RAPT 6.2 Subframe Design for CoP2004

PCDC is please to announce RAPT 6.2 for CoP2004.

The RAPT analysis and design package for reinforced and post-tensioned concrete structural systems has been written and developed by practising structural engineers as an everyday design tool. It is comprehensive in its treatment of the analysis and design of structural concrete.

For complete information on RAPT software, please visit http://www.raptsoftware.com/.

SADS 12 for CoP2004 Concrete Design

Structural Design for Slab, Beam, Column and Wall with Link to ETABS V9

Gold Sun is pleased to announce the release of SADS Version 12.  Upgrades includes:

Beam Design
  1.  Control the minimum reinforcement of beam not less than 0.3%;
  2.  Control the maximum reinforcement of beam not exceeds 2.5%;
  3.  Within critical zone, the compression reinforcement not less than one-half of tension reinforcement at the same section.

Column Design
  1.  Control the minimum reinforcement of column not less than 0.8%;
  2.  Control the maximum reinforcement of column not exceeds 4%;
  3.   Add a calculation of the height of critical region (refer to column0.pdf and column1.pdf);
  4.  Provide link in the critical region according with Clause 9.9.2.2(a) and (b) in CoP 2004 (refer to column0.pdf and column1.pdf);
  5. Check whether the plastic hinge develops in column adjacent to the beam faces or not. If plastic hinge does not develop, the splice of column bars can be located at any place, i.e. can be located just above floor level for easy construction (refer to column0.pdf and column1.pdf);
  6.  According with Clause 9.5.2.2 in CoP 2004, the vertical bar that the spacing less than 150 mm may not provided a link support (refer to column0.pdf and column1.pdf);

Beam-Column Joint Design
  1.  SADS v11 uses the bending moments on moment envelops of Beam Design Program (BEAM-2004) for designing the beam-column joints.
  2.  SADS v12 extracts the dead load and imposed load bending moments from moment envelops, and then combines these moments with each direction of lateral loads (soil, wind and dynamic loads) using column design style. Using this style, the design of beam-column joint is much reasonable, neither under design nor over design (refer to Joint0.pdf and Joint1.pdf).

CDIP Drafting
  1.  The column drawing includes the new calculation results in item 3 to 5 of column section (refer to Column0.dwg and Column1.dwg).
  2.  Optionally, add concrete cover and concrete grade to column drawing (refer to Column0.dwg and Column1.dwg).
  3.  Add new command to arrange and draw beam-column joints to AutoCAD drawing. The drawing includes template detail and data table. You can perform a few clicks to complete a complex drawing of beam-column joints (refer to Joint0.dwg and Joint1.dwg).

BDIP, CDIP & SDIP Drafting
If you use MS Excel OLE object to your structural framing plan, you can use the new export command to export beam sections, column sections and / or slab thickness to CSV files. You can use these CSV files as the data source of the OLE object.

Backup & Restore
SADS v12 provides one more option to backup and restore using popular zip file format.

SAP2000 V12

Computer & Structures, Inc. is pleased to announce the Release of SAP2000 Version 12. The three levels of this release, Basic (B), Plus (P) and Advanced (A). You can now use the buckling analysis and 2nd order analysis (both features available only to Advanced version) for submission to checking authorities.

Important new feawtures include:

  1.  MODEL-ALIVE feature in SAPFIRE.
  2.  Fast, fast, fast analysis times and unmatched solution capacity.
  3.  New 64 bit multi-processing/multi-threading algorithms.
  4.  Bridge Information Modeler module enhancements.
  5.  Staged Construction module enhancments.
  6.  Section Desinger enhancements.
  7.  Hyperstatic analysis for secondary effects of prestressing forces.
  8.  Soil (area) springs can now be tension-only or compression-only springs.
  9.  Load combinations can be converted to nonlinear load cases for advanced design.
 10. Improved automated load combinations for design.
 11. Enhanced display of failure modes for steel-frame design.
 12. Automated, Predefined and Customized Report Generation.
 13. Export of geometry and element connectivity to CSI Perform-3D.
 14. DXF export for finite element stress contour arrows for 2D and 3D views.
 15. Faster graphical user interface and enhanced OpenGL graphics.

For complete list of SAP2000 V12 new features, please visit http://csiberkeley.com/SAP2000_news/v12/.

 

ETABS V9.5

ETABS V9.5 with Links to Revit 2010

Computers and Structures, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of CSIxRevit2009, a significantly enhanced link that allows for data exchange between ETABS® v9.5.0 and Revit® Structure 2009. CSIxRevit2009 now supports true round-tripping, specifically- four different workflows of data interchange:

1. Exporting from Revit Structure to create new ETABS model
2. Exporting from Revit Structure to update an existing ETABS model
3. Importing from ETABS to create a new Revit Structure model
4. Importing from ETABS to update an existing Revit Structure model.

The CSIxRevit2009 link is a powerful integration tool, allowing you to maximize the capabilities of ETABS and Revit Structure 2009.

Space Gass V10 for CoP2005 Steel Design

Steel Design for Non-Sway, Sway and Sway Ultra-Sensitive Frames

We are excited to announce that you can now use Space Space Version 10.5 for linear and 2nd order analyses for submission to the Buildings Department:

• Static Linear & 2nd Order Analyses

• Analysis of Elastic Critical Load (Elastic Buckling)

• Steel Design to BS5950:1990

• Steel Design to Code of Practice for the Structural use of Steel 2005

SPACE GASS is a general purpose structural analysis and design program for 2D and 3D frames, trusses, grillages and beams. It comes with a full complement of features that make it suitable for any job from small beams, trusses and portal frames to large high rise buildings, towers, cranes and bridges. Items such as graphical input, polar coordinates, elastic supports, pin-ended members, tension-only members, rigid member offsets, moving loads and non-linear analysis are all standard features.

SPACE GASS uses PDd 2nd order analysis which is valid for non-sway, sway and sway ultra-sensitive frames.  The output is complete and design

er can trace the entire design procedure.  Nevertheless, if initial frame imperfections and/or initial member imperfections are required, Space Gass would not consider these imperfections automatically and users must include them in the initial structural geometries.

Please visit http://www.spacegass.com/ to learn more about Space Gass.

 

LIMCON for Steel Connection Design

 

Limcon V3 is a design aid for steel connections. Available design codes are:
ANSI/AISC 360-05 (ASD & LRFD), CAN/CSA S16-01, BS 5950:2000, and AS 4100.

Click here for technical brochure.

 

Available Soon

SAFE V12 with CoP2004

This all-new SAFE is the ultimate integrated tool for designing reinforced and post-tensioned concrete floor and foundation systems. This version introduces versatile 3D object based modeling and visualization tools. Charged with the power of SAPFIRE this release redefines standards in practicality and productivity.

From framing layout to detail drawing production, SAFE integrates every aspect of the engineering design process in one easy and intuitive environment. Although its name is unchanged, the all-new SAFE is vastly enhanced and improved in every facet. It provides unmatched benefits with its unprecedented combination of power, functionality and ease-of-use.

SAFE v12 is available as SAFE, which includes comprehensive capabilities for reinforced concrete, or SAFE/PT, which additionally includes all post-tensioning features.