Lots of innovations have been made in steel building industry.
Nowadays, advanced tools are available for quick and superior construction of
steel buildings. A user must have proper knowledge about the usage of these tools before he starts working with them. These high-tech tools help the user in designing steel buildings in no time.
Some of these tools are listed below:
- RAM Estimator v3.2 – This tool helps the user to gain relevant information already stored in the software and quickly create a cost estimate for the design.
- Beam Calculator v13.1 – It will plot curves on any set of user-selected cross sections and allow the user to input a design and unbraced length at adequate sections.
- Clean Columns v13.1 – It enables the user to quickly find the minimum weight column section that can be used without stiffeners and doubler plates so as to develop a specified moment.
- Crane Beam v1.1 – An educational tool used to aid in crane runway beam design according to AISC 9th edition ASD and LRFD.
- Opening Calculator v1.1 – This can be used to calculate if a door or a window will fit between the braces. A major assistance in geometrical designs.
- Floor Framing v13.1 – This was earlier known as Parametric Bay Studies. It enables the engineers to determine optimal composite steel and concrete slab on metal deck floor framing as the tool can design a typical interior bay and optimize the results for either the overall weight or the relative cost of framing systems.
- Surface Area v13.1 – It will enable the user to know about the surface area of the steel in a regular steel building. It can also be used to estimated the volume of spray-applied fire resistive material required for the project.
Most buildings can be manufactured in as little as 4-6 weeks — even when they have special design features, or customized exteriors. Since buildings like this are all custom manufactured, it can take a bit longer in busy construction seasons. But compared to alternative construction methods, erecting a pre-engineered, pre-manufactured steel building is the fastest way to get the job done.