Resource: CompWebPen – a smarter design for composite beams with web openings

HERA is proud to launch CompWebPen – an advanced software tool that simplifies the analysis and design of composite steel-concrete beams with web penetrations.

Built to enhance engineering precision and efficiency, it supports compliance with AS/NZS 2327:2017 Amd1 2020, while offering a seamless and intuitive user experience.

CompWebPen works hand in hand with our Composite beam and slab tool. It imports beam data and loading parameters via XML files and uses calculation results from this base software – including load effects and stud capacity. Users can override inputs as needed, define the location, size, and shape of web penetrations, and save this information locally for further analysis.

This tool is designed to empower engineers with greater flexibility and confidence when designing composite beams with custom web openings – saving time, improving accuracy, and supporting compliance in the most cost-effective way.

Why use CompWebPen

• Versatile design capabilities: it supports a wide range of web opening configurations – including rectangular, circular, and elongated penetrations, whether isolated or closely spaced. It also accommodates stiffened and unstiffened openings, ensuring engineers have complete flexibility in their designs.
• Comprehensive analysis: it accurately evaluates beam actions, stud capacity, and structural impact of web openings. It is also built to align with AS/NZS 2327, and incorporates relevant clauses and equations to assist with transparency and compliance to industry best practice.
• Efficient & user-friendly interface: it’s built for ease of use, where the interface simplifies data input, editing, and analysis. Engineers can define beam properties, configure penetrations, and analyse structural integrity efficiently – with intuitive navigation at every step.
• Highly cost-effective:  it’s offered at a competitive price, making advanced design capability more accessible to Aotearoa New Zealand’s construction and engineering sectors. By enabling more efficient design processes, it also helps reduce costs while maintaining structural safety.

Ready to design smarter with CompWebPen?

Explore our integrated software package today and see how it can enhance your next composite design project.

CompWebPen: web penetration software

This specialised tool is used for analysing composite steel-concrete beams with various slab widths, thicknesses, and penetration shapes, considering compliance with AS/NZS 2327.