
  • Booking Form for Seminar and Training Workshops on "Recommendations for Finite Element Analysis of Structures"
    • VAT Notes for LUSAS-supplied training courses and seminars
• LUSAS for Structural and Bridge Applications (Introduction)
  • LUSAS Training Course On-line Booking Form
  • LUSAS Dynamics Analysis
  • LUSAS Nonlinear Analysis
• LUSAS for Bridge Applications
• LUSAS Training Courses
  • About LUSAS technical support
    • Contacting LUSAS technical support
      • Support using FTP
  • Licence key queries
    • Installing a single user (dongle) licence
    • Installing a single user (ethernet or hard disk ID) licence
    • Installing a network (floating) licence
      • Installing the LUSAS software on all client PCs
      • Installing SentinelLM on a licence server PC
      • Obtaining fingerprint information (echoid.exe)
      • Obtain fingerprint information for the client PCs
      • Provide information to our license key department
      • Uploading a licence key file to the licence server
    • How to install LUSAS from the CD
      • Where to locate temporary files
    • Installing or changing a licence key
      • Licence key string typed incorrectly
    • Carrying out a key test
    • Licence key-related error message : "All Keys Are Invalid..."
      • Wrong licence key in use
      • Dongle not inserted correctly in a parallel port
      • Uninstall/ reinstall Sentinel drivers
      • Dongle has attracted a "time stamp" in the future
      • Parallel port problems
      • Dongle is broken
    • Licence key-related error message : "Corrupt Key"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Incorrect Machine Identification"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Incorrect Product Number"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Invalid Client Identification Number"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Key has expired"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Machine Date Precedes Dongle Date "
    • Licence key-related error message: "Key [SENTINELLM]..."
      • Licence server switched off or logged out
      • Setting variables LSHOST and LSFORCEHOST
        • Locating LUSAS network license server in V14.2+
    • Licence key-related error message: "Problem Too Large..."
    • Licence key-related error message: "Key Error"
    • Licence key-related error message: "Limited Version in Operation"
    • Network licence errors checklist
      • Running the licence monitor program (lsmon.exe)
      • Licence key-related error message: "SentinelLM..."
        • Network licence key corrupt
        • Network licence key files must not be read only
  • LUSAS User Group Meetings
    • LUSAS User Group Meeting and Training Course - Republic of Ireland 2010
    • LUSAS User Group Meeting and Training Course - Finland 2010
    • LUSAS Italian User Group Meeting and Workshop Session 2009
    • LUSAS Romanian User Group Meeting and Bridge Applications Workshop
    • LUSAS e-News : Scandinavian User Group Meeting and Workshop
    • LUSAS e-News
    • LUSAS e-News
    • SEMINARIO TECNICO 2004
    • Scandinavian LUSAS User Group Civil/Bridge SIG Meeting 2003
    • Korean LUSAS User Group Civil/Bridge SIG Meeting 2003
    • New Page 1
  • LUSAS for Structural and Bridge Applications (Intermediate)
  • LUSAS for Structural and Bridge Applications (Advanced)
  • LUSAS Composites Analysis
  • LUSAS Thermal Analysis
• LUSAS News and Events page : What's coming up and what's taken place
  • Software Downloads for Windows XP/Vista/7
    • User Scripts for Version 14.0 Onwards
      • Where do I Start With Visual Basic Scripting for LUSAS?
    • Knowledge Base Index
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Modeller
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Solver
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Modeller
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Solver
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Modeller
      • Knowledge Base - LUSAS Solver
      • Modeller Error Reports
      • Solver Error Reports
    • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.7
      • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.6
      • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.5
      • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.4
      • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.3
      • Improvements and New Facilities in LUSAS Version 14.2
      • New features / enhancements in V14.1
      • New features / enhancements in Release 14.0
    • New Page 1
    • Links to Useful Utilities
  • 2012 International Bridge Analysis Seminar on the Assessment and Rehabilitation of Bridges
    • Booking Form for 2012 International Bridge Analysis Seminar on the Assessment and Rehabilitation of Bridges
  • Seminar and Training Workshops on "Recommendations for Finite Element Analysis of Structures"
    • Booking Form for Seminar and Training Workshops on "Recommendations for Finite Element Analysis of Structures"
  • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the ASBI 2011 conference
  • LUSAS e-News
  • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the IJRBC 2011 conference
  • LUSAS e-News
  • LUSAS e-News
  • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the NYCB 2011 conference
  • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the IBC 2011 conference
  • LUSAS e-News
  • LUSAS News and Events page : What's taken place in 2010
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the TRB 7th International Bridge Engineering Cconference
    • LUSAS e-News - Tall Buildings lecture tour event, London 2010
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky winner at the HMS 13th Biennial Movable Bridge Symposium
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the ASBI 2010 conference
    • LUSAS e-News
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the IABMAS 2010 conference
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the IBC 2010 conference
    • LUSAS User Group Meeting and Training Course - Finland 2010
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the 2010 FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference
    • LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the 2010 Concrete Bridge Conference
    • LUSAS News and Events page : What's taken place 2009 - 2007
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News : WASHTO 2009
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS Romanian User Group Meeting and Bridge Applications Workshop
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
      • LUSAS e-News
• LUSAS Search Page
• LUSAS Support Index
• LUSAS User Area - Check / Request Username and Password
  • LUSAS User Area Index Page
    • What is new in the LUSAS User Area?
      • Attempting to reform stiffness matrix in a lienar static analysis
      • Warning: Diagonal Decay
        • Martrix - Ill Conditioned
      • Warning: Cannot choose the largest Eigenvalues in a Buckling Analysis
      • Warning: Care should be taken when activating and deactivating elements (birth and death) with geometric nonlinearity (GNL)
      • Warning: Connecting thin shell elements (TS3, QSI4 or SHI4) to general shell elements (TTS3, QTS4, TTS6 or QTS8) is not recommended
      • Warning: Fine integration (option 18) has been invoked because the multi-crack/concrete material model has been assigned (chkmas processor)
      • Warning: Element p, node q, variable r has small, negative pivot -0.1234e-25 and diagonal decay .1234e+15 > .10e+05
        • Warning : Element u Node v Variable w Has Negative Pivot
      • Warning: Nodes p and q for element number r are not coincident (kjnt4 processor)
      • Warning: Nonlinear solutions are not available for BMS3 elements (ovl66 processor)
        • Mesh refinement: what are the considerations?
      • Warning: One or more non-zero eigenvalues were computed with error norm greater than 0.10e-03 : use these modes with caution (eigout processor)
      • WARNING: Plasticity computations have failed to converge for element p attempting to invoke a step reduction (sbts6 processor)
      • WARNING: Unable to find valid contact segment for node p on surface q contacting with surface r (sfsseg processor)
      • WARNING: Some elements with eccentric geometric properties have been assigned a nonlinear material
      • Warning: Loads assigned to deactivated elements will be removed (pracel processor)
      • Warning: ELEMENT NUMBER P UNREASONABLY DISTORTED, RATIO LONGEST/SHORTEST SIDE
      • Near Zero Pivot
      • Warning : Element u, Node v, Variable w Has Small Pivot = x Or Diagonal Decay=y (GT 0.1E+05)
      • Element Midside Node Warnings
      • Warning: Node out of element plane
        • Using elements of different interpolation order
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      • Index page for Frequently Asked Questions
        • How do I define support conditions for axisymmetric elements?
        • How do I model lift off supports
        • How do I model tension only members?
        • How do I model a hinged connection between shell meshed surfaces?
          • Spring stiffnesses for joints assigned between lines
        • User Area Index page for "Frequently Asked Questions"
        • Incorrect orientation of PDF files when viewed in Acrobat Reader
        • ScreenCam issues when recording LUSAS screen activity
        • Is LUSAS a true 32 bit program?
      • Why can’t I visualise my loading or supports?
      • "Stress" or "Strain" Results Are Not Available
      • How do I load results files on top of a model?
      • Consistent Units
      • How do I define a point mass?
      • Temperature gradient loading on beams and shells
      • Loading Visualisation
      • Customising LUSAS Modeller (VBS and Java Script)
      • How can I speed up LUSAS Modeller?
      • Checking mesh refinement in a model
      • How do I ensure that my 3D beam elements are oriented correctly?
      • Index page for grillage modelling issues
      • Index page for bridge modelling issues
      • Index for Wood-Armer & related topics
      • Smart combinations: how to use them & what they do
      • Discrete loads on a beam model
      • Analysis Checklist
      • Pivot, diagonal decay & ill conditioning checklist
      • Causes and Remedies of Convergence Problems
      • How do I eliminate negative eigenvalues from an eigenvalue buckling analysis?
      • How to Obtain Slideline Convergence
      • Negative Pivots in Eigenvalue Extraction
      • Electronic file management
      • Changing LUSAS Solver memory allocation
      • Relocating or re-sizing PC virtual memory
      • Relocating LUSAS temporary files (v13.5)
      • What file name convention does LUSAS support?
      • How do I run multiple Solver analyses on a PC?
      • What are stress resultants?
      • Equivalent stresses
      • Discontinuities between elements when using contours
      • Why do I obtain different stress results when using "values" and "diagrams" at a node?
      • Why are Some Stress Results Greater than the Yield Stress?
      • Finite Element Theory: Some Essential Analysis Implications
      • Where to Start With Nonlinear Analysis?
      • Where do I Start When Performing a Dynamic Analysis?
      • Nonlinear Loading Procedures
      • Defining Temperature Dependent Material Properties
      • Orthotropic material constants
    • User Area Index Page for Instructions
      • Modelling problems leading to large file sizes
      • Modelling problems trigger warnings in Modeller
      • Controlling mesh refinement in a model
      • Basic checks for your model
      • When is the PENTLY System Parameter Required?
      • Using slidelines with higher order elements
      • How do I specify damping in a dynamic analysis?
      • How to create a helix in Modeller?
      • Effective Use of Joint Elements
      • How To Use Single Joint Elements in Modeller
      • Using Joint Elements with Higher Order Elements
      • Using joints at (or between) point features
      • Using joints between line features
      • Using joints between faces of surface features
      • Using joints: Mesh attributes
      • Using joints: Geometric attributes
      • Using joints: Material attributes
      • Using joints: Spring stiffnesses
      • Using joints: Support attributes
      • Using joints: Loadcase properties
      • Autoloader facility in LUSAS
      • Bridge Loading Notes
      • Steel/Concrete Composite Decks
      • Voided and Cellular Decks
      • Meshing a Grillage
      • Geometric Properties for Grillages
      • Freeze redraws
      • Reduce recalculation in LUSAS Modeller
      • How do I zoom in on a part of the model and print?
      • Obtaining & Displaying Grillage Results
      • Relocating Windows temporary files
      • Clearing temporary files
      • Upgrading PC hardware
      • Reducing the size of the results files (*.MYS and *.OUT)
      • Choosing values for LUSAS Solver memory allocation
      • Reducing file sizes in solution of an eigenvalue analysis
      • Using option 17 to reduce file space used
      • LUSAS Modeller start-up file
        • Warning, system parameter LFRADD too low
      • LUSAS Solver start-up file
      • Changing LUSAS Solver memory allocation (v13.3)
      • Choosing values for LUSAS Modeller memory allocation
      • Alternative ("Modeller LS") executable
    • User Area Index of Theory Notes
      • Element aspect ratio considerations
      • Element quality
      • Ill-Conditioned Matrices
      • Shape Function Interpolation
      • Rules for connecting elements
      • Nonlinear Dialog Details
      • Element mechanisms
      • Finite Element Equilibrium
      • Natural Coordinate System
      • Negative Pivots
      • Diagonal Decay
      • Point/ Patch Loads (Discrete loads)
      • Evaluating the element mass matrix
      • Equivalent force distribution
      • Numerical Integration
      • Explicit Integration
      • Isoparametric Finite Element Analysis Formulation
      • Jacobian Matrix
        • Jacobian errors
      • Nonlinear CSTIF parameter
      • Nonlinear Elasto-Plastic Material Properties
      • Initial Slideline Penetration Check
      • Nonlinear Iterative Solution Procedures
      • protected/theory/Nonlinear_Load_Incrementation_Procedures.html
      • Nonlinear Loadcase versus Load Increment
      • Interpretation of the Nonlinear Runtime Variables (log file)
      • Modified Newton-Raphson Methods
      • The Residual Convergence Criterion
      • How do I Combine Spectral Analysis Results?
      • Zero Pivots
      • Orthotropic Material Restrictions
      • Model 16 - Orthotropic Materials
      • Wood Armer calculation (for plate elements)
      • Wood Armer for Grillages
      • Wood Armer for combined bending & in plane forces
      • Clark Nielson (Wood Armer for in plane forces)
      • Clark Nielson concrete forces [Fc(T) and Fc(B)]
      • Wood Armer Assessment [MUtil(T) and MUtil(B)]
      • Shear near supports on a grillage
      • Stress Output Using Thick Shells with Plasticity
      • How are the results from combinations calculated?
      • How smart combinations are calculated
      • protected/theory/thick_shell_plastic_output.html
      • Using networks & file corruption
      • How LUSAS uses PC memory
      • How LUSAS uses PC virtual memory
        • Database error, unable to expand memory
      • How LUSAS uses PC resources
    • Error and Warning Messages Explained
      • User Area index page for error messages
        • Installation problems
        • General Protection Exception
        • Master Index Table is Full
        • Out of Environment Space
        • Fatal errors when loading the model file
        • ActiveX or VB Script Errors
        • Database error IOSTAT 29
        • Database Error: 30 37
        • Database error IOSTAT 38
        • Database error IOSTAT 404
        • Database error IOSTAT 413
        • Database error IOSTAT 416
        • Database error IOSTAT 422
        • Error Illegal ijk
          • Reducing the size of temporary ("scratch") files
        • ***ERROR*** CARTESIAN SETS MAY NOT BE SET FOR MATERIAL MODEL TYPE 16 (CHKMAS PROCESSOR)
        • ***ERROR*** CURRENT AREA OF ELEMENT P IS Q
        • Eigenvalue extraction unsuccessful, routine xdseex
        • Error : Element Number u Illegal Jacobian Determinant Of v. Check Node Order
        • Error, Illegal diagonal decay
        • Error: Element has repeated coordinates
        • ***ERROR*** INPUT/OUTPUT ERROR ON SCRATCH FILES : POSSIBLE CAUSE IS LACK OF DISK SPACE
        • ***ERROR*** LOADING TYPE TTPDSP COMPONENT 9 INVALID FOR SOME/ALL NODES
        • Number Of Negative Pivots Is Greater Than 1 On Factoring At Start Of A New Increment
        • Pivot On Leading Diagonal Is Zero. Matrix Is Singular
        • Error, too many adjacent elements
        • ***SYSTEM ERROR*** (IOMRWF PROCESSOR) NERROR=
        • Database error, error during I/O
        • NERROR = N1, N2, N3
      • User Area Index Page for Warning Messages
        • Warning, contact node A ... has penetrated
        • Warning : Current Increment Has Failed To Converge
        • Warning : Element Initial Curvature is too Severe
        • Warning : Largest node exceeds largest element node
        • Warning : Step Reduction In Progress
      • Index page for "Other Messages"
        • Insufficient virtual memory to run LUSAS Modeller
        • Mesh currently locked by user
        • Plastic strains not available or active set has different material properties. Change active set
    • LUSAS Documentation Index
      • LUSAS V14.5 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.5 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.5 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.4 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.3 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.2 Documentation
      • LUSAS V14.1 Documentation
    • Verification of the LUSAS software
    • Links to Useful FE Reference Material
    • Index of Recent Software Releases
    • LUSAS e-News
• LUSAS Software Options
  • LUSAS Bridge LT Software Specification
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Specification
  • LUSAS Bridge plus Software Specification
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural LT Software Specification
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural Software Specification
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural plus Software Specification
  • Software Specification
  • Software Specification
  • LUSAS High Precision Moulding (HPM) Software Tour - Overview
    • LUSAS High Precision Moulding (HPM) Software Tour - Modelling
    • LUSAS High Precision Moulding (HPM) Software Tour - Analysis
    • LUSAS High Precision Moulding (HPM) Software Tour - Validation Modelling
  • Software Option : Vehicle Load Optimisation
  • Software Option : Fast Solvers
  • Software Option : IMDplus Analysis
  • Software Option : Nonlinear Analysis
  • Software Option : Dynamic Analysis
  • Software Option : Thermal / Field Analysis
  • Software Option : Heat of Hydration Analysis
  • Software Option : Rail Track Analysis
  • Summary of LUSAS modelling and results processing features
  • Summary of LUSAS Analysis Features
  • LUSAS Hardware Requirements
    • protected/theory/hardware_considerations.html
  • LUSAS Licencing and Networking Options
  • Software Prices
  • Documentation Prices
• LUSAS Consultancy Services
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Selected Civil and Structural Projects
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Selected Bridge Engineering Projects
  • Consultancy Services : Selected Offshore, Oil and Gas Engineering Projects
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Selected Mechanical Engineering Projects
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Selected Composites / HPM Projects
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Selected Software Customisation Projects
  • Consultancy Services : Stadia design checking
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Seismic design checking to EC8
  • LUSAS Consultancy Services : Obtaining a Quotation
  • LUSAS Info Request - Consultancy Services
  • LUSAS Info Request Form - Bridge, Civil & Structural Engineering Products
• LUSAS Distributor Index
  • LUSAS Distributor - United Kingdom
  • LUSAS Distributor - United States of America
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor - Czech Republic
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor - Finland
  • LUSAS Distributor - Germany
  • LUSAS Distributor - Poland
  • LUSAS Distributor - Hong Kong
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor - India
  • LUSAS Distributor - Iran
  • LUSAS Distributor - Ireland
  • LUSAS Distributor - Italy
  • LUSAS Distributor - Japan
  • LUSAS Distributor - Malaysia
  • LUSAS Distributor - Serbia and Montenegro
  • LUSAS Distributor - Netherlands
  • LUSAS Distributor - New Zealand
  • LUSAS Distributor - Nigeria
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor
  • LUSAS Distributor - Portugal
  • LUSAS Distributor - Romania
  • LUSAS Distributor - Singapore
  • LUSAS Distributor - South Africa
  • LUSAS Distributor - Taiwan
  • LUSAS Distributor - Turkey
  • LUSAS Distributor - United Arab Emirates
• Distributors Area Check Page
  • LUSAS Distributor Area Index Page
    • What's new in the distributor area?
    • Distributor contact details
    • LUSAS logo and print colours
    • LUSAS PDF files of selected product literature
    • LUSAS presentation material
    • LUSAS presentation material
    • LUSAS presentation material
      • Index of LUSAS presentation videos
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        • LUSAS Version 14 New Features
    • LUSAS logo and print colours
    • LUSAS adverts
    • LUSAS exhibition panels in use
    • LUSAS Training Course Notes
• LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Software overview
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Load types and combinations
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Modelling with LUSAS
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Advanced elements, materials and solvers
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Viewing Results
  • LUSAS Bridge Software Tour - Analysis Capabilities
  • LUSAS Bridge LT
  • Examples of LUSAS Bridge software product / software option capabilities
  • Eurocode Pedestrian Loading
  • Interactive Modal Dynamics
  • Linear and Nonlinear Buckling Analysis
  • Modelling and Analysis of Jointless and Integral Abutment Bridges
  • Staged Construction Analysis
    • Example of staged construction analysis in LUSAS.
  • LUSAS Concrete Material Model
  • Post-tensioning with LUSAS
  • Links to Bridge Related Information
• LUSAS Bridge Software Product Versions
• Curved Girder Analysis
• LUSAS Bridge Case Study Index
  • Navvies Bridge
  • Bebo Arch System Modelling
  • Demolition of Paseo Bridge
  • Bagley Street Pedestrian Bridge
  • Mizen Head Footbridge
  • Redhayes Bridge
  • Mersey Gateway Bridge
  • Ponte della Musica, Rome
  • Cathedral Green Footbridge
  • Seismic analysis of viaduct substructures on the Dubai Metro light rail project
  • Analysis and design of footbridges for the Dubai Metro light rail project
  • Rail track / structure interaction analysis for the Dubai Metro light rail project
  • Analysis and design of Avenues Walk Flyover
  • Baker Bridge
  • Making the most of Eurocodes for critical buckling analysis
  • Semi-automatic design of composite bridges
  • Cable stayed bridge over the River Labe at Nymburk
  • Rail track/structure interaction analysis for the Honam high speed railway
  • Deck segment analysis for Gwangyang (1545) Bridge
  • Steel Box Girder Redesign of Estero Parkway Flyover
  • Advancing Segmental Bridge Technology
  • Wichita's Riverfront Footbridges
  • Designing Michigan's Gateway Arch Bridges
  • Automated track / bridge interaction analysis
  • Design and reconstruction of Suyeong 1st Bridge
  • Pilsen Footbridge
  • Whitacre Bridge
  • Automated Design of Railway Culverts
  • Wellington Street Swing Bridge
  • The Helix Bridge
  • Bellmouth Passage Swing Bridges
  • Seismic Resistant Viaduct Design for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project
  • Greenside Place Link Bridge
  • Watergate Bridge
  • Bridge assessment of a composite deck system
  • Wacker Drive Reconstruction - Phase 2 Design
  • New Mississippi River Bridge
  • Seismic Assessment of the Mustafa Inan Viaduct, Turkey
  • Assessment of the Forsmo Bridge
  • Falkirk Wheel
  • Widening and strengthening of Kingston Bridge
  • Detailed Dynamic Analysis of Newark Dyke Rail Bridge
    • Typical Results Plots from Detailed Dynamic Analysis of Newark Dyke Rail Bridge
  • Design of the Novi Sad Friendship Bridge
  • Static and Dynamic Analysis of the Construction Phases of Storebaelt East Suspension Bridge
  • Namdo Bridge
  • Whittle Arch and Glass Bridge, Coventry
  • Gateshead Millennium Bridge
  • Dynamic Analysis of the Hungerford Bridge Millennium Project
  • Pier Design on the Plashet School Footbridge
  • York Millennium Bridge
  • The assessment of box girder diaphragms with weak welds
  • River Lune Millennium Bridge, Lancaster
  • Cost-Effective Steel Girder Rail Bridge Assessment
  • Lockmeadow Footbridge
  • Dynamic analysis of the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
  • Integral Abutment Bridge Design
  • Seismic design check of the Vasco da Gama bridge and approach viaducts
  • Approach viaduct design for the Vasco Da Gama bridge
  • Medieval masonry arch passes assessment with LUSAS
  • Analytical dynamic studies of the First Bosphorus Bridge
  • Collapse Analysis of Bridge Bearings
  • LUSAS enables the assessment of a major box girder bridge
  • Sheffield Supertram System
  • Cable Stay Bridge for the Dee River Crossing
• LUSAS e-News - Whisky Winner at the NASCC 2012 conference
• LUSAS Civil & Structural - Key Features
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Modelling with LUSAS
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Elements and Material Models
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Load Combinations
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Viewing Results
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Analysis Capability
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural - Advanced Analysis Capabilities
  • LUSAS Civil & Structural LT
  • Examples of LUSAS Civil & Structural software product / software option capabilities
  • LINKS TO CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RELATED INFORMATION
• LUSAS Civil & Structural Software Product Versions
• LUSAS Civil & Structural Case Study Index
  • Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre
  • Intesa Sanpaolo Tower, Turin
  • Design of canopy structures for Miami Central Station
  • A structural ribbon for the NASCAR Hall of Fame
  • Analysis of Barge Gate and Gate Abutment Structures
  • Beam / Column Moment Connection Research
  • Design and analysis of above-ground full containment LNG storage tanks
  • Analysis and design of the Copenhagen Opera House roof
  • Roof erection analysis of the Gwangmyeong velodrome
  • Spinnaker Tower
    • Spinnaker Tower Images
  • Blast analysis of pre-cast wall panels on the MSP Office Building
  • Slab design on the St George Wharf Development
  • Slab and Column Design for the Great Western Hospital, Swindon
  • Wooden Tower, Helsinki Zoo
  • Core wall analysis of University College London Hospital
  • Design and analysis of Gota Tunnel (Götatunneln)
  • Ferring International Centre
  • Staged Construction Analysis of a Concrete Shaft on the Dublin Port Tunnel Project
  • Modelling the replacement of degraded concrete on the Terra Nitram prill tower
  • 'The Sentinel' - a Spitfire sculpture
  • Raising the roof of the Chunju/Jeonju sports stadium
  • Cantilevered glass canopy, Tokyo.
  • The Olympic Cauldron
  • Dynamic analysis of grandstands and stadiums
  • Load capacity assessment of steel masts for the Millennium Dome
  • The Design and Analysis of "Quantum Cloud" - a sculpture by Antony Gormley
    • "Quantum Cloud" - On-site photographs
  • Slab Reinforcement Design
  • LUSAS used to prove nuclear safety case at Devonport Royal Dockyard
  • UK's largest clinker store designed using LUSAS
  • Analysis of a glass reinforced plastic arch for the U2 stage set
  • Cable Stayed Mast Structures
  • Stress and thermal analysis of the 'Muela Dam, Lesotho
  • Parametric design of water treatment tanks
  • Predicting Earthquake Damage to Masonry Structures
  • Research work on the Koyna Dam, India.
  • Analysis of natural draught cooling towers
  • Modelling the Dynamic Behaviour of Buildings
  • Seismic Eurocode Evaluated with LUSAS
• LUSAS Composite - Software Tour
  • LUSAS Modeller for Analyst and Composite products
  • General Software Information
  • LUSAS Info Request Form - General Engineering Analysis
• LUSAS Composite Case Study Index
  • Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) and Aluminium Bolted T-joints
  • Estimating Impact Damage in Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
  • Design of carbon fibre mast, turret and boom components for a new yacht rig
    • Carbon-fibre turret - typical composite failure results plots
  • Composite Landing Gear Struts
  • Composite Wingsail Design
  • Composite Radomes
  • Composite floor panels for military aircraft
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