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1. No Type Fact cases Add as many rows as you need in the Load Cases table For each load case select 1 P 1 35 case type and enter partial safety factor Load types can be P for permanent and V for gt p 135 variable Characteristic values should be entered for all loads in Beam Expert Then ULS alv v 150 combination will be automatically generated and loads will be multiplied by the defined V safety factors Partial safety factors have the following values by default permanent loads y 1 35 variable loads yo 1 50 In case of more than one variable loads they must be multiplied by additional combination factors y Design load combination for ULS is defined by the following equation according to Eurocode L yG Gig YQ 1 Qk 1 Li Wo i Oki cTp 8 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams MPOEKTCOOT User manual Variable load with major contribution to the internal forces is assumed to be leading Qx 1 It is multiplied by partial safety factor yg 1 only All remaining loads should be multiplied by yQ i Wo Values should be entered in the Factor column in the table You can find load combination factors in your national Annex Load values for each span and case are entered in the eads JE cia No Span Case q1kN m q2kN m x m L m F kN M kNm A Loads table Loads can be distributed or concentrated u E aiia forces and moments
2. button and you will see the capacity moments and shear forces They are labeled right below and above beam axis at both ends They are calculated only if medium DCM or high DCH ductility class is selected Capacity bending moments Capacity values of bending moments Mpg and Mpqp are calculated for top and bottom reinforcement respectively at both ends of each span They represent the maximum bending moments that a cross section can take with the selected reinforcement In general case of a Tee section they are calculated as follows Mpg Fz where Fs fya As prov tensile force in main reinforcement z d 0 5 Apfh b x b Ax App lever arm of internal forces cTp 10 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Ax F s feg Apf b compression zone depth Values of Apf and b are determined as follows Tee cross section Rectangular cross section If F gt behefeg If Fs lt behefeg neutral axis in web neutral axis in flange Apg 0 b bw Apg bf bw hg b bw Apg 0 b by by web width bs width of compressed flange h thickness of compressed flange d h 5cm effective depth h section height Jya design yield stress fea design compressive strength of concrete As prov area of reinforcement at the respective side top or bottom that is sufficiently anchored behind column ed
3. Vo 1 Vet Ved t2 Vo 2 Vet Ved b1 Vo 1 VE b Ved b2 Vo 2 VE b where Voi and Vo 2 are design shear forces due to vertical B Ved bo loads in seismic load combination Meat Medt2 LG Lyi Oki eee Vet Miqa t M2a b lcl VE b Mia b Moat lci Moments Mig t M2at Midb and Maq are the increased values of the capacity moments at both ends They are determined by the following equations Mid t Yra Mea ti min 1 2 Mec 1 2MRp 1 Moat Yra Merat2 min 1 X Mpc 2 XMRp M1d b Yrd Mra b1 Min 1 MR 1 LMRp 1 M24d b Yrd Mrd b2 Min 1 2MRe 2 LMRp2 According to Eurocode the factor ypg is assumed to be 1 0 for DCM and 1 2 for DCH Capacity moments Mra ti Mra t2 Mrdbi and Mpg p2 are calculated for the actual reinforcement at the respective end of the span as described previously X MRci 2 MR is the ratio of sums for bending capacities of columns and beams connected to the current joint If X Mprc i gt UMRpj ratio is assumed to be equal to 1 0 After the capacity shear forces are calculated you can include them into the reinforcement design Click again Reinforcement and Drawing to obtain the final results Deflections and crack widths You can use Beam Expert to calculate elastic and inelastic deformations and crack widths of beams SLS load combination is used for these calculations Elastic deflections Click onthe Deflections button immediately after the analysis to see a dia
4. You can cancel a command prematurely by pressing Esc or right mouse button Commands generate various output including error or warning messages results and general information intended for the user You can find it in the output window just above the command line You can start the previous command by pressing Enter or Space key instead of typing it again or pressing a button List of commands A list of all available commands including icons aliases and short descriptions is provided in the table below You can find detailed descriptions of all commands further in this manual command as psn ooo M Export the current drawing to AutoCAD ZWCAD AUTOCAD COPY CP CO Replicate the selected objects by moving rotating mirroring or scaling COPYBITMAP _ CB Copy the current drawing as Bitmap to system clipboard where it is COPYBMP available to paste in other programs COPYMETAFILE CM Copy the current drawing as Metafile COPYWMEF DELETE E D DEL Delete selected objects from both screen and memory ERASE cTp 19 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual DESELECTALL DE DESEL Deselect all objects DESELECT a S Tero fen _frumgridonandoft OOO her ispay user manual OOO fKlwinnoR m iror the selected objects about a line defined by wo poins Dew IN evesteanewfle OO loren Jo lopenan existing fle romthe disk SOS formo or rum orthogon
5. 2 2 3 You can add as many rows as you need by clicking the button Enter span number in the first column If you leave it empty the load will be applied to all spans If the load should act on several spans you can enter their numbers separated by commas e g 1 2 4 7 Enter load case number in the second column Double click to open a drop down list with possible values You can have many loads in one load case Distributed loads can be uniform or linear You have to enter left and right values q1 and q as shown in the picture When you fill q4 and press Enter the value is copied automatically into q2 That helps you to enter uniform loads more quickly For linear loads set different value of q2 Loads can be partially distributed along spans In this case you have to define additionally x starting distance from the edge of the left column L length of load distribution If you leave x and L empty the load will be distributed along the full span clear length If you enter x gt 0 and L 0 then load will start at x and continue to the edge of the right column It is the same if you enter L to be greater than the remaining of the span Concentrated forces and moments are defined by load values F and M and distance A from the left column edge You can enter distributed and concentrated loads in the same row as long as they act in the Same span and in the same load case o seismic Loads
6. X Top reinforcement at supports Links GE Shear reinforcement Scale Selected reinforcement in spans For drawing Mi 50 ONO Le i NO 0 cm For sections M1 25 Ong L N 8 34 cm Printed text size Drawing units iT a Ue L Concrete cover To links 25 cm To bars 25 cm 2 N J18 O NO l O com Ductility class DCL 5 So n gt Span 1 External CAD ZWCAD Generate Drawing Bill of materials Bill of materials BOM includes weight of reinforcement kg total and by bar size as well as concrete volume m and formwork area m Bending schedule Bending schedule includes information about diameter length count shape and dimensions for each bar mark You can select between two styles of scheduling Standard and BS8666 The standard style includes drawings with dimensions for each bar mark BS8666 style is according to British Standard BS8666 2005 Each bar shape is represented by shape code and all dimensions A B C etc are filled in a table Bars are not drawn except for shape code 99 Bending schedules and BOM include only the current beam If you are going to have several beams ina single drawing and you want to make a common schedule and BOM for all of them you can do the following Switch the scheduling and BOM options off in Beam Expert Export the drawings to AutoCAD or ZWCAD You can select starting bar mark number for each beam to contin
7. a Window second corner Window second corner 590 2 10 1 Y Command v 598 2 78 9 GRID SNAP ORTHO OSNAP Working with files Beam Expert has its own file format which is used to save program data permanently on the disk Input file extension is bea Results are stored into bea html files New file Click the button to save current data to a new file A standard file selection dialog appears on screen Select or write down file path and name and click Save Open a file Click the a button to open a file from the disk A standard file selection dialog appears on screen Browse for the file using the mouse or type file path and name and click Open Save a file Click the m button to save a file to the disk A standard file selection dialog appears on screen Select the destination folder and file name If file already exists you will be prompted to overwrite or change the name cTp 4 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams MPOEKTCOQOIT User manual Input data Input data is divided into several pages for convenience You can switch between pages by clicking the respective buttons on the main toolbar Lf al fal ta 2a Z Use the text fields and tables inside each page to enter data The results are shown immediately on the drawing at the bottom Working with tables Most of the input data is entered in tables You can use the following commands to work with all tabl
8. anchoring is of cTp 15 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual the longer adjacent span If top reinforcement diagram goes outside this zone it is covered by the top reinforcement in spans For cantilever spans top bars above the support are projected to the free end of the cantilever When the curtailment option is selected part of reinforcement bars 50 is extended at full length and the remaining part is curtailed within the zone that is not covered by the capacity of the first part Shear links are divided into 2 zones with denser spacing within end quarters of the span and sparser in the middle half With curtailment quantity of steel gets lower but the number of different bar marks increases and detailing becomes more complicated It is appropriate for larger and more heavily loaded beams Example of reinforcement curtailment with Beam Expert is shown on the picture below 146 260 260 e 2 220x190 o T 220x260 u 2020x280 7 e 0 O I 440 a 5 2010x290 3020x440 10 2010x280 6 3020x440 2020 2020 2020 eI igual a gt NS tll Me is 8 a TT aT cn fi M i a SAUTE 2020 3 2020x720 375 8 2018x705 395 4 1020x375 2018x395 o 908 16 1008 30 908 16 1008 15 908 33 1008 15 208 16 Detailing requirements to Eurocode 2 and Eurocode 8 All parameters used for automated detailing of beams are
9. can be located only within clear span length and not within columns No M1kNm MZkNm i If the beam is part of an anti seismic frame structure you can enter seismic moments Mq 2 and M gt at both ends of each span They can be obtained separately by seismic analysis software using finite element model Values should be calculated at column centers Signs are neglected and only absolute values for M and M gt are important The program automatically creates two combinations that correspond to both directions of seismic loading right M1 Mp gt and left M M gt Finally it calculates envelope diagrams including permanent and variable loads in seismic design situation That is why you have to define the y combination factor for variable loads Permanent and seismic load M3 combination factor is always 1 00 Results Analysis Only buttons for input pages are shown in the main toolbar before running the analysis When you finish all the input press the 2 button to start the analysis Buttons for output pages are loaded and internal forces cTp 9 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual diagrams are displayed on screen You can always go back to the diagrams by pressing the i Diagrams button Elastic analysis of the beam is performed by using matrix method direct stiffness method Each span is divided into 12 segments Element stiffness is c
10. listed in the table below References to the corresponding sections of Eurocode are provided in brackets DCL DCM DCH Non seismic Seismic Seismic Longitudinal reinforcement element element element Minimum tensile reinforcement 0 26 fetm fyk ratio 0 0013 fetm 2fyk fetm 2fyk 9 2 1 1 1 and 5 4 3 1 2 5 5 5 3 1 3 5 a NA 2 74 Minimum top reinforcement in spans 5 5 3 1 3 5 b 0 25A scr 5 5 3 1 3 5 c Maximum reinforcement ratio osmu reintorementrato g EN 1992 1 1 9 2 1 1 3 n NA 2 75 reinforcement in critical zones 2 5 4 3 1 2 4 n 5 5 3 1 3 4 cTp 16 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Minimum clear spacing between bars max d bi max dg 5 mm 20 mm EN 1992 1 1 8 2 2 n NA 2 70 Maxi ing t t f bars Mandrel diameter for bending For lt 16mm dm 4 dm For gt 16mm dm 7 Anchorage length foa 2 25 M Hofetd Lb rqa dt 4 Osa foa l ba 5dbL lbd C1203 d4 As lb rad gt Lb min 5 6 1 3 lb min Max 0 3lb rqa 10di 10 m Extension of bars in the next span after an internal joint 5 6 5 A 4 Maximum ratio of bar diameter 7 5fctm mafya 1 0 8 va at end joints to the size of the column 7 5fam Rafya 1 0 8 va 1 section 0 75k0p Pmax at internal joints 5 6 2 2 2 1 Gravel size is asuumed to be d 20 mm by default 2 Normalized axial load is assumed to have a
11. minimum value of vg 0 1 conservatively There is no data for internail forces in connecting elements when using Beam Expert standalone Minimum reinforcement 6mm M n ee Minimum spacing between shear E reinforcement centers SIMER EN 1992 1 1 9 2 2 6 n NA 2 80 Maximum spacing between shear hw 4 hw 4 reinforcement centers in critical zones 2Adw 24dw S cr max 8dbL 6dbL 225 mm 175 mm 5 4 3 1 2 1 b 5 5 3 1 3 6 Distance from first shear link to column 50 mm edge 5 4 3 1 2 1 c Anchoring length inside the concrete l 10dw oe 5 6 1 2 Critical zone length 1 4 1 4 2 ln 4 2 zone of f 1 5hw condensation 5 4 3 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 3 1 1 If you select the reinforcement curtailment option link spacing is condensed at distance of of span length near the supports cTp 17 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams MPOEKTCOQI User manual 2 In order to simplify the detailing the condensation zone and the critical zone are merged Most unfavorable parameters are used from both zones List of symbols fetm mean concrete tensile strength fyk characteristic reinforcement yield strength A scr compressive reinforcement area in critical zone P er compressive reinforcement ratio in critical zone fed design concrete compressive strength Llo minimum curvature ductility factor in critical zone u 1 2 q 1 T T q behavior
12. or vertical line with the previous point depending on the mouse position e OSNAP gets the coordinates of an existing point in the drawing when you move the mouse or click over it closer than a specified range If several points are located within the range the closest one is returned When a point is snapped an x mark appears on the screen It is always the same symbol regardless the point type You can switch on and off the precision tools using the respective buttons on the status bar or by typing the respective commands in the command line Manage the screen view The drawing is located in the model space and it is defined in global coordinate system Oxy Then it is projected to the screen to certain scale You can see only a part of the model space that is visible within the program window We will call this screen view You can scale and move the screen view over the drawing using ZOOM and PAN commands That is how you can work with different parts of the drawing as necessary cTp 21 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Zoom in and out If you have a wheel mouse you can zoom in and out by rotating the wheel forward and backward The center of the transformation the point that does not move is assumed to be the current position of the cursor You can move quickly to different parts of the drawing by positioning the cursor at different locations and
13. their dimensions are displayed in the bottom half of the main window The result from the above input will look as follows cTp 7 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Spa ns Spans IE Mol L m Section Span data is entered in the Spans table on the respective page Click the Iml Spans 1 E button to activate it Add as many rows as you need For each span fill the effective length distance between centers of columns and select the number of the cross section It must corresponds to a row in the Sections table Ti Supports Enter support type and column dimensions above and below the beam at each support Types of supports are F fixed P pinned and C cantilever free end Column size Hc2 1 l l al ci is along the beam and b is across the beam If you enter positive value for ul 1 column height Ha the respective column stiffness will be included in the analysis The beam will be calculated as a part of frame In this case the defined support types refer to column ends Index i 1 refers to the lower column and index i 2 to the upper one Supports And Column Sizes cm No Type hcl cm bel cm Het cem he cm be cm He cm 1P 25 25 2 P 25 25 3 P 25 25 Loads Press the Imi Loads button to open the respective page First you have to define all load a4 CasesI
14. 2 MPOEKTCOOT Software Package Design Expert version 2 7 Structural Design and Detailing to Eurocode Beam Expert Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams User manual DEHB B 00 fame r S La Tpene 1 4 E Eurocode EC2 EC8 7 7 of fF y o io a F F 1008 17 1208 29 1008 17 N g oom g z 276 AR tiG 2020010 E 2020x810 470 2020x470 ae eXi K WRVIQQRQS amp eoh ASBTOMATMYHO TeHepMpaHe Ha YepTema a Sa ga BMOQMTE NOKPMTMETO Ha ADMMPOBKaTa ce BEpHEeTe B ApmMuposBKa Sa ga BMIMTEe NPOBMCBAHETO M NyKHaTMHMTe ce BLpHEeTe B IposncsaHe r Komana 155 3 327 4 GRD SNAP ORTHO OSNAP All rights reserved 2014 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual TABLE OF CONTENTS PUDOUE TING EOC INN sic carat tne seers rose E E seecnuanccaned ET A 3 HOW WU WOU Se vats ctesiecte sae iacta cide sutsntcareueonescesteioc suctaceaceteskentaurodscteGat ies E A 4 Working with TN CSesolecacescoudensccencoansaseue da volaceestceuianseicaceaneoseuseasoincenoneeuicnsspeoareneciusitesclncwmeienteuscocs 4 NOW TING sae css estroge tenrde E E sinh ues tade snes suyestentansereseesatevaeesen coun 4 OT A TNC A NA AE AE A A EE A E E E EEA E A 4 Save a le oa E E E E E O say 4 UNE CAC ae A E E A EE E E A A E E E E E E 5 Working WIth tables scveracacoscenss besser ievnsdussnsewesacanssaenesvasies go
15. Required reinforcement area diagrams are obtained for main top and bottom and shear reinforcement You can start the design procedure by clicking the Reinforcement button Effective depth for bending design is assumed to be d h 5 cm Shear design is performed for two leg links Reinforcement area Asw cm m is provided for one leg Additional tensile force AF from shear design is calculated in main reinforcement according to Eurocode 2 It is included by widening the main reinforcement diagram Report You can generate a detailed report in HTML format for each task by clicking the ch Results button The report is opened in a web browser Internet Explorer by default Most office programs like MS Word can edit html files Report filename is data_file_name html It comes together with a folder data_file_ name html_files Always keep the report file and the folder together otherwise pictures and formatting will be lost Detailing and drafting Beam Expert is capable of automated reinforcement detailing After that you can export ready to use drawings directly to AutoCAD or ZWCAD Unlike purely detailing software where you have to enter count diameter shape and dimensions for each bar or shear link Beam Expert can generate all of the above data automatically based on the required reinforcement diagrams Eurocode detailing requirements are automatically included such as minimum and maximum reinforcement ratios bar and lin
16. Transformation FOO EVIE isl e First last click two points that define the distance between the Repettions 1 first and the last object All other objects will be distributed evenly Pick Points between them First Second H OOO 1 2 e One by one click a base point first Then you have to enter separate points to define the location of each object independently eric Coping is not available for some objects in some modules cTp 24 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Export to ZWCAD or AutoCAD You can export the drawing directly to ZWCAD or AutoCAD by clicking the iy ib button from the main toolbar It is always the same button but the icon is different depending on the selected External CAD option in the settings dialog If you click the arrow w next to the button you can select other CAD system from the drop down menu Supported versions are ZWCAD 2012 to 2015 and AutoCAD 2004 to 2015 If there is an instance of ZWCAD or AutoCAD already running the drawing is sent to the active document Otherwise a new session is opened Alternatively you can type one of the following commands ZWCAD AutoCAD or just CAD The drawing is exported as simple polylines texts dimensions lines circles and hatches There are no blocks or any other complex objects so it is easy to be modified with the standard AutoCAD commands Current
17. al drafting mode on andof fose Jos _frumobject snap mode on andoft rreoraw RD frearaw the soreenview S e lrorare ro Rotate the selected objects about a specified center point and angle alsa s_____ sevethe curent data toa fleonthedisk SCRIPT Save a script file scr with all AutoCAD commands ncessary to create the current drawing in AutoCAD pem A ALL Select all objects in the drawing that are not hidden or locked SELALL SNAP SN Turn Snap to grid mode on and off UNDO u Undo the last command amp ZOOMIN Zz z Zoom in the screen view by factor of 1 5 oe ZL ZA ZE Zoom the screen view in order to fit all objects inside the program window a ZOOMOUT Zo Zz Zoom out the screen view by factor of 0 5 xzoomwinoowkew zoom the screen view in order to fit inside the specified rectangle Undo wrong action or command Click the 2 button or type the UNDO command It cancels the results from the last command and recovers the previous drawing state You can undo only one step back If you need to go back further use the other commands to recover the original drawing state Redo a command that has been undone Click the t button or type the REDO command It repeats the last command in case it has been accidently undone REDO must follow the UNDO command immediately before any other command Otherwise the command cannot be recovered ctp 20 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous
18. alculated using cross section properties and mean secant modulus of elasticity of concrete Ecm Supports are located at column centers and rigid end zones are added between column edges The program automatically generates three load combinations according to Eurocode ULS Ultimate Limit State Lye Ga yor Oki Eyo Woi Oki SLS Serviceability Limit State VG On Eyo Vk Seismic UG Dwi Qi Ana Internal forces are calculated using the ULS and seismic combinations while deformations and crack widths are calculated by the SLS combination Internal forces Bending moment diagram M and shear force Seismic load diagram V are obtained as a result The most na unfavorable distribution of variable loads is taken gt lt Permanent and variable loads into account and envelope diagrams are created If you have seismic loads the final diagram is created aA Seismic combination by enveloping ULS and seismic combinations A NO ULS combination w Final diagram Capacity design You can use Beam Expert to obtain the capacity values of internal forces and include them into the reinforcement design Before that you have to design and draw the reinforcement using the initial values as a first iteration Click the Reinforcement and Z Drawing buttons to design and draw the reinforcement and select bar diameters and counts Then go back to internal forces diagrams by clicking the ioe Diagrams
19. beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Points and coordinates input Design Expert has its own CAD environment where you can create and modify drawings Some commands require the user to enter coordinates of points You can do this by clicking with the mouse in the drawing window or by typing the coordinates in the command line Typing input should follow some standard formats as described below Coordinates can be absolute or relative to the previous point Input ae format Example pescripton etre 10 5 15 Values are defined in global coordinate system Oxy Relative 25 35 Relative distances 25 n 35 to the previous point along X and Y respectively eee lt 45 100 Distance or 100 is measured to the previous point at 45 angle from X axis L 50 Distance of 50 to the previous point measured towards mouse cursor Press Enter or Space after you enter the coordinates in the command line If you want to enter points with the mouse you have to move the cursor to the required location and click with the left mouse button You can see the current coordinates of the cursor in the status bar located at the bottom of the main window You can use several precision tools that can help you to get the exact coordinates when clicking e GRID shows a uniform grid of dots over the working area of the drawing e SNAP rounds the coordinates to a specified step along X and Y e ORTHO orthogonal drawing mode Current point is aligned to horizontal
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21. e alpha_cc 1 00 alpha_ct 1 00 they are not included in the table values Material tables You can open the material tables by clicking the button A dialog containing both concrete and reinforcement tables appears on screen You can modify values add and remove rows by clicking the and buttons respectively Finally you should press Save to save changes and close the dialog If you want to discard changes press Exit and you will return to the main window Material tables are common for the whole computer Any changes you make will reflect all Design Expert modules and input files Material data to Eurocode Concrete Design Expert includes the following concrete grades according to EN 1992 1 1 Table 3 1 aie ae ae MPa MPa MPa e cars The following symbols are used in the above table Ecm concrete secant modulus of elasticity J koi characteristic cube strength fek characteristic cylinder strength cTp 6 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Sotk 0 05 characteristic tensile strength with 5 probability of failure fed Mec fek Yc design compressive strength feta Oct fetk 0 05 Yc design tensile strength Ec compressive strain at maximum stress for parabolic linear stress strain Ecy2 ultimate compressive strain at concrete edge Design values for compressive and tensi
22. er at each stage Drafting Drawing is created firstly in Design Expert internal graphical editor where you can review and modify Then you can export it directly to ZWCAD or AutoCAD or save a script file for AutoCAD LT The software generates bills of materials for both steel and concrete and reinforcement bending schedule The reinforcement output is compatible to the Design Expert Plug in module for reinforcement detailing and scheduling with AutoCAD or ZWCAD ctp 30T 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual How it works The software includes standard graphical user interface for Windows You can enter commands either by clicking buttons on the main toolbar or by typing commands in the command line located at bottom Detailed descriptions of all commands are provided further in this manual If you hold the mouse over a button a tooltip appears with a short description of the respective command IT Beam Expert 2 7 1 o mean TSHea B ee foahze Bean 1 H mi Evocede E02 ECB Materials Sections BeA Picture _ lt No Lib cm h cm bf cm hf cm bf cm hf cm ey cm bf Concrete C20 25 1 5 50 8 16 fcd 13 3 MPa 2 25 70 90 16 Reinf Symbol Bars x N v fyd 435 MPa Links B500 x N fywd 435 MPa Strength Reduction Factors alpha_cc 1 00 alpha_ct 1 00 GA7 Xi FM HVIAQARQAS e e GA Window first corner 504 1 31 4
23. es inside the program Insert new row press Ins key or button When you go to the end of the last row and press Enter a new row opens automatically Delete last row press Backspace or button Some tables are with fixed dimensions and you Cannot add or remove rows Move the current focus with one cell press arrow keys lt T i a gt Move the focus to the first or the last row press Page Up Page Down Home End Edit current cell contents press F2 or just start typing an input box is opened automatically Finish cell edit press Enter or arrow key the input box is closed and changes are stored into the cell Cancel cell edit press Esc the input box is closed and changes are discarded The original contents remains in the current cell Delete cell contents press Del the contents of all selected cells is cleared Select a range of cells the first method is to use the keyboard select the first cell hold Shift and press arrow keys or Page Up Page Down Home End to move to the cell at the other corner of the area Alternatively you can click with the mouse at the first corner hold Shift and click at the opposite corner Copy the contents of the selected cells press Ctrl C Paste into the selected cells press Ctrl V You can copy from and paste to the same or other tables as well as external programs like Word Excel etc If you try to paste a range o
24. f cells which area is greater than the area of the destination cells you will receive a warning This is necessary to avoid unwanted data overwriting Design code Design Expert is compatible to Eurocodes mainly EN 1992 1 1 and EN 1998 1 1 It is applicable to most countries as far as you can define your own material properties partial safety factors loads and some other important parameters Detailed description of all design methods and formulas used in this program is provided further in this manual ctp 50T 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Materials Material and section properties are entered on the first page of the program Materials It is active at startup by default If you have moved to another page you can Concrete 20 25 always go back with the Lf button fcd 13 3 MPa a ee Reinforcement Symbol You have to enter concrete grade c20 25_ and steel grades for main B500 B50 Nn and shear B500 reinforcement Also you can specify a symbol N ect fyd 435 MPa to be used for bar labelling in the drawings Characteristic and design values Lnks B500 N fwd 435 MPa Strength Reduction Factors for material properties are predefined in tables Concrete compressive and tensile strengths are additionally multiplied by the sustained loading factors Occ and ay They should be defined separately in the respective fields sinc
25. factor Table 5 1 It is assumed conservatively that q 3 3 for DCM and q 4 95 for DCH I vibration period at the end of the horizontal part of the response spectrum T vibration period for first mode shape It is assumed T T 1 0 which is conservative for greater values of 71 amp y a design value for reinforcement yield strain fya Es fyd design reinforcement yield strength dbtmax maximum longitudinal bar diameter dg gravel grain size Wd safety factor equal to 1 0 for DCM and 1 2 for DCH Vg normalized column axial load va Nea fedAc kp factor equal to 2 3 for DCM and 1 0 for DCH p ratio of the compressive reinforcement anchored into the column Pmax maximum tensile reinforcement ratio Pmax 0 0 0018 fca Lo Ey a fya d effective section height a angle between shear reinforcement and beam axis hw beam section height du shear reinforcement diameter dpi longitudinal reinforcement diameter minimum l span clear length Selected reinforcement in spans The program automatically selects counts and diameters for all bars and shear links based on the design results The procedure is started with the Generate button You can review and edit the reinforcement for each span separately You can browse among spans using the buttons In order to modify the top reinforcement at support 1 go to span 1 and click the left arrow If yo
26. ge Soft storey check According to Eurocode 8 columns in anti seismic frame structures should be designed with greater bending Capacities than the adjacent beams Capacities are determined so that the following condition to be satisfied in each beam column joint 2 Mpc 2 1 3Mpp where gt Mp sum of bending capacities of columns above and below the joint gt Mepp sum of bending capacities of all beams connected to the joint in the selected plane Design check must be performed for both directions of seismic loading Capacity moments at the respective sides should be taken for each direction Ag R C fj M Re MRb b ES gn ES Mp b t ad Mp b t M Reo Mp cN Capacity moments for beams Mpg and MRa b can be calculated by Beam Expert see the above chapter Capacity moments for columns can be calculated using PMM Expert which is another Design Expert module For convenience you can export diagrams with capacity values to AutoCAD or ZWCAD by using the ib or iy buttons cTp 11 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Capacity shear forces According to Eurocode 8 design shear forces have to be determined using bending capacity moments at ends of each span Capacity shear force diagrams are generated Values are displayed above and below beam axis at both ends They are calculated as follows at the left end 1 at the right end 2 Vedt1
27. gram of elastic deflections They are determined using mean elastic modulus of concrete and gross area properties of concrete section without reinforcement Inelastic deflections In order to see the inelastic deflections go to Reinforcement a and Drawing pages first by clicking the respective buttons and then go back to Deflections Calculations are performed for SLS including nonlinear concrete characteristics such as creep shrinkage cracks and actual reinforcement For each section crack opening check is performed and crack widths are calculated if necessary For calculation of inelastic deflections each span is divided into 12 elements Top and bottom reinforcement is determined for each element Crack opening bending moment is calculated The element is classified as cTp 12 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual cracked if design bending moment is greater than crack opening moment or as non cracked otherwise Nonlinear stiffness is calculated for cracked or non cracked element Then analysis is restarted and deflections are calculated as a result Reinforcement design Beam Expert performs bending and shear design according to Eurocode The same procedures are used as in the RC Expert module You can find a detailed description of the design procedures in the RC Expert user manual Calculations are performed for all sections along each span
28. ically applies the requirements for the selected ductility class during the detailing process You should select one of the following possible values from the combo box DCL DCM or DCH For more information see Detailing requirements to Eurocode 2 and Eurocode 8 bellow If you need to design to Eurocode 2 only select DCL Otherwise Eurocode 8 is applied Detailing The program automatically selects counts and diameters for bars and shear links based on the required reinforcement diagrams obtained by the design This is performed after the settings dialog is opened for the first time or when you click the Generate button You can set limits for diameters which can be used by the program by setting the Preferred diameters option For main reinforcement select minimum and maximum diameters Omin maxl Lower values of Omax will increase the number of bars For shear links you can select one preferred diameter It is used for the entire beam if possible The program will use larger diameter only if link spacing gets lower than the minimum You can select whether to use curtailment separately for bottom top or shear reinforcement Without curtailment all bars in the span or above the support have equal lengths and count is calculated for the maximum required area Link spacing is calculated also for the maximum shear reinforcement area and it is uniform along the whole span The standard length for top bars above supports without
29. k mode You cannot modify separate objects within blocks If you want to do that you have to unlock the drawing first Locking and unlocking is performed by clicking the respective buttons 4 4 Select Selection is a way to determine which objects should be affected by a certain command You can select objects either before or after the command There are several ways to select objects e Single click on the object outline with the left mouse button The outline should intersect the cursor selection box E If there are no object at the specified point the A program automatically continues to window selection mode e Window you have to enter two points at the opposite corners of a window If youdraw KK the window from left to right all objects that fit entirely inside are selected If you draw gt the window from right to left all objects that intersect or fit inside the window are o selected The window is displayed with solid line in the first case and dashed line in the second e All selects all visible and unlocked objects Click the button or type SELECTALL to start the command Selected objects are redrawn in red Deselect Deselection is performed in the same way as selection but additionally you should hold the Shift button Alternatively you can click an object with the right mouse button In order to deselect all objects press Esc click the button or type DESELECTALL Delete Click the button or t
30. k spacing anchoring and splicing bending radiuses Eurocode 8 requirements for seismic design are also included That allows you to generate detailed reinforcement drawings that correspond to code requirements with minimum input data You can start reinforcement detailing and drawing by clicking the Detailing button on the main toolbar The Settings dialog appears on screen where you can do the following Select options for reinforcement detailing and drawing layout Automatically generate reinforcement bars and shear links by covering the required reinforcement diagrams Modify counts and diameters for top bottom and shear reinforcement in each span Generate the drawing with the selected reinforcement cTp 13 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Settings The settings dialog is displayed on the picture below Detailed description of all available options is provided further in this chapter Settings Drawing Detailing Bill of quantities Prefered diameters Reinforcement curtailment W Bendnig schedule k min iz W Bottom reinforcement in spans ars General BS8666 Rounding Bar dimensions 1 0 cm Bar lengths 50 an Anchorage in columns Shear links shape eae Se apse Tension bars in tension zone Overlapped Main bars Tension bars in compression zone Hooks angle gt Shear links Use large radiuses EEI 90 Gmax 22
31. le strengths in the table are determined for partial safety factor ye 1 5 They still do not include Qcc and ag factors which should be defined additionally Some countries use Occ 0 85 and aet is usually equal to 1 0 You should look for these values in your national annex document Reinforcement Design Expert includes the following reinforcement steel grades E The following symbols are used in the table Name S fya fyk A GPa MPa MPa E design modulus of elasticity fya design yield strength B420 0 01 fyk characteristic yield strength B460 200 400 460 0 01 Eyq design ultimate strain Cross sections Cross section data is entered in the Sections table Shapes can be T inverted T T bf L or inverted L Dimensions are noted as shown in the picture on the right For L or a inverted L shapes enter L in the first column Sections are aligned to their top edges by default You can move a section up or down by entering respectively positive or negative value for the eccentricity ey cm That is how you can align sections to their a bottom edges in case of beam with slab at bottom Sample input data for different types bf of cross sections is provided in the table below No L b cm jh em bf cm AP em bf cem hf cm ey cm 2D 60 2 25 60 e0 16 3L 2D 60 60 16 22 d 25 60 a0 16 ae 5 2D 60 a0 16 60 16 22 Pictures of all sections in the table and
32. nalysis Dimensions of cross sections spans columns and support types are entered in tables Dead live and seismic loads should be defined as well Static analysis are performed for different load patterns that account for the most unfavorable load position Envelope diagrams of internal forces and elastic deformations are obtained as a result Values at column edges are calculated as well Additionally inelastic deflections crack width and capacity values of internal forces can be calculated according to Eurocode Reinforcement counts and diameters should specified before that The program generates a detailed calculation report including input data and results The report is saved in HTML format for printing and viewing Design Bending and shear design checks are performed for multiple sections along all soans Diagrams for main and shear reinforcement are obtained as a result Additional tensile force in main reinforcement due to shear load is taken into account Detailing Bar counts diameters and lengths are automatically determined from the required reinforcement diagrams Detailed reinforcement drawings with views and sections are generated Most of Eurocode detailing provisions like reinforcement ratios anchoring splice lengths bar and link spacing critical zone lengths etc are included into the program They are applied automatically during the detailing process The generated reinforcement can be modified and edited by the us
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34. ser Click the j button or type MIRROR Then enter first and second point and press Enter or click the right mouse button Stretch When the drawing is unlocked you can stretch separate objects like points lines polylines dimensions circles polygons and texts by dragging with the mouse Select the object and click on a point end middle or center point to catch it Then move the cursor to a new location and second click to release it Texts are selected and moved using their base points displayed as small circles If you stretch a line polyline or polygon and you hold shift before the second click you will insert a new vertex When the drawing is locked then you work in block editing mode You can move entire blocks by stretching the respective grips First you have to select a grip by clicking with the mouse Then click again on the grip to catch it move it to the new location and click to release it Copy Creates one or multiple copies of the selected objects using one of the available transformations lt f move Cc rotate AlN scale or mirror Click the button or type the COPY command Select objects and press Enter or click the right mouse button A settings dialog appears on screen Select method of transformation using the icons on the top number of repetitions and method of pointing e First second click two points that define the distance between Peplicate two consecutive objects
35. stacneetubadatesawerseseutenconss 13 PROV OU TE cicirsciasecsseceswuncssaceseseessacwssautusecusaceuscecncedeseenepeveceeseecasauseeb E 13 Detailing and drafting sesessesessssesescecessecescscesoscesssoecssscecsscesescecessecesoecessecesescecsscessecesssosoeeses 13 UNS E E PE E E E T A O EE S AT E E E A ATA 14 DENE aa EE E E E 14 Bl A EE EA E A A A E AE O A E EA S S A I A T 15 CONTE COVP an a E E eee ee ee eee ee ree ee ee er Te 15 BST a CAD asia ersten cep ectsres E TE E E E aan anions es E nae 15 DUCS scene estes A nes dun E E E T es 15 Detaile circ anc sca snavnsacaeus ons ene ceausone snes secs pauses seaneuse suesacaususesestecscbaessiuueecesusseesssin 15 Detailing requirements to Eurocode 2 and Eurocode 8 ccccccsssececeesececcescceeeesececeeeceseeeeceesegaeeetas 16 Selected tein orcement Fs ANE ea E EE E EE 18 DEANE o E E E E A E AA E R 19 Working with Design Expert graphical environment sesessesessecessecessecesseoecssceceesesesoesseoesesseo 19 COMAN en O N E E N 19 HOw to enter commands eseina EN E 19 Eo aege eniin AUN CNS AAEE AE E sac tas A AA A A E A A A E 19 Undo wrong action or command sci cctacceccsceuencosntenaisncnGacdaveisnsaenstnwcinsstevedeeciosieantorsaenssvesassanertananiondeeseat 20 Redo a command that has been undone ssesssssssesrsseressrrrssrrrsrressrrnsrrrsrtrnstrrsrersrtenstrrsreeseteesreeereeneeee 20 Points and coordinates INPUT erasa EAER 21 Manage the screen view ccscscscsccscs
36. ster format file that stores information about colors of separate pixels Metafile is a vector format file that stores coordinates of graphical objects The boundaries of the copied image match the boundaries of the program window Only objects that are visible on the screen will appear in the image For best results you can stretch the program window beforehand in order to fit the drawing tightly in the window without white spaces Print screen You can send the screen view directly to the printer by pressing the cere button or typing the PRINT command A setup dialog appears on SSS Microsoft XPS Document Writer z iE screen Select the required printer device from the list You can change Ad Portrait Cancel Print paper size and orientation as well as other options by clicking the D button Press the Print button to finish cTp 22 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Modify objects Block editing mode vs free mode Graphics in Design Expert are represented by basic objects like lines polylines circles texts dimensions etc They are grouped in blocks in order to form more complex objects like reinforcement bars sections or entire elements Each block is attached to one or more grips that are displayed as small blue boxes By default the drawing is locked and you can move only entire blocks using the respective grips This is called bloc
37. text and dimension styles are used If you use templates the drawing will look as any of your other drawings For best results you have to define Text Placement to be Over the Dimension Line Without a Leader in the dimension style settings Objects are distributed in separate layers If the required layers do not exist they are created automatically Reinforcement output is compatible to Design Expert Plug in module You can use it to additionally modify and schedule the reinforcement bars For versions not supported by the direct output you can create AutoCAD command script files Click the arrow next to the button and select Save script file scr Enter file path and name and click Save Then you can load the saved script into ZWCAD and AutoCAD using the SCRIPT command or menu Tools Run Script cTp 25 oT 25
38. u press the Generate button once again it will discard all changes you have made and will regenerate the whole reinforcement cTp 18 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Drafting When you press the Draw button the entire drawing is generated and the Settings dialog is closed If you go back to the Reinforcement page you will see diagrams for theoretical reinforcement area vs actual reinforcement area Working with Design Expert graphical environment All drawings are generated in the internal Design Expert graphical environment first There you can view modify and align objects before exporting them to ZWCAD or AutoCAD The graphical environment includes a basic set of commands for drawing and editing Commands How to enter commands You can use several ways to enter a command in this program e Type it into the command line e Type the short version command alias e Press a button on the toolbar omental X Ei aa QQ amp 4 El dk Command 202 8 25 3 GRID SNAP ORTHO OSNAP Alternatively instead of typing you can select the command from a drop down list by clicking the small arrow right to the command line Some commands may require you to select objects or enter coordinates You should watch the prompt on the left side of the command line Press enter or right mouse button to complete a command that is running
39. ue from the previous one Use the scheduling command from RC Plug in module to generate schedule and BOM inside AutoCAD or ZWCAD cTp 14 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual Rounding You can specify rounding steps for bar dimensions and total bar lengths They are 5 mm and 25 mm by default Links are not affected by this options They are always rounded to an integer number Numbering Enter starting mark numbers for shear links and bars separately You can continue the numbering from the previous beam Scale You can set different scales for elevations and sections Specify text size in millimeters as it should appear on the printouts Actual text size on the screen is automatically calculated according to the scale You can also select different drawing units mm cm or m Concrete cover Concrete cover is defined as the distance between concrete surface and surface of shear links and bars respectively Actual distance from bars to concrete edge is taken as the greater value of cover to main bars or cover to shear links link diameter External CAD You can export the drawing to different CAD systems You have to select the preferred system ZWCAD or AutoCAD in the combo box See Export to AutoCAD and ZWCAD further in this manual Ductility class Detailing requirements for different ductility classes are included The program automat
40. ype DELETE All selected objects are erased both from screen and memory Move Moves the selected objects along a vector defined by two points Click the button or type MOVE Then enter first and second point and press Enter or click the right 2 mouse button 1 Rotate Rotates the selected objects around a center and with angle defined by user Click the C button or type ROTATE Then enter first and second point and press Enter or click the right mouse button The first point defines the center of rotation and the second 2 is for the angle The angle is measured between the line and the X axis 1 a counterclockwise You can also enter the exact value of the angle using polar x cTp 23 oT 25 2 Beam Expert v 2 7 2014 Analysis design and detailing of RC continuous beams NPOEKTCOQOT User manual coordinate input format Type lt a 1 in the command line instead of clicking the second point where a should be the rotation angle in degrees Scale Scales the selected objects with a center and scale factor defined by user Click the button or type SCALE Then enter first and second point and press Enter or click the right mouse button The first point represents the center of transformation Scale factor is defined as the distance between the first and the second point Alternatively you can type the scale factor in the command line instead of entering a second point ve Mirror Mirrors the selected objects about a line defined by u
41. zooming in and out Also you can use some additional commands as follows CH ZOOM IN zooms in the screen view with one step EL ZOOM LIMITS zooms the screen view so that all visible objects fit inside the screen CE ZOOM WINDOW zooms the screen view in a user defined window When you start the command you have to enter two points at the opposite corners of the window Z ZOOM OUT zooms the screen view out with one step Pan You can move the screen view at preferred direction in order to see other parts of the drawing If you have a three button mouse you can use the middle button to pan Press and hold the middle button drag it to the new location and release the button When you press the button the cursor changes to and when you release it the old cursor is restored back Alternatively you can use the RTPAN command It requires two points to define the length and the direction of movement towards the second point Since RTPAN is a command like any other you have to finish the previous command before that Unlike RTPAN the middle button method can be used transparently inside any command without interrupting it Copy screen You can copy the screen view to the clipboard any time and insert it into other programs using Paste command or Ctrl V You can use the following commands for coping COPYBITMAP copies the screen image as Bitmap COPYMETAFILE copies the screen image as Metafile Bitmap is a ra

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