Microstran

General purpose structural analysis and design, including steel member and connection design.

3D view of model featuring the multi-award winning railway station built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games.

Overview

Microstran is a powerful general purpose structural analysis package with built-in steel member and connection design. Microstran features nonlinear and buckling analysis, integrated steel connection design, and export to a number of other engineering formats.

• Master-Slave Constraints
• Elastic Critical Load Analysis
• Response Spectrum Analysis
• Caternary Cable Element
• Dynamic Analysis
• Gap & Fuse Members
• Moving Load Generator
• Steel Design
• Steel Connection Design
• Geodesic Domes
• Rigid offsets
• Export to CAD format

Photos

Multistorey Building Model, Natural Mode Deflected Shape	Column and truss frame
3D View of Beam and Flange Restraints	Overall model showing top and bottom restraints
Gap and Fuse Member capabilities	Side by Side Virtual Reality View of Structural Model
Section Library Manager - Allow Custom Sections	Realistic Rendering of Steel Structure
Connection Detail showing, capacity status flags	Generate Automatic Steel Member Design Report Summary
Shade Structure Caternary Cable Element, Wind Uplift	Structural Wizard for Common Structural Forms
Geodesic Dome	Moving Load Generator - BM Diagram for all truck positions

Videos

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Awards/Certification

Hong Kong Buildings Department, 2000 Approval by Hong Kong Buildings Department
Australian Design Award, 1993
Engineers Australa, 1991 Engineering Excellence Award (I.E.Aust.) 1991 Best Engineering Product
The Steel Construction Institute Verfication of Microstran BS 5950 Module

Additional Resources

A detailed description of Microstran features can be found at the following link:

https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/structural-analysis-software/microstran