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Computer Diligence For Civil Engineers
Paper on Computer Diligence For Civil Engineers By
H. J. Sreenivasa (Lecturer) and Nagaraj Sitaram (Professor)
Department of Civil Engineering
School of Engineering and Technology,
Jain University
Jakkasandra Post, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District-562112
Abstract
Very rapid progress has been achieved in the last f ew years in the development of general-purpose engineering sof tware that are very ef f icient in predicting the behavior of engineering structures. General characters desired in computers are speed, accuracy, reliability, versatility and diligence. It can store huge volumes of data and with the aid of many input and output devices data of dif f erent f orms can be f ed in to and taken out.
T here are many sof tware packages available in the market exclusively f or Civil Engineers. T hey can be put to use f or many uses like design of huge structures, virtual reality, solving equations f or optimization of resources tender bidding, earth-work estimation, cost estimation, project management, structural drawing predictive model making and much more. Computers also aid satellite surveying. Data transf er, its interpretation and analysis are all done by computers. It helps making of maps, deciding of highways alignment etc very easy f or civil engineers.
T he paper deals with many types of sof tware available in the market as tools f or Civil Engineers. Among them, the most popular ones are, Auto CIVIL (Civil engineering with Auto CAD), STAAD/Pro (Structural
Analysis And Design), 3D Home Architect Deluxe (Dream Home), ANSYS (Structural Analysis).
Computers these days have advanced very much and with the advent of powerf ul PC’s and Internet, computer has become a immensely usef ul tool f or any one in any f ield. With the advent of Internet, which is of ten called as mankind’s