ATLANTIC 2.0
Copyright (C), 1999 Benedetto Cordova

3D Steel Frame Analysis and Design
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                     INDEX

                     1 - THE PROGRAM
                     2 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
                     3 - DISTRIBUTION FILE CONTENT
                     4 - INSTALLATION
                     5 - RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
                     6 - LAST HOUR NEWS
                     7 - ABOUT THE AUTHOR


1 - THE PROGRAM
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ATLANTIC 2.0 is a Structural Engineering tool for static 
analysis and design of steel framed 3D structures.
User friendly. Complete graphical user interface: interactive generation of nodes,
beams, restraints, releases and materials, 
estrusion, mirror, rotation, nodes and beams drag, 3D or wire-frame rappresentation,
merge of different structures. Internal database for structural shapes.
Nodal loads,trapezoidal beam loads, termal loads, nodal settlements.
Possibility of loading a model with the reactions of another model.
All output results are shown on the screen and/or
printed: moment, shear and axial load diagrams, displaced structure,
support reactions in vector form. Diagrams for loading, combinations,
envelopped combinations. Maximum and minimum for stresses, displacements,
reactions. Selection of part of a structure.
S-beam for check of several beams as a unique beam.
Verifications according to AISC-ASD code. 

2 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Operating system DOS 5.0 or later,
(or Windows 3.1x, 95/98 or OS/2),
processor  80386 or higher, 8 Mb RAM, VGA, mouse,
10 Mb of free space on disk at least.

The program runs in  DOS-Extender 16-bit mode.

This software is Shareware. 
This is a Unregistered Version of ATLANTIC 2.0. You can freely test it and 
redistribute. Please read carefully the LICENSE.TXT file.

It is fully working, with the following limitation only:
you can solve structures with no more than 10 nodes.
You can create larger models, but you cannot compute them, examine results
and make verification according to AISC-ASD.

If you register, you will get a license file that will unlock your program. 
For registration cost and modality, please refer to ORDER.TXT file.


2 - INSTALLATIN FILE CONTENT
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a) Shell-program:  

    MENU.EXE          shell-program (for running other modules)
    

b) Programs ATLANTIC 2.0:

    ATLAPRE.EXE       Pre-Processor (model creation)
    ATLASOL.EXE       Solver module
    ATLAPOST.EXE      Post-processor (results examination and verifications)
    COMBINE.EXE       Program COMBINATOR (loading combination
                                for working stress method)
    
    GOSAP80.BAT       batch procedure for running SAP80(TM)                 
    GOSUPER.BAT       batch provedure for running ALGOR SUPERSAP (TM)
                      
    ATLANTIC.HLP      help file
    *.HPI               "    "
    ATLA1.INI         initialization file
    ATLA2.INI               "        "
    ATLANTIC.PLS      printers database
    ACCIAI.DAT        steels database
    PROFIL.DAT        profiles database
    files  .BGX       Borland graphic interface files
    files  .CHR       character fonts
    BGI16.DLL         Borland graphic library
    DPMI16BI.OVL      Borland 16bit Dos-Extender library
    RTM.EXE           Borland 16bit Dos-Extender loader   

    MANUAL7.DOC      User Manual in Word 97 format


c)  Examples:

    EXE01.GN4         geometry database
    EXE01.VR2         AISC-ASD verification database
    EXE01.            ATLANTIC-Solver input data
    EXE01.CMB         combination file
    EXE01.F10         ATLANTIC-Solver results file
    EXE01.F11               "            "
    EXE01.DE3         results file in internal ATLANTIC-Solver format
    EXE01.DEF                "               "
    EXE01.REA                "               "
    EXE01.SFO                "               "
    EXE01.OUT         control printout of ATLANTIC-Solver
    EXE01.TAB         final printout of ATLANTIC-Post
    EXE01.PRV         AISC-ASD verifications printout

    EXE02.* thru EXE06.*  Other  examples  ( see file EXAMPLES.TXT )

    EXAMPLES.TXT      Text file about examples
                      


3 - INSTALLATION
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Installation is very easy:  just create a directory ( ATLANTIC, for example)
copy the compressed file in it and extract all files. That's all.


4 - RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
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For running codes you must oparate in DOS environment
or in a DOS window of WINDOWS 3.1x, 95 or OS2.

You can use shell-program or run directly the various modules.

Command are ( if the directory program is ATLANTIC):
a) Using shell-program:

c:\atlantic>     menu

b) Running the single programs:

c:\atlantic>     atlapre       ( Pre-Processor )
c:\atlantic>     atlasol       ( Solver )
c:\atlantic>     atlapost      ( Post-Processor  )
c:\atlantic>     combine       ( COMBINATOR - working stress )



NOTE:
ATLANTIC cannot run without mathematical coprocessor.


5 - LAST HOUR NEWS
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No news at the moment.


6 - ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Benedetto CORDOVA
Via Arganini, 10
20162 - MILANO
Tel: +39-02-6427004
E-mail: B.Cordova@agora.stm.it               

