HSE™ Software is an advanced structural engineering solution tailored for the modeling, analysis, design, and evaluation of overhead sign structures, traffic signal supports, and high-mast lighting towers (HMLT). Developed by SAFI™, this software caters specifically to the needs of Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and engineering firms across the United States, ensuring compliance with standards such as AASHTO LTS-13 ASD (6th edition), AASHTO LTS-15 LRFD (1st edition), and CAN/CSA S6. Key Features and Functionality: - Comprehensive Structural Design Capabilities: HSE™ facilitates the design of various structures, including overhead sign structures, traffic signal supports, and HMLTs. It accounts for factors like wind, ice, and gravity loads, and supports multiple structural configurations such as latticed columns with different beam types and cantilever arms. - Automated Structural Models: The software offers a range of pre-defined structural models, enabling users to efficiently create structures like gantries, cantilevers, and high-mast lighting towers. - Robust Structural Analysis: HSE™ employs advanced analysis methods, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA), P-Delta Analysis, Linear and Nonlinear Analysis, Buckling Analysis, and Seismic and Dynamic Time-History Analysis. - Support for Tubular Polygonal Sections: Users can utilize various tubular polygonal sections, such as 18-sided, 16-sided, 12-sided, 8-sided, and 6-sided tubes, enhancing design flexibility. - Structural Insights Animation: The software provides animation of analysis results, offering clear visualization of displacements, internal forces, stresses, reactions, mode shapes, and time-history data. - Advanced Custom Reporting: HSE™ enables the creation of tailored, professional reports with customizable layouts, editable titles, and options to export to Microsoft Word and Excel. - Intuitive Graphical Interface: Featuring a ribbon-based interface powered by DirectX 11 and OpenGL 2.0, the software ensures efficient modeling and analysis of complex structures. - Efficient Modeling Tools: HSE™ offers versatile tools for creating various structures, including local coordinate systems, construction lines, and automated commands like move, rotate, extrude, and subdivide. Primary Value and User Solutions: HSE™ Software streamlines the structural engineering process for overhead sign structures and related installations by automating complex calculations and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Its user-friendly interface and comprehensive analysis capabilities enhance productivity, reduce design time, and improve the accuracy and reliability of structural designs. By providing a robust platform for modeling and analysis, HSE™ addresses the critical needs of engineers and DOTs, facilitating the efficient design and evaluation of essential infrastructure components.