ConcreteSection

Concrete Shapes

Sketch or generate arbitrary concrete cross sections.

Place Reinforcement

Drop in steel rebar or structural shapes.

Cracked Flexure

View the stresses on the cracked cross-section under axial load and biaxial bending.

Column Capacity

Determine the capacity of the member using interaction curves and surface.

Encased Steel

Use encased structural steel shapes--such as an erection column.

Unusual Geometry

Create round or polygonal shapes with a polar editing grid.

ConcreteSection Specifications

Detailed benefits and features. Please see the User's Guide for complete details and training videos.

Modeling

• Quick-start page with common geometries
• Create any geometry by sketching boundaries
• Import from CAD for complex and detailed boundaries
• Create new model objects by copying existing items
• Ability to create a shape with one or more holes
• Reinforcement may be any shape, including hot-rolled steel
• Reinforcement arrays for easy placement and editing

Loading

• Load may be placed in multiple service load cases (e.g. dead, live, etc.)
• Includes IBC, ASCE 7, and NBC load combinations (customizable)
• Automatic generation of building code load combinations
• Create custom load combinations in any project
• Apply axial loads and moments in two directions (X & Y)
• Copy and scale loads to other load cases

Analyzing

• Column 3D Interaction Diagrams
• Adjustable number of interaction points and quadrant slices
• Adjustable concrete strain limits (crushing and ultimate)
• Stresses calculated for each reinforcement "bar" in the section based on the applied loads
• Reinforcing is assumed to be linear-elastic then purely plastic after yield
• Concrete stress-strain behavior accurately represented
• Automated "background" analysis is fast
• Advanced error checking and reporting

Designing

• Unity Checks calculated based on the applied loads and the Column Interaction Diagram
• Use strength reduction factors (phi) per ACI 318 or CSA A32.3 Specifications
• Limited maximum nominal compressive strength, φPn,max

Reporting

• Custom reporting to include just the information you need
• Print Preview mode while working with reports
• Paste any graphics into your report
• Customizable page margins, fonts, colors
• Use your own company logo in report page headers
• Print to any printer including PDF
• Export to text clipboard or save to other formats like .xlsx