NQE Rakennetekniikka Oy, or NQE Structural Engineering Ltd, is an engineering company specialising in structural design, established in the summer of 2018. NQE specialises in the structural design, structural engineering development and external verification of structural designs for all types of building construction and industrial projects. NQE employs a total of nearly 30 structural design professionals and has offices in Oulu and Turku. The Southern Finland unit was established in Turku in early 2021 and currently employs 6 structural designers, 2-3 of whom use the model-based Tekla Structural Designer design and analysis software.
- The Southern Finland unit has mainly focused on designing building construction projects, and in terms of materials, the design is mostly concrete structures with some wood and steel, says Elmeri Kryssi, Unit Manager and Project Manager for Southern Finland. "On the industrial side of NQE, we mainly design steel structures for boiler plants and hall buildings, for example, including projects abroad. NQE has also got off to a good start in Southern Finland and as we are still a relatively small company, we are agile in getting new and necessary software up and running. With two more designers joining our Southern Finland unit in the autumn, we have plenty of work to do.
NQE uses Robot Structural Analysis and Tekla Structural Designer for dimensioning and FEM calculations. For structural modelling, Tekla Structures and Revit are used.
- "We are currently using Tekla Structural Designer, for example in the Hippos project in Jyväskylä," Kryssi says.Depending on the complexity of the project, we may also use Excel spreadsheets for basic design and dimensioning, but especially in concrete, TSD can be used to calculate structures quickly. It is particularly useful when comparing frame options and stiffening systems. Updating the TSD calculation model is very fast and TSD is easier to use than many competing programs.
