How does STRUDS® analyze a structure?
STRUDS® can perform the analysis of discrete structures such as Plane Frame, Plane Grid, Plane Truss and Space Frame. Advanced Stiffness Matrix method with frontal technique is adopted for analysis. User can idealize a building structure in the form of Plane Frames, Plane Grids (Floor Plans) or a 3-D Space Frame. STRUDS® also has the powerful feature of modeling and analyzing curved elements by Finite Elements method. The curved element can be modeled as 3-noded finite element.