Overview

About the Calculator

The ClearCalcs Wind Load Calculator to ASCE 7-16 makes it easy to perform in depth wind analysis to US codes in only minutes. With support for simple or complex site criteria, the wind calculator provides a deep range of customisation options to provide fast results, and in depth customisation where required.

Instant analysis for any cross-section

Easily input the geometry of your desired cross-section, whether it’s an I-section, Z-section, channel, angle, or a completely custom shape. The calculator handles complex computations, including second moments of area, torsional constants, and warping constants, giving you the data you need without manual calculation.

Real-time customization and flexibility

Rotate, mirror, and adjust cross-sections in real-time with intuitive inputs. Quickly set your section properties to reflect actual project conditions, from material changes to corrosion offsets, and get updated results instantly. This flexibility is critical for designs involving non-standard or built-up sections.

Comprehensive steel and material databases

Leverage built-in databases such as AISC for steel profiles, giving you instant access to predefined shapes like wide-flange beams and HP piles. Select a standard section or build custom ones with ease, streamlining your analysis and reducing manual input.

Advanced composite section design

Design composite sections quickly by combining multiple cross-sections, such as I-beams with cover plates. The calculator automates the analysis of section moduli, moments of inertia, and torsion properties for these complex geometries, reducing the risk of error in manual calculations and saving time on complex designs.

Clear referencing with descriptions, formulas, and design checks

Every step of your cross-section analysis is fully transparent, with ClearCalcs providing detailed descriptions, relevant formulas, and automatic design checks at each stage. This feature ensures that you not only get accurate results but also fully understand how those results are derived, giving you confidence in your calculations.

With spreadsheets and clunky software

Frustration, fuss, and fragile formulas—the old way of engineering calculations that holds you back.

Struggle with endless spreadsheets and custom formulas.

Building codes change, but outdated software and spreadsheets don’t.

Triple-check and verify manual input at every turn.

Old software feels like a maze, with unclear settings, limited templates, and rigid interfaces.

With ClearCalcs

Effortless, efficient engineering calculations at your fingertips.

100+ pre-built calculators for different materials.

Every calculation comply with the latest codes and standards.

Forget the worry of “black box” calculations; verify calculators with inline formulas, codes, and checks.

Intuitive tools built to your workflow, plus unmatched customer support.

How it works

Your code-compliant calculator

Tired of complex calculations? ClearCalcs Calculator Library keeps it simple, secure, and code-compliant—so you can calculate with confidence.

Save time with ready-to-use templates for wood, steel, and concrete

ClearCalcs offers an extensive library of easy-to-use calculators for beams, columns, and footings, designed to make structural calculations simpler and faster.

Choose from a wide range of pre-configured beam and column options, complete with automatic member sizing, so you can quickly reach reliable designs and reduce rework.

Beams

Columns

Foundations

Walls

Loads

Dynamically track your load paths from roof to foundation

No need to copy and paste reactions between calculations! If the top calculator's reactions change, the loads being inherited onto the lower calculator will update automatically. This includes all loads such as dead, live, snow, seismic, and wind.

Submit professional reports for permit review

ClearCalcs is not only easy to use, but also easy to check! All calculations follow an easy to understand traffic light check system, with multiple levels of detail available giving you the choice of printing every step of the calculation and all code and standard references, or simply a compact, one-page print out.

Report heading includes your project name and address

Easily upload your organization logo for a professional report

Use custom PDF upload to merge additional documents to your structural calculations

Download a sample report

Custom Cross-Section Properties Calculator