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 596 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
Nica Engineering Evaluator is a professional, all-in-one suite of mathematical and structural engineering tools designed to streamline everyday engineering computations and design workflows.
Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop Calculations in Pipes
HydrauCalc is a free software application designed for engineers and professionals to perform fluid flow and pressure drop calculations in pipes and piping elements.
FloorPlan Creator is a browser-based tool for manually drawing 2D floor plans and viewing layouts in 3D, useful for early room, interior and renovation planning.
ETABS MATE is a powerful and exceptionally fast software solution for the automatic detailing of reinforced concrete structures and the generation of professional structural drawings.
FOUNDA MATE is a powerful and very quick tool for automatically design and draw reinforcement details of foundation slabs in a developed, simple and easy graphical interface in according to building model design results of SAFE software.
Irrigation Calculator and Irrigation Design
Australian browser-based irrigation and water-engineering software with calculators and design reports for pipe hydraulics, pump duty, centre pivots, stormwater, drainage, culverts, tanks, filtration, water treatment and related civil-water calculations.
DeckCalc is a free browser-based construction planning calculator for homeowners, contractors, and deck builders.
Structural Analysis & Steel Design
AutoCalcs is a browser-based 3D structural analysis and steel design platform built for engineers who want a faster, more accessible alternative to traditional desktop FEA software.
Construction Material Calculator
Build Quantities is a free web-based suite of construction quantity calculators for material planning and takeoffs. The calculators show inputs, units, formulas, worked examples, sources, and practical limitations.
Structural Engineering Calculation Tools
Xarpis is a browser-based collection of engineering calculation tools for structural, rigging and pressure-equipment workflows.
Estimate Concrete Yards, Bags, Cost, and Quote Gaps
Concrete cost and quote planning for DIY projects, small contractors, and material decisions.
A comprehensive, web-based library of formula-based construction calculators for quick material takeoffs, structural sanity checks, and site geometry calculations.
