Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software and Integrated Practice

Delivering high-performance buildings, small and large, on schedule, on budget, and error free is the challenge facing practitioners today. Integrating design, analysis, fabrication, and construction in multiple disciplines through all phases of work with changes happening every day is critical for success. Bentley's fully integrated multidiscipline products empower architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, energy assessors, site designers, and other professionals to design, analyze, construct, and manage buildings of all types and scales. Each discipline-specific application provides an informed work environment to support the design and documentation process throughout all phases of the project lifecyclefrom conceptual design and construction documentation to coordination and construction. These products are used by leading firms worldwide on projects ranging from the conventional to some of the most inspiring buildings of our time. Building Information Modeling BIM is a new way of approaching the design and documentation of building projects by modeling and managing not just graphics, but also information. This information allows the automatic generation of drawings and reports, design analysis, schedule simulation, facilities management, and more ultimately enabling the building team to make better-informed decisions to produce better buildings. Generative Design Generative Design captures and exploits the critical relationships between design intent and geometry to enable architects and engineers to pursue designs and achieve results that were virtually unthinkable before. Using associative parametrics and computational methods, designers can explore a broad range of "what if" alternatives for even the most complex buildings, quickly and easily. Building Performance Successfully creating high-performance buildings demands the accurate prediction of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, operating costs, and occupant comfort. Bentleys comprehensive suite of industry-leading energy design, simulation, and analysis tools, such as Bentley Hevacomp andAECOsim Energy Simulator, provides todays professionals with these capabilities and more, facilitating the productive delivery of sustainable high-performance buildings.

Comprehensive Foundation Design

STAAD Foundation Advanced is a comprehensive foundation design program that offers the ability to model complex or simple footings, including those specific to Plant facilities such as octagonal footings supporting vertical vessels, strap beam foundations supporting horizontal vessels, ring foundations supporting tank structures, and drilled or driven pier foundations. Common foundations such as isolated footings, combined footings, strip footings, pile caps, and mat foundations can also be designed for larger structures or using parametric wizards. It provides a streamlined workflow through its integration with STAAD.Pro and can also be used as a stand-alone program.

Efficient design and documentation is realized through its plant-specific design tools, multiple design codes with U.S. and metric bar sizes, design optimization, and automatic drawing generation. The plant-specific tools include vertical vessel foundations (octagonal and square shape supported on soil or on piles), and heat exchanger foundations (combined, two isolated and two isolated with a grade beam), tank ringwall foundations, and driven or drilled pier foundations. Powerful modeling includes a physical modeling system, a toolkit mode, automatic pile arrangement, and FEM, which allows complex or simple layouts. The foundation toolkit mode was introduced to address the needs of special footing types like drilled pier and dead man anchor guy foundations. Productivity is increased through the ability to utilize the structural model with the foundation model through the integration with STAAD.Pro. Changes made in the STAAD.Pro model are tracked and can be merged automatically with the foundation model. View the integrated video. STAAD Foundation Advanced is the structural engineers choice for foundation design of virtually any type.