Graphics system and computational processor

• Plasticity models for finite elements of inelastic links (FE types 257, 258, 294, and 297) have been expanded

• Seismic Module 42 (USA, ASCE 7-22) has been updated

• Seismic Module 52 (Turkey, TBEC-2018) has been updated

• Damping consideration for geometrically nonlinear problems has been refined

• Minor errors in importing the models from text files (*.txt) have been fixed

• Saving of “DYNAMICS+” loading state parameters when project settings are changed has been implemented

• The correct behavior of nonlinear hinges has been restored

• The accelerogram and seismogram conversion utilities now allow selecting the abscissa for response spectra (period or frequency)

• Incorrect behavior of the table of coefficients applied to material properties during assembly stages has been fixed when deleting a previously created group of coefficients

• The loads of “By function on a group” type now support using node/element numbers as a variable

• The “Effective Lengths” mode now supports viewing of effective length coefficients

• The “Effective Lengths” mode now supports manual specification of the element type (beam or column)

• Truss and beam types of finite elements have been accounted for in the calculation of effective lengths

• The “DYNAMICS+” system has implemented the capability to assign dynamic loads to elements in design model

• The “DYNAMICS+” system has implemented the loads on elements, including interactive loads caused by impact of a shock wave

• Fluid elements have been accounted for in functioning of the “Thermal Conductivity” system

• Visualization of diagrams in the deformed design model has been improved

• A rare error in DCL calculation that include seismic loading states with the CQC rule for combining modal contributions has been fixed

• The shock wave analysis (Module 26) now allows selecting the method for combining modal contributions (absolute sum, CQC rule, SRSS rule)

• Sectorial stiffness has been added for the elements of elastic links (types 55 and 56)

• The dynamic modules and the “DYNAMICS+” system now support consideration of mass eccentricities for the entire model

• Stress calculations for nonlinear problems have been corrected in single-node and two-node elements in the “CROSS-SECTION” module

Import / Export

• Export of FE-models to SAP2000 (*.s2k format) has been implemented

R/C

• Transverse reinforcement calculation has been refined for Eurocode and DBN standards

• Formation of the punching shear contour has been corrected for the cases when a pylon and column fall into the punching node simultaneously

MC

• Definition of stiffness characteristics for Omega-profiles (LTSS) has been refined

• Structural design calculation of 4-branch cross-sections has been implemented

• Structural design calculations of nodes for grid structures composed of bent-welded box-type cross-sections and nodes with I-Beam chords have been implemented

• For the calculation of angle sections according to Eurocode, an option to select the axes (principal or reference) for stability checks has been implemented

• A new method for determining the effective lengths of frame columns has been implemented, taking into account axial internal forces in the elements adjacent to the column

• Accounting for the spacing of transverse stiffening ribs in the assessment of local web stability has been refined for SNiP standards

Soil

• The determination of the proportionality coefficient for clays and loams has been corrected

Other

• Help system has been updated