Calculation Modules

The core of ENERCALC is the calculation modules. Dating back to 1983 when our first software released as a set of spreadsheet templates, we design our modules to be “fill-in-the-blanks” style interactive programs. Just type in a value and instantly the resulting analysis or design is there to review.

The spreadsheet basis was given up 15 years ago because of its limitations and our software is 100% in-house developed specifically for the engineering tasks it must perform.

All modules in Version 6 conform to the 2006 IBC, 2007 CBC, 2005 ASCE, ACI 318-05, ACI 530-05, 13th Edition AISC and 2005 NDS.

Here’s a quick view of one of the calculation modules for footing design:

Currently included are modules for:

Beam design in steel, composite steel & concrete, concrete, wood and masonry lint. Single & multi-span conditions with extensive loading and load combinations with variable compression edge slenderness are included.
Column design in steel, concrete, wood and masonry. Biaxial design is provided for the first three and all masonry columns are designed using axial/bending interaction analysis. Concrete columns can be any shape with any rebar layout! Extensive loading (both lateral and vertical) is allowed along with mid-height axial loads.
Foundation design is provided for general rectangular footings, combined footings, wall footings and "beam on elastic foundation" resting on soil (which are analyzed with our FEM solver).
Wood Ledgers, pile groups, bolt groups, point loads on slabs, rebar embedment tables
Slender concrete and masonry walls can be designed for out-of-plane loads using P-Delta analysis and can consider one & two stories, “reveals”, parapets, thermal effects, completely variable lateral loading, and varying base fixity.
Generate geometric section properties of builtup sections
Analyze a rigid diaphragm with up to 160 walls/beams/other elements as lateral force reisting elements. Program can rotate loads in all directions or apply in defined directions.
Embedded pole footings.
Two dimensional frame analysis with design available in steel and wood.
Cantilevered Retaining Wall design using multiple material stem sectionsm surcharges, adjcaent footing loads and many more capabilities.
Concrete, wood & masonry shear walls. Either solid multi-story walls or walls with perforations!
Many more modules are under redevelopment to provide greatly enhanced capabilities over those in our prior versions. New modules released regularly as part of the Maintenance & Support Program.

The calculation module list is an ever expanding set of structural calculations that provide design for the elements of a building. And as requests are received from our users we develop additional modules…..and make use of the proven steel, concrete, timber, finite element analysis, and other engineering “solvers” we have developed.