Structural members, beam and column design

Tekla Tedds maximizes speed and reliability when designing beams and columns by automating repetitive calculations to support early design decisions.

Tekla Tedds structural members, beam and column design

Beams and columns are among the most important structural members, and when you’re designing them you need speed and reliability to meet tight deadlines and changing demands.

Tekla Tedds supports early design decisions by automating repetitive calculations in the face of complex situations and rigorous requirements. Quick calculations let you easily select beam and column size, while clear documentation professionally details the options available. For both new-builds and refurbished ones, Tedds enables rapid responsiveness regarding structural sections and profiles, no matter the material of the structural members.

Beam design

Steel Beam Analysis & Design

Quickly and easily handle complex situations with rigorous requirements, even continuous beams and torsion design. This steel calculation reduces design time by checking the standard steel profiles subject to major and minor axis forces. The calculation can be used to design multiple sections based on defined values.

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RC Beam Design

Quickly and easily manage complex situations like continuous beams and torsion design. This concrete calculation checks the design of rectangular, flanged T and flanged L sections subject to major axis bending and shear. The calculation can be used to design multiple sections based on defined values for bending moment and shear force.

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RC Beam Torsion Design

This concrete beam calculation checks the quantity of torsional reinforcement required, if any, for a solid rectangular section subjected to a combination of direct shear force and torsional moment.

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Wood Member Analysis & Design

The wood member analysis and design calculation checks the design of solid wood, flitch, glulam and LVL members subject to major axis bending, shear and axial tension or compression.

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Wood Member Design

The wood member design calculation checks the design of solid wood, glulam and structural composite members subject to major and minor axis bending, shear, bearing and axial tension or compression, as well as solid timber, glulam and LVL members subject to minor axis bending, shear and bearing.

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Column design

Steel Column Design

This steel column calculation quickly checks the design of a steel column using rolled I, H, channel, rectangular or circular hollow sections subject to biaxial bending, shear and axial compression or tension.

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RC Column Design

These concrete column design calculations check the design of rectangular and circular columns, whether they’re braced, unbraced, slender or non-slender.

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Wood Member Analysis & Design

The wood member analysis and design calculation checks the design of solid wood, flitch, glulam and LVL members subject to major axis bending, shear and axial tension or compression.

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Wood Member Design

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Masonry Column Design

This masonry calculation quickly checks the design of masonry columns subjected to horizontal wind loading and/or vertical eccentric loading.

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This software is hard to beat for the provision of routine civil/structural calculations. Tedds is an essential tool which massively speeds up accurate design judgments. Without it, the business could not be competitive.

— Allen Wiseman

EAR Sheppard Ltd.