Industry CPD: Load take-down analysis in structural FEM software

This CPD module, sponsored by SCIA, introduces best-practice guidelines for load take-down (LTD) analysis – the determination of how vertical loads accumulate and travel down through a building to its foundations. It explains when a simple tributary-area approach is sufficient, when a full finite element approach is required, and how the dedicated LTD capability introduced in SCIA Engineer V2027 bridges the two.

Take the module online
After reading this article, complete the CPD module online to receive your certificate. The module will be available until 30 November 2026.