D1.F.1 Design Operations
STAAD.Pro has the capabilities for performing concrete design. It will calculate the reinforcement needed for the specified concrete section. All the concrete design calculations are based on the 2014 edition of ACI 318 (unless a previous version is specified).
The design requirements need to be contained within a concrete design block, include the code reference, any modifications to design parameters and instructions as to which objects are to be designed.
START CONCRETE DESIGN
CODE code_ref
parameters values
design_instructions
END CONCRETE DESIGN
The versions of the ACI 318 code implemented can be referred to as follows:
Code Edition | code_ref | Design Beams | Design Columns | Design Slabs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
ACI
or
|
✔ | ✔ | X |
2011 |
ACI 2011
|
✔ | ✔ | X |
2008 |
ACI 2008
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
2005 |
ACI 2005
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
2002 |
ACI 2002
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1999 |
ACI 1999
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
For a list of the parameters that can be used for design, see D1.F.3 Design Parameters.
design_instructions:
DESIGN BEAM { member_list | ALL }
DESIGN COLUMN { member_list | ALL }
DESIGN PLATE { element_list | ALL }
See also TR.53 Concrete Design Specifications.
Example
An partial input with an example of beam design input for ACI 318-14:
UNIT KIP INCH
START CONCRETE DESIGN
CODE ACI 2014
FYMAIN 58 ALL
MAXMAIN 10 ALL
CLB 2.5 ALL
DESIGN BEAM 1 7 10
END CONCRETE DESIGN