Construction Costs & Design
SEE RELATED CALCULATIONS IN
HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR
CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION FOR DECISION-MAKERS
CONSTRUCTION COSTS: LINE ITEM BUDGET CALCULATOR - IndyMac Bank, F.S.B.
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Home Construction Lending or
IndyMac Bank, F.S.B.
CALCULATE EROSIVITY INDEX WITH SITE MAPPING -
FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station,
Texas A&M University System
VERY EXTENSIVE.
"...The Erosivity Index Calculator is designed to make construction
site estimates of an index value which, if it exceeds 5, a permit
waiver must be obtained. It applies to the 48 contiguous states..."
HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND BUILDING MATERIALS DATABASE - R. R. Zarr,
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
"...includes data for over 2000 measurements, covering several categories
of materials including concrete, fiberboard, plastics, thermal insulation, and rubber..."
For more information see
Building & Fire Research Laboratory;
NIST Standard Reference Data Web Server;
NIST ONLINE Reference Databases or
NIST Home Page
PARAMETRIC COST ESTIMATING MODEL FOR BUILDINGS - Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering, (AACE International)
VERY-VERY EXTENSIVE.
"The output/results of this model is a total building cost estimate, including
architects fee, broken down by building system in accordance with the
Construction Specification Institute's Uniformat accounts."
For more information see
Cost Models;
Technical or
ACCE International
COMPOUND INTEREST
DESIGN
ONLINE JOISTS, RAFTERS & HEADERS - U.S. SPAN CALCULATORS FOR CANADIAN SPECIES (JAVA APPLET) - F.A. Richard,
Canadian Wood Council
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Species, Grade,
Size, Spacing and much more.
For more information see
Design Tools or the
Canadian Wood Council
TALL WALLS (JAVA APPLET) - Canadian Wood Council
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Includes: Visually Graded Lumber, MSR Rated Lumber,
Westlam Structural Lumber, TrusJoist Timberstrand, & Tembec
SelecTem. Parameters include: Species & Grade, Wind Load,
Axial Load (Factored Uniformly Distributed Load Along the Stud Wall),
Stud Length (12 to 35 feet - 3.66 to 10.7 meters) & Stud Spacing (12, 16 & 24 inches).
For more information see
Design Tools or the
Canadian Wood Council
GLULAM, I-JOISTS, EXTERIOR SIDING, LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER, PLYWOOD, ETC. - The Engineering Wood Association
Multimedia Tutorials (Text, Images, Sound & Video).
Includes: "Technical Data, Builder Guides, Design Properties, Glossary of Terms etc."
DESIGN OF THE LUMINOUS AND SONIC ENVIRONMENT: LECTURE SLIDES - M. Schiler, Master of Building Science,
School of Architecture, University of Southern California (USC)
VERY EXTENSIVE.
Multimedia Course with slides (Text & Images).
For more information see
ARCH 315;
Courses;
Master of Building Science or the
School of Architecture
INSULATION - THERMAL PERFORMANCE
WIND LOAD
Concrete
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
4SIGHT COMPUTER PROGRAM -
ONLINE CALCULATIONS - Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL),
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL),
Materials and Construction Research Division,
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL),
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"...relevant user input includes concrete mixture
proportions, cement properties, crack properties,
concrete member dimensions..."
For more information see the
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory;
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL);
HYPERCON/Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance;
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL);
Construction;
NIST Databases or the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
COMPUTER INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
CONCRETE - CALCULATORS - Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL),
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL),
Materials and Construction Research Division,
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL),
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see the
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory;
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL);
HYPERCON/Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance;
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL);
Construction;
NIST Databases or the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN (CONCRETE MIX DESIGN MADE EASY!) - CALCULATOR - A.M. Ghaly & L. Almstead,
Department of Civil Engineering, Union College
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
Includes: "Recommended slumps for various types of construction; Maximum Aggregate
Size; Mixing Water & Air Content, Water-Cement Ratio;
Volume of oven-dry-rodded coarse aggregate per unit volume of concrete for different fineness moduli of fine aggregate;
First estimate of concrete weight; Adjustment for Moisture Aggregate;
Summary of Mix Design etc."
For more information see
Concrete Mix Design Home Page;
Ashraf M. Ghaly's Home Page or the
Department of Civil Engineering
CONCRETE OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE TOOL (COST) -
ONLINE CALCULATIONS - Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL),
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL),
Materials and Construction Research Division,
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL),
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
VERY VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"...a system for optimizing concrete mixture
proportions based on response surface methodology
experimental design principles and statistical
analysis. It provides the user with a matrix
of concrete mixture proportions to prepare and test and then..."
For more information see the
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory;
Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL);
HYPERCON/Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance;
Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL);
Construction;
NIST Databases or the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
CONCRETE DATABASES
R VALUE
CONCRETE
CONCRETE FOR FENCE POSTS
COLOR ADDITION
Beams, Columns, Trusses, Tensegrity, Stress, Strain, Rivets, Welds etc.
COURSES WITH APPLETS, SIMULATIONS ETC.
DYNAMICS (SHOCKWAVE & QUICKTIME) - K. Gramoll, College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Multimedia Interactive Course with Simulations (Text, Images, Sound & Video).
VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Dynamics" & then Click on "eBook".
Includes: "General Motion, Force & Acceleration, Energy,
Momentum, General Motion, 3D Motion, Vibrations."
For more information see
eCourses;
Engineering Media Lab or the
College of Engineering
ENGINEERING MECHANICS OF SOLIDS:
TRUSSWORKS, FRAMEWORKS & STEEL SECTIONS (JAVA APPLETS) - MIT OpenCourseWare &
the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"..."Trussworks," a matrix analysis tool
for truss structures,
"Frameworks," a similar tool for frame structures, and
"Steel Sections," a database of steel beam sections..."
For more information see
Engineering Mechanics of Solids;
Civil and Environmental Engineering Online Courses;
MIT OpenCourseWare or the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS - R.J. Foley,
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Stout, Wisconsin
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
Multimedia Interactive Courses with Simulations (Text & Images).
Includes: "Principals & Applications (Frames, Trusses etc.) of Statics; Stress,
Strain & Hooke's Law; Beams; Torsion, Rivets & Welds; Columns &
Pressure Vessels; Friction; Combined Stress, Non-Axial Loads etc."
For more information see
Department of Physics
STATICS (SHOCKWAVE & QUICKTIME) - K. Gramoll, College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Multimedia Interactive Course with Simulations (Text, Images, Sound & Video).
VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Statics" & then Click on "eBook".
Includes: "Basics, Vectors, Forces, Moments, Rigid Bodies,
Structures, Centroids/Inertia, Internal Loads, Friction,
Work & Energy."
For more information see
eCourses;
Engineering Media Lab or the
College of Engineering
BEAM ANALYSIS PROGRAMS
BEAM STRENGTH: ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE
BEAMS (JAVA APPLET) - S. Taavoni, Structural Software, inc., Baltimore, MD
VERY EXTENSIVE.
"The program can calculate the nominal capacity Mn (capacity at failure) and
design capacity Mu (capacity at failure times a reduction factor) of
reinforced concrete rectangular, T, L and U beams."
For more information see
Structural Software, inc.
BEAMVIEW: BEAM UNDER TRANSVERSE LOADS (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace
and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"The purpose of this Java Application is to study shear, moment, and deflection
distribution over the length of a beam which is under various transverse load..."
For more information see
Engineering Applets - Statics or
W.J. Devenport's Home Page
SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT PLOTTER APPLET - A.K. Saran, India
"...The scope of this project includes plotting of
the shear force and bending moment diagram and
deflected shape for beams having different end
conditions to cater the need of civil, structural
and mechanical engineers and architects..."
For more information see
Amit Kumar Saran's Home Page
STRUCTURAL AND STRESS ANALSIS - E. Avital,
Department of Engineering, Queen Mary, University of Londan, London, U.K.
Includes: "Beam theory calculations; Principal stresses - 2D; &
Principal stresses - 2D"
For more information see the
Engineering Web Calculator;
Eldad Avital's Home Page or the
Department of Engineering
BEAM CALCULATIONS
BEAM CALCULATORS - eFunda, Inc.
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Calculators or
Engineering Fundamentals
Some examples from over "11" Calculators include
BEAM DEFLECTION STRESS CALCULATOR - The Engineer's Edge
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Calculators or
The Engineer's Edge
Some examples from more "Beam Deflections & Stress" Calculators
BEAM FIXITY CALCULATOR - J. Murray & M. Hoit,
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and Mechanic, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington
"Use this program to quickly calculate the resulting moment
from a distributed load on a partially fixed beam."
For more information see
Matt Hoit's Home Page or the
Department of Civil Engineering
BEAM STRESS LOADING TYPES: DIRECT; ECCENTRIC; BENDING & TORSION - CALCULATORS - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering,
College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
For more information see
Design for Machine Elements or the
Electronic Design Library
SECTION MODULUS CALCULATOR - D.H. Cowden, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
For more information see
Static Analysis of Beam Members;
ME3110;
Education in the SRL;
Systems Realization Laboratory;
Research Programs or the
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
STEEL BEAMS - L. Davison,
Faculty of the Built Environment,
University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, U.K.
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
GeotechniCAL on the Web;
GeotechniCAL;
Leslie Davison's Home Page;
Faculty of the Built Environment or the
University of the West of England (UWE)
VIRTUAL LAB (JAVA APPLETS) - B. Spokoinyi,
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.
"... simulates the deflection of beams and
the associated strains, stresses, etc..."
For more information see the
Boris Spokoinyi's Home Page
Some examples from over "11" Applets include
TENSEGRITY DESIGN
Bridges
Earthquake Engineering
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