Key Features

 

Column and wall design
This feature can design hundreds of columns and walls, virtually in several seconds, in bending and shear. The secondary moments are considered which, allows to treat all columns as braced. Also, the bending moments are magnified for slenderness. The software considers a number of load cases, and selects appropriate number of bars. R/C Building currently complies with:

 

R/C Building has been improved to increase the efficiency in column design and reporting. It allows the column design parameters to be varied until a satisfactory solution is reached. A column schedule table is also available.

 

The software also provides 3D view of column and wall internal forces and wall stresses. (screenshots...)

 

Construction Stages Analysis  The loading is applied as the structure is built.  More realistic reaction evaluation on a transfer floor.

 

Soil-Structure Interaction
State-of-art analysis of slabs-on-grade, where the entire structure and the soil are analysed together, in order to obtain most reliable soil pressure and settlement results. (more...)

 

3D Frequency Analysis
R/C BUILDING software can perform a complete 3D frequency analysis and  evaluate translation and rotational modal shapes and associated frequencies. (more...)

 

Spectral Analysis

The Earthquake Spectral Analysis is used to perform a complete 3D dynamic analysis of a building model, including the global torsion.  The earthquake action can be defined by a generic spectral curve, or by using the curves provided in  AS 1170.4-2007, Section 7 or Eurocode 8. (more...)

 

Wall / Deep Beams Analysis and Design
The software can be used to analyse the walls with internal finite element mesh considering simultaneously in-plane (membrane) and out-of-plane (bending) action to evaluate the stresses in the deep beam, and to deign the steel in the beep beams. (more...)

 

Inclined Columns
Normally, the column are defined as vertical elements, however R/C BUILDING software can accept inclined column to accommodate for special architectural requirements.

 

In-plane slab stresses due to shrinkage and temperature change
This feature can be used to evaluate very accurately the stresses in the slab and the internal forces in the walls and columns due to concrete shrinkage and temperature change.  This feature is especially useful for larger size floors.

 

Punching Shear Check / Design
The punching shear check and design are performed by two alternative methods for all column elements including complex sections.

 

Walls Group Detailed Results
This feature can be used to extract lift core results in many different formats.   (more...)

 

Wall Openings

Wall elements can be now defined with door(s) and window(s).(...)

 

Shear-free walls

The walls in the model can be set to "Shear-free", in order to simulate the pre-fabricated concrete panels, or load bearing masonry walls.(more...)

 

Steel Cross Bracing  The steel bracings can be used to restrain the lateral movement.  These elements can span one, two or three floors. 

 

Joint / Corbels  A slip-joint or shear-dowels joint can be easily modelled.  When a slip-joint is used, the bending moments along the joint will be zero, while there is a full transfer of the shear force. (more...)

 

Piles
Piles can be modelled below the lowest floor when considering a slab on ground.

 

New Modelling Concept
A new modelling concept has been developed in these versions of the R/C BUILDING and SLABS 2009. It enables the modelling of the floors and openings of any shape, and reduces the modelling time dramatically.

 

Intelligent CAD Import
The Intelligent CAD import will recognize the common structural elements, such as different wall configurations and columns of any shape.  CAD drawings that contain information in appropriate layers can be used to import the geometry of a complete floor in minutes.  The CAD import in R/C BUILDING does not require any modification or special preparation to be made on the CAD drawings.

 

REVIT Structure 2011/2012 Import Link
R/C BUILDING software imports the entire floors from a REVIT model.

 

Check Structure
A comprehensive structural check can be performed in order to identify and eliminate most common modelling errors.