List of VERiFiCATiON Benchmarks

Design Code Benchmarks

In the PDF document of the respective benchmark an overview table is provided with all corresponding categories, as well as the name of the corresponding input file (attached in the table below as a ZIP file). The following categories can be filtered:

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  • Benchmark Title,

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  • Design Code,

  • Topic and

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You may also download the full PDF and ZIP file with all examples.

ID Benchmark Title Design Code
Family
Design Code Topic Module
DCE-EN1 Design of Slab for Bending DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN10 Shear between web and flanges of T-sections DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN11 Shear at the interface between concrete cast DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN12 Crack width calculation of reinforced beam acc. DIN EN 1992-1-1 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN13 Design of a Steel I-section for Bending and Shear EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures AQB,AQUA ZIP PDF
DCE-EN14 Classification of Steel Cross-sections EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN15 Buckling Resistance of Steel Members EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures BDK ZIP PDF
DCE-EN17 Stress Calculation at a Rectangular Prestressed Concrete CS DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB,TENDON ZIP PDF
DCE-EN18 Creep and Shrinkage Calculation of a Rectangular Prestressed Concrete CS DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB,CSM ZIP PDF
DCE-EN19 Fatigue of a Rectangular Reinforced Concrete CS DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN2 Design of a Rectangular CS for Bending DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN20 Design of a Steel I-section for Bending, Shear and Axial Force EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN21 Real Creep and Shrinkage Calculation of a T-Beam Prestressed CS EN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure CSM ZIP PDF
DCE-EN22 Stress Relaxation of Prestressing Steel - EN 1992-1-1 EN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB, AQUA ZIP PDF
DCE-EN23 Stress Relaxation of Prestressing Steel - DIN EN 1992-1-1 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB, AQUA ZIP PDF
DCE-EN24 Lateral Torsional Buckling EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures BDK ZIP PDF
DCE-EN25 Shear between web and flanges of Hollow CS acc. DIN EN 1992-2 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1,DIN EN 1992-2 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN27 Design of Quad Elements - Layer Design and Baumann Method EN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure BEMESS ZIP PDF
DCE-EN28 Design of a T-section for bending and shear using Design Elements DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure DECREATOR, AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN29 Design of restrained steel column DIN DIN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures BDK ZIP PDF
DCE-EN3 Design of a T-section for Bending DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN30 Steel column with a class 4 cross-section EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures BDK,AQB,AQUA ZIP PDF
DCE-EN31 Punching of flat slab acc. DIN EN 1992-1-1 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure BEMESS ZIP PDF
DCE-EN32 Crack width calculation of reinforced slab acc. DIN EN 1992-1-1 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure BEMESS ZIP PDF
DCE-EN33 Designing a Reinforced Concrete Column acc. DIN EN 1992-1-1 DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure COLUMN ZIP PDF
DCE-EN34 Elastic Critical Plate Buckling Stress EN EN 1993-1-1 Steel Structures ASE ZIP PDF
DCE-EN4 Design of a Rectangular CS for Bending and Axial Force DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN5 Design of a Rectangular CS for Double Bending and Axial Force DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN6 Design of a Rectangular CS for Shear Force EN,DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1,EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN7 Design of a T-section for Shear EN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN8 Design of a Rectangular CS for Shear and Axial Force DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-EN9 Design of a Rectangular CS for Shear and Torsion DIN DIN EN 1992-1-1 Concrete Structure AQB ZIP PDF
DCE-MC1 Creep and Shrinkage Calculation using the Model Code 2010 MC MC 2010 Concrete Structure AQB,CSM ZIP PDF
DCE-MC2 Creep and Shrinkage Calculation using the Model Code 1990 MC MC 1990 Concrete Structure AQB,CSM ZIP PDF
DCE-SIA1 Punching of flat slabs acc. SIA 262 SIA SIA 262 Concrete Structure BEMESS ZIP PDF

Mechanical Benchmarks

In the PDF document of the respective benchmark an overview table is provided with all corresponding categories, as well as the name of the corresponding input file (attached in the table below as a ZIP file). The following categories can be filtered:

  • Benchmark ID,

  • Benchmark Title,

  • Element Type,

  • Analysis Type,

  • Procedure,

  • Topic and

  • Modules.

You may also download the full PDF and ZIP file with all examples.

ID Benchmark Title Element type
Family
Analysis Type Procedure Topic Modules
BE1 Joint Deflection of Plane Truss Truss element Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE10 Verification of Beam and Section Types II FEA Beam 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE11 Plastification of a Rectangular Beam FEA Beam 3D,Fiber beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping \NoneInput ASE,STAR2,TALPA ZIP PDF
BE12 Cantilever in Torsion FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE13 Buckling of a Bar with Hinged Ends I FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear Buckling Analysis \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE14 Buckling of a Bar with Hinged Ends II Shell Static,Geometrically nonlinear Buckling Analysis \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE15 Flexural and Torsional Buckling FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear Buckling Analysis \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE16 Torsion due to Biaxial Bending FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE17 Lateral Torsional Buckling FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE18 Three-storey Column under Large Compressive Force and Torsional Moment FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE,DYNA ZIP PDF
BE19 Two-span Beam with Warping Torsion and Compressive Force FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE,DYNA ZIP PDF
BE2 Kinematic Coupling Conditions Couplings Static \NoneInput \NoneInput SOFiMSHC,ASE ZIP PDF
BE20 Passive Earth Pressure I Continuum 2D Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE21 Passive Earth Pressure II Continuum 2D Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE22 Tunneling - Ground Reaction Line Continuum 2D Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE23 Undamped Free Vibration of a SDOF System Spring element Dynamic Time stepping \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE24 Free Vibration of a Under-critically Damped SDOF System Spring element,Damper element Dynamic Time stepping \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE25 Eigenvalue Analysis of a Beam Under Various End Constraints FEA Beam 3D Dynamic Eigenvalue / Modal Analysis \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE26 Response of a SDOF System to Harmonic Excitation Spring element,Damper element Dynamic Time stepping \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE27 Response of a SDOF System to Impulsive Loading Spring element Dynamic Time stepping \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE28 Cylindrical Hole in an Infinite Elastic Medium Continuum 2D Static \NoneInput Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE29 Cylindrical Hole in an Infinite Mohr-Coulomb Medium Continuum 2D Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE3 Beam Stresses and Deflections FEA Beam 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE30 Strip Loading on an Elastic Semi-Infinite Mass Continuum 2D Static \NoneInput Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE31 Snap-Through Behaviour of a Truss Truss element Static,Geometrically nonlinear Load stepping \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE32 Thermal Extension of Structural Steel in case of Fire Fiber beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Fire and temperature TALPA,ASE ZIP PDF
BE33 Work Laws in case of Fire for Concrete and Structural Steel Fiber beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Fire and temperature TALPA,ASE ZIP PDF
BE34 Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Concrete and Steel under Fire Fiber beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Fire and temperature TALPA,ASE ZIP PDF
BE35 Calculation of Restraining Forces in Steel Members in case of Fire Fiber beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping Fire and temperature TALPA,ASE ZIP PDF
BE36 Pushover Analysis: Performance Point Calculation by ATC-40 Procedure \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Seismic SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE37 Beam Calculation of Varying Cross-Section according to Second Order Theory FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear Buckling Analysis \NoneInput ASE,STAR2,DYNA ZIP PDF
BE38 Calculation of Slope Stability by Phi-C Reduction Continuum 2D Static,Physically nonlinear Load stepping,Phi-C reduction Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE39 Natural Frequencies of a Rectangular Plate Shell Dynamic Eigenvalue / Modal Analysis \NoneInput DYNA ZIP PDF
BE4 Tie Rod with Lateral Loading FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE40 Portal Frame FEA Beam 3D Static,Geometrically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE41 Linear Pinched Cylinder Continuum 3D STAT \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE42 Thick Circular Plate Continuum 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE43 Panel with Circular Hole Continuum 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE44 Undrained Elastic Soil Layer Subjected to Strip Loading Continuum 2D Static \NoneInput Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE45 One-Dimensional Soil Consolidation Continuum 2D Static \NoneInput Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE46 Material Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beam FEA Beam 3D,Shell Static,Physically nonlinear \NoneInput \NoneInput STAR2,ASE ZIP PDF
BE47 Pushover Analysis: SAC LA9 Building FEA Beam 3D Physically nonlinear Eigenvalue / Modal Analysis Seismic ASE,SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE48 Triaxial Consolidated Undrained (CU) Test Continuum axisymmetric Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE49 Triaxial Drained Test Continuum axisymmetric Physically nonlinear Load stepping Soil TALPA ZIP PDF
BE5 Bending of a T-beam FEA Beam 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput AQB,ASE ZIP PDF
BE50 A Circular Cavity Embedded in a Full-Plane Under Impulse Pressure Continuum 2D Dynamic \NoneInput Soil DYNA ZIP PDF
BE51 Pushover Analysis: Performance Point Calculation by EC8 Procedure \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Seismic SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE52 Verification of Wave Kinematics \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Wave SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE53 Verification of Wave Loading \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Wave SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE54 Equivalent Linear Temperature Load \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Fire and temperature SOFiLOAD ZIP PDF
BE55 Design elements and SOFiSTiK T-beam Philosophy FEA Beam 3D,Shell Linear \NoneInput Design Elements ASE,DECREATOR ZIP PDF
BE56 Interface element Continuum 2D Physically nonlinear \NoneInput Interface Element SOFIMSHC,TALPA ZIP PDF
BE57 Response Spectrum Analysis of a Simply Supported Beam \NoneInput \NoneInput \NoneInput Seismic DYNA ZIP PDF
BE6 Warping Torsion Bar FEA Beam 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE7 Large Deflection of Cantilever Beams I FEA Beam 3D,Shell Static,Geometrically nonlinear Load stepping \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE8 Large Deflection of Cantilever Beams II FEA Beam 3D,Shell Static,Geometrically nonlinear Load stepping \NoneInput ASE ZIP PDF
BE9 Verification of Beam and Section Types I FEA Beam 3D Static \NoneInput \NoneInput AQUA ZIP PDF

About this Manual

The primary objective of the SOFiSTiK VERiFiCATiON Benchmarks is to verify the capabilities of SOFiSTiK by means of nontrivial problems which are bound to reference solutions. To this end, this manual contains a compilation of a number of selected benchmarks from various different reference solutions, each benchmark focusing on a specific topic. The obtained results from the SOFiSTiK analysis are contrasted with corresponding reference solutions. In the right sidebar you may filter the listed categories. The categories are updated automatically if a new benchmark is available. For all benchmarks we provide the input file ZIP and the PDF file, where you will find all necessary informations regarding:

  • Problem description

  • Reference Solution

  • Model and Results

  • Analysis / Design Process

  • Conclusion

The tasks covered by SOFiSTiK, address a broad scope of engineering applications and it is therefore not possible to validate all specific features with known reference solutions in terms of this Verification Manual. An attempt has been made though, to include most significant features of the software with respect to common problems of general static and dynamic analysis of structures.

Note

The benchmarks list is updated automatically. Please refer to the SOFiSTiK Changelogs 2022 to track all changes and updates (new benchmarks, result updates… etc.).

About SOFiSTiK

SOFiSTiK finite element software has been continuously developed since 1981. It is currently used by more than 10000 customers worldwide. SOFiSTiK is a multipurpose tool with extensive capabilities which fall into a wide spectrum of engineering analyses such as static and dynamic structural analysis, modal and buckling eigenvalue problems, nonlinearities and higher order effects, geotechnics and tunnel analysis, heat transfer and fire analysis, as well as numerous types of other applications.

Disclaimer

Despite all efforts to achieve the highest possible degree of reliability, SOFiSTiK cannot assure that the provided software is bug-free or that it will solve a particular problem in a way which is implied with the opinion of the user in all details. Engineering skill is required when assessing the software results.