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Reference guides for every Calcs.com calculator, organised by element and then by region.
One guide per calculator, which includes what it does, how to use it, a worked example, how it calculates with the clause references, and where its limits are.
Calculators are filed by element first, then region. Look for the thing you are designing (a beam, a column, a connection), then pick your code. Analysis tools sit on their own because they behave the same in every region.
Every guide names the code edition it documents in the title and the page header. If the edition shown does not match the one in your calculator, email help@calcs.com to let us know, because that is a documentation gap rather than a calculator problem.
Calculator Tutorials & Worked Examples
Video walkthroughs of popular Calcs.com engineering calculators for US and Australia/New Zealand playlists.
US Snow Loads Calculator - Worked Example
US Snow Loads Calculator - Worked Example
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Australia & New Zealand
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Canada
1 page
Europe
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Walls and Slabs
Concrete Slabs
Concrete Slabs
Seismic Loads
Worked Example: Seismic Analysis to ASCE 7-16
Worked Example: Seismic Analysis to ASCE 7-16
AU Seismic Load Calculator – Basic Guide
Use this calculator to perform simplified seismic analysis for housing and low-rise structures across Australia in compliance with AS 1170.4:2024.
Analysis
How to Use the Beam Analysis Calculator
How to Use the Beam Analysis Calculator
How to Use the Custom Cross Section Calculator
How to Use the Custom Cross Section Calculator
How to Use the Diaphragm Analysis Calculator
How to use the Diaphragm Analysis Calculator