SimulATe was built by a practising engineer, for practising engineers. No 'conservative fallbacks' — only the official tables, applied verbatim, with the clause printed next to the result.
Standard-deviating tables, undocumented coefficients and ad-hoc safety factors are forbidden. Every value is sourced. Every result cites its clause. Discrepancies trigger PDF audit re-verification before release.
Used in Europe, MENA, Asia and most of the world outside the US. SimulATe applies the IEC 60364 series end-to-end.
Every grouping factor SimulATe applies traces back to a table number and clause from the 2009 third edition.
Short-circuit minimum cross-section via the adiabatic equation.
K factor selection for protective and sheath conductors by material, insulation and initial temperature.
IEC 60502 medium-voltage construction, IEC 60617 symbol library (re-implemented in original Python canvas), IEC 61386 conduit fill tables.
SimulATe ships with the full NEC tray rule set and the IEEE 1185 pulling standard — the authoritative US reference for capstan analysis.
Allowable ampacities for insulated conductors rated up to and including 2000 V — copper and aluminium.
Fill calculations for multiconductor and single-conductor cables in ladder, trough and channel trays.
Adjustment factor for more than three current-carrying conductors in tray installations.
Conduit dimensions and conductor area for fill calculations, single & multi-conductor.
Sequential capstan equation, sidewall pressure limit 7300 N/m, weight correction §6.4, friction decay for lubricated pulls.
Fp force formula, ap=2.5, Rp=6.0 for cable tray. Anchor pull-out, shear and combined verification.
For UK, German, French and other EU markets that mandate specific national variants.
UK domestic, commercial and industrial installations. Used in tandem with IEC 60364 grouping where unspecified.
German national application of IEC 60364 with country-specific deviations on grouping and temperature.
Type 1 and Type 2 response spectrum, Tablo 3.4 horizontal/vertical, importance class. Cable tray as non-structural.
ky (yield) and kE (modulus) reduction factors for fire conditions. Used in support fire-rating verification.
E30 / E60 / E90 fire-rating compatibility — verify that the support system matches the cable rating.
Algemeen Reglement op de Elektrische Installaties — Belgian/Antwerpen-specific application of IEC.
A pragmatic decision table — pick a calculation, see which standard SimulATe applies and where.
| Calculation | Primary standard | Table / clause | Module |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABLE TRAY | |||
| Tray fill rate (area + width) | NEMA VE-1 / IEC 60364-5-52 | Annex B | Cable Tray |
| Group derating — multi-tier | IEC 60364-5-52 | B.52.20 | Cable Tray |
| Group derating — buried / conduit | IEC 60364-5-52 | B.52.18 / B.52.19 | Cable Tray |
| Ampacity tables | IEC 60364-5-52 · NEC 310.16 | B.52.2 / Tab. 310.16 | Cable Tray |
| CONDUIT | |||
| Conduit fill — US | NEC Chapter 9 | Tables 4 & 5 | Conduit Fill |
| Conduit fill — IEC | IEC 61386 | Series | Conduit Fill |
| PULLING | |||
| Pulling tension (sequential) | IEEE 1185 | §5 | Cable Pulling |
| Sidewall pressure | IEEE 1185 | Limit 7300 N/m | Cable Pulling |
| Weight correction | IEEE 1185 | §6.4 | Cable Pulling |
| SEISMIC | |||
| Non-structural seismic force — US | ASCE 7-22 | §13.3 | Seismic |
| Seismic spectrum — EU | EN 1998-1 | Tab. 3.4 | Seismic |
| THERMAL / FIRE | |||
| Steel modulus at temperature | EN 1993-1-2 | Tab. 3.1 | Thermal |
| Functional endurance in fire | DIN 4102-12 | E30/E60/E90 | Thermal |
| PROTECTION | |||
| Adiabatic short-circuit | IEC 60364-4-43 | §434.5.2 | Current Check |
| PE conductor K factor | IEC 60364-5-54 | Tab. 54.2–54.6 | Current Check |
SimulATe's audit log records who changed which input, when. Every PDF report carries the build number, project hash and signed QR code — so a downstream reviewer can match the file to the calculation that produced it.
Every input edit, calculation run and export action is timestamped and stored locally in the project file.
Each report includes a QR code that encodes the build number, project hash and timestamp for downstream verification.
Every export embeds a SHA-256 fingerprint of the inputs — a single character changes the hash, so tampering is detectable.
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