Software Functional Comparisons

Subject

BDA 308

BDA 203

BDA 107

Trus Joist

StuCalc

Solid beam

X

X

X

X

X

Box beam

X

X

X

 

 

Inverted T or L beam

X

X

X

 

 

I beam (or joist)

X

X

X

X

X

General solution for nondatabase woods

X

X

X

 

 

Column/Post

X

X

X

X

X

Floor Joist

X

X

X

X

X

Ceiling Joist

X

X

X

X

X

Rafter

X

X

X

X

X

Valley

X

X

X

 

X

Shear wall

X

X

X

 

 

Drag link

X

X

X

 

 

Inverted T foundation

X

X

X

 

X

Pier (foundation)

X

X

X

 

X

Deep pier (foundation)

X

X

X

 

 

General building woods

X

X

X

 

 

Engineered wood products

X

X

X

X

X

Margin over code requirements

X

X

X

 

 

Hard copy with job references

X

X

X

X

X

Hard copy with all factors used

X

X

X

 

 

End load on supports (single)

X

X

X

X

X

End loads on support pounds/foot

X

X

X

 

 

Automatic property input

X

X

X

X

X

Error trapping for inputs

X

X

X

 

 

Deflection

X

X

X

X

X

Deflection margin

X

X

X

 

 

Bending Stress margin

X

X

X

 

 

Composite dead loads

 

 

 

 

 

Roof

X

X

 

 

 

Floor

X

X

 

 

 

Ceiling

X

X

 

 

 

Walls

X

X

 

 

 

Seismic loads on:

 

 

 

 

 

Base

X

 

 

 

 

Shearwalls at floor levels (3 story)

X

 

 

 

 

Wind loads on:

 

 

 

 

 

Base

X

 

 

 

 

Shearwalls at floor levels (3 story)

X