Why choose CESAR?
Key Advantages
Full-featured
CESAR combines mechanics, hydrogeology, heat transfer, and dynamics, required for modelling geotechnical projects.Easy to handle
2D and 3D graphical user interfaces of CESAR are designed for a fast understanding of the design process, from geometry construction to results analysis.Technical support
itech and Université Gustave Eiffel experienced teams provides you with the appropriate level of response and training for your technical questions.Open tool
Far from being a black box, CESAR is open to data editing, Python scripting and
interfacing with third-party tools.
An expertise acknowledged by professionals
CESAR is a finite element software for structural analysis designed and verified by the Université Gustave Eiffel institute (formerly known as IFSTTAR, or LCPC - Central Bridges and Roadworks Laboratory). Under continuous development since 1983 in order to meet civil engineering standards, CESAR is dedicated to underground works, civil works, soils mechanics, hydrogeology and environmental challenges.In 2003, itech joined the software’s development team and has since brought its expertise in designing powerful and accessible user interfaces. Thus, the close collaboration between IFSTTAR and itech brings CESAR as a highly featured and professional software both in 2D and 3D.
A Comprehensive Tool
- Plane-stress or axisymmetric 2D analysis
- 3D meshes by extrusion or filling algorithm
- Staged construction modelling
- Rich library of constitutive laws (Mohr-Coulomb, Hardening Soil, Cam-Clay, Hoek-Brown and more)
- Soil-structure interactions
- Safety coefficient calculation (phi-c reduction, limit pressure)
- Influence of water table level variations on the structure
- Thermal and hydrogeologic studies within a single piece of software
- Wide range of load cases and boundary conditions
- No limitation in number of load sets and constructions stages
- Easy transition from 2D to 3D through a common user interface
- Numerous tools for relevant and detailed post-processing
Innovations
- Soil reinforcement through homogenization methods
- Lateral friction on anchor bars
- Toolbox for user-defined constitutive models
- Loads due to creep effects
- Tensar model for geogrids
- LandXML import