• ENERCALC 3D
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    • Dynamics
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  • Concrete Design
    • RC Materials
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    • About ENERCALC 3D
    • Sign Conventions
      • Beam Forces & Moments
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• Coordinate Systems
  • Global Coordinate System
  • Local Coordinate Systems - General
  • Member Local Coordinate System
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• Nodes
  • Nodal Coordinates
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• Members
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  • Elastic Stiffness Matrix
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  • Moment Releases
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  • Rigid Links
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  • Loads
  • Line Springs
  • Internal Forces and Moments
• Shells
  • Shell Thicknesses
  • Local Coordinate System
  • Shell Numbers
  • Element In-Plane Stiffness Matrix
  • Element Out-of-Plane Stiffness Matrix
  • Combining Element In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Stiffness Matrices
  • Loads
  • Surface Springs
  • Internal Forces or Moments
  • Membrane Nodal Resultants
• Bricks
  • Local Coordinate System
  • Brick Numbers
  • Element Stiffness Matrix
  • Loads
  • Internal Stresses
• Static Analysis
  • Load Cases and Load Combinations
  • Linear, Non-linear Static Analyses
  • P-Delta (P-Δ) vs. P-delta (P-δ)
  • Solution Algorithm
  • Solution Accuracy and Stability
• Frequency Analysis
  • Solution Algorithm
  • Mass and Stiffness
  • Solution Convergence
• Response Spectrum Analysis
• Concrete Design – ACI 318-02/05/08/11/14
  • Concrete Column Design
  • Concrete Beam Design
  • Concrete Slab/Wall Design
• Steel Design
  • Section Orientation
  • Member Internal Forces and Moments
  • Solution Algorithms
• References
• Appendix
  • Unit Conversions
  • Designations, diameters and areas of standard bars