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Real structural steel projects processed end-to-end through FrameAI. Every study includes full fabrication artefacts — DSTV NC1, DXF shop drawings, IFC BIM model — ready to download.

24m × 60m portal frame warehouse — IPE 500 columns, IPE 450 rafters, S355 J2
Portal Frame — Benchmark 24m × 60m S355 Warehouse — 4 min vs 11 hrs

PDF to fabrication-ready in 4 minutes. EN 1993-1-1 checks on 22 members, EN 1993-1-8 eaves connections (8 × M20 10.9, 4 rows), DSTV NC1 7th edition. IPE 500 columns / IPE 450 haunched rafters, S355 J2, 18.5 te total steel.

4 min FrameAI runtime
IPE 500 Column section
18.5 te Total steel
Multi-Storey Bolted Connection
Bolted Moment Connection 5-Storey Office Frame — Bolted End Plate

EN 1993-1-8 Class 4 bolted end-plate moment connections verified. Multi-storey frame with IPE400 rafters and HEA300 columns. DSTV NC1 with hole blocks for CNC processing, DXF with part marks and weld symbols.

18 NC1 Parts
IPE400 Rafter
8 Connections
Seismic Frame 5-Storey
Seismic Design 5-Storey Frame — EN 1998-1 Seismic Analysis

5-storey moment-resisting frame designed per EN 1998-1. Seismic actions per Italy NA (ag = 0.25g), behavior factor q = 4.0 (DCM). Lateral force method, drift verification, capacity design checks included. Export of DSTV NC1 with EXC2 traceability.

24 NC1 Parts
DCM q=4 Ductility
12 Connections
Lateral Torsional Buckling — Unrestrained IPE 450 Beam
EN 1993-1-1 §6.3.2 · Worked Example #4 Lateral Torsional Buckling — Unrestrained IPE 450 Crane Runway Beam

EN 1993-1-1 §6.3.2 hand calculation for a crane runway beam. Combined UDL (gk=8, qk=17 kN/m) + 40 kN wheel load at midspan. IPE 450, S355, 8 m unrestrained span. 10-step walkthrough: Mcr=417 kNm, λ̄_LT=1.09, χ_LT=0.541, 167% utilization → fly-brace fix at 92.6%.

167% ULS utilization
IPE 450 Section
8.0 m Span
Beam-Column Interaction: IPE 500 S355 Column Under Combined N+M
EN 1993-1-1 §6.3.3 · Worked Example #5 Beam-Column Interaction: IPE 500 S355 — Annex B Method 2

Combined axial compression (N_Ed=1200 kN) and biaxial bending (M_y=280 kNm, M_z=35 kNm) on a Class 1 IPE 500 column. 7-step hand calculation: flexural buckling y-y/z-z, LTB, Annex B Method 2 interaction factors, Eq. 6.61 + 6.62. 76.3% utilization — PASS.

76.3% ULS utilization
IPE 500 Section
S355 Grade
Asia
Tokyo warehouse
Japan — Tokyo 18m × 48m S355 Warehouse — 6 min vs 14 hrs

PDF to fabrication-ready in 6 minutes. EN 1993-1-1 checks on 18 members, EN 1993-1-8 connections (8 × M20 10.9), DSTV NC1 7th edition. JIS B 0001 / EN 1090-2 traceability.

6 minFrameAI
12.4 teSteel
IPE 500Column
Shenzhen factory
China — Shenzhen 30m × 80m Composite Factory — 11 min vs 22 hrs

PDF to fabrication-ready in 11 minutes. EN 1994-1-1 composite beam checks, EN 1993-1-1 frame analysis, 28 composite beams across 3 phases, DSTV NC1 7th edition.

11 minFrameAI
2 400 teSteel
3 phasesExport
Bangalore midrise
India — Bangalore 8-Storey S355 Moment Frame — 22 min vs 35 hrs

PDF to fabrication-ready in 22 minutes. IS 800:2007 / EN 1993-1-1 dual-code, seismic base shear per IS 1893:2016, 48 members, 16 bolted moment connections, DSTV NC1.

22 minFrameAI
48Members
16Connections

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