Steel design

•  About the Section factor  Diamonds

  After a thermal analysis , the ‘Section factor’ can be requested in the data table . But this value does...

•  Attention! Shear buckling resistance should be checked according to EN 1993-1-5  Diamonds

  When you double click a bar after a steel verification, you might see the warning: Cause EN 1993-1-1 §6.2.6 (6)...

•  How to do a stainless steel design  Diamonds

  To assess a structure (whether it is sufficiant or not), the following steps must be followed in sequence: Schematising the...

•  Can Diamonds do the design of cold-formed steel (CFS) cross-sections?  Diamonds

  Yes, Diamonds can do a design for cold formed cross-sections on the condition the relevant parameters are available. In the...

•  Can Diamonds calculate the buckling resistance of a wall?  Diamonds

  Unfortunatly, none of our programs is capable of calculating the buckling resistance of walls automatically. However, you can manually verify...