Durability software for sheet piles: v4.1 now available

Key new features

In the latest release, 4.1, new features have been added and existing ones enhanced. An important new feature is the option to perform a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) where the user can adapt the reuse and recycling rates to a specific project. This is currently the first software in the world that can perform this calculation correctly for steel sheet piles – without the need to be an expert.

New features include:

• Several scenarios can be analysed in a single file: For instance, this allows the user to compare a solution with a Z-type to a U-type section or to do a sensitivity analysis on key parameters such as steel grades or corrosion rates.
• Optimisation of the main wall and optionally of an anchor wall, at multiple elevations: The user can now verify the sheet piles at different elevations in a single file, either by importing data from a text file (specific format) or by entering data manually.
• The sheet pile can be subdivided into numerous exposure zones to take into account the different loss of steel thickness per zone.
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Multiple scenarios based on ArcelorMittal’s Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can be performed – the user can adapt the reuse and recycling rates to a specific project.
• The design of tie rods, bolts, and plates for anchored walls according to EN 1993-5 and for Z-type piles according to a dedicated design method developed in collaboration with the German manufacturer Anker Schroeder: This is a unique feature available exclusively in Durability!
• Printing of the results has been enhanced

Download Durability 4.1 for free on our Software page.

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ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling
Constructalia

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ArcelorMittal Sheet Piling
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