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Releases, milestones and technical insight from the engineers who build Shell Element Designer.
Worked example: designing a 148,790-element nuclear island to Eurocode 2
A full design run, step by step: 148,790 shell elements and 96 load cases designed to Eurocode 2, with the plots, a validation calculation and a 3D review, and every number taken from the run itself.
Finalist at the Construction Computing Awards 2026
Shell Element Designer is a finalist for Structural Engineering Application of the Year at the Construction Computing Awards 2026, the Hammers. The winner is chosen by public vote, open until 30 October.
Open box: why transparent design output matters to checkers and regulators
Automated design only saves time if its output can be checked. Here is what an auditable design run looks like, and why it matters most on safety-critical work.
The second-generation Eurocode 2 and the sandwich method
The second-generation Eurocode 2 makes the sandwich method normative for the design of shells and slabs. Here is what the method is, what changes, and why transparency matters more than ever.
Shortlisted for five TechFest Awards 2026
Dynamico Systems has been named a finalist in five categories at the TechFest Awards 2026, run by Construction News and New Civil Engineer.
Shell Element Designer 5.0: automated reinforcement zoning
Version 5.0 zones reinforcement automatically with mathematical optimisation, adds a Results page for very large models, and checks your input files as you select them.
Shell Element Designer 4.1: a new interface and the Reinforcement Applicator
Version 4.1 rebuilds the application on a modern platform with a new sidebar interface and guided tour, and introduces the Reinforcement Applicator.
ETC-C and ACI 349 compared on a nuclear island building
A study presented at TINCE’26 designed the same slab and shear wall from Hinkley Point C to the French and US nuclear codes, with Shell Element Designer producing the ACI 349 designs. Neither code proved more conservative overall.
Shell Element Designer 4.0 adds AFCEN RCC-CW
Version 4.0 adds the French nuclear civil works code, AFCEN RCC-CW (previously ETC-C), with flexural, shear and crack width modules and full validation calculations.
Shell Element Designer 3.0: multi-threaded, with load combinations
Version 3.0 brings multi-threaded calculations, load combinations, ACI 318M-19 shear with the size effect, and smarter automatic panel recognition.
Shell Element Designer 2.0: the EzyWizard and ACI design
Version 2.0 adds the EzyWizard to guide new users step by step, ACI flexural design with a per-element reinforcement search, and ACI long-term deflections.
Dynamico Systems launches Shell Element Designer
Version 1.0 of Shell Element Designer is released: automated, code-compliant design of reinforced concrete walls and slabs, with every step of the working on the table.
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