Technical
Technical issues or questions that frequently arise with using MecaStack
MecaStack does not have a specific option for helical stairs; however, you can approximate helical stairs by entering them as a "General Attachment&quo...
Mon, 4 Apr, 2022 at 7:06 AM
In the release of MecaStack v5614 we altered the way in which the structural flange preload was calculated. Generally the preload forces are greater now, w...
Mon, 13 Jun, 2022 at 6:57 PM
In June 2021ASME released the newest version of the Steel Stack Design Standard, ASME STS-1-2021. In this release there were some fundamental changes made....
Wed, 3 Aug, 2022 at 1:23 PM
While we are not experts at manufacturing, we can pass along some references that we have for strake fabrication. Please refer to this article that provide...
Thu, 29 Sep, 2022 at 11:06 AM
In MecaStack this is displayed in the output. That message is displayed 100% of the time, it's static. A few months ago we made it where you c...
Tue, 25 Jul, 2023 at 4:57 PM
In order to quote a damper we need enough information in order to build a structural model of the stack/chimney and determine it's natural frequency and...
Fri, 15 Dec, 2023 at 9:28 AM
This situation is complicated and we don't have a great way of handling this now in the software. The best way to handle right now is to tread the n...
Thu, 17 Oct, 2024 at 7:00 AM
The software automatically calculates wind area for a flare tip as follows: The area is stated as an effective area per unit length. For example, if we...
Mon, 4 Nov, 2024 at 8:11 AM
In MecaStack v5747 we made major changes to the breach stiffener calculations. The output for the stiffener analysis was not very clear or easy to follow a...
Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We get asked from time to time how to model a spiral staircase in MecaStack. There is no option to automatically enter the spiral stairway in MecaStack...
Tue, 25 Mar, 2025 at 9:15 AM