CESDb is a website founded by engineers for engineers. Our mission is to provide a software library where engineers, researchers and academics can easily access free or shareware civil engineering software. We are currently listing 535 programs under 12 categories with descriptions, screenshots and manuals if available. We always try to keep the site up-to-date and new software titles added regularly.

• Computer Aided Design
• Construction Management
• Earthquake Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Tools
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Structural Analysis
• Structural Design
• Surveying
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources

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Predesign of 2D Frames In Steel, Concrete or Timber

1•2•Build is the ideal software to easily design beams, columns and simple 2D structures in steel, concrete of timber.

Calculate Quantity of Cube And Round Concrete

A simple tool to calculate how much concrete is needed for pouring slabs, footings, columns and steps.

Scientific and Engineering Unit Converter

Duometrix is a set of two programs - an Excel Add-in and a Windows Standalone - that convert units for students, scientists and engineers.

Non-Linear Retaining Wall Calculation

Non-linear retainig wall calculation program by means of elastoplastic springs, anchors, overloads and excavation stages.

Calculate Concrete, Aggregate, and Masonry

Concrete and Agg Calculator calculator provides an exact amount and a recommended order amount to account for forms bending, over excavation, forms bending.

2D Drafting and 3D Modeling CAD

TrueCAD is a 2D Drafting and 3D Modeling (Partial) CAD software meant for Engineers, Architects and other technical consultants.

Complete Calculation of Losses in Prestressed Tendons

Easily layout tendons and calculate short and long term losses due to friction, elongation, creep, shrinkage and elastic shortening in accordance with ACI Committee 423.

Earthwork Optimization for Corridor Projects

Standalone road and corridor optimization tool. Works with designs created in other design software.

Civil Infrastructure Design Suite

Civil Designer software gives you an integrated civil infrastructure design suite of modules incorporating bulk earthworks, highways, roads, surface drainage, wastewater drainage and potable pressurized water network design and analysis, in a single application.

Cloud-Based Structural Analysis and Design

SkyCiv is a Structural Engineering software platform with a range of structural analysis and design software based on the cloud.

Earthquake / Seismic Analysis

SEISAN analysis software suite is a complete set of programs and an uncomplicated database for analyzing earthquakes from analog and digital data.

Streamlined Design of Post-Tensioned Beams and Slabs

Straightforward investigation and optimization of reinforced concrete and post-tensioned beams and slabs in accordance to a variety of international design standards.