University at Buffalo, Departement of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering

IDARC 2D

A Computer Program for Seismic Inelastic Structural Analysis

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Developed at the State University of New York at Buffalo, IDARC was first introduced in 1987 for the purpose of analyzing earthquake damage in multistory, reinforced concrete buildings. Since then, numerous enhancements have been added, including the ability to analyze a wide variety of structures, structural materials, and, most recently, structural damping devices. New features are continuously being added to IDARC, while three dimensional and bridge specific versions are currently being developed.

The program is distributed free, with corrections and minor updates, as part of a Membership in a Users Group. For information on membership check the appropriate button above. Non-members can also get a version of the program executable free without any support.

The purpose of this web site is to keep you up to date on the latest reports, enhancements, Memberships, as well as to help you resolve any problems you may encounter while using IDARC.

NEW IDARC 2D Version 6.1 Available!
IDARC 2D Version 6.1 has been released! The following features are new in this version:
  • Corrections of all the other versions.
  • Addition of perforated walls, shear-bending columns and walls.
  • Correction of sign convention for visco elastic dampers system.
  • Correction of iteration process for the solution of multi-infill panel elements.

Go to the download page to get this new version. Current user group members, go to the members download page for additional material.

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If you are not familiar with the program's capabilities, feel free to download the most recent freely available version of the executable files and examples. If you would like to receive the most up to date version of the program, a copy of the source code or technical support,you can find the relevent information in the IDARC Users Group page, or you may contact:

Professor A. M. Reinhorn
Department of Civil Engineering
212 Ketter Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-4300		 Tel: (716) 645-2114 x 2419
FAX: (716) 645-3733
E-mail: reinhorn@buffalo.edu

The creators of the IDARC program are:

Andrei M. Reinhorn University at Buffalo
Rodolfo Valles-Mattox University at Buffalo
Sashi Kunnath University of California at Davis