SU.878 Structural design: load combinations by code and steel member checks

Asked: structural analysis and design in the suite, for students, teachers and engineers (#878, Oct 20); one place for the analysis suites engineers pay for (#754, Oct 16); steel structure analysis is too expensive (#859, Oct 20).

Checked 2026-10-22: 0.6 LC.4 built linear 3D frame analysis in DetailCraft and BimCraft (load cases, combinations typed by hand, reactions, member forces, deflections, PDF/CSV report), and every panel says it is not a code check (owner, LC.4: codes later, one at a time, engineer-reviewed). Do (owner 2026-10-22: both US and EU): (a) load combinations generated from ASCE 7 (LRFD + ASD) and from EN 1990 (ULS + SLS, partial factors as recommended values with a National Annex table to edit); (b) steel member checks for both: AISC 360 and EN 1993-1-1 (tension, compression with flexural and lateral-torsional buckling, bending, shear, combined), the code chosen per project, utilisation per member, coloured in the view; (c) the report shows every clause used; (d) known-answer tests against textbook examples, and an engineer's review before it leaves /lab. Concrete design and slabs stay out of this item.

Suggestions 2026-10-26: Asked again on /suggest (#1057 SPACE GASS, Oct 26; #931 Robot, Oct 22; #1056 ETABS, Oct 25: its concrete / slab side is SU.1056).