ESTEEMPLUS INTEGRATED TOTAL SOLUTION STRUCTURAL PACKAGE
USER MANUAL Revision 3.0 th
(28 December 2004)
Copyright ã 1994-2004
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Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1
2
3
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1
Welcome! ........................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2
What's New......................................................................................................... 1-2
1.3
The Graphical Interface ...................................................................................... 1-3 1.3.1
Main Window............................................................................................. 1-3
1.3.2
Project Workspace...................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.3
Tool bar ...................................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.4
Menu bar..................................................................................................... 1-5
1.3.5
Main title bar .............................................................................................. 1-5
1.4
Manual Overview ............................................................................................... 1-7
1.5
EsteemPlus Design Flow Chart ........................................................................ 1-10
1.6
Working with other programs........................................................................... 1-11 1.6.1
CAD Programs ......................................................................................... 1-11
1.6.2
Zip Programs ............................................................................................ 1-11
1.6.3
Email Programs ........................................................................................ 1-12
1.6.4
Web browser............................................................................................. 1-12
Setting up EsteemPlus.................................................................................................. 2-13 2.1
EsteemPlus Package ......................................................................................... 2-13
2.2
Installation guide .............................................................................................. 2-14
2.3
System Requirement......................................................................................... 2-16
Menu ............................................................................................................................ 3-17 3.1
3.2
File Menu.......................................................................................................... 3-17 3.1.1
Create a New Project ................................................................................ 3-17
3.1.2
Open Project ............................................................................................. 3-19
3.1.3
Import Project........................................................................................... 3-20
3.1.4
Export to EsteemWin v5.2 ....................................................................... 3-22
3.1.5
Backup Project.......................................................................................... 3-23
3.1.6
Send Project.............................................................................................. 3-25
3.1.7
Save All Plans........................................................................................... 3-26
3.1.8
Print .......................................................................................................... 3-27
3.1.9
Print Setup ................................................................................................ 3-27
Project............................................................................................................... 3-28 3.2.1
Reset Project Analysis Result................................................................... 3-28
3.2.2
Check Project Grid Integrity..................................................................... 3-28
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3.2.4
Adjust for Datum Distance ....................................................................... 3-29
3.2.5
Progress Bar.............................................................................................. 3-30
Edit Menu ......................................................................................................... 3-31
3.4
Verification....................................................................................................... 3-32
3.6
5
Check Project Integrity............................................................................. 3-29
3.3
3.5
4
3.2.3
3.4.1
Check Plan Integrity ................................................................................. 3-32
3.4.2
Check Grid Usage..................................................................................... 3-33
Wall .................................................................................................................. 3-34 3.5.1
Clean All Walls from Non-existent Grid.................................................. 3-34
3.5.2
Update Walls From Liftcore Data ............................................................ 3-34
View Menu ....................................................................................................... 3-35
Tools............................................................................................................................. 4-36 4.1
Standard Tools.................................................................................................. 4-36
4.2
View Tools ....................................................................................................... 4-37
4.3
Properties Tool ................................................................................................. 4-38
4.4
Modify Tool...................................................................................................... 4-39
4.5
Plan Input Tools ............................................................................................... 4-40
4.6
Run Mode Tools ............................................................................................... 4-41
4.7
Input Grid Tools ............................................................................................... 4-42
4.8
Input Beam Tools ........................................................................................... 4-43
4.9
Input Column/Support Tools............................................................................ 4-45
4.10
Input Slab Tools ............................................................................................. 4-46
4.11
Liftcore/R.C Wall Tools................................................................................... 4-47
4.12
Slab FEM Results Tools................................................................................... 4-48
4.13
3-D View Tools ................................................................................................ 4-50
4.14
Shortcut Keys ................................................................................................... 4-51
Project Workspace ....................................................................................................... 5-52 5.1
Activate/Deactivate Project Workspace ........................................................... 5-52
5.2
Activating Element ........................................................................................... 5-52
5.3
Insert Key Plan ................................................................................................. 5-53
5.4
Delete Key Plan ................................................................................................ 5-53
5.5
Restore a deleted key plan ................................................................................ 5-53
5.6
Rename key plan .............................................................................................. 5-53
5.7
Resize Project Workspace window .................................................................. 5-54
Parameter Settings........................................................................................................ 6-56 6.1
Project Parameters ............................................................................................ 6-58 6.1.1
Project General Parameters ...................................................................... 6-58
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6.2
6.3
7
8
6.1.2
Project Design Parameters........................................................................ 6-60
6.1.3
Project Detailing Parameters .................................................................... 6-63
6.1.4
Project Quantity Parameters ..................................................................... 6-67
6.1.5
3D Analysis Parameters ........................................................................... 6-69
6.1.6
Automatic Element Optimization............................................................. 6-71
6.1.7
Auto Optimization of Element Properties on the Project Status .............. 6-76
Design Parameters ............................................................................................ 6-77 6.2.1
Column Parameters .................................................................................. 6-77
6.2.2
Wall Parameters........................................................................................ 6-80
6.2.3
Pad Footing Parameters............................................................................ 6-84
6.2.4
Pile Parameters ......................................................................................... 6-88
Plan Design and Detailing Parameters ............................................................. 6-92 6.3.1
Plan Settings ............................................................................................. 6-92
6.3.2
Plan Beam Settings................................................................................... 6-93
Creating Gridlines ...................................................................................................... 7-112 7.1
Drawing Gridlines .......................................................................................... 7-112
7.2
Click grid and drag method ............................................................................ 7-113
7.3
Using grid generator ....................................................................................... 7-117
7.4
Table input...................................................................................................... 7-119
Creating Beams .......................................................................................................... 8-121 8.1
Click and drag method.................................................................................... 8-121
8.2
Beam generator wizard................................................................................... 8-123
8.3
Beam Table Properties ................................................................................... 8-124 8.3.1
8.4
9
Auto Optimization .................................................................................. 8-124
Input Beam Load ............................................................................................ 8-126 8.4.1
Point load................................................................................................ 8-126
8.4.2
Uniform Distributed Load ...................................................................... 8-128
8.4.3
General Variable Load ........................................................................... 8-130
8.5
Connecting Beam ........................................................................................... 8-133
8.6
Beam Offsets .................................................................................................. 8-134
Creating Columns and Supports................................................................................. 9-136 9.1
Drawing column ............................................................................................. 9-136
9.2
Column Generator Wizard.............................................................................. 9-137
9.3
Defining Support Conditions.......................................................................... 9-138
9.4
Column Offset ................................................................................................ 9-140
9.5
Input Column Loading ................................................................................... 9-141
Table Of Contents 9.5.1
Assign Point Load on Column................................................................ 9-141
9.5.2
Assign Lateral Load on Column............................................................. 9-141
9.6
10
Column Bracing Condition............................................................................. 9-143 9.6.1
Upgrading End Condition....................................................................... 9-144
9.6.2
Brace Condition...................................................................................... 9-144
9.6.3
Auto Optimization .................................................................................. 9-145
Creating Slabs .......................................................................................................... 10-147 10.1
Input Slab...................................................................................................... 10-147 Auto Optimization ............................................................................................ 10-148
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10.2
Using Slab Wizard Generator....................................................................... 10-149
10.3
Input User Defined Slabs.............................................................................. 10-150
10.4
Input Slab Load ............................................................................................ 10-152 10.4.1
Input Slab Line Load ........................................................................ 10-152
10.4.2
Input Slab Point load ........................................................................ 10-154
10.4.3
Input Cantilever Slab Edge Line Load ............................................. 10-156
Creating Liftcore ...................................................................................................... 11-157 11.1
Input Lift Core.............................................................................................. 11-157
11.2
Create Wall Opening .................................................................................... 11-160 11.2.1
12
Customizing floor to floor opening .................................................. 11-162
Running Analysis ..................................................................................................... 12-163 12.1
Generate slab mesh....................................................................................... 12-163
12.2
Analyze FEM slab ........................................................................................ 12-165
12.3
Design slabs.................................................................................................. 12-170 12.3.1
12.4
Slab Design Results.......................................................................... 12-170
Analyze beam ............................................................................................... 12-172 12.4.1
12.5
Beam Analysis Results ..................................................................... 12-173
Continuous Beam Method Design................................................................ 12-174 12.5.1
12.6
Continuous Beam Design Control Factors ....................................... 12-174
Design beam ................................................................................................. 12-176 12.6.1
Beam Results .................................................................................... 12-177
12.6.2
Beam Details Display Option ........................................................... 12-177
12.6.3
Individual Beam Detail Setting ........................................................ 12-180
12.7
Batch process................................................................................................ 12-181
12.8
3D Frame Element........................................................................................ 12-182
12.9
3D analysis ................................................................................................... 12-184 12.9.1
12.10
3D Analysis Results ......................................................................... 12-184
Run column design ................................................................................... 12-189
Table Of Contents 12.10.1 12.11
Run wall ................................................................................................... 12-190
12.11.1 12.12
13
14
15
Wall Design Results: ........................................................................ 12-190
Run pad footing design............................................................................. 12-192
12.12.1 12.13
Column Design Results: ................................................................... 12-189
Pad Footing Design Results.............................................................. 12-192
Run pile foundation design....................................................................... 12-193
12.13.1
Multiple pile type selection .............................................................. 12-193
12.13.2
Pile Footing Design Results ............................................................. 12-194
Display Options........................................................................................................ 13-197 13.1
3D View ....................................................................................................... 13-197
13.2
Layer Settings............................................................................................... 13-199
13.3
Search Element ............................................................................................. 13-200
13.4
View Beam Design History Result............................................................... 13-201
View Results ............................................................................................................ 14-204 14.1
Textual Files ................................................................................................. 14-204
14.2
Export Drawing as DXF file......................................................................... 14-206
Tutorials ................................................................................................................... 15-208 15.1
Setting Parameter Template.......................................................................... 15-208
15.2
Starting a new project ................................................................................... 15-209
15.3
Parameter Settings ........................................................................................ 15-211
15.4
Input Grid ..................................................................................................... 15-213 15.4.1
Major Gridlines ................................................................................ 15-213
15.4.2
Minor Gridlines ................................................................................ 15-214
15.4.3
Define slab cut section...................................................................... 15-215
15.5
Insert Liftcore ............................................................................................... 15-216
15.6
Input Wall..................................................................................................... 15-217
15.7
Input Beam ................................................................................................... 15-218
15.8
Insert Column ............................................................................................... 15-221
15.9
Input Slab...................................................................................................... 15-223
15.10
Floor Analysis .......................................................................................... 15-226
15.11
Copy to other floor ................................................................................... 15-229
15.12
Transfer Column....................................................................................... 15-230
15.13
Input Wall Opening .................................................................................. 15-231
15.14
Running 3D Analysis ............................................................................... 15-233
15.15
Run Element Design................................................................................. 15-236
15.15.1
Design Column ................................................................................. 15-236
Table Of Contents 15.15.2
Design Wall ...................................................................................... 15-237
15.15.3
Design Pad Footing .......................................................................... 15-237
15.15.4
Design Pile Footing .......................................................................... 15-238
15.16
Tutorial Part 2: Transfer wall on beam..................................................... 15-241
16
Auto Optimization.................................................................................................... 16-245
17
Getting Help ............................................................................................................. 17-249 17.1
Contact Info .................................................................................................. 17-249
17.2
Tech Support ................................................................................................ 17-251
17.3
Documentation Feedback ............................................................................. 17-253
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Introduction 1.1
Welcome!
EsteemPlus is a total integrated solution computer program that offers the complete package in reinforced concrete design. Now with EsteemPlus, you can create and edit a model, perform analysis, design, produce calculations and drawings through a graphic driven interface within Microsoft Windows platform. With the increasing demands of economical but safe structures, EsteemPlus is a powerful program that can assist you in achieving that objective.
Built-in with a finite element analysis based engine, EsteemPlus is capable of creating and modelling a structure accurately which is tedious to perform manually. The analysis and design capabilities of EsteemPlus are tested, proven, and valid based on the latest researches and code of practices.
With its user-friendly graphical interface, EsteemPlus enables you to input the data with ease and accurately. The graphical interface with the 3-dimensional view allows you to see and define how your structure model looks like.
Conventional way of designing a structure is a way of the past. EsteemPlus can assist you in simplifying and speed up tedious calculations and detailing processes. Together with its design and analysis capabilities, the ability of EsteemPlus to generate logical CAD output files will significantly increases the efficiency of drawings production.
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What's New
Now with EsteemPlus, the user data input will be adopting the graphic driven input method, replacing the manual spreadsheet input method in the previous version of EsteemWin. You can also define and modify the elements manually through the table properties.
With the new software engine, you have the options of running your analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM) or the conventional method for the slab design. This is just one of our many new features.
Key Features in ESTEEM PLUS: ·
Structural analysis in 2D/3D.
·
Finite Element Method (FEM) engine.
·
Generate R.C. Shear Wall, Lift Core.
·
Graphic User Interface (GUI) using "click and drag" method.
·
Automatic slab, beam, column, rc wall optimization.
·
View model in true 3-D.
·
Allows opening in slabs, R.C. shear wall and lift core.
·
Element properties and loading input in a single form.
·
Full integration of transfer beam to the structure model.
·
User defined non-orthogonal slab.
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Check automatically on model integrity.
·
Batch runs elements for all floors.
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Ability to flush and offset elements automatically.
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Automatic compilation of project for sending and backup data.
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Allows user to check and view project status.
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1.3
The Graphical Interface
The main layout of the graphic interface with features is shown in figure below. The main features of the graphic interface are comprised of the main window, project workspace, tool bars, menu bar, input bar and main title bar. The description of each items are shown in this chapter.
Figure 1.1: Graphical User Interface Window
1.3.1 Main Window
The graphical user interface of the program runs under the main window. Similarly to other Windows applications, the window may be resized, moved, minimized, maximize and closed. For additional information regarding the Windows operations, refer to Windows help at Start Menu.
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1.3.2 Project Workspace
The project workspace contains the overall layout of the structure. The project workspace comprises of floor plan, column, wall, pad footing and foundation footing. To select the element, left-click twice on the element name to activate the element. You will be directed to the selected element active window. There is a box next to the each element name. The tick in the box indicates the particular floor contains data or has been edited.
For example, if you have new floor and you want to create gridlines. Before you input any data into the floor, the box is empty. Creating a gridline will activate the tick in the box. This shows that the floor has been edited.
To run column, wall, pad footing and pile footing analysis/design, double click on the box next to the element names. Analysis for some elements will only run after certain analysis has been performed. To learn more about the sequence of the analysis, please refer to Esteem Flow Design Flow Chart. For example, to run wall design, you have to run the 3D-analysis first. After successfully performing each analysis and design, box will be ticked. You can then proceed to the next element analysis.
You can close the project workspace window by clicking the cross at the top right corner at project workspace or right click on the menu bar deselect the project workspace. To enable project workspace, go to menu bar, right click once and a menu will be shown. Click on project workspace to bring up the window.
1.3.3 Tool bar
Tool bar contains buttons that you can select to carry out certain commands. Most of the buttons are associated with the function in 1-4
Introduction the menu bar. For example, you can open a new project by clicking on the
icon. Alternatively, select File menu > New Project
command performs the same function.
Each button carries a brief description of its function. To display these functions, move the cursor to the button, hold for a few seconds without clicking it and the description will appears. You can also view the descriptions at the bottom left corner of the window.
The tool bars in the program are not customizable. However, you can display or hide the tool bar buttons to your preference. Hiding certain tool bars will not allow you to carry out certain functions which are not in the menu bar. To display the tool bar, right click on menu bar and select the tool bar you wish to display.
1.3.4 Menu bar Menu bar contains topics that are divided into groups and categorized according to the related functions. The menu topics contain related commands that are relevant and closely associated to the menu topics. For example, Save command allows you to save the project and this is a general command. Hence it is categorized in the File menu. To access a menu, left click on the menu and this will slide down a list of submenu commands. Left click once to select the commands. Each individual commands are described in latter chapters of this manual.
1.3.5 Main title bar The main title bar describes the program name and the current installed version. It also displays the active window name and the description of the tasks. For example, you want to input slabs into the second floor. You activated second floor named 2b by double left click the element in project workspace. In main title bar, it will display "Esteem Structural Software 6.x.x.x - [Plan View 2b]
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Figure 1.2: Main title bar description
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Manual Overview
This manual is designed to provide you comprehensive information regarding the operation of the program. This manual is written to help you get started with the program. Bundled with tips, notes and examples, this manual is set to assist you whenever you have any enquiries.
ESTEEM PLUS Operation Manual is organised as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduces the program's key features and identifies what's new in the release. It describes on how to get started with the program and provides an overview on how the program actually works.
Chapter 2 Setting up EsteemPlus
This chapter identifies the package and requirements to run the program. It also demonstrates on how to install the program into your computer.
Chapter 3 Menu
Introduces each command allocated in the menu bar. The descriptions of each command and their functionality are explored in this chapter.
Chapter 4 Tools
This chapter describes the functions of each tool and explains how to utilize them.
Chapter 5 Project Workspace
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This chapter provides you the description and the functionality of each parameters forms in the program.
Chapter 7 Creating Gridline
Provide details and ways to create gridline for your model. It familiarizes you with three methods of gridline input and shows you how to get the most out of these methods.
Chapter 8 Creating Beam
Shows how to use each component such as member sizing, beam offsets and loading input. It also provides the descriptions on how to model your beam with two different sections.
Chapter 9 Creating Column and Support
Provide the methods and ways to generate column and support. It explains on how to set the support condition at beam intersections. This chapter also explains on how to apply lateral load to the column and wall.
Chapter 10 Creating Slab
Explains methods you can define slab using the components in slab input. It provides the description on how you can input load to the slab.
Chapter 11 Creating R.C. Wall
Explain methods on how to create wall with descriptions of each command functions.
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Chapter 12 Running Analysis
This chapter explains the process of the analysis and design of the structure model.
Chapter 13 View Results
Descriptions on how to view, search and export results into different formats.
Chapter 14 Display Options
This chapter describes on how to utilize the display options in the program.
Chapter 15 Tutorials
A sample project that demonstrates the functionality and application of each command in the program.
Chapter 16 Getting Help
Provide information on how you can contact us.
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EsteemPlus Design Flow Chart
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Working with other programs
EsteemPlus is a stand alone program and do not require any compliment software to fully utilize the program. However EsteemPlus output files can be assessed using other programs. The file types and the associated programs that use these files are described as follows:
1.6.1 CAD Programs
Save as DXF file format: You can transfer detail drawings into CAD related programs. DXF format is an AUTOCAD data interchangeable file. It is a CAD vector format designed to allow the exchange of vector information between CAD applications. This DXF file saved can be open with any Computer Aided Drawing software such as AUTOCAD and INTELLICAD.
Plan views can be saved as DXF file. You have the options of save as construction drawing or save as what you see on the screen. Save as construction drawing selects only layers that are considered as common practice in the detailing of construction drawing.
Save as what you see on the screen selects layers that are displayed on plan view. Layers that are hidden or turned off will not be saved in the DXF file.
1.6.2 Zip Programs
Backup project saves as ZIP file format. Project files are compressed in ZIP format for the following functions below: ·
Backup project: Selecting this option allows the program to compress the relevant project data files into ZIP format and
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Import project: You can open project previously saved in ZIP
format.
Refer
to
"Import
Project" for further
information. ·
Send Project: When you use this command, the current project file will be automatically compressed as ZIP format and attached to the email. Refer to "Send Project" for further information.
You can unzip the project files in ZIP format outside of EsteemPlus program but requires files compression software such as WinZip and Pkunzip to extract the files.
1.6.3 Email Programs
Sending your project to us through email would require email software such as Outlook Express, Eudora and others. Once you click send project to us, EsteemPlus automatically compress the relevant project data file into ZIP format and attached to the email addressed to us.
If your computer is connected to the internet and email enabled, you can send us directly. Otherwise, you can create email with the project backup file attachment and send to us.
1.6.4 Web browser
To update the latest version of EsteemPlus, you can either request a CD
from
us
or
directly
go
to
our
website
at
http://www.esteemsoft.com/download.htm. To access the internet you would require web browser such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator.
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Setting up EsteemPlus 2.1
EsteemPlus Package
Upon receiving a purchased copy of EsteemPlus, you will receive the following items: ·
An EsteemPlus security hard lock.
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A CD of the latest version ESTEEM PLUS.
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A copy of EsteemPlus Manual.
Should you discover that one or more items above missing upon receiving; damaged or faulty, please contact us and we will replace the item you reported immediately.
Note
:
Please be aware that the software is constantly being updated. Certain functions may not be reflected properly at the time of printing this manual.
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Installation guide
To install Esteem Plus into your computer, please follow the step by step instructions as below:
1. Before installing EsteemPlus, close other programs running on the operating system. 2. Place in the hard lock onto the printer LPT parallel port at the back of your computer. If the printer port is occupied, remove the existing cable or other hard lock and place the hard lock onto the port. After that, replace the removed cable or hard lock onto Esteem Plus hard lock. Note
: For USB
lock, you must install the program before placing the USB lock into the slot. 3. Insert Esteem Plus installation CD into your CD-ROM. If your system auto run is enabled, Setup Wizard appears automatically. Otherwise go to Start menu > Run > Browse. Select your CD-ROM drive, for example D: and left click twice on Esteem 6.X Plus folder. Select Setup
by
clicking left button twice and Setup Wizard will appears. 4. Select Next button after you have read the instructions. 5. Software license agreement form appears. By selecting YES button, you have agreed to oblige to the terms and conditions applicable to the software. 6. Selecting Yes will proceed to the directory destination form. By default, Esteem Plus is copied to C:\EsteemPlus, otherwise press the browse button to select your preferred destination. If you have input a non-existing folder, Setup Wizard automatically creates a folder in your specified location. 7. Esteem Plus creates a folder in the Program Folder. Press Next button if you want to keep the default name, otherwise change the folder name.
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Setting up Esteem Plus 8. A summary on the setup information will be shown. If you accept the current settings, select Yes or press Back to edit the information. 9. Esteem Plus is copying to your computer. This might take a few minutes depending on your system. 10. The program will then try to communicate and search for the security hard lock. If the program successfully finds the hard lock, select Ok and proceed to the next step. Check the hard lock connection again if the program fails to find the hard lock. If problem persisted, please contact us immediately for our assistance. 11. After the completion of the setup, you will be prompted to restart the computer. After you have restarted your computer, EsteemPlus is ready to run.
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System Requirement
Esteem Plus supports Windows 9X, Me, 2000 and XP environment. The minimum and optimum specifications to run this software are listed as below:
Minimum requirement: ·
Pentium 1000 MHz or equivalent
·
256MB RAM
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4x CD-ROM
·
120 MB hard disk space
Optimum performance: ·
Pentium 4 1800 MHz or equivalent
·
512MB RAM
·
500 MB hard disk space
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Menu 3.1
File Menu 3.1.1 Create a New Project
Select File menu > New Project command to create a new project. You can also click the New Project
button on the toolbar.
Naming the project
In Project Settings, you can name your project and specify the location of the project folder into the preferred directory. EsteemPlus automatically creates a working folder in that directory.
Define number of floors • Number of key plans allows you to define the number of floors. • Insert Floor enables you to add each individual floor. • Delete Floor allows you to delete the selected individual floor. • Fill Default automatically names the floor plans by default. In data table under Floor Name, you can rename each floor to your preferences. When you have defined the floor properties, click OK to accept your selections. Clicking Cancel button cancels the changes you have made. After selecting OK, working folder for each floor will be created under the main project directory.
Note
: You are not allowed have floor name ending with a
number. The reason of this is due to the naming style of the beam which follows the floor name. For example, if you name a floor to GF1, then the beams mark would begin from GF11, GF12, and 3-17
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Figure 3.1: Create New Project Form
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3.1.2 Open Project
To open an existing project, select File menu > Open Project command or click on
located on the toolbar. Find the name of
the project and click once for the project name to appear in the File name when the Open Project form appears. Click the Open button to select the project.
For projects modelled earlier than the current version 6.x, select Import Project command to open the project. A prompt will appears requesting you to import project instead if project earlier than version 6.x is detected. You can open project file from the earlier version 6.x. A prompt will appears requesting user to backup the project or to proceed.
Reminder
: It is recommended that user backup their project
from the earlier version 6.x. Project file converted to the later version cannot be open by any previous version of EsteemPlus.
The backup project will be compressed into ZIP format. Opening project file modelled later than the current version 6.x cannot be performed.
User must update their current version to the latest
release to open the project file. For the latest releases and updates, please contact us. (See Chapter 16 for our Contact Info)
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3.1.3 Import Project
This command enables you to import backup project files from EsteemWin v5.2 files, Backup files and Auto backup files.
EsteemWin Version 5.2 files
You can specify the location of the EsteemWin v5.2 project file by clicking the button on the right of the form. Alternatively you can input the location of the project file manually.
You have the option of renaming the project title or remain the name unchanged. Save the project to the preferred location in the directory. By clicking OK, the project files and related folder will be converted to the current version in the location that your have specified.
Reminder
: Do not attempt to save the project file into the
existing Esteem Win v5.2 folder. This will overwrite the data in the folder and all the data from the previous version will be lost.
EsteemPlus Backup / Auto Backup files
This function is only available for EsteemPlus version 6.2.3.7 and above. You can only import project files from the current and earlier version of EsteemPlus. To import the backup file, select File menu > Import Project command > Import from any Backup Files command to bring up a form. In this form, click on the
top right
box and locate the backup file. After you have located the project backup file, you have to specify the location of the backup file you want to extract.
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3.1.4 Export to EsteemWin v5.2
This command is only applicable to user with EsteemWin v5.2. This command allows user to transfer the beam results to EsteemWin v5.2. Currently, EsteemPlus v6.X does not support T-beam section design. However, user can use EsteemWin v5.2 to redesign the beam section. Valid beams design results will be exported to Esteem Win v5.2 for analysis.
Reminder
: Beam results from EsteemWin v5.2 cannot be
incorporated into Esteem Plus v6.*. The results and the detailing of the beams will be generated independently in EsteemWin v5.2.
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3.1.5 Backup Project
User can backup their project using the File menu > Backup Project. Specify the location and project name in the form and click save button to backup the project. All relevant files of the project will be automatically saved and compressed in ZIP format. (To restore the project file, see chapter Restoring Backup Files)
In each project backup, only the project data and parameters will be saved. Project analysis results will not be saved during the project backup. When you have restored the project, you have to analyze the project in order to retrieve the results.
Tips: We suggest that you backup your project often. Your project might be corrupted or lost due to computer breakdowns, power failures and unforeseen software performance. Backing up your project enables user to recover the previous work saved.
Auto Project Backup
You have the option of backing up the project automatically. To enables auto backup, click Project Design and Detailing Parameters
> Project General Parameters form. The backup
files will be automatically stored into your project folder > backup folder > auto folder. The program will saves and displays the project name, date and time of the backup. In the Auto Project Backup area, you can select the following options: ·
Backup Interval (minutes): From this pull down list, you can select the duration of each project to be saved. You can choose to disable this option by selecting Disabled in the pull down list.
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Figure 3.2: Auto Project Backup settings
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3.1.6 Send Project
In any case you experiencing bugs in the software or difficulties running your project, you can always send your project to us and we will assist you to solve your problem. Your project will be send to
[email protected] by your designated email program such as Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and Outlook Express. If you don't have email facility in your computer, you can save the email and transfer the backup file to other computer with email facility.
To send project via Email, select File menu > Send Project command. This will brings up a form that allows you to select which account you want to use to send the project. Click Cancel button to cancel and message "Fail to send project" will appears. Or else, select your Email account and press OK to bring up the Email form. Your project files will be compressed in ZIP format. A copy of the backup project files will be saved in the backup folder.
In the Email, please include the following information: ·
Your name, company and contact number.
·
Description of the problem. If possible, please write down the exact message of the error displayed.
·
Type of operating system.
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3.1.7 Save All Plans
Clicking on File menu > Save All Plans command or
icon saves
changes made to all floors. This overwrites your existing project file.
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3.1.8 Print
The File menu > Print command or
toolbar prints contents that
are displayed in the active window. Clicking Print command, a form will appears. This form contains three sections as below: ·
Printer selection allows you to select the printer you want to use to print. Default printer is set if no selection is made. You can also print the output and save it to a file. This allows you to convert the file into another file type used by other program. For example, user can convert the file to *.PDF document file.
·
Print range allows user to select the pages you want to print.
·
Copies allows user to specify the number of copies you want to print.
3.1.9 Print Setup
Clicking the File Menu > Print Setup command enables the Print Setup form. This form has two section areas: ·
Printer selection allows user to select the printer. Printer selection will set to default printer if no selection is made.
·
Paper properties allows user to select the paper size, paper orientation and the source of paper.
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Project 3.2.1 Reset Project Analysis Result
Selecting this command resets all the current project analysis results. Any analysis results performed will be permanently deleted. You will not be able to retrieve the results once you selected this command.
Note
: This command is useful when you have trouble
assessing the project. When the program performs analysis and stalled during analysis, the analysis will be incomplete and the results data would become corrupted or invalid. Clearing the corrupted results would allow you to assess the project.
3.2.2 Check Project Grid Integrity
This command allows you to check the grid integrity of the whole structure. The program performs integrity checking for any grid discrepancy between each floors of the structure. The program reports gridlines with any discrepancy.
Grid discrepancy occurs when two or more grid marks between floors that do not match. For example grid mark B of floor GB is 4000mm from grid mark A while grid mark B of floor 1B is 4100mm from grid mark A. The inconsistency in dimensioning of the same grid mark B in different floors creates grid discrepancy.
You are not allowed to name differently for the same gridline position in different floors. The program detects this discrepancy in grid integrity check. For example, for the same position of gridlines, you named gridline on floor GB as grid mark A. However on floor 1B, you have named the same gridline as grid mark A1. This is not allowed and the program reports discrepancy in this particular case.
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3.2.3 Check Project Integrity
Using this command initiates the program to check for the global structural integrity. Any warning detected prevents further analysis until problem is resolved. The program highlights the element which contains error. The program performs checking on the following area:
Check transfer column: The program checks for valid transfer column in the model. Transfer column can be supported only by beam or wall.
Check for column: The program does not allow column offset from the position out of the column area above or below it. The program does not consider eccentricity into column design. However in column design, moment due to minimum eccentricity will be checked by the program.
Check for wall: Detects any created wall for every floor.
Check for wall opening: Detects any wall opening for every created wall.
Check rc wall overlap: Detects any overlapping walls.
Check rc wall opening overlap: Detects any overlap opening in the same location. If wall openings overlapping are detected, the program automatically deletes the later created opening.
Check wall data for individual floor: Performs checking on the validity and consistency of data for wall.
3.2.4 Adjust for Datum Distance
This is applicable only if you import project from EsteemWin Version 5.2. With the variation in gridline input between EsteemWin
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3.2.5 Progress Bar
During analysis, project status bar appears on the window showing the progress of the analysis. In certain cases after the analysis, the status bar remained on the window. Click on the progress bar command to remove the status bar in the window.
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3.3
Edit Menu
Cut The Cut command, Ctrl-X shortcut key or
button deletes the
selected objects in the active window. When the objects are deleted, it is stored in the Windows clipboard. You can copy the cut objects into a spreadsheet or pasted back into the program. This is only applicable to text format, such as design calculations textual output. To reverse the cut action, use the Undo command.
Paste When the objects are cut, you can restore back the objects to the original state by using Paste command or Ctrl V. In the graphical input, paste action does not allow cut objects to be duplicated to other members or sections. You can paste the text output such as design calculations into a spreadsheet in text format.
Select all You can select all objects of the selected input in the active window. For example, during editing slab, you can select all slabs by clicking select all. This tool is useful to modify the properties of the same members simultaneously. You can also delete all the selected members.
Undo Go back to the very last action you took. You can undo up to the last ten actions.
Redo If you have decided that you did not want to undo an action, select redo to reverse back to the previous action. You must use Undo command before you can use the Redo command.
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Verification 3.4.1 Check Plan Integrity This option allows you to check the integrity of the active floor. Warning reported will not allow further analysis. Check duplicate slabs: Detects any overlapping slabs in the same panel. Check column offset: Detects for any column position that is out of the allowable offset. This also checks for column that is too near to neighbouring column. Check column overlap: Detects any column that is too close to each other. This also checks for columns that are overlapping. Check support for upper column: This detects floor for any unsupported column from the upper floor. The upper column must be supported either by column, wall or transfer beam. Check duplicate supports: Detects for multiple supports at any same grid intersection. Check beam support condition: Detects for any undefined beam support conditions. Check connected beam wall offset: Detects for any out of position beam-wall connections. Check beam/beam overlap: Detects multiple beams overlapped on the same gridline. Check beam offset: Detects any beam that offset out of position.
Check beam/wall overlap: Detects beam and wall overlapped at the same position along the gridline.
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Check grids for transfer column: Detects availability of gridline at lower floor of the transfer column. The gridline at lower floor must be in the same position as the gridline where the transfer column is created.
Check grids/beams for transfer wall: Detects any beams supporting the transfer wall.
Check beam sequence along all grids: Detects for any missing beam sequence on plan layout
Check input beam load: Detects any overlapping loading on beams.
Check slab first point:
Check slab direction: Determine the type of each slab panel.
Check unreferenced column data: Detects for any non-existence column on plan layout
Check unreferenced non-column support data: Detects for any discrepancy of support on plan layout
Check input wall load: Detects wall loading that is too close to the wall edge.
Check input slab load: Detects slab loading that is too close to the slab edge.
3.4.2 Check Grid Usage
Clicking the Check Grid Usage displays the usage of all the gridlines in the selected active floor. If there is element created on the gridline, the program reports the gridline as "used" and "unused" if no element exists on the gridline.
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Wall 3.5.1 Clean All Walls from Non-existent Grid
The program detects walls that are inconsistent on each floor key plan. Walls must be placed on gridline with the exact position on each floor. If the gridline dimension varies between floors, the program will detects inconsistency. Using this command clears all walls that are incomplete.
If the "incomplete" walls are placed on purpose, you have to redefine the height of the floor. Refer to Liftcore Properties under Input Liftcore chapter for further information.
3.5.2 Update Walls From Liftcore Data
When you have deleted a grid, walls that are intersected with this grid will be disappeared from the window screen. Use this option to redraw the walls.
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3.6
View Menu
You can select the options of displaying views in the key layout plan. This option will be then incorporated into the output drawings (DXF format). The following are the display options you can select: ·
Draw slab edge as dotted line: You have the option of selecting the line type either as dotted line or straight line for the slab edges. This will be displayed at the plan layout on the screen and in the DXF drawing.
·
Single beam mark: For multi span beam, only one beam mark will be display if this option is selected.
·
Show beam dimension: This option will allows you to enable or disable the beams dimension in the beam details.
·
Show upper column: You can see the upper columns by selecting this option. This option allows you to check the any column discrepancy.
·
Differentiate project wide grids: When you have a grid that is only available to a floor, selecting this option allows you to differentiate this particular grid from other common grids. The colour of this grid is different from the other grids.
·
Zoom to search element: When you search the particular element using the search tool, enabling this option will automatically zoom into the selected element.
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Tools 4.1
Standard Tools
Below are the descriptions of the command and the functionality of all the tools available on the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Usage of each tools are demonstrated in other chapters of this manual.
Command
New project
Icon
Description
Creates a new project from scratch.
Open an
Run project from a saved file.
existing project Save
Save changes to project.
Print
Prints the document in active window.
Undo
Performs Undo last action.
Redo
Performs Redo last action.
Cut
Delete selected object.
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View Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Zoom out
Zooms out one step.
Zoom in
Zooms in one step.
Zoom
Zooms in selected area.
window
Zoom
Zooms in the drawing.
extents Zoom
Returns back to the
previous
previous zoom.
Pan
Move the view within window beyond the original view.
Refresh
Redraws the existing drawings.
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Properties Tool
Command
Icon
Description
Send project
Send project via email.
Save to DXF file
Save detailed drawings as DXF file.
Select All
Select all members of the element.
Window select
Select members of the element inside the window perimeter.
Show grid mark
Displays grid mark at current window
Project status
Displays project status.
Layer settings
Open project layer settings form
Setting parameters
Open project setting parameters form.
Design parameters
Open project design parameters form.
Workspace
Enable/disable project workspace.
3D View
Generates model in 3D.
Batch Analysis
Performs analysis and design to all floors.
3D Frame Element
Builds 3D frame model.
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Modify Tool
Command
Icon
Description
Design/Detailing
Open design/detailing
parameters
parameters form.
Show grid mark
Displays grid marks at current window screen.
Display grid count
Accumulates number of grid marks
Upper wall and
Displays top floor wall and
column
column members.
Column reaction from
Displays column reactions.
plan Column and wall
Displays column and wall
reaction from plan
reactions.
Duplicate floors
Copy current floor to other floor plans.
Search element type
Find element member in floor plan.
Turn off search box
Disables element highlight.
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Plan Input Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Input Grid
Define gridlines.
Input Beam
Create beams. Input beam loading.
Input Column
Create column. Define beams support condition. Input column loading. Input lateral loading.
Input Slab
Create slab. Create cantilever slab. Input slab loading.
Input Liftcore/R.C.
Create liftcore.
Wall
Create R.C, wall.
Flat Slab
Generate flat slab.
Copy Plan
Copy selected elements to next gridline. (NOT AVAILABLE)
Mirror Plan
Mirror selected elements at a point. (NOT AVAILABLE)
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Run Mode Tools
Command
Switch to plan input
Icon
Description
Return current command to input grid
Generate slab meshes
command.
Prepares slabs meshes for FEM analysis.
Analyze using FEM
Performs slabs analysis using Finite Element Method.
Design Slabs
Runs slabs design.
Analyze Beams
Performs beams analysis.
Design Beams
Runs beams design.
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Input Grid Tools
Command
Batch grids input
Icon
Description
Multiple gridline input generator.
Increase indent
Shift grid mark to right or down.
Decrease indent
Shift grid mark to left or up.
Grid count
Displays number of gridlines in the layout.
Cumulative grid distance
Displays distance of gridline from the initial position.
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Input Beam Tools
Figure below is the description of each command under the Input Beam. Usages of these commands are demonstrated in other chapters of this manual.
Command
Input Beam
Icon
Description
Create beams using "Click and drag method". Displays beam properties. Allows modifying beam properties.
Input Beam UDL
Create Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL) on beam.
Input Beam GVL
Create Triangular Distributed Load (kN/m) Create Trapezoidal Distributed Load (kN/m)
Input Beam Point Load
Create Point Load (kN)
Reorder beam mark
Automatically reorder beams mark from bottom to top and left to right.
Generate beam on all x-axis
Generate beams to all gridlines on the xaxis.
Generate beam on all y-axis
Generate beams to all gridlines on the yaxis.
Offset beam to centre of grid (x-
Offsets beam to centre of gridline in the
direction)
x-direction.
Offset beam to bottom of grid (x-
Offsets beam to bottom of gridline in the
direction)
x-direction.
Offset beam to centre of grid (y-
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y-direction.
Offset beam to right of grid (y-
Offsets beam to right of gridline in the y-
direction)
direction.
Offset beam to left of grid (y-
Offsets beam to left of gridline in the y-
direction)
direction.
Connect selected beams
Connects two or more individual beams on the same gridline.
Disconnect selected beam
Disconnect joined beams.
Reorder Beam Mark
Automatically reorder beams mark from bottom to top and left to right.
Clear Load
Delete all loadings applied to the beam.
Rearrange Beam Mark
Centralize the beam mark position.
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Input Column/Support Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Input column
Creates column
Input load
Creates point load to column
Input lateral load
Creates lateral load to column/wall
Generate column
Applies column to all gridline intersection
Window select input
Creates column within
column
window area.
Flush column with
Aligns column to bottom
beam bottom
side of beam
Flush column with
Aligns column to top side
beam top
of beam
Flush column with
Aligns column to centre of
beam centre
beam
Flush column with
Aligns column to left side
beam left
of beam
Flush column with
Aligns column to right side
beam right
of beam
Flush column with
Aligns column to centre of
beam centre
beam
Support at x-direction
Applies support condition at x-direction
Support at y-direction
Applies support condition at y-direction
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Input Slab Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Input Slab
Creates rectangular slab
Input User Defined
Creates customize
Slab
rectangular slab
Slab Line Load
Input line load
Slab Point Load
Input point load
Cantilever Edge Line
Input edge line load
Load Generate Slabs
Automatically generate slabs to key plan
Reorder Slab Mark
Automatically rearrange slab mark
Group Slabs
Rename selected slabs with same mark
Slab Mark Prefix
Changes the slab mark prefix
Clear Loads
Clear all loads applied on slab
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Liftcore/R.C Wall Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Liftcore
Creates Liftcore wall/Shear wall.
R.C. wall opening
Creates wall opening.
Point Load
Input point load on wall.
Liftcore properties
Displays liftcore properties.
R.C. wall to grid centre
Align wall to centre of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid top
Align wall to top of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid bottom
Align wall to bottom of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid centre
Align wall to centre of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid right
Align wall to right of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid left
Align wall to left of gridline.
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Slab FEM Results Tools
Command
Icon
Description
Show mesh
Displays slabs generated meshes
Toggle mesh node
Displays meshes node number
number Display nodal value
Displays value of the selected contour
Moment X contour
Plot contour for X-direction moment
Moment Y contour
Plot contour for Y-direction moment
Displacement contour
Displays displacement contour
Bottom stress X
Plot contour for X-direction
contour
bottom stress
Bottom stress Y
Plot contour for Y-direction
contour
bottom stress
Top stress X contour
Plot contour for x-direction top stress
Top stress Y contour
Plot contour for y-direction top stress
X top steel area
Draw X-direction top steel area contour
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Y top steel area
Draw Y-direction top steel area contour
X bottom steel area
Draw X-direction bottom steel area contour
Y bottom steel area
Draw Y-direction bottom steel area contour
Line contour
Display contour as line
Textual result
Open slab analysis textual results
Slab line load node
Open slab line load assignment report
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3-D View Tools
Command
Rotate
Icon
Description
Allows you to rotate view at any orientation about the centre point.
Orthographic
Displays orthographic view.
projection Keep scale
Maintains view during window resizing.
Lighting
-
Fly mode
Move view to any point in window.
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Shortcut Keys
Command
Shortcut key
Select All
Ctrl-A
Print
Ctrl-P
Import Project
Ctrl-I
Parameter Templates
Ctrl-T
Copy
Ctrl-C
Undo
Ctrl-Z
Cut
Ctrl-X
New Project
Ctrl-N
Redo
Ctrl-Y
Zoom In
Insert
Zoom Out
Delete
Help
F1
Close Window
Ctrl-F4
Continuous Panning Full UDL on beam (Input beam
Ctrl &
icon
Shift & Left click
load) +/- 10mm (Grid Input)
UP/DOWN arrow
+/- 1mm (Grid Input)
Hold Ctrl & UP/DOWN arrow
Search Textual Results (Output
Ctrl-F
textual results)
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Project Workspace 5.1
Activate/Deactivate Project Workspace
You can close the project workspace to enlarge the graphical interface area. By default, the project workspace is displayed on the left side of the graphical interface. You can disable the project workspace by clicking on the close button located on the top right of the project workspace. Alternatively, you can left click once on the Project Workspace
icon.
To reactivate the project workspace, click on Project Workspace icon. Alternatively, right click on the toolbar menu and a dialog appears on the screen. Left click on the project workspace to reactivate it.
Figure 5.1: Toolbars activation selections
5.2
Activating Element
When you have created a new project; floor plans, column, wall, pad footing and pile footing are shown in the project workspace. This project workspace window allows you to activate the floor plan where you can edit and input data such as gridline, beam, column, slab and wall. Double left click on the floor plan name to activate the floor plan. In this window, you can design column, wall, pad footing and pile footing. To design the elements, double click on the element name.
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5.3
Insert Key Plan
You can add a floor plan after you have defined the floor plans. To insert a key plan, move the cursor to the floor plan name above or below the floor you intend to insert. Right click once on the floor plan and select Insert Key Plan command. This brings up a form that requires you to specify the name and position of the new floor plan.
5.4
Delete Key Plan
You can delete a floor plan in the Project Workspace window. Selecting this command will permanently delete the key plan. You cannot undo the Delete Key Plan command. To delete a key plan, move the cursor to the floor plan name you want to delete and right click once. Select Delete Key Plan to delete the floor plan.
5.5
Restore a deleted key plan
You can restore the deleted key plan. To restore the key plan, insert key plan and name the key plan exactly to the deleted floor plan. The new key plan will be empty. To retrieve the data, you have to update the program. Update the program by closing the project using File menu > Close project command. Open the project again and the new key plan contains the data from the previously deleted floor plan.
5.6
Rename key plan
You can rename floor plan after you have created the floor. To rename floor plan, please follow the procedures as below:
1. Right click once on the existing floor plan. Click on insert key plan command.
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5.7
Resize Project Workspace window
You can close the project workspace window by clicking the cross at the top right corner at project workspace or right click on the menu bar deselect the project workspace. To enable project workspace, go to menu bar, right click once and a menu will be shown. Click on project workspace to bring up the window.
You can resize the project workspace dialog to your preferred size. Double click on the project workspace title and the dialog shrinks to a smaller window. To resize the dialog, move the cursor to the window edge and drag the dialog box. Left click on the project workspace title bar and drag the cursor to move the window. You can place the dialog box anywhere in the window. Double click on the title bar to restore the dialog box to its original position.
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Figure 5.2: Project Workspace Layout
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Parameter Settings
Parameter Templates
Parameters in the Setting Parameter Templates are the default parameters of the project. Therefore when you load the default parameters, the parameters are reverted to these templates setting.
You can customize the templates and adopt these settings when you create a new project. The customized parameters will be applied to all the floor plans of the new project. Click on File Menu > Setting Parameter Template command or press CTRL-T shortcut to bring up the project parameter forms. Press Save & Exit button to confirm changes made on these forms.
Note
: If you have modified settings in the parameter templates
during a project, the changes made will not directly apply to the current or created older projects. However you can adopt the changes made by loading the default parameters on each individual parameter form.
Resetting parameters template
You can reset the settings in the parameter templates to EsteemPlus default settings. The program default settings are located in the Parameters folder located in the EsteemPlus program directory. The parameter files in this directory are named with DEF extension. For example, beam parameters file is named as beam DEF. Copy these files in the Parameters folder and replace the existing files in the main directory of EsteemPlus.
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instance,
you
have
installed
EsteemPlus
program
in
C:\EsteemPlus\. Therefore the default parameters are located in C:\EsteemPlus\Parameters\. Copy the files in this directory and paste 6-56
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Figure 6.1: Example of DEF files type
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Project Parameters 6.1.1 Project General Parameters
Clicking Project Parameters
command and select Project
General Parameters menu brings up the form. In the Project General Parameters form, you can carry out the following actions: ·
Company Name: Input your company name to display on the textual output files including calculations. Empty the box disables this option regardless of any name input.
·
Job Description: You can name your project title to be displayed on the textual output files.
·
Date and Time: Checking this box displays the date and time of the analysis performed. Empty this box disables this option.
·
AutoCAD Font: You can select the font style for the drawings to be transfer to CAD software in DXF file. The font style selected in this option is only applicable for exporting DXF file. This option does not change any font styles in the program.
·
Include full path of the calculation file: Checking this box displays the location of the calculation file in the computer. You can browse to that particular file outside EsteemPlus and open it with Word program.
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Figure 6.2: Project Design and Detailing Parameters form
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6.1.2 Project Design Parameters
Clicking the Project Design Parameters allows you to define the code of practice, load factors, steel reinforcement diameters and the steel characteristic strength. The form includes the following items: ·
Code of practices that are currently available include:
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BS8110: 1997 Structural use of concrete.
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BS8110: 1985 Structural use of concrete.
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CP65: 1999 Singapore Standard on Code of Practice for Structural Use of Concrete.
To adopt one of above codes, click once to select the code from the drop down lists. ·
Load factor: Specify the dead, live and wind load factors to define the load combination for the ultimate limit state design. For example, setting dead and live load factors to 1.2 and 1.6 respectively give a load combination of 1.2G + 1.6Q. These load combinations will be applied to the ultimate limit state design elements such as beam and slab. By default, for ultimate limit state load combinations are set to the followings:
Dead (G) and Live Load (Q) = 1.4G + 1.6Q
Dead (G), Live (Q) and Wind Load (W) = 1.2G + 1.2Q + 1.2W ·
Characteristic Strength: In this area you are allowed to specify the characteristic strength for different types of steel reinforcement. The types of reinforcement that you can specify are high yield steel, mild steel and BRC steel. 6-60
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Steel Reinforcement Diameters: You can select the steel diameter bar to be adopted in the element design with up to ten different bar size of steel. To change the bar, click on the bar that you want to change in the form. The figure for the bar size is highlighted and modify the bar diameter to your preference. Make sure that your input the bar sizes in ascending order and from a value of 1 to 100.
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Setting minimum main bar diameter: Select the minimum diameter bar size allowable in the element design from the pull down list.
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Project Symmetry: This option allows you to mirror the structure to the specific direction. The mirrored structure is not displayed in the window. The program assumes continuation of the structure to the selected direction. For example, you have selected project symmetry along right grid as shown in figure below. The program mirrors the structure to the right grid. Now the beams between the two structures take loads from the original structure and the mirrored structure. The shaded areas in the figure represent the loads carried by the supporting beam.
For X-direction, you can set the structure to be symmetrical along: ·
bottom grid
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top grid
·
top and bottom grid
For Y-direction, you can set the structure to be symmetrical along: ·
Left grid
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Right grid
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Left and right grid
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Figure 6.3: Mirrored structure along right grid.
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Live load reduction: You have the option of enabling live load reduction on the column, wall and foundation.
Default Beam Analysis Setting: ·
Support moment redistribution: Checking this box allows the program to apply moment redistribution to the structural analysis.
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Figure 6.4: Project Design and Detailing Parameters form
6.1.3 Project Detailing Parameters
In the detailing parameters form, you can specify settings of the drawing layout that including the text font and arrowhead styles, types of scale and bar reinforcement styles. The drawings are automatically drawn according to the changes made in this form. Following are the items which you can edit the detailing parameters in this area of form:
General Option Drawing ·
Name: Specify the title of the scale. The scale names are later selectable from the drop down lists in the Individual options for drawing.
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Scale: The type of scale available for drawing settings.
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Small Character: Specify the size for the small font in the drawings.
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Big Character: Specify the size for the large font in the drawings
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Arrow Size: Setting this size will translate the size in the detail drawings for the scale.
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Net physical tracing width for drawing (mm): This option allows you to set the width of the drawing in actual paper size. Detailed and scaled drawing generated such as slab cut section detail is superimposed within this width. If the drawing exceeded the width defined, the program will cut the remaining section and continued at the bottom of the drawing. For example, say you have specified the physical tracing width to be 300mm. You want to generate the detailing of a 10000mm multiple span beams in scale of 1:25. 1 mm on paper equals 25 mm. The beam spans 400mm on paper. Therefore the beam will be cut at 300mm on paper and remaining of the section is continued at the bottom.
Figure 6.5: Definition of net physical tracing width ·
Ratio of character width to character height: Specify this figure to set the size of the character based on the width and height. 6-64
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Figure 6.6: Typical character height and width dimension ·
Ratio of arrow width to arrow height:
Figure 6.7: Typical arrow height and width dimension ·
Full grid for foundation detailing: Checking this option displays gridlines on the foundation plan.
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Tension bar anchorage coefficient: This figure multiplies to the bar size in diameter (mm) to provide tension anchorage length generated in the detail drawings. Refer to Table 3.27 BS8110 Part 1 1985 for the anchorage coefficients. If the specified value is less than required, the coefficient in the code governs.
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Compression bar anchorage coefficient: This figure multiplies to the bar size in diameter (mm) to provide compression anchorage length. Refer to Table 3.27 BS8110 Part 1 1985 for the anchorage coefficients. If the specified value is less than required, the coefficient in the code governs.
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Radius of dot of rebar (mm): Specify this figure set the radius of reinforcement bar in the concrete section of the detailed drawings.
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Rebar symbol: Option of selecting three symbol types Y, T and H for detailing purposes. All main reinforcements generated in the detailed drawings carried these symbols. 6-65
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Figure 6.8: Beam detailing descriptions
Figure 6.9: Project Detailing Parameters form
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6.1.4 Project Quantity Parameters
Clicking Project Parameters
command and select the Project
Quantity Parameters menu brings up the form. Here you can specify the raw materials, placement and excavation costs applicable to the quantity takeoff calculations. The items in this area you can specify are:
Construction materials ·
Concrete ($/m3): For each concrete grade used in the design, specify the concrete price and the placement cost. The concrete grades specified in the design parameters must match the concrete grades in this list or else the program does not provide the quantity. This is due to the price unavailability of the concrete grades specified other than the one in the listed.
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Mild steel (kg): Specify the material and the placement cost for the mild steel specified in Project Design Parameters.
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High Yield Steel (kg): Specify the material and the placement cost for the high yield steel specified in Project Design Parameters.
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BRC ($/m2): Specify the price of BRC per area of reinforcement as in Project Design Parameters.
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Concrete density: Specify the concrete density in kg/m3.
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Main steel density: Specify the steel density in kg/m3.
Temporary materials
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Timber plank: Area of formwork for foundation, column, pile footing, beam in area m2.
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Plywood: Area of formwork for beam sides in m2.
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Lean concrete: m3 for raw material, m2 for placement cost.
Others ·
Currency unit: You can select the currency unit from the drop down list. The currency symbol will appears in the quantity takeoff report.
Excavation for foundation ·
Depth: Specify the depth of the foundation excavation. The excavation volume is calculated based on the area of footing required multiply by the depth of excavation.
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Costs ($/m3): Specify the foundation excavation cost. The price for the foundation excavation is based on volume of excavation multiply by the cost per m3.
Figure 6.10: Project Quantity Parameters form
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6.1.5 3D Analysis Parameters
3-D Analysis Options: ·
Wind load analysis: Checking Wind Load Analysis box performs 3D analysis although there is no wind load applied to the structure. Notional load will also be automatically be considered during the 3D analysis.
If the program detects RC wall created in the model, it automatically enables 3D analysis. ·
Pin foundation: Checking this option set the all columns bottom condition at foundation level to be pin restraints during 3-D analysis. This is not applicable for shear wall that acts as vertically cantilevered beam from the ground. Disabling this option will not support the design for foundation designs in later stages. Currently, the program does not support moment design for foundation.
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Slab diaphragm effect: Selecting this option considers the slab diaphragm effect in the 3D frame analysis. The lateral loads acting on the structure will be transfer horizontally throughout the floor slabs to the main lateral resisting element.
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Double precision in analysis: Checking this option allows the program to perform more iteration in equation solving to provide more precise results. However more resources are used to perform this analysis and this might affects the performance of your computer.
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Notional analysis: Enabling this option considers notional load case in the 3-D analysis. User can specify the percentage of notional load for the analysis.
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Enabling this option assumes that non-suspended slabs at ground floor provide restraints to the column. The program considers this effect and determines the effective height of the column. Disabling this option allows the program to determine the effective column height based on restraint conditions. This is only applicable when there are only slabs (without beams) connected to the column at ground floor.
Note
: This option does not affect the slab design at ground floor.
For non-suspended slab on ground floor, simply do not create any slab on this floor.
Concrete Properties: You can enter any value of Young modulus E, and Poisson Ratio V in this text box .The default value of both properties is base on BS8110
3D Frame Generation Options: ·
Maximum and Minimum RC wall mesh size: This option allows you to specify the maximum and minimum mesh size for the liftcore and shear wall. The smaller the mesh sizes defined, the more precise the results are. However this will also take up more of the computer resources and might affect the overall performance.
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Slab diaphragm mesh size: Selecting this option considers the slab effect into the frame analysis. The lateral loads acting on the structure will be transfer horizontally throughout the floor slab to the main lateral resisting element.
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Gradient effect: If this is activated, the triangle mesh generated is more uniform (please refer to figure 1& 2 at Section 12.9) and the FEM analysis is more precise.
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6.1.6 Automatic Element Optimization
This feature allows the program to determine and modify the element (dimension), when the specific element fails in design. All the failed elements will be optimized according to user defined parameter. Please refer the following example for this application.
Example: The FS1 slab of the following example is design to Auto optimization. Slab FS1 thickness is set to 125 mm. Let say you have a floor plan consisted with slabs. The remaining of the slabs is created with thickness of 200mm. After slab analysis and design (refer to chapter 12.3), the program found that the FS1 slab has fail. With the auto optimization option turned on, the program automatically increases the thickness of slab by the user defined increment. In the user defined incremental table, each increment is 25mm. The program will back calculate the required slab thickness and increased the thickness to the nearest increment. Say the required thickness is 135mm However since the incremental value is 25mm; the program automatically increases the slab thickness to 150mm (25mm increment).
Once the program automatically increases the slab thickness, you have to rerun the slab design.
Note
: If the Auto optimization option is turned off, the program
will let you know which element failed in design, instead of modifying the element properties.
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Automatic Element Optimization form
Optimizing Dimension (mm)
This option allows you to set the parameter for respective element when they are defined. If you ticked on the X and Y options (for column), you have selected to increase the column size at X and Y direction respectively when auto optimization is required.
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Example of Optimization form
Dimension Incremental Steps
This option allows user to define the incremental dimension for the respective element, the program increases the element sizes based on the first user defined dimension if element fail in design, the subsequent dimension of the element in the list will adopt in redesign.
Maximum steel percentage
You can set your preference maximum steel percentage here, the default value is base on BS8110.
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6.1.7 Auto Optimization of Element Properties on the Project Status
Slab Optimization
Automatically increases the slab thickness to satisfy the design. If the thickness of any slab on the plan is increased during the design: ·
Previous FEM slab analysis results and slab design will be reset if affected slab panels are required to be designed using FEM.
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Results of beam analysis, beam design, 3D frame, 3D analysis, column design, wall design, pile design and pad design analysis results become invalid as changes had been made. You are required to rerun the design process again.
Beam Optimization ·
Beam analysis/design
Optimization of beam sizes will affect the previous beams results and the beam analysis result will be deleted. Therefore you have to rerun the beam analysis.
Wall Optimization
Optimization resets the 3D frame, 3D analysis result and as well as the beam design result.
Column Optimization
Optimization will reset the beam analysis result, 3D frame, 3D analysis and the beam design result. The column result will become invalid.
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6.2
Design Parameters 6.2.1 Column Parameters
This is the section where you can set the column design and the detailing parameters. Click on Design Parameters command > Column folder brings up the Column Parameter form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Main Reinforcement ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic strength for the reinforcement of the column. The pull down list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength.
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Minimum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the minimum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Maximum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the maximum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
Stirrup Selection
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Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic yield strength for the reinforcement of the column. The pull down list is defined from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength.
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Minimum stirrup diameter: This option allows you to select the minimum stirrup diameter for the minimum column dimension.
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For minimum column dimension: The selection of minimum stirrup diameter is based on the minimum column dimension specified here.
Other parameters ·
Concrete characteristic strength (N/mm2): Allows you to specify the concrete characteristic compressive strength at 28 days of the column.
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Steel percentage of reinforcement bar (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided in the column section. This figure varies according to the code of practice adopted. Refer to BS8110: Part I: 1997 Table 3.25 for minimum percentages of reinforcement. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 1%.
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Concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Specify this figure to provide the design depth of concrete cover to longitudinal bar. By default this value is set to 25mm.
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Load allowance (%): Allows you to provide additional loading on top of the reaction loads from the analysis. This value will be multiply to the loads from the column reaction. The program default value is set at 10 percent. Set the value to zero if you do not want any load allowance. The column design will be based on the final load (with additional load allowance).
For example, you have a column reaction dead load (G) and live load (Q) of 100 kN and 50 kN respectively. You have set 15% load allowance. For load combination of 1.4G + 1.6Q,
Ultimate load = 1.4 x 100 + 1.6 x 50 = 220kN
Load allowance = 15%
Final ultimate load with load allowance = 220 x 1.15 = 253kN ·
True Biaxial Column Design: Checking this option allows the program to analyze the column with true biaxial design.
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Bracing for structure: You can set all the columns bracing conditions to braced or unbraced. These options are only applicable for 2-D analysis. The program automatically determines the column bracing conditions if project requires 3-D analysis.
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Figure 6.11: Column Parameters form
6.2.2 Wall Parameters
This is the section where you can set the wall design and detailing parameters. Click on Design Parameters command > Wall folder brings up the Wall Parameters form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Basic Design Parameters ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic strength for the reinforcement of the wall. The pull down list 6-80
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Minimum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the minimum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Maximum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the maximum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
Stirrup Selection ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is generated based on the Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is generated based on the Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic strength for the reinforcement of the wall. The pull down list is defined from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength.
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Minimum stirrup diameter: This option allows you to select the minimum stirrup diameter for the minimum column dimension.
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For minimum column dimension: The selection of minimum stirrup diameter is based on the minimum column dimension specified here.
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Concrete characteristic strength (N/mm2): Allows you to specify the concrete grade of the wall.
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Steel percentage of reinforcement bar (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided in the wall section. This figure varies depending on the code of practice adopted. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 0.4%.
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Concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Specifies this figure to provide the design depth of concrete cover to longitudinal bar. By default this value is set to 35mm.
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Load allowance (%): Allows you to provide additional loading on top of the reaction loads from the analysis. This value will be multiply to the loads from the wall reaction. The program default value is set at 10 percent. Set the value to zero if you do not want any load allowance.
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Finishes (kN/m2): This option allows you to specify the finishes (dead load) applicable to the RC wall. By default, the value is set at 1.2kN/m2.
Bracing for structure ·
Automatic check based on 3D analysis: Checking this option allows the program automatically determines the bracing conditions. Checking on unbraced condition assumes all walls are unbraced.
Default BRC setting ·
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BRCB: Checking this option adopts BRC rectangular mesh reinforcement for the slab design.
Default rebars setting ·
Single Layer: Checking this option provides single layer reinforcements to wall.
Plain wall option ·
Plain Wall Design: Setting this option allows the ultimate axial force to be calculated based on the beams and slabs as simply supported on the wall.
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Minimum Steel (%): You can set the minimum percentage of reinforcement for plain wall.
Figure 6.12: Wall Parameters form
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6.2.3 Pad Footing Parameters
This is the section where you can set the pad footing design and detailing parameters. Click on Design Parameters command > Pad folder brings up the Pad Footing Parameter form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Basic Design Parameters ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic strength for the reinforcement of the pad footings. The pull down list is defined from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength.
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Minimum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the minimum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Maximum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the maximum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Concrete characteristic strength (N/mm2): Allows you to specify the concrete grade of the pad footings.
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Steel percentage of reinforcement bar (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided in the pad footing. This figure varies depending on the code of practice adopted. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 0.3%.
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Concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Specifies this figure to provide the design depth of concrete cover to longitudinal bar. By default this value is set to 50mm.
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Load allowance (%): Allows you to provide additional loading on top of the reaction loads from the analysis. This value will be multiply to the loads from the column reaction. The program default value is set at 10 percent. Set the value to zero if you do not want any load allowance. The pad footing design will be based on the final load (with additional load allowance).
For example, you have a pad footing with column reaction dead load (G) and live load (Q) of 100kN and 50kN respectively. You have set 15% load allowance. For load combination of 1.4G + 1.6Q,
Ultimate load = 1.4 x 100 + 1.6 x 50 = 220kN
Load allowance = 15%
Final ultimate load with load allowance = 220 x 1.15 = 253kN ·
Soil bearing pressure (kN/m2): Specifies the capacity of the soil used to determine the footing size.
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Minimum thickness of footing (mm): This option allows you to specify the footing minimum thickness. Footing with lesser value than this value will automatically set to the minimum thickness.
Supposedly you have set minimum footing thickness to 300mm. The program designs a pad footing that only requires 200mm thick. With the minimum footing thickness set at 300mm, the pad footing adopts 300mm thick instead. ·
Incremental dimension figures for footing dimension (mm): This option allows you to specify the dimension increments for the next footing size. Footings are automatically grouped to similar sizes based on the load capacity. Smaller dimension increments increase the number of pad footing type.
For example you have 5 pad footings with 1000 x 1000, 1200 x 1200, 1250 x 1250, 1050 x 1050 and 1400 x 1400 respectively. If you set the incremental dimension to 100mm, the program will sort into 3 types of footing sizes. The 3 types of footing sizes are 1050 x 1050, 1250 x 1250 and 1400 x 1400. Any footing sizes within 100mm increment are grouped into the same type of footing.
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Figure 6.13: Pad Footing Parameters form
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6.2.4 Pile Parameters
This is the section where you can set the pile footing design and detailing parameters. Click on Design Parameters command > Pile folder brings up the Pile Footing Parameter form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Automatic main bar selection and spacing ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement bar (N/mm2): Select the steel characteristic strength for the reinforcement of the pile footing. The pull down list is defined from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength.
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Minimum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the minimum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Maximum centre to centre spacing (mm): Select the maximum allowable centre to centre spacing between two reinforcement bars.
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Concrete characteristic strength (N/mm2): Allows you to specify the concrete grade of the pile footing.
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Steel percentage of reinforcement bar (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided in the pile footing. This figure varies depending on the code of practice adopted. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 0.3%.
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Concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Specifies this figure to provide the design depth of concrete cover to longitudinal bar. By default this value is set to 50mm.
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Load allowance (%): Allows you to provide additional loading on top of the reaction loads from the analysis. This value will be multiply to the loads from the column reaction. The program default value is set at 10 percent. Set the value to zero if you do not want any load allowance.
For example, you have a column reaction dead load (G) and live load (Q) of 100kN and 50kN respectively. You have set 15% load allowance. For load combination of 1.4G + 1.6Q,
Ultimate load = 1.4 x 100 + 1.6 x 50 = 220 kN
Load allowance = 15%
Final ultimate load with load allowance = 220 x 1.15 = 253kN
Pile Properties ·
Pile type: This option allows you to select either square or circular pile.
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Pile size (mm): Specify the pile sizes to be adopted in the design.
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Pile capacity (tonnes): Specify the maximum capacity of the pile
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Centre to centre spacing: Specify the distance between two piles centre point
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Pile penetration to pile cap (mm): This option allows you to specify the distance from the soffit of the pile cap to the end point of the pile.
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Pile edge to pile cap edge (mm): The distance from the pile cap edge to the pile edge.
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Minimum thickness of footing (mm): This option allows you to specify the footing minimum thickness. Footing with lesser value than this value will automatically set to the minimum thickness.
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Detailing of pilecap top rebar: Checking this option provides reinforcement for the top side of the pilecap.
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Incremental dimension figures for footing dimension (mm): This option allows you to specify the dimension increments for the next footing size. Footings are automatically grouped to similar sizes based on the load capacity. Smaller dimension increments increase the number of pile footing type.
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Figure 6.14: Pilecap layout
Figure 6.15: Pile Footing Design Parameter
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Plan Design and Detailing Parameters 6.3.1 Plan Settings
Shear load coefficient from slab: Checking this option enables the distribution of slab panel load to beam determined by shear force coefficient as defined in BS8110: Part I: 1997 Table 3.15 or BS8110: Part I: 1985 Table 3.16. Leave the box empty converts the slab panel load to beam using 45o lines of area load method.
Column height of the lower floor (mm): Specify this value to set the lower floor height. This only applies to the selected floor plan.
Figure 6.16: Plan Design and Detailing Parameters form
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6.3.2 Plan Beam Settings Plan Beam
This is the section where you can set the beam design and detailing parameters. Click on Plan Design and Detailing Parameters command > Plan Beam folder to bring up the form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Automatic main bar selection and spacing ·
Minimum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
minimum
reinforcement bar diameter allowable from the pull down list. This list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Maximum
diameter
(mm):
Select
the
maximum
reinforcement bar diameter allowable from the pull down list. This list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters. ·
Reinforcement
bar
(N/mm2):
Specify
the
steel
characteristic strength for the reinforcement bar in the beam section. The pull down list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength. ·
Minimum centre to centre spacing (mm): This option allows you to specify the minimum distance between two centre to centre reinforcement bars.
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Maximum centre to centre spacing (mm): This option allows you to specify the maximum distance between two centre to centre reinforcement bars.
Automatic stirrup selection and spacing
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Minimum diameter (mm): Select the minimum stirrup bar diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters.
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Maximum diameter (mm): Select the maximum stirrup bar diameter allowable from the pull down list. The list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Steel Reinforcement Diameters.
·
Reinforcement
bar
(N/mm2):
Specify
the
steel
characteristic strength for the stirrup bar in the beam section. The pull down list is derived from Project Design Parameters command > Characteristic Strength. ·
Minimum link spacing (mm): This option allows you to select the minimum distance of two centre to centre spacing links.
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Maximum link spacing (mm): This option allows you to select the minimum distance of two centre to centre spacing links.
Other parameters ·
Concrete characteristic strength (N/mm2): Allows you to specify the concrete grade of the pad footings.
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Steel percentage of reinforcement bar (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided for beam. This figure varies are according to the code of practice adopted. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 1%.
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Top or bottom concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Specifies this figure to provide the design depth of concrete
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Parameter Settings cover to longitudinal bar. By default this value is set to 25mm. ·
Side concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): You can specify the concrete cover from the side of the beam to the centre of longitudinal bar.
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Vertical clear spacing between two layers of longitudinal bar (mm): Clear face to face spacing between two layers of longitudinal bar in millimetre.
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Two rebar sizes auto-combination for multi-layer longitudinal rebar: Checking this option convert two rebar sizes into one equivalent rebar size.
Figure 6.17: Plan Beam Parameters
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Beam Detailing Parameters
You can configure the beam details to your preferences in this form. The changes made in this form apply only to the selected active floor. You must save every time you made changes for the configuration in order to be effective. Refer to the figures 6.18 for the description of the detailing parameters. Below are the options available in the Beam Detailing Parameters form: ·
Minimum length of rebar bent at end of beams (mm): Length of reinforcement bar starting from end of the bent until the end of the bar. (Refer to figure 6.22)
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Clear gap between sections of detailing (mm): The distance between each cut section of beams. (Refer to figure 6.21)
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Position of span's dimension line: Select from the pull down list to set the location of each span's dimension either at top or bottom of the beam.
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Bottom bar lapping at support: Selecting this option from the pull down list determines the bottom bar lapping type at support. (Refer to figure 6.19) You can select the following types:
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Crank bar - The bar lapping length is based on the larger diameter of the reinforcement bars,f multiply by the tension bar anchorage coefficient as specified in
Project
Parameters > Project Detailing Parameters. ·
Straight bar - For doubly reinforced beam section which requires compression reinforcement, the straight bar is provided to satisfy the area of reinforcement required. For
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Project
Parameters > Project Design Parameters. You can view the calculations of the reinforcement bar assignments in the beam report. ·
Automatic bar - Selecting this option allows the program to assign the type of bottom bar lapping at support based on the below conditions:
i) Crank bar on automatic selection adopts the lapping length based on the smaller diameter of the two bars. To satisfy this requirement, the ratio of larger/smaller reinforcement area must not exceed 2. ii) If above requirement fails, the program assigns the crank bar lap length based on the larger diameter of the reinforcement bars. iii) Straight bar lapping is provided if reinforcement at bottom support exceeds the middle span bottom reinforcement. ·
Underline beam mark for every span mode: Selecting this option underlines mark of the beam. (Refer to figure 6.20)
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Beam section cut is looking from left end of the beam: Checking this option views the beam cut section from the left of the beam.
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Distance of section mark from beam elevation details (mm):
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Ratio of top support bar curtailment as percentage of span length: This option allows you to determine the curtailment length of the top support bar as defined in BS8110: Part 1: Clause 3.12.10. (Refer to figure 6.19).
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Maximum length of bottom rebar before continuation at support (mm): Set this value for the allowable length of single continuous bottom rebar spanning one support to another support.
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Minimum length of top rebar before continuation at midspan (mm): This option overwrites top support bar curtailment length if the ratio is less than this specified length.
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Incremental dimensional figures in rebar curtailment (mm): Length of bar curtailment increases by this specified figure.
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Maximum size of bar diameter for cranking bar: Selecting the bar diameter size from the pull down list. In the detailing, any bar diameter size more than the allowable size will be automatically change to straight bar lapping. This option is only applicable when the lapping type is set to cranking bar.
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Order of beam sizes in beam mark detailing: Selecting this option to determine the style of beam mark in the detail drawing. You have the options of choosing (width x depth) or (depth x width). For example, you have a beam of 230mm in width and 600mm in depth. Selecting (width x depth) type displays the beam mark as (230 x 600) in the drawing. (Refer to figure 6.20)
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Arrow line for the link: This option allows you to choose the type of stirrup links naming style.
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Detail of stirrup: Checking this option displays the number of stirrup links required in the beam detailing.
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Detailing of distance with/without or no gap: You can select whether you want to display the distance of stirrup links in the beam details.
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Symbol of detailing: Select the style of stirrup links in the beam detailing.
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Note
: To apply the settings to all floors, set the parameters in File
menu > Setting Parameter Template command before creating a new project instead.
Figure 6.18: Typical beam details
Figure 6.19: Section A shows crank bar and ratio of top support bar curtailment
Figure 6.20: Section B shows options of underlining beam mark and beam mark order
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Figure 6.21: Section C shows clear gap between sections of detailing
Figure 6.22: Section D shows the length of rebar at end of beams
Figure 6.23: Beam Detailing Parameters
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Beam Subframe Design Configuration
The program allows you to select the method of analysis you want to adopt for your design. In the Beam Subframe Design Configuration area, you have the option of: ·
Subframe design for beam: Checking this option allows the program to analysis the model using subframe analysis method.
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Pin support condition at first and last supports: This option allows you to set the beam support conditions to pin fixity at first and last support. For monolithic structure in frame design, the first and last supports carry moment. However overwriting this condition to pin support allows the moment to redistribute the moments to the internal span.
Continuous Beam Design Control Factors
You can analyze the structure using continuous beam method. However the continuous beam method requires satisfying the factors below. If any of the factors being exceeded, the program will run analysis adopting subframe design analysis. ·
Beam span greater than (mm): This option allows you to specify the maximum allowable beam span for the continuous beam method. The program automatically converts to subframe analysis if beam span is greater than value specified here.
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No: of floors greater than: If any number of floors greater than the value set here, the program automatically converts to subframe design analysis.
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Relative column/beam stiffness greater than: You have the option of defining the allowable column/beam stiffness before the program convert to subframe analysis.
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Adjacent span length difference greater than (%): Any difference in span length greater than this percentage specified here automatically convert to subframe design analysis.
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Differential fixed end moments percentage greater than (%): If the fixed end moments determined using continuous beam method are greater than the percentage specified here, the program automatically convert to subframe analysis.
Figure 6.24: Beam Subframe Design Configuration Parameters
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Special Design Parameters ·
Stirrup bar characteristics strength (N/mm2): Specify the strength of the shear reinforcement links provided for beam design.
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Maximum beam width using the above strength of smallest stirrup (mm): Specify the allowable width to adopt the above characteristic strength for stirrup.
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Maximum drop for continuous beam analysis (mm): Specify the maximum allowable drop for the beam to behave as continuous spans. Drop with more than the maximum allowable drop be assumed as new beam span.
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Maximum difference span's width for continuous beam analysis (mm): This option allows you to specify the maximum difference in span's width to consider as continuous beam. For example, you have set this value to 100mm. You have two adjacent span beams with width of 125mm and 250mm respectively. The difference of beam's width is 125mm and it has exceeded the allowable difference width of 100mm. Therefore the program considers these beams as simply supported.
Figure 6.25: Special Design Parameters for Beam form
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Requirement of Code of Practice ·
Minimum depth of beam requiring side rebars (mm): Specify the value for the provision of longitudinal bars near side faces of the beam.
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Maximum spacing anti-crack bar side rebar (mm): This option allows you to specify the maximum distance between anti-crack bars at the near side faces of the beam.
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Degree of upper/lower end column fixity for subframe analysis.
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Stirrup check for compression bar buckling.
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Most critical live load reaction mode: Enabling this option allows the program to determine the most critical load combinations by applying pattern loading on the beam. Disable this option allows the beam to be fully loaded with one loading condition of 1.4G + 1.6Q. This option is defined in BS 8110: Part 1: 1985 and 1997 Clause 3.2.1.2.2.
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Design moment at column face: This option allows the program to design beam based on design moment at column face instead of the support.
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Design shear at column face: Enable this option allows the program to design beam based on design shear force at column face instead of the support.
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Automatic deflection control by increasing compression bar: With this option, the program automatically increases the compression bar until the deflection control governs. With
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area
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Support moment redistribution: Checking this box allows the program to apply moment redistribution to the beam analysis. This option here overwrites the same setting in Project Design Parameters.
Figure 6.26: Requirement of Code of Practice parameters
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Plan Slab
This is the section where you can set the slab design and detailing parameters. Click on Plan Design and Detailing Parameters command > Plan Slab folder to bring up the form. In this form, you can select the following options:
Centre to centre spacing ·
Minimum spacing: The minimum allowable distance between bars
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Maximum between main bar: Maximum allowable distance between bars
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Maximum between distribution bar: Maximum allowable distance between longitudinal bars
Automatic bar selection (mm) ·
Minimum bar: Setting this value allows the program to determine the minimum bar size to be used in the slab section design.
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Maximum bar: Setting this value allows the program to determine the maximum bar size to be used in the slab section design.
Characteristics strength (N/mm2) ·
Concrete: Specify the slab concrete characteristic strength for the section design.
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BRC slab: Enabling this option adopts BRC reinforcement type for slab.
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Top BRCB: Checking this option adopts BRC rectangular mesh type for top reinforcement. Uncheck this option alone adopts BRC square mesh type reinforcement bar for the top reinforcement layer.
Others ·
Steel percentage of reinforcement (%): Set this figure for the minimum reinforcement provided in the pad footing. This figure varies are according to the code of practice adopted. By default the steel percentage of reinforcement bar is set to 1%.
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Concrete cover to longitudinal bar (mm): Clear cover of concrete from the slab face to the surface of the main steel bar in mm.
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Maximum drop for continuity over support (mm): This option allows you to specify the maximum allowable drop for the slabs between supports to be continuous. Any value greater than this will automatically consider as discontinuous slabs at that support.
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One-way slab moments increment (%): You can increase the design moments for slabs that are determined as one-way. By default this value is set to 15%.
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Figure 6.28: Plan Design and Detailing Parameters form
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Slab Detailing Parameters
User has the options to configure the slab details in this form. Changes made in this form apply to the selected active floor only. You must save every time you made changes for the configuration in order to be effective. Refer to the figures 6.29 for the description of the detailing parameters. Below are the options available in the Slab Detailing Parameters form: ·
Ratio of top bar support bar curtailment as percentage of span length (%): This option allows you determine the length of the support bar curtailment based on the percentage of the slab span length. Refer to BS8110 1985 Part 1: Figure 3.25 for further explanation.
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Clear gap between sections of detailing bar (mm): The distance between each cut section of slabs.
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Incremental dimension figures in bar curtailment (mm): Setting this figure allows the program to increase or decrease the next suitable bar curtailment length by this value.
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Minimum anchorage length at discontinuous edge support: This option allows you to set the minimum anchorage length at the discontinuous edge support in millimetre (mm). By default, the length is set to 600mm.
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Position of span's dimension line: Specify the location of the span's dimension from the pull down list. You can select the span dimension position on the top or bottom of the slab.
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Underline slab mark for every span mode: Selecting this option will underline every marking of the slab.
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Figure 6.29: Slab Detailing Parameters form
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Creating Gridlines 7.1
Drawing Gridlines
You can create the grid lines using the three following methods: ·
Grid input generator - Defining the grid line using grid generator wizard.
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Click grid and drag method - Graphical interface input in the active window.
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Table input - Editing and modify grid line properties.
The above methods are described in the later sections of this chapter. The table below describes the function of each icon in the Input Grid command:
Command
Batch grids input
Icon
Description
Multiple gridline input generator
Increase indent
Shift grid mark to right or down
Decrease indent
Shift grid mark to left or up
Grid count
Displays number of gridlines in the layout
Cumulative grid distance
Displays distance of gridline from the initial position.
All dimensions are in millimetres, mm.
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Click grid and drag method
This function enables you to create grid lines using the graphical interface. To create a grid, point the mouse cursor on the previous grid line. Note that the cursor will change to a cross once the cursor is pointed to the grid line as shown in figure 7.1(a). Click on the grid line to select, drag the grid line to the next grid location and left click once to create shown in figure 7.1(b) below. Each dimension increment is by +/- 100mm. To adjust dimension by +/- 10mm, press UP arrow to increase and DOWN arrow to decrease the dimension. For increment of +/- 1mm, hold CTRL key and press UP/DOWN arrow keys. To cancel the grid selection, right click once or press the ESC key.
a) Cursor changed to cross when at gridline
b) Extending the grid line dimension
Figure 7.1: Example of creating gridline
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Note
: If you want to edit the dimension of the major gridline with
minor gridlines in between, you have decrease the indent of the minor gridlines before editing the dimension. The new dimension specified actually begins on the previous gridline. The program cannot differentiate between major and minor gridlines.
For example, you have gridlines labelled A, A1 and B. Grids A1 and B are located 1000mm and 4500mm respectively from grid A. Grid A1 is a minor gridline. Refer to figure 7.2 to 7.5 for further information. You want to change the dimension of Grid B 5500mm from Grid A. Double click on the dimension at the bottom grid and specify 4500mm. This is because the dimension of Grid B begins from grid A1 and not from grid A. If you modify Grid B dimension to 5500mm, the final dimension of Grid B from Grid A is actually 6500mm from Grid A.
Figure 7.2: Original position of Grid B 4500mm from Grid A
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Figure 7.3: Grid B dimension edited as 5500mm and displayed as 6500mm instead of 5500mm
Figure 7.4: 5500mm actually begins at Grid A1 instead of Grid A.
Figure 7.5: To achieve Grid B 5500mm from Grid A, the dimension should be input as 4500mm instead of 5500mm
If you create a new gridline to the left direction from the initial gridline, the program will name the new gridline based on the last defined gridline. You have to change the grid mark manually in table properties if you prefer another grid mark label. For example, starting y-direction grid line mark is labelled as A and the last gridline you
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Tips: Create major grids first and add the minor grids later. This creates a regular naming to the labels of the grid lines.
Note
: The distance between 2 grids must be more than 300mm.
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Using grid generator
Clicking Batch X Grid Input button brings up the multiple grid input form as shown in figure below where you can specify the number of grids of your choice. All dimensions are in millimetres, mm.
Figure 7.6: Multiple Grid Input
To enter multiple grids with different dimensions, specify the grid dimensions followed by the comma. This will generate the grids based on your specified input.
If the grids are symmetrical, input the dimension followed by 'x' and the number of grids you which to input. The program will duplicate the dimension to the proceeding number of grids defined.
You can also use the combination of the above methods to create the grids.
For example suppose you have 3 grid lines with dimensions of 3500mm, 4500mm and 6000mm respectively in the x-direction. Thus input 3500, 4500, 6000 in the x-direction grid form. You have 10 grid lines with dimensions of 4500mm respectively in the y-direction.
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Note
: You cannot input negative value for the grid dimensions.
This is not a valid input to the program.
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Table input
You can edit the existing grid properties by using the general properties as shown in figure below when the input grid is activated.
Figure 7.7: Grid Properties Table
The General Properties allows you to modify the following: ·
Rename grid mark allows you to replace the existing grid mark. You cannot have multiple gridlines with the same grid mark.
Note
: You cannot input symbol at grid mark. Symbol defined
in plan layout is not recognized in the DXF file. Therefore you cannot access the saved DXF file in CAD software. ·
Modified the distance of the specified grid. You can input the gridline distance with a minimum of 300mm (0.3m) to maximum of 100000mm (100m). Negative values are not allowed in this component.
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Rotate the grid in degree. Positive degree denotes clockwise rotation and negative degree denotes anticlockwise rotation. The rotation point is situated at the bottom of y-direction. Note that the slanted grid cannot intersect with other gridline.
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Selection of cut slab section for detailing view. You can only define the cut slab section with numerical values.
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Hide internal grid allows you to disable the gridline in the key plan.
Defining a cut slab section
Click on the grid mark on the graphic interface and the grid mark will be highlighted. Specify the slab cut section number on the table input and left click once or press enter to create the cut section. The slab cut section is displayed on the plan layout. You can view the slab cut section only after you have designed the slabs. Click on the slab cut section number to view the section. You are only allowed to name the slab cut section with numbers.
Figure 7.8: Slab Cut Section
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Creating Beams 8.1
Click and drag method
Input beam dimension in the table properties. To create beam, move the mouse cursor to the grid intersection where the beam starts. Point to the intersection and beam icon with the green box will appears. Click once on the grid intersection to select the starting point of the beam. You can see the beam outline when you drag the mouse to extend the beam. Click on the grid intersection where the end point of the beam is located.
Figure 8.1: Starting point of beam
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Beam generator wizard
You can generate beams in each direction using the beam generator wizard
. Selecting this command generates beams to all the
grids in the respective direction automatically. Generated beams have the same properties such as size and drop. You can edit each individual beams using the table properties.
For example, to generate beams on the x-direction gridlines, input the general beam dimension say 230x450 in table properties located on the right side of the window. After you have input the beam properties, click x-dir beam generator
command. Beams of
230x450 within the x-direction gridlines will be created.
Note
: All previous beams created will be overwritten and replaced
with the generated beams.
Tips: This feature is useful if you have many similar beam sizes in the plan layout. It is faster and easier to generate beams and then make changes on the individual beams later.
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Beam Table Properties
In the table properties, you can modify the concrete section, offset and set the drop of the beam. Click on the Input Beam icon, to activate the table properties. Before creating a beam, specify the beam properties. Left click once to accept changes. Now create beam using the methods discussed under topic "Click and Drag Method" and "Beam Generator Wizard".
You can also modify the beam properties after you have created the beam. Click on the beam and the current beam properties will be displayed in the table properties. Specify the new properties of the selected beam and left click once to amend changes.
You can modify beam properties to the following items: ·
Width of the beam in mm
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Depth of the beam in mm
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Drop in beam (mm): Positive value denotes drop while negative value denotes raise level.
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Offset of beam (mm): Positive value denotes rightward or upward offset in plan while negative value denotes the other way.
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Bottom Bar Direction: Manually redefined main reinforcement bar direction.
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Span/Depth Options: You can manually define this value or let the program determines for you.
8.3.1 Auto Optimization
You can manually select the specific dimension to auto optimize in here. To do so, simply select the beam you want and tick the Width /Depth option. To deactivate the specific element auto optimization, just select the specific element and untick the Width /Depth option. Default of the option (activated or not) is based on the “Project 8-124
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button at
the tool bar.
Figure 8.3: Beam Properties table
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Input Beam Load 8.4.1 Point load
You can create point load at any point on the beam. The Point Load command creates a point load on the beam. Clicking the point load command brings up the load magnitude table on the right side of the window. In the table, you can input dead load and live load or the combination of both. The unit for the point load is kilo Newton (kN).
Move the mouse onto the beam you which to add point load and the cursor changes into an icon. Click on the mouse left button once to select the beam and the cursor will lock the selected beam. Move the cursor to the right to specify the position of the point load. Click once on the mouse left button to create the point load. Once selected, by default a red dot for the point load will appears on the beam. The point load position always offsets from the left or bottom of the gridline.
For example, you have a beam on grid A, B and C spanning 3000mm, 4000mm respectively. You create a point load on the beam, 5000mm from grid A. Move the cursor towards 5000mm, upon passing 3000mm, the distance begins at the second span from gridline B. Clicking the mouse left button at 2000mm will give you 5000mm from gridline A.
Figure 8.4: Moving cursor to the right of beam
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Figure 8.6: Point load located at 5000mm from grid A
You can edit the created point load on the table properties. Click on the point load on the beam, when selected the point load will change from red to green colour. To confirm changes made to the point load, press ENTER or click the mouse left button once.
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8.4.2 Uniform Distributed Load
You can create uniform distributed load at any point on the beam. Uniform distributed load is a load of constant magnitude applied along a length of a beam or and area of a surface.
Click Input Beam UDL
command brings up the load magnitude
table on the right side of the window. Input dead load and live load in the specified form. The unit for UDL is kilo Newton per metre (kN/m). Move the cursor to the beam and the cursor changes to UDL icon. Click on the beam once to lock on the selected beam. An active box displays the position of the starting point of the UDL either from the bottom or left of the grid. Move the cursor to select the UDL starting position. To define the starting point of the UDL, move the cursor to the specific distance and click once. The active box then displays the distance for the UDL end point. To select the end point, click on the left button once.
Note
: Uniform Distributed Load, UDL always offsets from the
left or bottom of the grid.
For example, you have a two spans beam separated by grid A, B and C with 3000mm and 4000mm respectively. You want to create a 5 kN/m uniform distributed dead load starting from 2000mm and ending at 4000mm from grid A. Select Input Beam UDL command and define 5kN/m dead load in the table properties. On the selected beam, move the cursor 2000mm from grid A and click once to define the starting point. Move the cursor 1000mm from grid B to select the ending point. Click on the left button once to select. Once created, you can see the UDL magnitudes and positions of the UDL on the key plan layout. By default, the UDL is indicated as red colour hatch on the key plan layout as shown in figure 3. You can change the hatch colour to your preferences, by selecting layer settings command.
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Tips
: To fully load the beam with UDL, hold SHIFT key and
left click on the beam.
Figure 8.7: Defining the starting point 2000mm from grid A.
Figure 8.8: Defining the ending point 1000mm from grid B.
Figure 8.9: Beam with UDL. Starting point is 2000mm from grid A while ending point is 1000mm from grid B.
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8.4.3 General Variable Load
You can create non-uniformly distributed load such as trapezoidal and triangular load using General
Variable Load,
GVL
command. To create general variable load, click GVL command to activate the load magnitudes table. There are 4 entries in the load magnitude section as shown in figure 8.10. The first dead and live load start from the left or bottom of the grids while the second dead and live load end the loads. You can modify any created loading positions using the load position table.
Figure 8.10: Load Magnitude Table Input
Warning
: You cannot leave load magnitude entries blank. This
generates an infinite value and will create error to the program. Set the entry to zero instead of leaving it blank. To create different type of loading patterns, you have to specify the load magnitudes accordingly as shown in figure x. In the figure below, X and Y represent the load magnitudes respectively and 0 represents zero/nil. Type 1 and 2 are for triangular loads while type 3 and 4 are for trapezoidal loads input.
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Figure 8.11: Type of variable loadings
For example, you have 2 continuous span beams of 3000mm and 4000mm respectively marked by grid A, B and C. You want to create a 2000mm triangular load, 4000mm from grid A. From left side, the triangular dead load increases from 0 to 5 kN/m. Click on the GVL command and input 0 and 5 in the first dead load and second dead load entries respectively. Since there is no live load, input 0 to both first and second live load entries.
Select the beam by clicking once and move the cursor 2000mm from grid A. Click once to define the starting point of the triangular load. Move the cursor 4000mm from grid A. Note that when the cursor moves further than the beam spanning between grid A and grid B, the dimension display resets and begins at grid B. Now move the cursor 1000mm from grid B and click once to set the load end point.
After creating the load, the load properties are displayed on the key plan layout. DL and LL denote dead load and live load respectively while SO and EO denotes starting offset and ending offset respectively.
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Figure 8.12: Defining the load starting point.
Figure 8.13: Defining the load ending point.
Figure 8.14: Triangular Load created.
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8.5
Connecting Beam
You can create a continuous beam with different sections and drop. In order to create a continuous beam, create a set of individual beams and join them together. Individual beams created will be assumed simply supported. Select all the affected beams using window select command and click on connect next beams
to create a
single continuous beam. This will be indicated by the beam connector sign shown as figure below.
For example, suppose you have two continuous span beams consist of 230x600, 230x450 respectively. You have to create two individual beams with the respective sizes. Press window select
command
to select the beams. Point the cross cursor to the starting of the beam, left click, hold and drag the cursor. Expand the window until the two beams are in the window box. Release the mouse left button to select the window area. The two selected beams will be highlighted. To connect the two individual beams into one continuous beams, click on connect next beams
command. Now the two individual
beams are connected indicated by the beam connectors on the plan layout.
Figure 8.15: Beam connector indicator
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Beam Offsets
You can offset the beam to flush with the column. To offset a beam, select the particular beam and specify the figure in the Position table on the right of the window. Left click or press Enter to confirm the changes made. The beam offset is based on the centre of the gridline. Input negative figure shifts the beam to the left/bottom of the gridline and positive figure shifts the beam to the right/top of the gridline.
You can offset the beam using the offset wizard. These features can automatically offset the beam to the left, right, top, bottom and centre of the grid. Figure below shows the description of each offset commands.
Table 8.1: Beam offset commands
Beam to beam offset
When you offset the beam located perpendicular to a beam, the actual position of the beam is updated to the perpendicular beam. For example, you have two beam, primary beam GB1 and secondary beam GB2. Primary beam GB1 spans 5000mm from Grid A to Grid C. Secondary beam GB2 is positioned along Grid B. Grid B is located 2500mm from Grid A. Secondary beam GB2 without offset, is 2500mm from Grid A as shown in figure 8.16. If you offset beam
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Figure 8.16: GB2 offset 2500mm from Grid A
Figure 8.17: GB2 offset 2600mm from Grid A
Beam to column offset
This option allows you to offset beam from the column. If you have beam offset from the column, the actual position of the beam is still located at the centre of the column. The program will not incorporate the offset eccentricity to the column analysis. This beam to column offset function is merely for graphical purposes only.
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Creating Columns and Supports 9.1
Drawing column
To create column, click Input column
command. Set the
column dimension in the Concrete Dimension table. Move the cursor to the grid intersection. Upon the grid intersection, the cursor changes to a column icon. Click on the grid intersection to create the column. To change column size, select the created column and modify the dimension in the Concrete Dimension table. Left click or press ENTER to confirm changes. To create circular column, specify the column diameter in X input and set value of -1 in the Y input at the Concrete Dimension table. To rotate column, click on the column and input the rotation angle of the column. Positive degree denotes clockwise rotation and negative degree denotes anticlockwise rotation. To offset column, click on the column and specify the offset coordinate. The column offset from the gridline intersection to the centre of the column. The initial position of the offset (X=0, Y=0) is at the grid intersection. Refer to the figure below for the coordinate sign convention. For example, input offset x at -50mm and offset y at 75mm will translate the column position 50mm to the left and 75mm to the top of the gridline intersection.
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You can select upgrade end conditions of the column. This end condition refers to the K stiffness factor of the column-beam relationship.
By default, columns bracing conditions are automatically determine by the program. You can overwrite the column bracing condition by checking the boxes on the respective bracing direction.
You can set the column sizes to match the beam sizes by selecting the Fix column to beam size command. For example, the widths for x-direction and y-direction beams are 150mm and 230mm respectively. Creating column at the beam intersection automatically set the column size to 150x230 if this option is enabled.
9.2
Column Generator Wizard
You can generate columns using Generate Columns command. To generate columns, specify the dimensions in Concrete Dimension table. Left click Generate Columns to create columns at grids intersection. All the columns generated using this command have the same properties.
Note
: Using column generator command will overwrite the
existing column defined in the key plan.
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Defining Support Conditions
You have to define support condition when you have primary beam supporting secondary beam. The support conditions are indicated by arrows. The beam is defined as primary beam if it is parallel to the direction of the arrow. To insert a support, click on Input Column command. Point the cursor near the beam intersection. If primary beam is located at X-direction, move the cursor along the x-direction grid near the beams intersection until an arrow parallel to the beam appears. Similarly for Y-direction primary beam, move the cursor along the grid direction until an arrow parallel to the beam appears. Hold on to the arrow icon position and left click to inset support.
You can create column at the beam intersection and modify the column to become a support. Left click to add column to the beam intersection. Select the column again and click on the support conditions icon on the Concrete Dimension table as shown in figure 9.2. See example in figure 9.3 for the support conditions interpretation.
Note
: You can check whether all beams support have been defined
by selecting Verification menu > Check Plan Integrity. Undefined support condition on beam intersections generates warning in the plan integrity checking.
Figure 9.2: Support condition definitions
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Figure 9.3: Beams Layout
Table 9.1: Beams Support Condition
If two or more beams are not connected, you cannot define a support at the intersection of two individual beams. In order to define a support at that intersection, the two individual beams have to be connected. Refer to Chapter Creating Beams > Connecting Beams for further information.
If you have beam that offsets out of the column, supports are not required as the beam are considered to be supported by the column. The beam offset on column is for graphical representation only. Refer to Chapter Creating Beams > Beam Offsets for more explanations.
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Column Offset
Position table located on the right side of the window allows you to offset column to beam. To offset a beam, select the column and modify the column properties in the Position table and left click to confirm selection. The offset initial point starts from the centre of the gridline.
You can offset the column to beam using the wizard generator. This feature can automatically offset column to the top, bottom, left, right and centre of the beam. Figure below shows the description of each offset commands.
Table 9.2: Column offset commands
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9.5
Input Column Loading 9.5.1 Assign Point Load on Column
Click on Input External Column Load
icon. Load Magnitude
Properties table appears on the right of the window. Specify the dead load and live load at the table properties. Left click or press Enter to confirm the loading. Move the cursor at the column and when the icon below appears, left click once to apply loading onto the column.
Figure: Insert column point load icon
To edit the existing column load, click on the column load. The load is applied to the centre of the column as the program does not consider eccentricity due to external loading.
9.5.2 Assign Lateral Load on Column
You can apply lateral point load at the column on the selected floor. To input lateral point load, click on the Input Lateral Load
icon.
Specify the load magnitude in the X or Y direction. Move mouse cursor to the column and when the icon below appears, left click once to apply the lateral load onto the column.
Calculation Pad
You can calculate the lateral loading using the calculation pad provided. Once you click on the Input Lateral Load
, notice below
the load magnitude table, there is a button called "Calculation Pad". Click on the button and a form appears as below.
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Figure: Lateral load calculation pad
Calculation Pad Parameters:
k1 = Load coefficient k2 = Load coefficient k3 = Load coefficient Height (mm) = Effective floor to floor height Length (mm) = Effective column to column length Wind speed (m/s) = Magnitude of ultimate wind load Point load (kN) = k1 x k2 x k3 x length x width x wind speed Apply X/Y - Select the direction of the calculated loading to be applied at the column. Close = Click on this button to return to input lateral load command
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Column Bracing Condition
To determine the column end conditions, the program calculates the beam/column stiffness, k ratio. The program assigns the column end conditions based on the ratio below:
Beam/Column
Column fixity
End condition
1 k > 0.1
Partially Fixed
2
k < 0.01
Pinned
3
k=0
Free Cantilever
4
Stiffness, k
Special Cases
Condition 1 If X Direction column End Condition == 4 AND Y Direction column End Condition < 3 Then X Direction column End Condition = 3;
Condition 2 If Y Direction column End Condition == 4 AND X Direction column End Condition < 3 Then Y Direction column End Condition = 3
User can view the column end conditions assigned by the program in the Column Detail View > Column Design Report
.
Alternatively, you can access the report file with *.crr extension outside the program using Word related program. For example, if your project is named as BuildingA; then the column design report file would be BuildingA.crr located in the project folder.
Note
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9.6.1 Upgrading End Condition
You can manually upgrade the end condition of each individual column. If you select this option, the program upgrades the column end condition one level up. For example, by default, the program recognized the column top end condition as "Pinned". However by ticking on "Upgrade End Condition Y", the program automatically assigns the top end condition as "Partially Fixed".
The end condition upgrades are as below cases:
i) Free Cantilever >> Pinned ii) Pinned >> Partially Fixed iii) Partially Fixed >> Fixed
Click on the column and once selected, the column will be highlighted. On the properties table, tick on the box next to the X/Y direction of the column condition you want to upgrade.
Figure: Column Bracing Options Table
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Auto X - The program automatically determines the column bracing condition at X-direction. Auto Y - The program automatically determines the column bracing condition at Y-direction. X-Direction Brace - The program assigns braced condition to the selected column at X-direction Y-Direction Brace - The program assigns braced condition to the selected column at Y-direction.
Note
: This is only applicable for 2D analysis. For 3D analysis, the
program determines the column bracing conditions based on the sway condition of the structure.
9.6.3 Auto Optimization
You can manually select the specific element to auto optimize in here, to do so, simply select the column you want and tick the X/Y Dimensions .The Default of the option (whether is activated or not) is base on the “Project Design and Detailing Parameters” similarly button at the tool bar.
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Creating Slabs 10.1
Input Slab
Select Input Slab
command to create rectangular slabs. This
command can only be used with defined beams and walls. You can only create slabs using this command if the slabs are bounded by beams or walls.
You can modify slab properties to the following items: ·
Thickness of the slabs in mm
·
Finishes such as flooring and plastering (Dead Load) (kN/m2)
·
Live Load (kN/m2)
·
Drop in slab (mm): Positive value denotes drop while negative value denotes raise level.
·
Bottom X/Y Direction as Main bar direction
·
Span/Depth Options: You can let the program define for you or you can modify it.
Click on Input Slab
command and input the slab properties.
Move the cursor to the slab area you want to create. The cursor changes to slab icon if the slab input for that particular area is valid. Left click to select the area. Slab mark and the properties of the slab are displayed on the slab. This input is only valid if the slabs four corner are bounded by beams or walls.
You can edit slab mark prefix to your preferences. By default, the slab mark is assign as "FS". Use the
command to bring up the
Slab Mark Prefix form. In this form, input the new prefix name and click OK to confirm selection. The new slab mark prefix applies only to the selected or current floor.
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You can reorder the slab mark using the program automatic wizard. The slab mark arrangement starts from left to right and bottom to top. Click reorder slab mark
command and the program will
automatically arrange the slabs mark.
Auto Optimization
You can manually select the specific element to auto optimize in here. To do so, simply select the Slab you want and tick the Thickness option. To inactivate the specific element auto optimization, just select the specific element and deselect the Thickness option .Default of the option (whether is activated or not) is based on the “Project Design and Detailing Parameters” similarly
button at the tool
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Figure 10.1: Slab properties table
10.2
Using Slab Wizard Generator
Clicking the Generate Slabs
command generates slabs to all the
defined boundaries of beams and walls. Using this command overwrites the existing slabs created. All slabs created using this command have the same properties.
Tips: Generate floor slabs first and modify each individual slabs later. For floor plan with many similar properties slabs, it is faster and easier rather than creating slabs individually.
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Input User Defined Slabs
For Input Slab
command, you can only create slabs that are
within the beams or walls boundaries. Selecting Input User Defined Slab
command allows you to create and customize rectangular
slabs at any gridline. You can also create cantilever slab using this command. You have to create four gridlines where the slab is placed on.
Click Input User Defined Slab
button and move the cursor to the
first corner of the slab. Upon the first corner grid intersection, the cursor changes to cross icon. Click once to define the first point. Move the cursor to the second corner of the slab and click on the grid intersection. You can see on display that the two corners selected are joined by a line. Select the grid intersection either in clockwise or counter clockwise direction. Proceed to the third and fourth corner to complete the four intersections. This will create a user customized rectangular slab.
For example, you want to create a 1000mm cantilever slab with 125mm in thickness. The slab will be placed on grid 5, 6, C1 and C2 as shown in figure 10.3. Click on Input User Defined Slab command and specify the properties. Move the cursor to grid 6/C1, on the intersection the cursor changes to cross icon. Click once to define grid 6/C1 as the first corner of the slab. Now click on grid 5/C1 to define the second corner. The two corners are joined by a line. Proceed to grid 5/C2 and grid 6/C2 to complete the slab. Once the slab has been created, you can see the properties displayed on the window.
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Figure 10.2: First corner of cantilever slab
Figure 10.3: Cantilever Slab
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Input Slab Load 10.4.1 Input Slab Line Load
Use Input Line Load Click Input Line Load
command to define linear load such as wall. command to activate the load magnitude
table. The position of the line load input is based on coordinate system. The initial coordinate (X, Y = 0, 0) is located at lower left slab panel. Left click to select the slab and the slab icon changes to "x1" icon. Specify the starting point of the line load x1, y1 by moving the cursor and then left click to confirm. Then specify the end point of the line load x2, y2. You can modify the line load coordinates using the input table on the right side of the window. Right click to cancel input line load at anytime.
Figure 10.4: Coordinate system
Warning
: Internal line load must be defined at least 300mm from
the slab edge.
Tips: Convert the 300mm missing load line load to equivalent point load acting to the beam.
Note
: If the slab is supported by the beam with offset, the initial
coordinate is located at the centre of the beam instead of the centre of the gridline.
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Figure 10.5: Example of line load position
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10.4.2 Input Slab Point load
You can create point load acting on the slab by clicking on the Point Load
command. This will activate the load magnitude table. The
point load position on the slab is based on the coordinate system. The base point (X, Y = 0, 0) is located at the lower left of the slab panel. Left click to select the slab and the slab icon changes to "x1" icon. Specify the coordinate of the point load (x1, y1) by moving the cursor and left click to confirm. You can modify the point load properties using the input table on the right side of the window. To cancel the input, click on right mouse button.
Figure 10.6: Coordinate system
Warning
: Internal point load must be defined at least 300mm from
the slab edge.
Tips: Convert the 300mm missing load line load to equivalent point load acting to the beam.
Note
: If the slab is supported by the beam with offset, the initial
coordinate is located at the centre of the beam instead of the centre of the gridline.
For example, you want to create a point on a 4500mm x 4500mm slab. The coordinate of the point load is (2000, 800). Click on the Input Point Load command and select the slab. Drag the cursor to X-direction of 2000mm and then Y-direction of 800mm from the 10-154
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Figure 10.7: Example of point load position
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10.4.3 Input Cantilever Slab Edge Line Load
You can input edge load on the cantilever slab. Use Cantilever Edge Line Load
command to create edge line load. This will activate
the load magnitude table. Specify the load magnitude in kN/m and click on the slab. At the selected cantilever slab, click on the edge where the line load is located. You cannot specify the starting and ending point of the edge line load. The program applies the line load throughout the selected edge. You can modify the edge line load magnitude using the table located at the right side of the window.
For example, you want to apply brickwall load of 4kN/m on the 1m cantilever slab. Click on the Cantilever Edge Line Load command and specify 4kN/m in the dead load magnitude properties tab. Select the cantilever slab and click once on the slab edge. This will create edge line load on the cantilever slab. In the window, dead load and live load are identified as DL and LL respectively.
Figure 10.8: Cantilever Edge Line Load
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Creating Liftcore 11.1
Input Lift Core
Use Input Lift Core
command to define liftcore and shearwall.
The command brings up the wall properties form. In this form, you can set the following options: ·
Dimensions (mm): You can specify the wall thickness of the wall. The measurement unit for the wall is in millimetre (mm)
·
Position (mm): You can offset the wall from the centre of the gridline. Positive figure offsets the wall to top or right of the gridline and negative figure denotes offset to bottom or left of the gridline.
·
BRC setting: You have the options of selecting the type of steel reinforcement for the wall. You can either select BRC or non-BRC steel reinforcement.
·
Rebar layer: You have the options of selecting single or double layer of steel reinforcement for the wall.
·
Apply to other floors: You can copy the wall properties to other floors. Clicking this button overwrites wall properties from top and bottom floors to this setting.
·
Auto Optimization: You can manually select the specific element to auto optimize in here. To do so, simply select the Wall Panel you want and tick the Thickness option .To inactivate the specific element auto optimization, just select the specific element and untick the Thickness option .Default of the option (whether is activated or not) is based on the
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Figure 11.1 Lift Core properties Table
To create wall, click on Input Lift Core command. Specify the wall dimensions at the Dimension (mm) table. Move the cursor to the grid intersection of the wall starting point. When a square box appears on the grid intersection, left click once to select that point. Right click once to cancel at anytime. Then move the cursor to the wall ending point. You can see the outline of the wall while moving your cursor. Left click once to define the wall.
Point Load
: You can input point load on the wall. Specify the
point load in the load magnitude table. Left click once to select the wall. The active dimension appears when you move the cursor. The reference point of the load is based on the left or bottom of the gridlines. Move the cursor to the load position and left click once to apply the load.
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Liftcore properties
: In this command, you can modify overall
height of the walls, lift pit depth and the wall mark. Left click on the wall to display the wall properties. To edit the wall height, specify the beginning and ending floors of the wall.
Align wall to grid line: You can offset the column using the offset wizard. These features can automatically offset the column to the left, right, top, bottom and centre of the grid. Figure below shows the description of each offset commands.
Table 11.1: Offset wall alignment command
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Create Wall Opening
This command allows you to create opening on the wall. Click on the Create Wall Opening
command and point the cursor to the wall.
Left click once on the wall after the cursor changes to "WO" icon. The elevation view of the selected wall will appears on the window.
On the properties table, specify the wall opening dimensions. Click once on the wall and the opening appears on the wall. To cancel at anytime, click the right button. The reference point of the wall opening is located at the bottom left corner of the wall. Move the wall opening to the position you want to place and click once to confirm.
You can also modify the position after you have created the wall opening using the properties table. Close the window to return to the key plan layout by clicking the cross button on the top right corner of the window.
For example, you want to create a 1200mm x 2200mm opening on the 4230mm x 3000mm wall. Use Create Wall Opening command and click on the wall. The wall elevation appears on the window. Specify the width and the height of the opening and left click on the wall. The opening layout appears on the wall. To position the opening at the bottom centre of the wall, move the cursor until the X and Y coordinates are set to 1515mm and 0mm respectively. Left click to confirm the coordinate of the opening. Alternatively, set the opening to any point of the wall, click on the opening again and modify the X and Y coordinates to the exact location.
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Figure 11.1: Active layout of wall opening
Figure 11.2: Created wall opening
Alternatively, you can use the alignment wizard to set the wall opening position. Refer to the Table 11.2 for the description of each alignment command.
Table 11.2: Description of lift alignment icon
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11.2.1 Customizing floor to floor opening
For a particular wall, you can create different openings for different floor levels. To customize floor to floor opening, left click on the created opening. On the properties table, click on the "Apply to all floor" button and wall opening assignment form appears. By default, the selected opening is applied to all other floors. In the form, empty the box for the other floors that you do not want the selected opening. Click OK to confirm selection. If you create a new wall which overlaps the existing wall, the program will delete the existing wall.
Note: If you created opening only on a particular floor, make sure that you empty the boxes for other floors. Unable to do so, all other existing openings on other floors and will replaced with this opening.
For instance, a 1000 x 1800 door opening on first floor and two 600 x 600 windows opening on second floor. Highlight the particular opening and click on Apply to all Floor to bring up the Wall Opening Assignment form. Select the floor you want the opening to be located. Next, repeat the steps for next opening. You can only select one opening at a time to duplicate to other floor.
Figure: Wall Opening Assignment Form
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Running Analysis 12.1
Generate slab mesh
Clicking the Generate Slab Mesh
command activates a dialog
that controls the mesh generation settings. In this dialog you can specify the maximum mesh size and the mesh type. By default, the mesh size is set to 500mm. The accuracy of your results increases with smaller mesh sizes as more unknown displacements are involved. However smaller mesh sizes take longer to analyze due to more equations involved. This requires more resources from your computer.
In the dialog, you can also select the type of mesh you want to adopt in your analysis. You can select triangular, mixed or quadrilateral mesh in your slab mesh generation. Click OK to generate slab mesh.
Slab Internal Column Model Options
You can set the number of nodes available at the column during mesh generation. Check on either model as single node at the column centre or model as 8 nodes along the column edges. Selecting model as 8 nodes along the column edges option provides nodes at the column edges and middle column faces. The program automatically applies the additional nodes to the column supporting slabs only.
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Figure 12.1: Mesh Properties Dialog
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Analyze FEM slab
Click on the Analyze FEM slab
command to perform slab
analysis. In this command, the program analyzes the slabs from the generated mesh using Finite Element Method (FEM). You have the option to analyze the slab as plate or shell.
From the post-analysis, you can view the following components as below:
·
Show mesh
: Displays generated slabs mesh from
previous Generate Mesh command.
·
Toggle mesh node number
: Selecting this option
displays all the slabs mesh nodes.
·
Display nodal values
: This option shows the node
values based on the current result selection.
·
Plot contour for x-direction moment
: The program plot
contours for slabs x-direction moment. Contour changes from light to darker colour denote increasing moment from negative to positive value.
·
Plot contour for y-direction moment
: The program plot
contours for slabs y-direction moment. Contour changes from light to darker colour denote increasing moment from negative to positive value.
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Plot contour for displacement
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Plot contour for x-direction bottom stress
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Plot contour for y-direction bottom stress
·
Plot contour for x-direction top stress
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Plot contour for y-direction top stress
·
Draw x-direction top steel area contour
: This is the
required area of reinforcement based on x-direction moment.
·
Draw y-direction top steel area contour
: This is the
required area of reinforcement based on y-direction hogging moment.
·
Draw x-direction bottom steel area contour
: This is
the required area of reinforcement based on x-direction sagging moment.
·
Draw y-direction bottom steel area contour
: This is
the required area of reinforcement based on y-direction sagging moment.
·
Display contour as line
: This option enables results for
the floor slabs to be displayed as line contour.
·
Open slab analysis textual result
: In this area, you can
view the slabs moments and shear forces, slab loadings assignment to the beams.
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Slab line node assignment verification
: Selecting this
option allows you to view the converted user input line loads into point loads assigned on the slabs.
·
Cut section to display moment
: This option allows you
to view slab moment at defined cut section. To define a cut a cut section, click on Cut Section
icon to activate this
command. Then click on the nearest gridline to the cut section position and move the cursor to the cut section position. Click once to create a cut section.
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Design slabs
Clicking Design slabs
command activates the menu that controls
the slab design parameters. In this menu, you can specify the concrete and steel characteristic strength, type of reinforcement, concrete cover and bar spacing. Refer to Chapter 6 Parameter Settings for the explanation of each parameter. Click on detailing parameters button brings up a form to set the slab detailing properties. Click on Save & Exit button to run design slabs or Cancel button to exit without running.
12.3.1 Slab Design Results
Brief Calculation
: Summary of the design calculation which
includes slab properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check.
Detailed Calculation
: Displays detail design calculation which
includes slab properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check.
Quantity Measurement
: Displays the cost and quantity of
materials which include concrete volume, reinforcement tonnage, formwork areas and the total cost for the slab of the selected active floor.
Slab top bar reinforcement
: Displays generated top
reinforcement bar on slab based on the design calculations. To save the top reinforcement layout plan, click on Save as DXF command.
Slab bottom bar reinforcement
: Displays generated bottom
reinforcement bar on slab based on the design calculations. To save
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Save all slab cut section into single DXF file
: Click on this
button to save all the slab cut section into a file.
Display slab failure report
: In the post-analysis, if any slab
failure, the program displays the slab failure report. You can view the report again by clicking this button. This button is not available if there is no slab failure found.
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Analyze beam
This command will only be available if you have structure model that requires 3D analysis. This process performs preliminary checking for the beams. It involves distribution of loading from slabs and secondary beams to the beams. This process checks beams for bending, shear and deflection based on continuous beam method or subframe analysis. If you have a 2D model, this command will be disabled as you can analyze and design beam using Beam Design command.
To run beam analysis, click Analyze beams
command. This
brings up Plan Beam form for which you can specify the design and detailing parameters.
Slab loading transfer option
In this option, you can select to type of loadings assignment to the beams. You can either choose point loads from FEM slabs, conventional slab load assignment or combination of both. If you have any slab that requires FEM analysis, the conventional slab loads assignment only will be disabled. However you have the options of selecting the combination of point loads from FEM slabs and conventional slabs or only point loads from all slabs derived from FEM analysis.
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Figure 12.2.: Beam Analysis Loading Options
12.4.1 Beam Analysis Results After the analysis, you can click on each individual beam. Clicking on the each individual beam allows you to display the following area:
i) Loading: This will display the loading assigned to the beam including beam self weight.
ii) Calculation: Displays the load assignments and summary of preliminary beam results.
iii) Checking: Detailed beams checking.
Plan Load Summation Report: This report displays the summary of beam's loading and reaction. The program checks for the distribution of loading to the beam and from the beam to the support. If the difference between dead load's loading and reaction load is almost negligible, there is no missing load observed. The difference might vary for live load due to pattern loading distribution on the beams.
Beam Failure Report: This report displays any beams that failed to comply with the analysis. The failed beams will be highlighted in red colour.
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Continuous Beam Method Design
By default, for two dimensional structures (2D); the program analyzes the model using sub-frame analysis. You have the option of using continuous beam method design instead of sub-frame analysis. To switch to continuous beam method design for the current active plan layout, click on Design and Detailing Parameters
icon >
Plan Beam folder > Subframe Design Configuration button and a form appears. Untick the box for "sub-frame design for beam". Notice that the continuous beam design control factors option is now enabled. The settings for this option will govern the continuous beam method design.
Warning
: Any value exceeding the design control factors
automatically switch the analysis method to sub-frame analysis. After performing beam design, verification of the beam conditions based on the control factors can be viewed in the brief calculation
for
each individual beam.
Note
: This setting is only applicable for the current active floor.
This option is not applicable for three dimensional (3D) structures as the program automatically performs frame analysis.
12.5.1 Continuous Beam Design Control Factors ·
Beam span greater than (mm): If any beam span greater than
the
span
length
specified
here,
the
program
automatically switch to sub-frame analysis. By default the value is set to 6500mm. ·
No. of floors above greater than: You can specify the number of floor allowable for the continuous beam method. Number of floors greater than the value specified here will automatically switch to sub-frame analysis.
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Relative column/beam stiffness greater than: The program checks for the relative stiffness of column/beam before adopting continuous beam method. If the stiffness greater than the value specified will automatically revert to subframe analysis. By default, the ratio is set to 0.5
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Adjacent span length difference greater than (%): With the variation of length difference greater than the value specified here, the program adopts sub-frame analysis design.
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Differential fixed end moment percentage greater than (%): The program detects any differential fixed end moment between and within span greater than this value, switches to sub-frame analysis.
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Design beam
Selecting Design Beam
command performs design, assigns
reinforcement and details beams for the selected active floor. Click on Design Beam command brings up a form, which you can specify the beam analysis and design parameters. Refer to Chapter 6 Parameters Setting > Plan Design and Detailing Parameters > Plan Beam for explanations of each item. The parameters changed here overwrite the previous settings and design is based on these settings. Click Save & Exit button to accept changes. This brings up Beam Analysis form that allows you to specify the slab loading transfer method to the beam. ·
Quantity Measurement
: Here you can view the quantity take-off
for the beam concrete, steel and formwork of the selected floor. The price per unit is determined from the parameters specified in Project Design and Detailing Parameters command > Project Quantity Parameters form.
·
Save all to a single DXF file
: Selecting this option will combine
and save all beam details on selected floor into a single file.
·
Summation Load
: This report displays the summary of beam's
loading and reaction. The program checks for the distribution of loading to the beam and from the beam to the support. If the difference between dead load's loading and reaction load is almost negligible, there is no missing load observed. The difference might vary for live load due to pattern loading distribution on the beams. ·
Unstable Beam: Displays any unstable beam highlighted in red.
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Beam Failure
: This report shows the beam failure and the
description of the failure. This option will be disabled if there is no beam failure detected.
12.6.1 Beam Results
Click on the beam on the floor plan layout to view the beam design results. You can view the beam details, loading, moment and shear force diagram, calculation and beam check. Following is the description of each these items. ·
Beam
details:
The program
automatically
generates beam
reinforcement based on the calculations. ·
Loading: Diagram of loads distribution to the beam is plotted.
·
Moment and Shear Force diagram: Selecting this option displays the moment and shear force envelopes diagram. You can adjust the text values sizes by setting the zoom percentage.
·
Calculation: You can view the beam design summary that includes beam properties, loading, moment, shear force and reinforcement provided.
·
Check: You can view the detail beam design calculation in this section. The calculation complies with BS8110:1985 Part 1. You can open the calculation report outside of EsteemPlus under *.001 file type.
12.6.2 Beam Details Display Option
You can view a particular beam by selecting the beam from the pull down list. Click on the arrow button and select beam you want to view. In the beam detailing, you can control the layers of the beam
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Cut one section for every span
: Selecting this option creates one
cut section in every span
Cut three section for every span
: Selecting this option creates
three cut sections in every span. If you enabled this option, the above layer will be disabled.
Show beam front shadow
: Selecting this icon allows you to
display the section of the front crossing beam.
Show beam back shadow
: Clicking on this icon displays the
section of the back crossing beam. This beam section will be shown as dashed line.
Show concrete profile
: This option allows you to disable/enable
the concrete layer. This includes the beam, slab and column profiles.
Show main bar
: This option displays the top and bottom main
reinforcement bars.
Show link detailing
: This option allows you to turn on/off the
shear link reinforcement layer with this icon.
Show beam span's dimension line
: This option allows you to
disable/enable the span's dimension.
Show grid mark
Show span mark
: This option displays the grid marks.
: This option displays the span mark of the
beam. Disabling it changes the span mark to the actual position of the beam.
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Figure 12.3: Span mark enabled
Figure 12.4: Span mark disabled
Show beam reaction
: You have the option of enable/disable the
beam reactions.
: By default, beam mark will be shown on
Single beam mark
each span. Enabling this option will only display one single mark for the entire beam.
Go to next beam
: Proceed to view next beam.
Go to previous beam
: Return to previously viewed beam.
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Figure 12.5: Pull down list
Figure 12.6: Beam detailing description
12.6.3 Individual Beam Detail Setting
You can set the DXF drawing to your preference by clicking option at the tool bar, but it’s not recommended to do so, because the program won’t counter check the element after you amend the drawing.
Link position adjustment (mm): positive value denotes upward offset whereas negative value denotes downward offset.
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Batch process
Click on Batch Process
command brings up a form that allows
you to select the elements you want to perform analysis to all the floors simultaneously. In this form, you have the options of running slab analysis, slab design, beam analysis and beam design. Check on the box to select the analysis and click on the Options button to specify the analysis parameters.
Analysis option ·
Slab Analysis
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Slab Design
·
Beam Analysis
·
Beam Design
Note
: If you check on overwrite existing valid slab design
result check box and accept option by click OK button, previous results will be overwrite.
Figure 12.7: Batch analysis options
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3D Frame Element
Click the 3D Frame Element
icon brings up Mesh Generation
form. Click OK button to generate the frame elements. The following items describe each of the areas on this form. ·
Lift Core Mesh Size: This option allows you to specify the maximum and minimum mesh size for the liftcore and shear wall. The smaller the mesh sizes defined, the more precise the results are. However this will also take up more of the computer resources and might affect the overall performance. The default can be set under Project Design Parameters > 3-D Analysis Parameters > 3-D Frame Generation Options
·
Slab Diaphragm Mesh Size: If only Project Design Parameters
> 3-D Analysis Parameters > 3-D
Analysis Option > Diaphragm Effect check box is checked, you can specify the slab mesh size. Otherwise this option will be disabled. lab diaphragm effect: Selecting this option considers the slab effect into the frame analysis. The lateral loads acting on the structure will be transfer horizontally throughout the floor slab to the main lateral resisting element. ·
Mesh Types: You have the option to select the type of meshes to use in the analysis. It is recommended that you use triangular mesh for the analysis.
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Check project integrity: If this check box is checked, the program automatically checks for the structure integrity before generating frame element.
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> 3-D Analysis
Parameters > 3-D Frame Generation Options
Figure 1: less uniform mesh generated if not activate the gradient effect
Figure 2: more uniform mesh generated if using gradient effect
Figure 12.9: Mesh Generation form
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3D analysis
Click the Analyze
button to bring up the 3-D analysis option form.
You can choose to perform analysis with pin or fixed foundation. It is recommended that you select pin foundation for your analysis.
Warning
: If you unchecked the check box, the program assumes
fixed foundation for the structure. Pad and pile footing design will not be applicable if you assume this condition. The footing designs do not check for moment at this moment.
12.9.1 3D Analysis Results
After analysis, you can view the behaviour of the structure based on the selected load combination. Click on Click to View button to generate the deflection based on this load combination. You can choose the type of data you want to be displayed in the textual output. Before you generate the model, click on the ticked box to exclude the data in the output. Once you click on Click to View, the output report will be displayed. You can open this file with Word document. To find a particular output result, press CTRL + F to bring up the search dialog.
You can create a new load factor combination to your preferences. Click on the load factor column and specify the value for each factor. Click on Click to View button for the user-defined load combination to view the results. The selected load factor combination will be highlighted in yellow colour.
Figure 12.8: Load combination table
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Running Analysis Notional load results: This program automatically considers notional load into the analysis. To view the notional load results, click on Notional load textual results
button.
Wall panel edge reaction: This program allows you to view each wall panel edge reaction. To view it, click on
button.
E.g. Say for example if you wish to check the 3rd floor wall panel edge reaction(node 3,61,4) after run the 3D analysis , click on button will give you the following result:-
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2D view: You can view the structural behaviour in plane view. Click on Open 2D View
button to display the structure in plane form.
In this view, you can select X-Y view and Y-Z view
(plan view), X-Z view
. From the pull down list, you can choose to view
the plane frame from the selected gridline.
Show deflection
: You can choose to disable or enable the
deflection of the structure using this option.
Show original element
: You can disable the original element
when the deflection model is enabled. The program automatically show the original element if the deflection model is disabled.
Animate deflection
: Click on this button animates the deflection
of the model based on the selected load combination.
You can select a note or an element to view their relative result, if you move your mouse toward a note, the mouse will display a small note “SL” (select note); similarly an element will show “SE” (select element)
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SELECT NODE Note
: This function also applicable to 3D Frame view, just move
the mouse to whichever note/element in the structure and click it. Table 1 below shows the E.g. of Element Results. The result table also can access through VIEW>ELEMENT PROPERTIES at the tool bar.
Table 1
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Run column design
Click on the column command in the Project workspace to design column. This brings up the column parameters form. Specify the parameters setting and click OK button to perform columns design to all floors.
12.10.1
Column Design Results:
Warning appears if column does not meet the design requirements. When column design is completed, column schedules and elevation view are displayed. You can save the column detailing as DXF format by clicking on Save To DXF
icon. Following are the
information that you can view:
Brief Calculation
: Summary of the design calculation which
includes column properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check.
Detail Calculation
: Displays detail design calculation which
includes column properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check. Quantity Measurement
: Displays the cost and quantity of
materials which include concrete volume, reinforcement tonnage, formwork area and the total cost for the column of all the floors.
Sway Checking
: Displays sway calculation for the determination
of column's bracing condition.
Elevation View
: You have the option of displaying the elevation
view on the screen. Disabling this option will not save the elevation view in the DXF format. Column Design Report
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Run wall
Clicking on the Wall command in the Project workspace brings up the wall parameters form. Click OK button to perform wall design to all floors.
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Wall Design Results:
Warning appears if column does not meet the design requirements. When column design is completed, column schedules and elevation view are displayed. You can save the column detailing as DXF format by clicking on Save To DXF
icon. Following are the
information that you can view:
Toggle plan detail view
: This option allows you to display the
plan view of the wall.
Toggle liftcore detail view
: This option allows you to display the
elevation view of the wall.
Toggle liftcore slab cut section view
: This option allows you to
display the cut section view of the wall.
Brief calculation
: Summary of the design calculation which
includes wall properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check.
Detail calculation
: Displays detail design calculation which
includes wall properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required, reinforcement provided and deflection check.
Quantity measurement
: Displays the cost and quantity of
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Sway checking: Displays sway calculation for the determination of wall's bracing condition.
Wall panel Edge reaction
: This program allows you to view
each wall panel edge reaction. To view it, click on
button. Please
refer to wall panel reaction e.g. in 12.8.1
Wall code cg report
: Clicking this icon allow u to view the wall
core group cg report
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Run pad footing design
Double click on pad footing command in the project workspace to design pad footing. Pad footing parameter form will appears on the screen. Specify the parameters and click on Save & Exit button to run design. Refer to Chapter 6 Parameters Setting for information on Pad Parameters Setting. You can save the pad footing detailing in DXF format by clicking on Save To DXF
12.12.1
icon.
Pad Footing Design Results
On the key plan layout, the service loads (kN) for each column are displayed on the footing. Below are the following areas which you can view:
Brief calculation
: Summary of the design calculation which
includes footing properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required and reinforcement provided.
Detail calculation
: Displays detail design calculation of every
individual footings.
Quantity measurement
: Displays the cost and quantity of
materials which include concrete volume, reinforcement tonnage, formwork area and the total cost for the pad footing.
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Run pile foundation design
Double click on pile footing command in the project workspace to design pile footing. Pad footing parameter form will appears on the screen. Specify the parameters and click on Save & Exit button to run design. Refer to Chapter 6 Parameters Setting for information on Pad Parameters Setting. You can save the pad footing detailing in DXF format by clicking on Save To DXF
12.13.1
icon.
Multiple pile type selection
You can adopt multiple pile types in your pile footing design. You can assign for each pile to carry the specific column loading. When you press Save & Exit button in the Pile Footing Parameters Setting form, Pile Type Configuration form will appears. The following is the description of each item in this form: ·
Capacity (tonne): This is the allowable working load each pile can carry.
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Size (mm): Specify the size of the pile to be adopted in the design.
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Spacing (mm): You can specify the centre to centre spacing between each pile.
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Penetration (mm): Specify the distance measured from the soffit of the pilecap to the end of the pile.
·
Thickness (mm):
·
Edge (mm): This is the distance measured from the side of the pile to the edge of the pilecap.
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MinBarSize
(mm):
You
can
select
the
minimum
reinforcement bar size allowable in the design. This list is derived from the Project Design Parameters. ·
MaxBarSize
(mm):
You
can
select
the
maximum
reinforcement bar size allowable in the design. This list is derived from the Project Design Parameters. ·
Column Load (kN): Specify the total service load that the pile can carry. The program assigns the pile type based on this load. If the column load exceeded this value, the program adopts the next pile type configuration. When the actual column load exceeded the allowable column load, the program adopts the pile size with the highest allowable column load.
Figure 12.10: Pile Type Configuration settings
12.13.2
Pile Footing Design Results
On the key plan layout, the service loads (kN) for each column are displayed on the footing. Below are the following areas which you can view:
Brief calculation
: Summary of the design calculation which
includes footing properties, design moment, area of reinforcement required and reinforcement provided.
Detail calculation
: Displays detail design calculation of every
individual footings.
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Quantity measurement
: Displays the cost and quantity of
materials which include concrete volume, reinforcement tonnage, formwork area and the total costing for the pile footing.
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Display Options 13.1
3D View
You can view your model in three dimensional views. Figure below is the description of each element shown in the 3-D view. Additionally you can use the zoom functions to view the 3-D structure. For each zoom functions, refer to View Tools under Tools chapter.
Figure 13.1: Description of element in 3D view
Rotate
This option allows you to rotate the model at any angle. To rotate the model, click on the model and drag to the direction you want to view.
Orthographic projection
This allows you to change the perspective views into orthographic views. The model appears to be projected from infinity on three
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Fly
This option allows you to shift the 3D model to any position in the screen. Click once on Fly
icon, move the model to your
preference. To maintain at that position, right click once.
Change display layers
You have the option of modifying each layers property. You can change the layer colour, hide layer and set layer transparency.
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Layer Settings
Click the Layer Settings
command to bring up the form where
you can set the display colours for items in the model. You can separately specify colour for screen display and colour output for exporting drawing. In this layer settings form, you can specify the layer name, DXF layer no., Screen Colour and DXF colour. The following items describe the areas in that form:
Layer Name: Each layer name represents the item in the screen display. Untick the box next to the layer name turns off the item in the screen display.
DXF Layer No: This is the layer number for the drawing in DXF file type. When you open the DXF file under CAD software, the layer is labelled according to the number specified here.
Screen Colour: This is the colour selection applies to the item in the screen display. The colour specified will not be exported to the DXF file.
DXF Colour: This is the colour selection applies to the line object and fill colour for the drawing in DXF file type.
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Search Element
Use the Search Type
command to search element in the floor
plan layout. You can search beam, column, slab, wall and grid intersection on the selected floor. To use the command, left click on the Search Type command and select the element you want to search. The pull down list displays all the members of the selected element in the layout. Click on the button and select the member from the list. The selected member twinkles on the window. If you have enable View menu > Zoom to Search Element command, the program zooms in to the selected element. To disable the twinkling, left click on Turn Off Search Box
command.
Figure 13.2: Search element buttons
Figure 13.3: List of search element
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View Beam Design History Result
Although the program have to reset beam analysis result if there is amendment in the plan input, but, the program allows user to view the beam design history result by selecting
icon at the tool bar.
Please note that the beam mark of these history beams is only compatible to the history key plan .The user must have a copy of this history key plan for reference. This function will let the user to compare the beam analysis/design result for the current and the pass key plan input.
E.g. the following e.g. explain how the feature works. Even though FS1 & 2 slabs have been deleted and the beam design is reset, user is still to read the history beam result.
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View Results 14.1
Textual Files
When you have run design for each element, you can view the output text files associated with EsteemPlus. The result textual files can also be accessed outside of this program. You can open the file using Word related programs. The location of each file can be observed at the header of each textual file. This path is only enabled if you checked on the box under Project Design and Detailing Parameters
> Project General Parameters > Beam
calculation output files > Include full path of the calculation file.
Figure 14.1: An example of the location of beam result file
The following is the file extensions for respective elements that you can accessed with Word program:
Beam *.OO1 - Design calculation for most critical pattern loading *.OOA - Design calculation for full loading *.BQV - Quantity takeoff report
Slab *.SCD - Detailed design calculation report *.SIP - Design summary report *.SQV - Quantity takeoff report
Column *.CLN - Design summary report
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Wall *.WLN - Design summary report *.WCD - Detailed design calculation report *.WQV - Quantity takeoff report
Pad footing *.PCD - Pad footing design summary report *.FTP -
Pad footing detailed design calculation report
*.FQV - Quantity takeoff report
Pile footing *.FTG - Pile footing design summary report *.GCD - Pile footing detailed design calculation report *.GQV - Quantity takeoff report
Note
: If you have modified the textual file in the existing
location, the data will be permanently edited until you rerun and overwrite the existing design.
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Export Drawing as DXF file
You can export your drawing layouts and member’s details to CAD programs in DXF format. This command is used to save your drawings in the DXF folder created in the project working folder.
The drawing scales in the DXF imported files are determined by the settings in the project detailing parameters. The selected items are exported to the DXF files as lines. Text is exported to the DXF file as text.
Save as construction drawing
Selecting this option will save the key plan layouts as construction drawing. Detailing such as concrete sizing, dimensions, steel reinforcement layout are shown in the output. Data that are considered not relevant to construction drawings such as loading, member colour fills are not shown in the output.
Save what you see on screen
Selecting this option will save all the details of the layouts as on the screen. This option allows you to customize the drawings before transferring to DXF by controlling the detailing layer.
Figure 14.2: Saving Options form
Single DXF export
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Group DXF export
Selecting this option will combine and save all your selected members into a single file.
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Tutorials 15.1
Setting Parameter Template
Before creating a new project, specify the parameters to be adopted in the design. You have the options of setting the parameters at the start or during the project. If you specify the parameters in this template, all the default parameters will be based on this template.
Click on the File Menu > Setting Parameter Template command or press CTRL-T shortcut to bring up all the project parameter forms. In this case, specify the beam concrete characteristic strength to 30 N/mm2 for all the floors. Click on Plan Beam menu and change the concrete characteristic strength value to 30 as shown in the figure below. Click on Save & Exit button to apply changes to all the floors.
This applies concrete characteristic strength of 30 N/mm2 to all floors. Next time when you create a new project, beams for all floors adapt to this value unless you change it otherwise.
Figure 15.1: Parameter templates
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Starting a new project
In this tutorial, we are going to show you on how to model a 3-storey reinforced concrete structure. Start a new project by selecting File menu > New Project command or click on Create A New Document
tool to bring up the project setting form.
Figure 15.2: Create a new project icon
Name the Project title; in this case the project is called tutorial. Specify the location of the project in your computer. Since we have a 4-floor structure, select the number of key plan to 4. Click on Fill Default button to automatically name the floor. In this case, name the floors as below by clicking on each floor name in the floor name column: ·
Ground Floor - GB
·
First Floor - 1F
·
Second Floor - 2F
·
Roof Floor - RF
Figure 15.3: Create New Project Form
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: You can name your floor to your preferences but not
exceeding 4 characters. Click on the floor name and rename the floor.
Click OK to create project. The program creates a new project folder at C:\EsteemPlus\. In the project folder, the program creates individual subfolders for every floor respectively. Data input and analysis results are stored in each of the individual folders. At the window interface you can see the floor plan you have created in the project workspace.
Figure 15.4: Floor plans in the project workspace
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Parameter Settings
Setting Floor height
For GB floor, specify the column (stump) height to 1500mm. Double click on GB floor name at the project workspace to activate the floor. Clicking Design and Detailing Parameters
icon > Plan
command brings up the form. Change the column height to 1500 and press Save & Exit button to continue. This change is only applicable for GB floor.
Fig 15.5: Plan form
Note
: Customizable parameter setting for each floor is only
applicable to the forms located in the Design and Detailing Parameters
only. All other settings are general parameters
applicable to the model structure.
Change steel reinforcement strength
You want to use main bar with steel characteristics strength of 410 N/mm2 instead of 460 N/mm2. Click on the Project Parameters icon > Project Design Parameters form and change the value to 410. Click Save & Exit to apply changes. Now in the project, all the element designs will adopt the new steel characteristics strength.
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Fig 15.6: Project Design Parameters form
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Input Grid
15.4.1 Major Gridlines
Next we will create gridlines for GB floor. Double left click on GB located at the project workspace to activate the GB floor. This will bring up the graphic user interface. Click on the Input Grid > Batch Input Grids
icon
icon to create gridlines.
We have 5 major grid marks on the x-direction with dimension of 4000mm, 4000mm, 4000mm, 4500mm, and 5000mm respectively. On the y-direction, we have 4500mm, 4500mm, 4500mm, 4500mm and 6000mm respectively.
In the Batch Input Grids form input 4000x3, 4500, 5000 for xdirection grid and 4500x4, 6000 for y-direction grid. Click OK to generate gridlines. We have now created major gridlines for GB floor plan as shown in figure 15.7.
Fig 15.7: Multiple Grid Input form
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Figure 15.8: Created gridlines
15.4.2 Minor Gridlines
Now we would like to add some minor gridlines to the plan. There will be 2 cantilever slabs at 1000mm right of Grid F located between Grid 2-3 and Grid 4-5. To create additional gridline, move the cursor to Gridline F and click once. Drag the cursor 1000mm from Grid F and click once to create a new grid.
Add another gridline 2555mm from Grid 5. Click on Gridline 5 and drag the cursor to 2500mm. Hold the mouse position. To increase 50mm, press the UP arrow key. To increase additional 5mm, while holding CTRL key; press the UP arrow key. Click once to create the new gridline.
Next to indent the grid, click on the grid mark and when the grid mark colour changes to green, click on the Increase Indent
icon.
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15.4.3 Define slab cut section
To define slab cut section, click on Grid mark 2. When the grid mark changed to green colour, specify the slab cut section number as 1 at the properties table. Left click once or press Enter key to define the cut section. Create more slab cut sections 2 and 3 at Grid mark B and Grid mark D respectively.
Figure 15.9: Final floor grid layout
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Insert Liftcore
To insert liftcore wall, click on the Input Liftcore
icon. Specify
the wall thickness to 125mm at the table properties. To create wall at Grid C/4-5, point the cursor to grid intersection C/4 and left click once the green box appears. Then move the cursor to grid intersection C/5 and noticed that an imaginary blue line appears to illustrate the liftcore. Left click once to create the liftcore. Using the same method, create liftcore walls at Grid 5/C-D, D/4-5 and 4/C-D.
Figure 15.10: Created liftcore wall
Tips: To cancel an active command or actions, click on the mouse right button. Use Undo
to return to previous
command.
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Input Wall
To activate wall graphical interface, click on Input Liftcore
icon.
Firstly, to create wall at Grid F/1-6, specify the wall thickness to 125mm at the table properties. Then, click on the grid intersection F/1 to define the wall beginning point. Then drag the cursor to the ending point at Grid F/6 and click once to create the wall.
Figure 15.11: Wall created at Grid F/1-6
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Input Beam
Click and Drag Method
Next we will create beams on the gridlines. Click on Input Beam icon to activate beam input interface. At the concrete dimension table, specify the width and depth of the beam to 230 and 600 respectively. To create beam at x-direction, click on grid intersection 1/A and drag the cursor to grid intersection 1/F. Point to the intersection and left click once. Repeat this procedure to Grid 2/A-F, 3/A-F, 4/A-C, 4/D-F, 5/A-C and 5/D-F. Change the beam 3/A-F concrete section to 230x750. Select beam 3/A-F and at the table change the width and depth to 230 and 750 respectively. Press Enter or left click once to make changes.
Generate beams
At the table properties, change the size of beam to 230 x 600. Generate the beams at y-direction by clicking on Generate Ydirection beam
icon. Notice that beams are created to all
gridlines at y-direction. Delete beam G/1-6 by selecting the beam and click on the Cut
icon. Alternatively, use Window Select
icon,
click and hold the cursor at outside of the beam and drag the cursor until the window covers the beams area. Press Delete key or click on Cut
icon to delete the highlighted beams.
Connecting beams
Create a secondary beam located at grid 5A/C-F. Beam 5A/C-F has two different sections 230x450 and 230x600. Create two individual beams 5A/C-E (230x450) and beam 5A/E-F (230x600). To connect these two beams, select the beams by using Window select
icon.
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icon to connect the beams.
Figure 15.12: Created beams on plan layout
Figure 15.13: Connected beams sign indicator
Input Line Load on Beams
Click on Input UDL
icon and at the Load Magnitude properties
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For Beam B/1-6, create a 6 kN/m line load from grid B/2 to B/4. Input the load in the load magnitude table and select the beam. Move the cursor to grid intersection B/2 and click once to define the load starting point. Next, to complete the line load, move the cursor to grid intersection B/4 and click once.
Input Point Load on Beams
Click on Input Point Load
icon and specify 10kN live load at the
Load Magnitude properties table. Select Beam 3/A-F, move the cursor to 2500mm from Grid 3/B and click once to create the point load. Make sure that you click onto the beam and not near the grid intersection to prevent selection on the wrong beam.
Figure 15.14: Line load on Beam B/1-6 and Point Load on Beam 3/A-F
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Insert Column
Generate Column Wizard
To create column, click on Insert Column
icon to activate the
column graphical interface. Specify the column dimension x and y to 300 and 300 respectively. Make sure in the Input Options, "Fix column to beam size" and "Input grid at intersection" boxes are empty. Click on Generate Column
icon to apply columns to all
beam intersections.
Create Individual Column
Click on column B/1 and click on cut icon to delete the column. To insert circular column; specify x and y values to 300 and -1 respectively at the concrete dimension. Now click on grid intersection B/1 to create the circular column.
Alternatively click on the original column B/1. When the magenta colour box appears, modify the concrete dimension x and y to 300 and -1 respectively and click once to make changes.
Define Beam Support
Delete all the columns along Beam 5a/C-F. To delete individual column, select the column and click on Cut
icon or press Delete
key. To delete columns, hold CTRL key and click on the columns. Press Delete or click on Cut
icon to delete the selected columns.
Beam 5a/C-F is a secondary beam supported by Beam C/5-6, Beam D/5-6. Beam E/1-6 and Wall F/1-6. To define support, move the cursor towards below of grid intersection 5a/C. When the arrow appears, click once to create a support at the grid intersection. The
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Similarly, create a column at Grid intersection 5a/E. Select the column again, click Create support at y-direction
icon on
the properties table to change the column to support.
Figure 15.15: i) Column Layout ii) Support at Grid 5A/C, 5A/D and 5A/E iii) Circular column at Grid 1/B
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Input Slab
Generate Slab
To create slabs to plan layout, specify the slab dimension to 150mm at common slab properties table. For finishes and live load, input 1 kN/m2 and 1.5kN/m2 respectively. Then click on Generate Slabs icon to apply slabs to plan. Delete the slab inside the liftcore.
Change the properties of slab bounded by Grid D/2, E/2, E/3 and D/3. Select the slab and on the common slab properties table, specify the drop to be 50mm.
Create Customize Slab
To create partial slab bounded by Grids B/5a, C/5a, C/5 and B/5, delete the existing slab first. Select the slab at perimeter grid B/5, B/6. C/5 and C/6 and press Delete or click on Cut icon to delete. Click on Input User Define Slab
icon and move the cursor to the Grid
intersection B/5. When the cross appears and clicks once to define the beginning point of the slab. Next move the cursor to Grid intersection C/5 and click once when the cross appears. Repeat the procedure to Grid C/5a, Grid B/5a and return to starting point Grid B/5 to create the customize slab.
Create Cantilever Slab
Click on Input User Define Slab
icon, specify the slab dimension
to 125mm and move the cursor to the first point at grid intersection F/4. Continue defining the slab by clicking at Grid intersection G/4, G/5 and F/5. Repeat this procedure to create cantilever slab at Grid intersection F/2, G/2, G/3, and F/3 and finally return to initial point F/2.
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Click on Reorder Slab Mark
icon to automatically arranging the
slab marks.
Figure 15.16: Slab layout
Input line load on slab
To apply a line load on slab FS18 bounded by Grids B/4, C/4, C/5 and B/5, click on Input User Defined Slab
icon. Specify live
load magnitude to 5 kN/m and click on the slab once. Move the cursor to initial point X1 at 1000 and click once. Then move the cursor to initial point Y1 at 2500 and click once. Define the ending point (X2, Y2) at (3500, 2500).
Input point load on slab
To apply point load on slab FS8, click on Input Point Load On Slab icon. Specify dead and live load to 3 kN and 4 kN respectively. Select the slab and move the cursor to coordinate (1500, 2500). Left click once to confirm each coordinates.
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Click on Cantilever Edge Line Load
icon and specify dead load
to 4kN/m at the load magnitude properties table. Select slab FS11 and click on the edge G/2 and G/3. Then select the slab again and click on the side of the slab. Repeat the following to slab FS21.
Figure 15.17: i) Line load on slab ii) Cantilever edge line load on slab
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Floor Analysis
Before copying GB Floor to other floors, ensure that the elements on the current GB Floor are adequate. To do so, run analysis on each element.
Generate Slab Mesh
Click on Generate Slab Mesh
icon. Set the slab mesh to
1000mm. Click once on OK to create meshes based on the loading on the slabs.
Figure 15.18: Generated Mesh
Analyze FEM slab
Use Finite Element Method (FEM) due to customized slabs for slabs analysis. Click on Analyze FEM Slab
icon and select analyze as
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Figure 15.19: Slab deflection contour
Design Slabs
After the slab analysis, design the slabs by clicking on Design Slabs icon. This will bring up the Slab Design Parameters form. Specify the steel percentage of reinforcement to 0.13%. Click on Save & Exit button to accept changes and run design. Click on the slab cut section name to view the cut section.
Run Analyze Beams
Click on Analyze Beams icon to bring up Beam Analysis/Design Parameters form. Click on Save & Exit button to accept changes. In the Beam Analysis form, select "Use point load for nonconventional slabs, conventional method for conventional slabs" under Slab Loading Transfer Option. Click OK to perform analysis.
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button to save all slab cut
sections into single DXF file.
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Copy to other floor
To view the progress of the analysis, click on Project Status
icon.
Notice that all the boxes for all the elements are ticked. This represents all the elements design and analysis have been run for GB floor.
To copy to other floor, double click on Floor 2 (1F) and this brings up Copy Plan form. From the pull down list, select key plan GB and click Copy button to confirm. Since the floor height of GB floor is 1500mm, change the floor height of floor 2 (1F). To modify the current floor height, click on Plan Design/Detailing Parameters icon > Plan menu. In the Plan menu, edit the column height of the lower floor (mm) to 3500mm.
To duplicate Floor 2 (1F) to other remaining floors, click on Duplicate Floors
icon. A form appears for the floor selection
duplications. From the pull down list, select Floor 4 (RF) and click OK to confirm changes. A message appears on the screen prompting any data on the duplicate floors will be overwritten. Click OK to duplicate floors.
Figure 15.20: Floor plans in Project Workspace
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Transfer Column
Now we would like to create a transfer column. Beam 5A/C-F from Floor 4 (RF) is supported by a transfer column at grid 5A/D. On floor plan RF, click on Input Column
icon and specify the column
size to be 230mm x 230mm. Click on grid intersection 5A/D to create the column. Now the transfer column is supported by Floor 3 (2F) beam D/5-6.
Figure 15.21: Transfer column on partially shown beam 5A/C-F
Figure 15.22: Transfer column in 3D view
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Input Wall Opening
Shear Wall Opening
Activate floor RF by double clicking on the floor name in the Project Workspace. To create wall opening, click on Input Liftcore/Wall icon. Then click on RC Wall Opening
icon and select Wall
F/1-6 to bring up the wall elevation. Specify the door opening width and height of 1500mm and 2200mm respectively at the dimension table. Click on the wall to insert a wall opening. Move the cursor until the position is set at (X, Y) coordinate at (5415, 0) and click once to place the opening.
Repeat the above procedures with the following dimensions: 1) Opening with width and height of 1500mm and 2200mm at (13615, 0) 2) Opening with width and height of 1000mm and 1200mm at (1500, 1000) 3) Opening with width and height of 1000mm and 1200mm at (18500, 1000)
Figure 15.23: Openings on RC Wall
Click on Apply to Floor button to copy the openings to all other floors.
Liftcore Opening
On RF plan, click Input Liftcore/Wall Opening
icon and select
liftcore wall 4/C-D. Specify the wall opening width and height with 1500mm and 2200mm respectively. Then click on the wall elevation
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and vertical bottom
icons to automatically align the
opening to centre bottom of the wall.
Click on Apply to Floor button to copy the openings to all other floors.
Figure 15.24: Opening aligned at centre bottom of the wall
To view structure model in three dimensional (3D) view, click on 3D View
icon.
Figure 15.25: Model in 3D view
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Running 3D Analysis
Use Batch analysis function to run all floors simultaneously. Click on Batch Process
icon and check boxes on Slab Analysis, Slab
Design and Beam Analysis. Select OK to all options to run analysis using default settings. Click OK to run batch analysis. Now click on Project Status
to view the progress.
Figure 15.26: Batch Analysis Options
Generate 3D Frame Elements
In order to run 3D analysis, click on 3D Frame Element
icon to
generate 3D model frame. Mesh generation form appears for the mesh sizes selection and type of mesh to be adopted in the analysis. Use default settings and click OK to run analysis.
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Figure15.27: Generated Frame Element
Run 3D analysis
After generating 3D Frame Element, analyze the model by clicking Analyze
icon. Click OK when the analysis option appears to
begin analysis.
View the structural behaviour in terms of deflection by selecting different the load combination. Add new load combination by specifying dead load, live load and wind load as 1.0, 2.0 and 1.0 respectively. Click on "Click To View" for the new combination to generate the structure deflection based on the new load combination. Close the window to return to floor plan layout.
Figure 15.28: Add new load combination
Design Beams
Notice after you have run 3D analysis, the design beam command will be activated. Click on the Batch Analysis
command and
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After analysis, go to GB floor, click on Design Beam command and when program prompt for redesign beam, select no button. Then click on Beam 5a/C-F to display the beam details as shown in figure 15.29.
Save the single beam details by clicking on Save to DXF command. Select the location of the file you want to save and click on Save button. This will only save beam details GB13B. Close the beam detailing by clicking on the
button and return to floor
key plan.
Once you have returned to floor key plan, you can save all the beams details in one DXF file. Click on Group DXF
button to save all
beam details into single DXF file.
Figure 15.29: Beam Detailing
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Run Element Design
15.15.1
Design Column
Double click on column element in the project workspace. This will bring up the design column parameter form. Specify the steel percentage of reinforcement bar to 0.4 %. Click Save & Exit to run column design.
Figure 15.30: Column parameters
Save the column schedule in DXF format. Click on Save DXF icon to bring up the Save As form. Rename the file to Column Schedule and click OK to save drawing.
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Figure 15.31: Partially shown column schedule generated
15.15.2
Design Wall
Double click on wall element in the project workspace. This will bring up the design wall parameter form. Click on Save & Exit button to run wall design. Figure 15.32: Example of wall detailing generated
Save the column schedule in DXF format. Click on Save DXF icon to bring up the Save As form. Rename the file to Column
Schedule and click OK to save drawing.
15.15.3
Design Pad Footing
To run pad footing design, double click on pad footing element in the project workspace. This will bring up the design pad footing parameter form. Specify the soil bearing pressure to 75kN/mm2. Click Save & Exit button to run pad footing design.
Figure 15.33: Pad Footing parameters form
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Figure 15.34: Pad footing plan layout
Save the column schedule in DXF format. Click on Save DXF icon to bring up the Save As form. Rename the file to Pad footing and click OK to save drawing.
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Design Pile Footing
Double click on pile footing element in the project workspace. This will bring up the design pile footing parameters form. Click on Save & Exit button to bring up Pile Type Configuration form. In the pile footing design would have 2 types of pile size configuration, 150mm and 250mm square piles with pile capacity of 30 tonne and 45 tonne respectively. However specify the ultimate column load for 150mm pile and 250m pile to 250kN and 400kN respectively. This enables the program to allocate the number of pile according to the column load permissible.
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Figure 15.35: Pile Design Parameters
Figure 15.36: Pile Type Configurations
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Figure 15.37: Pile foundation layout plan
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Tutorial Part 2: Transfer wall on beam
This section will guide you through on how to model wall on transfer beam. Create a new project and insert two floor plans named gb (ground floor) and 1b (first floor) respectively.
Floor Plan 1b
Select floor plan 1b. Click on Input Grid
icon, create gridlines
A (0mm), B (6000mm) on the Y-direction axis and gridlines 1 (0mm) and 2 (3000mm) on the X-direction axis.
To create beam, click on Input Beam
icon. Create two beams of
150mm x 450mm located from grid A/1 to grid A/1 and grid B/1 to grid B/2 respectively.
To create wall, click on Input Liftcore
icon. Insert two walls of
125mm located from grid A/1 to grid B/1 and grid A/2 to grid B/2 respectively.
Figure: Floor plan 1b
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Floor plan gb
To select floor plan gb, click on gb located at the project workspace. In the copy plan form, select 1b and click Copy to duplicate floor 1b to floor gb.
Now you have walls that begins at floor gb and ends at floor 1b. To create beams supporting the walls, you are required to shift the wall up from floor gb to floor 1b.
Figure: 3D View of Wall extended to the ground
Activate Liftcore layer by clicking on the Liftcore on the Liftcore properties
icon. Click
icon. Select on wall 1/A-B and at the
liftcore properties table; change the Begin Floor under Height (floor) from 1 to 2. Now the wall 1/A-B will begins and ends at floor 1b. Disable Show Upper Wall and Column
and you can see that
the wall 1/A-B is not displayed on the floor plan layout gb.
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Figure: Liftcore properties settings
Click on Input beam
icon to create the beam supporting wall
1/A-B. On the beam properties table, specify the width and depth to be 200mm by 600mm respectively. Click on grid intersection A/1 and move the cursor to grid intersection B/1. Left click once to create the beam.
Insert two columns to support beam 1/A-B. Click on Input Column icon and specify the column size to 200mm by 200mm at the properties table. Create the columns by clicking on grid intersections A/1 and B/1.
Figure: Transfer beam (200x600)
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Figure: View of wall at floor gb replaced with beam
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Auto Optimization Auto Element Optimization Parameter
The program increases the sizes of each element selected based on the maximum percentage steel allowed. Click on Project Parameters to activate auto element optimization parameter. In this parameter form you can select the following options:
Default Column Optimization Options:
Optimize Dimension (mm) with selection of incremental size and permissible optimization limit on following directions: · ·
X
X direction Y direction
Y
Circular column settings: You must activate X-direction check box for the circular column auto-optimization to run since the input for circular column diameter is on the X-direction. If you have activated the Y-direction auto optimization, the program performs no action on Y-direction dimension incremental.
Default Beam Optimization Options:
Optimize Dimension (mm) with selection of incremental size and permissible optimization limit on following dimensions: · ·
Width Depth
Width
Depth
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Default Wall Optimization Options:
Optimize Dimension (mm) with selection of incremental size and permissible optimization limit on following dimension: ·
Thickness of wall
Default Slab Optimization Options:
Optimize Dimension (mm) with selection of incremental size and permissible optimization limit on following dimension: ·
Thickness of slab
User Defined List
For each element optimization options, user can defined specific sizes for optimization up to four lists. In these lists, set the incremental sizes to be adopted in the auto-optimization.
If the incremental sizes exceeded the user defined list, the program displays the warning after the element analysis/design.
Concept: Beam optimization
In
the
Project
Parameters
>
Automatic
Element
Optimization, specify the dimension sizes permissible in the respective lists. In list 1, define the allowable width while in list 2 define the allowable depth for the optimization.
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Specify user defined sizes
Fig 3: Defining dimension allowable in respective list
Activate the Input beam
command to create beam. Click on the
beam; on the properties table, user has the options to optimize the width, depth or both dimensions when necessary. Check on the boxes on respective dimensions for optimization. Once user checked on the tick box, noticed the selected dimension increment will be available for selection.
For example, user has activated depth optimization; in the pull down list select List 2. The list 2 is the same list defined in the Automatic Element Optimization parameter.
Beam optimization parameter setting
Note
: The governing factor for the optimization is the
maximum steel percentage allowed % which by default is set at 2.0% of the area of beam section.
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2)
3)
Initial sizing (width x depth) = 100mm x 100mm è failed in tension exceeded 4%. Next size up based on list 2 = 100mm x 300mm è failed in tension exceeded 2%. (Due to setting for maximum steel percentage allowed). Next size up based on list 2 = 100mm x 450mm è ok in tension < 2%. (As defined).
4)
Therefore the final size is 100mm x 450mm. (With width optimization not activated)
Note
: This example is only applicable for project basis. User
can also define the list in the parameter template to be adopted in the newly created project.
Fig 4: Project Design and Detailing Parameters: Default Optimization Options
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