CivilFEM with ANSYS products address the unique concerns of structural simulation, providing all the power of ANSYS capabilities – as well as all CivilFEM specialized features – in order to deliver the highest quality, most reliable structural simulation results available.

Structural Analysis Types

• Static analysis
• Dynamic analysis 
  • Modal analysis (Damped and Pre-stressed)
  • Transient Linear and Non-Linear
  • Harmonic Response
  • Response Spectrum
• Buckling 
  • Linear
  • Non-linear

Geometric Nonlinearity

• Large Strain
• Large Deflection
• Stress Stiffening
• Spin Softening

Material Nonlinearity

• Isotropic Hardening Plasticity
• Kinematic Hardening Plasticity
• Combined Kinematic and Isotropic Hardening
• Hyper elasticity
• Visco-plasticity & Visco-elasticity
• Creep and Shrinkage
• Swelling
• Temperature-dependent properties
• Pressure-dependent plasticity (Drucker-Prager)

Non-Linear Elements

• Cables and Compression only Spars
• Contact Elements with Friction 
  • Surface-to-surface
  • Node-to-surface
  • Node-to-node
• Pretension element
• Control (switching) elements
• Cracking and crushing solids
• Element birth and death (Construction sequence process)
• Non-linear beams
• Non-linear springs

Optimization

• Design and Topological optimization
• Parametric simulation

Additional Features

• ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL)
  • Macros
  • Parametric modeling
  • Arrays parameters, do-loop features
• Cyclic symmetric analysis
• Adaptive meshing

Other civil specific capabilities

• “A priori” smart load combination (it's not necessary to make
  all combinations)
• Automatic generation of Beam Cross Section and analysis based on a Finite Element solid model.
• Cross section capture and “tessellation” features in Prep
  and Postprocessor
• Checking & Design according to most international codes
• Shell Reinforcement checking & Design
• Check steel CLASS 4 sections (slender sections) against local buckling
• Automatic seismic spectral analysis
• CivilFEM specialized module features (more than 300) 
  • Geotechnical
  • Bridges and civil nonlinearities
  • Advanced Pre-stressed concrete
• Non-linear solid reinforced concrete element

 Main CivilFEM Modules

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