APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TO DESIGN OF STRUCTURES IN JNR

Computer applications in the design of structures in Japanese National Railways (JNR) is divided into two cases; computer aided design and structural analysis. Computer aided design is very useful for efficient design of standard structures, and it has been used since 1960 to reduce design costs, design checking, and design time. About 20 programs for design computation have been prepared for the structures. For new and complicated structures that are specially designed, structural analysis is performed by a finite element program, called STAPS. This paper discusses use of computer system in design works, outline of design programs, concept for developing computer aided design programs, problems in using design programs, and recent typical examples of structural analyses.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Civil Engineering, 1st, New York, New York, May 12-14 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Shinoda, M
  • KUWAHARA, Y
  • Tanaka, I
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Civil Engineering, 1st, New York, New York, May 12-14 1981.
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 748-758

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Computer programs; Cost control; Structural analysis
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Subject Areas: Construction; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348524
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM