A General Purpose Structural Analysis, Design and Detailing software for Reinforced Concrete, Post-tensioned, STEEL, Timber and

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
A03 : FRAME ANALYSIS Linear elastic or second order static analysis of plane framed and grillage structures with or without internal pins. Own weight, temperature effects, prescribed displacements, springed supports, different load cases and load combinations at ultimate and serviceability limit states can be modelled. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Tension elements can be used with second order analyses. Continuous error checking during input phase. Output in graphical or tabular format. Output file can be read by a number of post processing design programs. Detailed drawings can be created in HPGL and DXF format. Static or dynamic analysis of three dimensional framed structures with or without internal pins as well as the opportunity to use A3F - finite shell elements optionally designed as reinforced concrete slabs or walls. Static analysis modes include linear elastic, A3S - second order and buckling analyses. A3Y Dynamic analysis modes include modal and harmonic analyses. Quasi-dynamic earthquake analysis with user-defined acceleration response spectrum. Calculation of buckling mode shapes and safety factors. Non-Linear analysis . Own weight, temperature effects, prescribed displacements, spring supports, different load cases and load combinations at ultimate and serviceability limit states can be modelled. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Full 3D rendering of structure on screen. Tension elements can be used with second order analyses. Continuous error checking during input phase. Output in graphical or tabular format. Output file can be read by a number of post processing design programs. 2D and 3D drawings can be created in HPGL, DXF and PAD format for use with program D01:PADDS or any compatible drafting program. Linked to the steel member design, timber member design, concrete base design, rectangular column, circular column and most of the steel connection modules.

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A05 : PLANE STRESS / PLANE STRAIN ANALYSIS Plane stress or plane strain analysis of any general structural geometry. Arcs, holes and zones of different material properties can be modelled. A mesh of isoperimetric quadrilateral or triangular finite elements is automatically generated and optimized during analysis. The analysis results can be viewed in tabular format or graphically. Contour diagrams can be displayed for the maximum stress criteria (Rankine theory) and maximum distortion energy or shear strain theory (Von Mises theory). A11 : SINGLE SPAN BEAM ANALYSIS Rapid analysis of single span beams with any type of loading. End moments and fixities can be specified. The output can be read by STEEL design program.

A12 : BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION ANALYSIS Rapid analysis of beams on elastic foundation with any type of loading. Variable beam section, gaps in the elastic medium, internal rigid supports and uplift or negative soil pressures can be specified.

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STEEL DESIGN
All steel design programs support the following design codes: 1) BS 5950 -1990 2) BS 5950 - 2000 3) Eurocode 3 -1992 4) AISC - 1999 LRFD 5) CAN/CSA-S16:1-94 & 2001 6) SABS 0162 - 1984 7) SABS 0162 1993 8) AS4100 - 1998 9) IS 800 - 1984 S01 : DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS FOR AXIAL FORCES Design tool for steel structures where axial forces predominate. Post processor for the frame analysis programs A03 - Frame analysis. Either the sections entered during frame analysis can be evaluated or the program can design for the lightest section. Position of lateral supports, effective lengths and other design parameters can be specified. Individual members can be designed interactively. Output in tabular format.

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S02 : STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBER DESIGN FOR COMBINED STRESS Design tool for steel structures with axial forces as well as uniaxial or biaxial bending moments. Post processor for the frame analysis programs A03 - Frame Analysis and A11- Single span beam analysis. Either the section entered during frame analysis can be evaluated or the lightest section can designed for by the program. The program supports the design of hot-rolled double-symmetrical sections, channel sections and hollow sections. Position of lateral supports, individual member forces and other design parameters can be specified. Individual members can be designed interactively. Output in graphical and tabular format, including summarised design calculation sheet.

S04 : PLASTIC FRAME ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Linear elasto-plastic analysis of plane framed structures with or without internal pins. Own weight, temperature effects, different load cases and load combinations at ultimate and serviceability limit states can be modelled. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Continuous error checking during input phase. Output in graphical or tabular format. The load factor at which the collapse mechanism forms as well as deflections, reactions and element forces just before collapse are calculated. The program can also optimise the required section moduli and select suitable sections from the database.

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S05 : DESIGN OF CRANE GANTRY GIRDERS Analysis and design of multi-span crane gantry girders with one or two moving cranes. Multiple combinations of capping beams and main beams, including standard sections from database, plate girders and box girders can be specified. Output in graphical or tabular format. Bending moment, shear force and deflection envelopes are calculated for all possible combinations of vertical and horizontal loading. General and dynamic design parameters can be edited. The program can also optimise the required sections select suitable sections from the database. Detailed drawings can be created in DXF format.

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S06 : DESIGN OF PLATE GIRDERS Analysis and design of plate girders. Beam segments with constant or varying sections properties can be specified. Output in graphical or tabular format. General design parameters and lateral support position can be edited. Detailed drawings can be created in DXF format.

S11 : DESIGN OF COLUMN BASE PLATES Complete design of column base plates column-plate connection with or without stiffeners. Linked to database of standard sections. Output is in graphical format with the option of creating a drawing of the designed connection in DXF format.

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S12 : DESIGN OF BEAM-COLUMN CONNECTIONS Complete design of bolted and/or welded beam-column connections in structural steel consisting of I and/or H sections with or without haunches and stiffeners. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Output is in graphical format with the option of creating a drawing of the designed connection in DXF format.

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S13 : DESIGN OF APEX CONNECTIONS Complete design of bolted apex connections in structural steel consisting of I or H sections with or without haunches. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Output is in graphical format with the option of creating a drawing of the designed connection in DXF format. S14 : DESIGN OF HOLLOW SECTION CONNECTIONS Complete design of welded apex connections in structural steel consisting of circular, square or rectangular hollow sections. I or H sections can also be specified for the main chord. Y, T, X, K, N KT joints (planar and co-planar) are supported. Designs are done according to International Institute of Welding Sub-committee XV-E-1989 design recommendations and CIDECT design manual for circular hollow section connection design. Linked to database of standard steel sections. Output is in graphical format with the option of creating a drawing of the designed connection in DXF format.

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S15 : DESIGN OF ECCENTRICALLY LOADED BOLT GROUPS Design of eccentrically loaded bolt groups. The bolt group layout and mode of shear failure can be edited. Output is in graphical format. S16 : WELD GROUP DESIGN The shear connection design modules are suitable for the design of eccentrically loaded weld groups. S17 : DOUBLE ANGLE CLEAT CONNECTION Connection design module suitable for the design of double angle web cleat connections. S18 : FIN PLATE CONNECTION Connection design module suitable for the design of fin plate cleat connections. S19 : END PLATE CONNECTION Connection design module suitable for the design of flexible end plate connections.

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CONCRETE DESIGN
All concrete design programs support the following design codes: 1) BS8110 - 1985 2) BS8110 1997 3) ACI318 - 2005 4) CSA A233 - 1994 5) Eurocode 2 - 1992 6) SABS 0100 - 1992 7) IS 456 2000 8) AS3600 2001 9) HK Concrete 2004 10) CP 65:1999 C01: DESIGN AND DETAILING OF CONTINUOUS REINFORCED BEAMS AND SLABS - SUBFRAME ANALOGY Design tool for continuous reinforced concrete beams and slabs. Each span can consist of a number of varying sections. Constant or tapering rectangular, I-sections, upright or inverted T or L sections can be specified. Column stiffness can be specified according to sub-frame analogy. End supports can be freed or fixed against rotation. Any number of varying continuous loads, point loads and moments

(dead and live loading) and percentage of moment redistribution can be specified. Pattern loading and moment redistribution to generate bending moment and shear force envelopes. Interactive detailing module for bending and shear reinforcement for beams, flat slabs and ribbed slabs. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using D01:PADDS. Output in graphical and/or tabular format.

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C02 : CAPTAIN - DESIGN AND DETAILING OF POST TENSIONED FLAT SLABS Design tool for continuous post tensioned beams and slabs. Each span can consist of a number of varying sections. Constant or tapering rectangular, I-sections, upright or inverted T or L sections can be specified. Interface with program G01:PROSEC for calculation of section properties. Column stiffness can be specified according to sub-frame analogy. End supports can be freed or fixed against rotation. Several varying continuous loads, point loads and moments (dead and live loading) and percentage of moment redistribution can be specified. Building analysis mode allows pattern loading and bridge analysis mode allows the definition of load cases and combinations. The percentage of bending moments redistribution can be specified to generate bending moment and shear force envelopes. Diagrams of cable forces after losses, concrete stresses at transfer and serviceability limit state, ultimate moments and moment capacity, linear shear force and capacity and non-prestressed bending reinforcement required can be plotted. Calculation of short and long term deflections and crack widths. Automatic generation of initial harped or parabolic tendon profiles. Interactive detailing module for bending and punching shear reinforcement. The program creates a complete cable profile schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using D01:PADDS. Output in tabular format includes estimates of quantities.

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C03 : FINITE ELEMENT DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS Finite element analysis of flat concrete slabs using eight-noded quadrilateral and six-noded triangular "Mindlin" plate bending elements. Skew supports, including rigid and elastic supports, and prescribed displacements are supported. A number of section types, including values for E, _ and thickness can be input. Specified loads include point loads and uniform distributed loading. Calculation of reinforcement using the "Wood and Armer" theory to incorporate torsional moments. Output in 2D or 3D graphical and tabular format. Bending moment, deflection and reinforcement contour diagrams. Orientation of calculated reinforcement can be specified.

C04 : RECTANGULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB PANEL DESIGN Analysis and design of rectangular reinforced concrete slab panel. Edge conditions fixed against either rotation, vertical translation, both or none can be specified. Dead and live uniform distributed live loads as well as point loads can be specified. The program does a finite element analysis of the slab and calculates reinforcement using the"Wood and Armer" theory. Output in graphical and tabular format. Bending moment, deflection and reinforcement contour diagrams.

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C11 : DESIGN OF RECTANGULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS Design of rectangular reinforced concrete columns under biaxial bending moment for braced or unbraced frames. Design takes end fixity conditions and slenderness into account. Output in graphical format. Plots design curves for column section. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using D01:PADDS and saved in DXF format. C12 : DESIGN OF CIRCULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS Design of circular reinforced concrete columns under biaxial bending moment for braced or unbraced frames. Design takes end fixity conditions and slenderness into account. Output in graphical format. Plots design curves for column section. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using D01:PADDS and saved in DXF format. C13 : GENERAL DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS Design tool for reinforced concrete columns of any shape and reinforcement layout under biaxial bending moment for braced or unbraced frames. Concrete section may contain a number of openings. Design takes end fixity conditions and slenderness into account. Output in graphical and tabular format. Design curves for column section can be plotted. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using D01:PADDS. Output in graphical or tabular format.

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C14 : DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE RETAINING WALLS Design tool for cantilever, propped cantilever and simply supported reinforced concrete retaining walls. Detailed editing of wall geometry allowing for vertical inclination, shear keys etc. Comprehensive loading input allowing for line, point and distributed load on the backfill. Adjustment of soil heights at the front and back of wall, surface slope of backfill and level of water table. Program supports Rankine and Coulomb theory for normal or seismic analyses. Optimization of wall dimensions for better economy. Output in graphical format as well as output file containing design calculations. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using C2:PADDS. Output in graphical or tabular format. C15 : DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BASE Design tool for reinforced concrete pad footings. Biaxial bending moments and eccentric column positions are accommodated. Optimization of base dimensions for better economy. Output in graphical format. The program creates a complete bending schedule with accompanying sketch which can be edited and printed using C2:PADDS. Output in graphical or tabular format. C21 : CRACK WIDTH DESIGN FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTIONS Calculation of crack widths in reinforced concrete beam or slab sections. Selection of appropriate reinforcement layouts to meet specified crack width requirements. Combined effects of axial tension, bending moment and temperature can be evaluated. Output in graphical format. C22 : DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTIONS Design of reinforced concrete sections for the combined effects of bending, shear and torsion. Rectangular and top flanged sections are supported. Output in graphical format. C23 : DESIGN OF FLAT SLABS FOR PUNCHING SHEAR Design of reinforced concrete flat slabs for punching shear at internal, edge or corner columns. Input comprises dimensions, column reactions and slab reinforcement. Punching shear perimeters are constructed automatically and reinforcement calculated for each.

CAD & DETAILING

D01 : PADDS - PARAMETRIC DRAWING AND DETAILING SYSTEM Multi-windowed CAD system for detailing of Structural Steel and reinforced concrete and general drafting. Can be used to detail any type of reinforced concrete structure or edit bending schedules and sketches generated by some of the Steel connection and concrete design programs. Features powerful CAD functions, including cursor snapping, an advanced system of layers and scales, block manipulation and editing of multiple drawings. Selection of steel profiles and weld symbols from readily available database. A single platform to detail RC as well as STEEL structures. Users can customize their work by creating script / macro files. Output to a large variety of printers (A4 and A3 size) and plotters or drawing files in DXF, DWG, CEX format.

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GENERAL APPLICATIONS
G01 : CALCULATION OF SECTION PROPERTIES Calculation of section properties for any arbitrary shape with or without openings. All common properties required for engineering calculations are determined, eg area, centroid and moments of inertia. Torsional properties, including shear centre, torsional constant, torsional warping constant and torsional section modulus. Output in graphical format. G02 : WIND PRESSURE EVALUATION Calculation of the free stream velocity pressure qz according to SABS 0160 - 1989 or CP 3 - 1972. Building height, height above sea level, regional wind speed, terrain category, class and return period can be input. Output in graphical format. G03 : GUTTER AND DOWN PIPE DESIGN Design tool for gutters and down pipes for roof drainage of buildings. Storm characteristics, eg return period, 2 minute M5 rainfall and duration, as well as gutter and down pipe geometry can be input. A variety of outlet types can be specified. Output is in graphical format and includes all relevant drainage flow statistics. SECTION DATABASE FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS This program forms part of the package and maintains one or more databases for structural steel sections. User defined sections can be entered. The database is accessed by a number of analysis and design programs as well as TOOLS in windows. Available databases include current standard British, USA, Canadian, European, Australian, Indian and SA sections. The section database interacts with module G01 - Prosec, for user defined section input.

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