S-Frame™ Explained
Concrete Post Processors
All of our analysis package versions integrate with the following concrete element 'post processing' design tools and the steel frame 'post processing' tools.
S-Concrete
Beam and column section design
- Rectangular and circular sections.
- Axial load and moment interaction diagrams.
- Shear design and biaxial bending.
- T, L and rectangular beams.
- Flexure, shear and torsion designs.
- Bar spacing and stirrup spacing checks.
- Crack control and steel area checks.
- Iterative and automated design.
- Visual editor (click/drag to make changes).
- Export details via DXF.
- International range of reinforcing bars.
Wall section design
- Shear wall design and detailing.
- Empirical and seismic design and detailing.
- C, H, T, L, rectangular or I shapes.
- Axial load, flexure, shear and torsion design.
- Axial load and moment interaction diagrams.
- Empirical design method (ACI, UBC, CSA).
Earthquake resilient design, Uniform Building Code (Seismic Zone 3 & 4)
- Boundary element size and detailing evaluation.
- Simplified or strain analysis method
- Concrete confinement (Zone ties and configuration).
- Curtains or reinforcing, steel area and steel ratios.
- Anchorage conditions (i.e. hooks).
- Bar spacing requirements.
CSA - A23.3 (R=1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or 3.5)
- Ductility/stability requirements.
- Curtains or reinforcing, steel area and steel ratios.
- Anchorage and development length including hooks.
- Simplified or general method of shear design.
- Concrete confinement (Zone ties and configuration).
- Sliding shear design.
- Bar spacing requirements.
B-Line - Continuous RC Beam Design
- Superb new interactive visual editor
- T-beams, L-beams, slab bands and rectangular beams
- Rectangular and circular columns as well as beam supports
- Standard and user defined reinforcing styles are available
- Automatic generation of pattern loading and load combinations
- Automatic design with beam section and/or reinforcement optimisation
- Design to BS 8110:1997 & 1985., ACI 318-99 & 95, and CSA-A23.3-94
- Moment redistribution
- Combined moment, shear and torsion design for all codes
- Short term and long term (cracked section) deflection evaluation
- Full graphical output including capacity envelopes on shear moment and torsion diagrams
- Quality output to Autocad and Microsoft Word
- Fully integrated with TEDDS®




