Exhibitors share the latest in products and services for building professionals

The 2007 Structural Engineers’ Building Conference & Expo, scheduled for Oct. 10-11 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, not only offers a robust education program focused on the most timely and important topics to today’s structural engineers, but attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with many of the industry’s most valuable product and service vendors.

Conference themes include building codes, seismic design, industry evolution, business management, and technical innovation. To provide cutting-edge building design techniques and tools, a wide variety of exhibitors will showcase their latest achievements, allowing attendees to view some of the newest products and services on the market.

Whether or not you attend the conference, the following list of product and service vendors—all exhibitors at the event as of press time—is a great resource for your upcoming projects.

Platinum Sponsor



Bentley Systems, Incorporated
685 Stockton Drive
Exton, PA 19341
1-800-Bentley
www.bentley.com/structural
structural@bentley.com

Products: STAAD.Pro, STAAD.foundation, RAM Structural System, RAM Concept, RAM Connection, RAM Advanse, RAM CADstudio, ProSteel

Description: Bentley Systems, Inc., welcomes RAM, STAAD, and ProSteel to the Bentley family, expanding its structural solutions. Offering a comprehensive suite of analysis, design, detailing, and construction documentation tools, Bentley’s flexible and scalable products allow seamless workflow throughout the entire project for building, plant, and civil applications. Completely integrated solutions are available for reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, steel, wood, cold-formed steel, aluminum, and masonry.

New Products: STAAD.Pro 2007 and RAM Structural System Version 11.2

Description: STAAD.Pro 2007 includes many new enhancements, including integration of RAM Connection. Users of RAM Structural System, RAM Advanse, and now STAAD.Pro 2007 can analyze, design, and produce 2-D drawings of simple and complex steel connections within the STAAD.Pro environment. STAAD.Pro is Bentley’s comprehensive structural analysis program for static, dynamic, or pushover analysis of bridges, containment structures, embedded structures (tunnels and culverts), pipe racks, steel, concrete, aluminum or timber buildings, transmission towers, stadiums, and other structures. The latest version of RAM Structural System, 11.2 includes many new enhancements, including the calculation of Notional Loads per BS 5950, CAN/CSA S16-01, and AISC 360-05. The RAM Structural System is Bentley’s modeling, analysis, and design software for structural engineers involved in the design of building structures of all types.


Gold Sponsor



Autodesk Inc.
111 McInnis Parkway
San Raphael, CA 94903
1-800-578-3375

www.autodesk.com/revitstructure

Product: Revit Structure 2008

Description: Autodesk structural engineering solutions range from AutoCAD, the most widely adopted general drafting and documentation software, to Revit Structure, the most advanced technology for building information modeling (BIM). According to Autodesk, its structural products help users work faster, more efficiently, and more flexibly, while improving coordination with extended teams. With Revit Structure BIM, structural design and documentation can be integrated earlier and design issues addressed faster. In addition, bi-directional linking to analysis applications from leading industry partners helps reduce coordination errors and improve accuracy.

Services: Software training and implementation services

Description: Ideate, one of Autodesk’s local resellers, offers its expertise and services to implement BIM technology.


AceCad Software Inc.
825 Springdale Drive
Whiteland Business Park
Exton, PA 19341
610-280-9840


www.strucad.com
sales@strucad.com

Products: StruCad and StruM.I.S.

Description: StruCad is a leading 3-D steel detailing system and StruM.I.S. is a management information system for the steel fabrication industry.
New Products: StruCad V12 and StruM.I.S. V7.08


Alpine Site Services, Inc.
5990 Kipling Parkway, Suite 001
Arvada, CO 80004
303-420-0048

www.alpinesites.com
info@alpinesites.com

Products: Engineered screwpiles

Description: A high-speed, economical, deep-foundation system


ARCOM/MASTERSPEC Specifications
332 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3309
801-521-9162

www.arcomnet.com
arcom@arcomnet.com

Products: MASTERSPEC, MASTERWORKS, LINX, e-SPECS Linx, e-SPECS for AutoCad and Revit

Description:
MASTERSPEC—Master guide specifications written and reviewed by engineers, endorsed by the Council of American Structural Engineers, the American Council of Engineering Companies, and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Documents include reference materials on products, technologies, manufacturers, standards, and sustainability/LEED information.
MASTERWORKS—Streamline specification editing and project manual production, including table of contents production, header-and-footer creation, report (e.g. submittal report) generation, and more.
LINX—Edit specs through question-and-answer methodology.
e-SPECS Linx—Quickly select paragraphs, products, and materials with specification checklists. Synchronize project documents with the Project Manual Manager.
e-SPECS for AutoCad and Revit—Edit MASTERSPEC as CAD/BIM drawings are created or changed.

New Product: Specifying LEED Requirements 2nd Edition

Description: This all-in-one reference book and CD includes an overview of LEED Requirements, 600-plus pages of valuable LEED information, three Division One MASTERSPEC sections, and MasterFormat ’04 to ’95 conversion matrices.


CSC Inc.
500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60611
877-710-2053

www.cscworld.com
sales@cscworld.com

Products: TEDDS, FASTRAK

Description: TEDDS is the calculation pad for the professional engineer. FASTRAK is used in structural steel analysis and design.

New Product: FASTRAK BUILDING DESIGNER

Description: An exciting new software application for structural steel building analysis and design, FASTRAK BUILDING DESIGNER enables bi-directional integration with Revit Structure 2008, thereby providing a total modeling, analysis, design, and drawing production solution for structural engineers.


Computers & Structures, Inc.
1995 University Avenue, Suite 540
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-649-2200

www.csiberkeley.com
info@csiberkeley.com

Products: SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE, PERFORM 3D

Description: Computers & Structures, Inc. (CSI), is recognized worldwide as a leader in development of software tools for analysis and design of structures. SAP2000 is intended for use on civil structures such as bridges, dams, stadiums, and industrial structures, while ETABS and SAFE have been developed specifically for multistory buildings and foundation systems for high-rises, apartments, and hospitals.

PERFORM 3D is a highly focused, nonlinear software tool for earthquake-resistant design. According to CSI, when licensing its software, users can be confident that they are using the finest structural engineering software available, backed by a company with an unmatched record of innovation, and an unrivaled commitment to meet the ever-evolving needs of the profession.

Services: CSI Educational Services

Description: CSI Educational Services offers training and educational seminars designed to give CSI software users the skills they need to use CSI software to its fullest potential. Training courses for SAP2000, ETABS, and SAFE are offered in major cities throughout the world, and custom courses can be delivered onsite. Webinars are also available for remote learning.

New Product: SAFE v.11

Description: SAFE v.11 offers major enhancements in modeling, analyzing, designing, and drafting post-tensioned and reinforced concrete slabs and mats. Slab geometry and the accompanying design strips may be of any shape, and meshing can be non-rectangular using user-controlled parameters. Tendon layouts and profiles are automated using load balancing, and pre-stress loss and elongation are automatically calculated.


Design Data
1501 Old Cheney Road
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-441-4000

www.sds2.com
info@sds2.com

Products: SDS/2 Steel Detailing Software and SDS/2 Global Review Station

Description: Steel detailing software with connection design and engineering review station.

New Product: SDS/2 Legal Promotion

Description: Free giveaway for SDS/2 Global Review Station


ENERCALC Engineering Software, Inc.
124 Tustin Avenue, Suite 108
Newport Beach, CA 92660
800-424-2252 or 949-645-0151

www.enercalc.com
info@enercalc.com

Product: Structural Engineering Library

Description: Since 1983, ENERCALC has been providing engineers with structural engineering software. It specializes in a suite of programs for common design tasks in steel, concrete, wood, masonry, and many other structural elements. According to the company, its software is widely known for its excellent design, ease of use, and high productivity. Used in thousands of firms nationwide, ENERCALC is releasing its sixth major version this fall. Version 6.0 provides a huge increase in capabilities and is in accordance with all the latest codes and ready for many upgrades.

New Product: Structural Engineering Library Version 6.0

Description: Multi-year rewrite, overhaul, and redesign of ENERCALC’s software system.


Excend, Inc.
50 Tice Blvd., 3rd Floor
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
914-593-6500

www.excendinc.com
dmitchell@excendinc.com

Product: DUCON micro-concrete

Description: Revolutionary, new micro-reinforced concrete with compressive strength of up to 29,000 psi, high flexural strength, and amazing ductility

Services: Security and safety engineering and design assistance

New Product: DUCON micro-concrete


Fyfe Company LLC
6310 Nancy Ridge Dr. Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92121
858-642-0694

www.fyfeco.com
info@fyfeco.com

Product: Tyfo Fibrwrap Systems

Description: FRP strengthening systems

Services: Fibrwrap

Description: Installation and pre-installation services

New Products: New ICC ES Report, New Fire protection

Description: ICC ES-2103, Tyfo AFP four-hour fire protection


Hardy Frames, Inc.
789 S. Victoria Ave., Suite 200
Ventura, CA 93003
805-477-0793

www.hardyframe.com

Products: Hardy Frames Brace Frames and Panels

Description: The Hardy Frame is a light-gage steel shear wall system that is designed to support gravity loads and to resist lateral loads resulting from wind or earthquake. The Hardy Frame System is recognized by the International Code Council to comply with the three major building codes: the Uniform Building Code, the International Building Code, and the International Residential Code. The Hardy Frame Shearwall System eliminates problems associated with standard plywood shear walls and provides a prefabricated system that has been built under rigorous quality-control standards.


iLevel Trus Joist Commercial
4125 Mohr Ave, Suite G
Pleasanton, CA 94566
888-453-8358

www.iLevel.com
www.weyerhaueser.com

Products: TJI Joists, Open-web Trusses, Timberstrand LSL, Parallam PSL, and Microllam LVL

Description: Structural-support lumber products

Services: Design specification service and support


Leica Geosystems, Inc.
5051 Peachtree Corn Circle
Norcross, GA 30092
770-326-9536

www.leica-geosystems.us

Products: Reference stations

Description: GPS surveying

Services: monitoring


Pacific Helix Distributing
176 Gilman Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
408-379-6297

www.pacifichelix.com


Ram Jack Foundation Solutions
13655 County Road 1570
Ada, OK 74820
888-332-9909

www.ramjack.com
info@ramjack.com

Products: Ram Jack Foundation Solutions

Description: Helical anchors, deep-driven steel piers, helical tieback anchors

Services: Retrofit and preconstruction foundation anchoring

Description: Helical anchors, deep-driven steel piers, helical tieback anchors

New Product: Ram Jack Foundation Solutions software

Description: Design software for helical anchor foundations


RISA Technologies
26632 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 210
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
949-951-5815

www.risatech.com
info@risatech.com

Products: RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISA-2D, RISAFoundation, RISAMasonry, RISASection, RISABase, RISATower

Description: RISA Technologies has been developing structural design and optimization software for more than 20 years. The company believes structural engineering software should be powerful, accurate, and easy to use. According to the company, its products are used by 24 of the top 25 U.S. design firms in more than 70 countries around the world for communication towers, skyscrapers, airports, stadiums, petrochemical facilities, bridges, roller coasters, and everything in between. The complete, seamless integration of RISAFloor, RISA-3D, and RISAFoundation creates a very powerful, versatile, and intuitive structural design environment, ready to tackle most any design challenge.


Simpson Strong-Tie
5956 W. Las Positas Blvd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
800-999-5099

www.strongtie.com

Products: Metal connectors, hurricane ties, straps, holdowns, Wood and Steel Strong-Wall pre-fabricated shearwalls, Anchor Systems, Strong-Drive Screws

Description: Connector products, such as joist hangers, hurricane ties, straps and holdowns, are used on jobsites every day to secure the frames of homes and buildings. Simpson Strong-Tie also has several featured product lines, including Wood and Steel Strong-Wall pre-fabricated shearwalls, Anchor Tiedown System (ATS) for multistory structures, Cold-Formed Steel connectors and panels, Anchor Systems, and Quik Drive screw-driving systems.


Strand7 Pty Ltd
Suite 1, Level 5, 65 York Street
Sydney, Australia NSW 2000
1-252-504-2282

www.strand7.com
info@strand7.com, info@beaufort-analysis.com

Product: Strand7

Description: According to the company, Strand7 is a sensibly priced FEA system designed for Windows. It is used for civil, structural, mechanical, marine, and aeronautical applications—more than 3,000 sites worldwide. Strand7 comprises pre-processing (including automatic meshing of CAD models), solvers (linear and nonlinear static, dynamic, heat transfer), post-processing, and powerful API—fully benchmarked and distributed with detailed verification manuals. Strand7 can be used for simple, everyday structural analysis through to large complicated structures. It is well-suited for staged construction, tension structures, steel and concrete structures, bridges, tall buildings, and geotechnical applications. Its ability to communicate with other systems for model and geometry translation means that Strand7 can be easily integrated into a user’s current working environment.


Structural Group
7455 New Ridge Road, Suite T
Hanover, MD 21076
410-850-7000

www.structural.net
info@structural.net

Products and Services: Structural design services; specialty contracting for repair, protection, and reinforcement; post-tensioning and specialty reinforcement systems

Description: Structural Group delivers services, products, systems, and technologies that build, repair, protect, strengthen, and reinforce concrete, steel, masonry, wood, and soil. Structural Preservation Systems is a national specialty contractor focusing on structural repair, maintenance, waterproofing, geotechnical, construction, and strengthening services. VSL designs, manufactures, and installs post-tensioning and specialty reinforcement systems.


TEKLA, Inc.
114 Town Park Drive, Suite 500
Kennesaw, GA 30144
877-TEKLA-OK

www.tekla.com
info.us@tekla.com

Product: Tekla Structures

Description: Tekla Structures provides a 3-D collaboration tool allowing engineering firms to model and manage multi-material structural systems from conceptual design through construction. Models can be exported to the analysis engine of choice and re-imported for automated construction drawing creation.