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D1.F.2 Section Types for Concrete Design

The current version of ACI 318 in STAAD.Pro supports the design of beams and columns defined as follows.

Section types for concrete design

Beam Design – uses a 2D beam element if specified with the following properties:
  1. Rectangular
    1. Defined as a Prismatic section with YD (depth) and ZD (width)
    2. Defined in a User Table, type: prismatic
  2. Tee Section
    1. Defined as a Prismatic section with YD (overall depth), YB (depth of stem), ZD (width of flange), and ZB (width of stem)
Column Design – uses a 2D beam element if specified with the following properties:
  1. Rectangular
    1. Defined as a Prismatic section with YD (depth) and ZD (width)
    2. Defined in a User Table, type: prismatic
  2. Tee Section
    1. Defined as a Prismatic section with YD (overall depth), YB (depth of stem), ZD (width of flange), and ZB (width of stem)
  3. Circular
    1. Defined as Prismatic section with YD (circumference)
D1.F.2.1 Section Types Supported for ACI 318-99 – ACI 318-11
Parent topic: D1.F. American Codes - Concrete Design per ACI 318
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