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Scenario Services is a cloud based service that allows engineers to run engineering design simulations on the cloud and compare the results using powerful web visualization tools. There four possible use cases for Scenario Services:
All the above use cases involve running engineering analysis/design on the cloud. These four use cases are explained below in brief.
Optioneering is the process of comparing multiple design alternatives for an engineering problem and selecting the optimum one.
In Structural engineering, the design alternatives may involve changing geometry, material, member sections, bracing types, loading patterns etc. The engineer may try out various bracing patterns and compare the results. The roof of a stadium can have varying shapes and curvatures. Building floors can be modeled for gravity framing or lateral framing. Location of piers can be varied for a bridge, and so on.
Clearly, Optioneering is not only confined within the structural engineering domain but can be used for any engineering discipline. However, currently Scenario Services only offers optioneering for general structures using STAAD.Pro engine.