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RC-PADD Features

 

FEATURES

Express

Static

Seismic

Model

 

 

 

Beam limit

50

No limit

No limit

Column limit

50

No limit

No limit

Wall limit

50

No limit

No limit

Story limit

2

No limit

No limit

Design

 

 

 

Design codes: EC2, EC8, ACI-318-08. Manual definition of other codes.

Y

Y

Y

Design methods: Material Partial Factor, Resistance Reduction Factor.

Y

Y

Y

Beam shapes

·   Rectangular

·   Rectangular

·   Tee

·   Rectangular

·   Tee

Column shapes

·   Rectangular

·   Rectangular

·   Circular

·   Angular

·   Tee

·   Rectangular

·   Circular

·   Angular

·   Tee

Wall shapes

·   Rectangular

·   Rectangular

·   Rectangular

Three design situations and material partial factors

Y

Y

Y

Generation of combination loadcases from primary loadcases

Y

Y

Y

Combination loadcases generation wizard

Y

Y

Y

Rotational ductility calculation for beams, columns and walls

N

N

Y

Checks for end-section maximum design shear resistance

N

N

Y

Checks for avoidance of hinge formation on columns

N

N

Y

Manual definition of ground level

Y

Y

Y

User-defined design parameters and creation of preferred design parameters file

Y

Y

Y

Displacement Analysis

 

Checks for second-order (P-Delta) effects 

N

N

Y

Checks for interstory drift limit  

 

N

N

Y

Materials

 

 

 

Elasto-plastic with inclined post-yield branch material model for reinforcement steel

Y

Y

Y

Parabolic concrete stress-strain material models: Unconfined (Eurocode 2/ACI-318) confined (Eurocode 2) and confined (Kent & Park)

Y

Y

Y

Reinforcement

 

 

 

Three longitudinal regions for main reinforcement of beams

Y

Y

Y

Beam reinforcement layers: two top rows, two bottom rows, one flange row

Y

Y

Y

One longitudinal region for main reinforcement of columns and walls

Y

Y

Y

Critical and middle regions for shear reinforcement of beams and columns

Y

Y

Y

Manual assignment of reinforcement

Y

Y

Y

Continuous reinforcement over continuous beam supports

Y

Y

Y

Detailing checks: main and shear reinforcement ratio and spacing

Y

Y

Y

Manual definition of the reinforcing bar sizes used in the design

Y

Y

Y

User Interface

 

 

 

Simple and clear graphics display for the section shape and reinforcement arrangement

Y

Y

Y

Display output of design main results

Y

Y

Y

General

 

 

 

Project information table

Y

Y

Y

Elegant reports 

Y Y Y

Compatible structural analysis programs

ETABS, SAP2000

Report exporting formats

Rich-Text (MS Word), PDF, HTML, JPEG, Bitmap

Units supported

N-mm, N-cm, N-m, KN-mm, KN-cm, KN-m, lb-in, lb-ft, kip-in, kip-ft