Custom Thin-Walled Section Properties Calculator

Easy to use online Custom Thin-Walled Section Properties engineering software for Australian, Canadian, Eurocode, New Zealand and American Standards.

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Overview

About the Calculator

Perform rapid buckling analysis of any thin-walled cross-section. Default options make it easy to input the geometry for Cees, Zeds, or any arbitrary folding of sheet material. The analysis runs a port of CUFSM (Constrained and Unconstrained Finite Strip Method) in the background, to obtain critical buckling parameters Mol, Mod, and Mo for use in the Direct Strength Method of analysis for materials such as cold-formed steel and aluminium. Traditional cross-section properties such as second moments of area, section moduli, and warping and torsion constants are also output. Within the ClearCalcs platform, arbitrary cross-sections can be linked in to design calculators to use your custom cross-section in a design.

Quick buckling analysis of thin-walled cross-sections

Perform rapid buckling analysis of any thin-walled cross-section based on existing cold-formed steel properties in the ClearCalcs database or your custom properties.

Easy-to-use input for section properties

Easily input the geometry for Cees, Zeds, or any arbitrary folding of sheet material, or choose from hundreds of sections in the ClearCalcs cold-formed steel database.

Quick formula reference for every buckling analysis and calculations

Easily find the appropriate reference, clause, and formula for your buckling analysis and calculations if you are unsure or want more information.

Why ClearCalcs?

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See how ClearCalcs transforms structural calculations from a tedious, error-prone chore into an efficient, stress-free process.

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Effortless, efficient engineering calculations at your fingertips.

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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