Ram Caddsys to distribute CESAR-LCPC range of software from Itech, France
18th Dec 2006, Chennai, India: Ram Caddsys Pvt Ltd has partnered with Itech, France   to sell and support their specialized software CESAR-LCPC – dedicated FEA software for Civil Engineering applications in India and South-East Asian countries.

About CESAR_LCPC
 
CESAR-LCPC is a general purpose finite element package dedicated to Civil engineering applications. Since the release of version 4, CESAR-LCPC has a state-of-the-art graphical user interface allowing easy 2D and 3D pre- and post-processing.

CESAR-LCPC package encompasses all computational aspects of civil engineering structures; it has been designed, developed and validated by France's Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), the national research laboratory for roads and bridges (www.lcpc.fr).

CESAR-LCPC is the outcome of more than 20 years of research and development. The package embodies the range of competence acquired by LCPC teams of engineers and acknowledged by top civil engineering specialists the world over.

Main applications:

• Massive concrete structures (phenomena associated with young hardening concrete)
• Analysis of  steel, concrete or composite materials
• Design of underground structures: tunnels, mines, storage facilities, deep excavations
• Design of shallow and deep foundations (settlements and soil failure analysis)
• Design of pavement structures and embankments
• Slope stability analysis: cut or fill for highways, reinforced slopes, earth retaining structures
• Seepage, dewatering and consolidation analyses

Large library of Constitutive laws:

CESAR-LCPC offers a wide range of advanced material models for soils, rocks, concrete and metals. These predefined models are accessible through a user-friendly interface allowing interactive assignments to the model. The list of available constitutive laws includes: 

• Isotropic linear elasticity
• Orthotropic linear elasticity
• Mohr-Coulomb
• Tresca
• Von Mises
• Drucker-prager
• Parabolic criteria
• Vermeer
• Nova
• Modified Cam-Clay
• Prevost-Hoeg
• William-Warnke
• Hoek-Brown
• Oriented criteria

Large library of Elements:
Complex structures require more sophisticated finite element capabilities to avoid over-simplification.

CESAR-LCPC provides a large choice of elements:

• Two or three dimensional solids:  Triangular and quadrilateral (T3, T6, Q4, Q8)  Hexahedral  and tetrahedral solids (P6, P15, H8, H20), wedges
• Shell and beams: Linear or non-linear behavior of beams with multi-material section (reinforced concrete) may be considered using special elements, named "multi-fibers". In this type of modeling, beam section is decomposed in several fibers sets. Each may have its own specific behaviour.
• Point elements: strut, elastic support and etc
• Linear relations: fixed displacements and etc.

For more information about CESAR-LCPC software, please visit www.itech-soft.com and for demo & product details please write to
 
Ram Caddsys Pvt Ltd.
A-13, Trinity Complex
110, 4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar
Chennai - 600 083, India.
 
Ph: 0091 44 24898532
Fax: 0091 44 24896097
Email: ramcadd@vsnl.com; info@ramcadds.in Website: www.ramcadds.com