STAAD.Pro
As a foundational pillar in structural engineering, Research Engineers’ STAAD.Pro initiated a profound transformation in the civil and industrial design worlds upon its release in the 1980s. It single-handedly democratized complex structural analysis by migrating the technology from time-consuming manual calculations and mainframe systems to the much more accessible personal computer. This pivotal shift dismantled previous computational barriers, placing powerful finite element analysis and multi-material code-checking tools into the hands of countless engineers globally.