Using modern CAE systems for assessing the building structures made of traditional building materials technical condition

Modern “computer-aided design” (CAD) systems allow to process difficult researches on building structures of buildings and constructions. Program complexes, allowing to calculate and get performance predictions of materials and constructions made from them, considered as CAE (Computer Aided Engineering). CAE systems are used not only for creating and researching new materials, but also widely used for rating of traditional material condition. For brick chimney technical condition research program complexes SolidWorks and «Lira-W» were used. Using these calculation complexes structural rigidity, brickwork structures strength ratings were made, the need for taking measures to strengthen the construction was set. Using numerical researches, hazardous locations were identified along the height of the structure. For hazardous locations, a comparative analysis of obtained values of stresses in masonry was carried out in two calculation complexes.