Features related to calculation and design of RC elements.
A full description of all the features is available in the other Help sections.
New Italian code DM 2008 has been extended on Beams and Columns provided reinforcement design/checking
RC Walls may now be designed according to the French Eurocode NF EN 1992-1-1/NA:2007.
Serviceability Limit Stress requirements may be now taken into account while designing rc columns.
Depending on the code two conditions are checked: stress limit in concrete/steel, and crack width. Crack width is calculated using code formulas for beams, substituting used values by their column counterparts.
The following codes take into account both conditions:
Cracking width is checked exclusively while using the code PN-B-03264(2002)
Solely stress limit calculations governs for: BAEL 91 mod. 99
For rc columns imported from the structure model, when seismic calculations are launched seismic joints are automatically created. This is possible if all adjoining beams were previously designed and the same sets of loads were accepted while importing columns and beams.
The option is available for the following codes: