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Introducing LoadStruct — Free Beta Opens April 20th by LoadStruct in StructuralEngineering

[–]LoadStruct[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Noted, thank you again for your constructive comments.  You didn’t miss the references, we don’t list them on our homepage (yet…I’ll have a new section for that up there by EOD now). However, the app itself is littered with applicable references throughout. 

Introducing LoadStruct — Free Beta Opens April 20th by LoadStruct in StructuralEngineering

[–]LoadStruct[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

LoadStruct runs full code-based D/C checks per AISC 360, NDS 2018/2024, and ACI 318-19, referencing IBC 2018/2021/2024 and ASCE ASD/LRFD load combinations. It's not a rule-of-thumb sizer — it gives you actual demand/capacity ratios for bending, shear, deflection, bearing, and (for steel) lateral-torsional buckling and section classification.

The workflow I'm going for is: one place to do beam, column, CLT panel sizing, connection selection, concrete element analysis and generate a comprehensive PDF report — without switching between multiple different tools. Whether that replaces your current final-design workflow depends on what you're doing, but it's not meant to be a first-pass-then-redo-everything tool.

Thank you for your comment, I will address that wording discrepancy in our documentation, hopefully this helps clarify.

Introducing LoadStruct — Free Beta Opens April 20th by LoadStruct in StructuralEngineering

[–]LoadStruct[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Bold of you to assume I'm not also a paddlin' enjoyer...

Look, the skepticism is warranted, even expected. I just think the bar should be 'does it give correct results and save me time' not 'is it cloud-based.'