· CandeCAD Pro now supports bigger input files.
· The maximum number of elements has been increased
to 10 000, allowing for larger problems to be analysed.
· Up to 999 beam-column elements are now supported.
· Up to 999 interface elements are now supported.
· Multiple culvert installations are now supported for the first time ever.
· Any combination of pipe and culvert material models in a multiple culvert installation is supported.
· Up to 30 different pipes and culverts in a single analysis are supported.
· Node numbering and re-numbering are now automated
with a simple click-of-a-button.
· Bandwidth optimisation is implemented for
faster analysis times.
· Input file generation is almost instantaneous.
· Smoother plotting of results for soil stresses
and strains.
· Improved and separate displays for soil shear
and tension failures.
· Varying steel sectional properties along
the circumference of the pipe can now be specified.
· Hinges can be attached to beam-column elements.
· Many standard culvert and pipe shapes and
sizes are included in the user library.
· The factors of safety for each analysis can
now be viewed at any time after an analysis and is
stored in a separate output file.
· The error checking routines have been greatly
enhanced, and standard checks include the following:
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o Checks that intelligence has
been assigned to all elements
o Checks that nodes are attached to all elements
o Checks for and corrects anti-clockwise placement
of soil elements
o Checks for and corrects duplicate nodes
o Checks for duplicate elements
o Checks for and corrects unattached (floating)
boundary conditions
o Re-numbers culvert elements to insure correct
beam-column element direction
o Re-numbers interface elements
o Automatically renumbers the nodes and optimizes
the bandwidth.
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