STAAD.Pro V8i

Plant Wansley, Carrolton, GA

The Wansley 1-2 project benefited from the tight integration of all Bentley products, which provided the capability to transfer analytical and geometric models back and forth between STAAD.Pro and Bentley Structural. This, along with the tremendous 3D visualization obtained with MicroStation TriForma, AutoPLANT, and Explorer ID, reduced design time and improved coordination among engineering disciplines by eliminating on-site clashes between equipment, piping, instruments, and structural members.

2007 Be Award Winner

Bridge Academy, London

BDP structural engineers in London have been using Building
Information Modeling (BIM) in the form of Bentley Structural to
model all new projects since 2004. The two-way interoperability between
Bentley Structural and STAAD Pro enables the static and dynamic structural analysis to be carried out using the design information. Any resultant changes in section size can be fed directly back to the model for review with the other disciplines and drawing update.

HOLCIM Cement Plant, Missouri

One of the world’s largest cement plants is being designed by CH2M HILL. The plant is situated on 3,900 acres along the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. The facility will be built and operated on 1,700 acres, including the quarry and harbor areas. Approximately 2,200 acres are being preserved as conservation easement. Bentley’s STAAD solution enabled the firm to quickly turn information from the General Arrangement drawings into the structural calculation model.

2007 Be Award Finalist

The Grand Palais, Paris

When it was completed for the World Fair in 1900, the Grand Palais was a feat of technology for its time offering a very large glass covered area without intermediary supports. The challenge in repairing the metal framework, nave and canopies was to prop up the existing dome which weighed over 500 tons.
STAAD.Pro was used to design the frame and substructure and model the unique behavior of the glass.