EC - PRAXIS Series: Officially approved by Computers & Structures Inc. (CSI)

As part of its continuing effort to provide civil engineers with reliable, accurate and versatile software, CSI Hellas has developed a family of applications for the design of steel connections and composite members according to EC3 and EC4, respectively.
The various applications are available in two different versions, depending on whether or not they can integrate with ETABS or SAP2000. In the stand-alone version, the user must input all the relevant data (geometry, member profiles, loads etc.) and then proceed with the design. However, those that already use ETABS or SAP2000 can take advantage of the ‘for ETABS’ or for SAP2000 versions. In that case, the program automatically extracts all the necessary data (geometry, member profile, loads etc.) from the model in ETABS or in SAP2000, with speed, accuracy and minimum effort.
The GUI of all the applications in the EC PRAXIS Series is similar to that of ETABS, thus ensuring ease of use and speed. That way, even in the stand-alone version, an engineer can model a steel connection or a composite member and design it according to EC3 or EC4 in a very short time and most of all, reliably.
The results of the design are presented in ready-to-print detailed reports in various formats (.rpt, .pdf, .xls, .doc, .rtf) which can be edited by the user. Additionally, in the case of steel connections, detailed drawings in .dxf format are automatically created.

Currently available

The following programs are currently available, all of which are fully compatible with MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

• EC – PRAXIS 3J (stand-alone application for the analysis and design of steel connections according to EC3)
• EC – PRAXIS 3J for ETABS or for SAP2000 (application for the analysis and design of steel connections according to EC3. It automatically creates the connection model by importing the geometry and the analysis results directly from ETABS)
• EC – PRAXIS 4B for ETABS or for SAP2000 (application for the analysis and design of composite beams according to EC4. It automatically creates the beam model by importing the geometry and the analysis results directly from ETABS)

Available in the near future

In the near future the EC PRAXIS series of software will expand with the addition of the following programs, currently in their final stages of development.

• EC – PRAXIS 3M (stand-alone application for the design of steel members according to EC3)
• EC – PRAXIS 3M for ETABS (application for the design of steel members according to EC3. It automatically creates the model by importing the geometry and the analysis results directly from ETABS)
• EC – PRAXIS 3 (application for the design of steel members as well as steel connections, according to EC3. It automatically creates the models by importing the geometry and the analysis results directly from ETABS)

To download the EC Praxis Brochure, press here.

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