Software Installation

• Setup and Licensing Guide(PDF)
• Setup and Licensing Guide(Online)

Publications

• PCA Notes on ACI 318 Building Code Requirements
• Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
• Articles for Professional Development Hours
• Articles for Reinforced Concrete Design and Construction
• StructurePoint Bookstore

Manuals

• spBeam/pcaBeam/ADOSS (PDF Classic)
• spBeam/pcaBeam/ADOSS (PDF New)
• spBeam/pcaBeam/ADOSS (Online)


• spColumn/pcaColumn/PCACOL/IrrCOL (PDF Classic)
• spColumn/pcaColumn/PCACOL/IrrCOL (PDF New)
• spColumn/pcaColumn/PCACOL/IrrCOL (Online)


• spFrame/pcaFrame/PCACAD (PDF Classic)
• spFrame/pcaFrame/PCACAD (PDF New)
• spFrame/pcaFrame/PCACAD (Online)


• spMats/pcaMats/MATS (PDF Classic)
• spMats/pcaMats/MATS (PDF New)
• spMats/pcaMats/MATS (Online)


• spSlab/pcaSlab/ADOSS (PDF Classic)
• spSlab/pcaSlab/ADOSS (PDF New)
• spSlab/pcaSlab/ADOSS (Online)


• spWall/pcaWall/TILT (PDF Classic)
• spWall/pcaWall/TILT (PDF New)
• spWall/pcaWall/TILT (Online)

Presentations

• StructurePoint Suite | StructurePoint Suite (w/o Commentary)
• spColumn | spColumn (w/o Commentary)
• spBeam | spBeam (w/o Commentary)
• spSlab | spSlab (w/o Commentary)
• spMats | spMats (w/o Commentary)
• spWall | spWall (w/o Commentary)
• spFrame | spFrame (w/o Commentary)

spBeam/pcaBeam

• Wide Module Joist and Girder Concrete Floor System Design and Detailing
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  1. Reinforced Concrete one-way slab design
  2. Reinforced concrete Wide Module pan joist (skip joist) design
  3. Reinforced concrete continuous beam interior girder design
  4. Reinforced concrete continuous beam exterior spandrel (edge) beam torsion design
  5. Reinforced concrete interior, exterior, corner column design
• Continuous Beam Design with Negative Moment Redistribution
• Structural Analysis of Continuous Beam by Slope Deflection

spColumn/pcaColumn/PCACOL

• Interaction Diagram - Tied Reinforced Concrete Column (ACI 318-14)
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  1. First Control Point - Pure Compression
  2. Second Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to Zero
  3. Third Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to 0.5 fy
  4. Forth Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to fy
  5. Fifth Control Point - Bar Strain Near Tension Face of Member Equal to 0.005 in./in.
  6. Sixth Control Point – Pure Bending
  7. Seventh Control Point – Pure Tension
  8. Column Interaction Diagram – spColumn Software
  9. Uniaxial vs. Biaxial Interaction Diagram


• Interaction Diagram - Tied Reinforced Concrete Column (CSA A23.3-14)
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  1. First Control Point - Pure Compression
  2. Second Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to Zero
  3. Third Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to 0.5 fy
  4. Forth Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to fy
  5. Fifth Control Point - Pure Bending
  6. Sixth Control Point – Pure Tension
  7. Column Interaction Diagram – spColumn Software
  8. Uniaxial vs. Biaxial Interaction Diagram


• Interaction Diagram - Tied Reinforced Concrete Column (CSA A23.3-94)
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  1. First Control Point - Pure Compression
  2. Second Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to Zero
  3. Third Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to 0.5 fy
  4. Forth Control Point - Bar Stress Near Tension Face of Member Equal to fy
  5. Fifth Control Point - Pure Bending
  6. Sixth Control Point – Pure Tension
  7. Column Interaction Diagram – spColumn Software
  8. Uniaxial vs. Biaxial Interaction Diagram


• Slenderness Effects for Concrete Columns in Sway Frame - Moment Magnification Method (ACI 318-14) (18" x 18" Column Section)
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  1. Sway/Nonsway Frame Designation
  2. Slenderness Effects
  3. Moment Magnification at Ends of Compression Member
  4. Moment Magnification along Length of Compression Member
  5. Column Design


• Slenderness Effects for Concrete Columns in Sway Frame - Moment Magnification Method (ACI 318-14) (22" x 22" Column Section)
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  1. Sway/Nonsway Frame Designation
  2. Slenderness Effects
  3. Moment Magnification at Ends of Compression Member
  4. Moment Magnification along Length of Compression Member
  5. Column Design


• Effective Flexural Stiffness for Critical Buckling Load of Concrete Columns
• Reinforced Concrete Building Sway Frame Slender Column Design Example ACI 318 PCA Notes
• Reinforced Concrete Building Sway Frame Slender Column Design Example ACI 318 Hassoun
• Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Strength in Tall High-rise Buildings
• Flexural Effective Stiffness of Individual Reinforced Concrete Slender Columns

spMats/pcaMats/MATS

Design Examples

• Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Foundation (Strip Footing) Analysis and Design (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Preliminary Member Sizing
  2. Shear Capacity Check
  3. Flexural Reinforcement Design
  4. Reinforcement Detailing
  5. Strip Footing Analysis and Design - spMats Software


• Reinforced Concrete Column Combined Footing Analysis and Design (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Preliminary Member Sizing
  2. Two-Way (Punching) Shear Capacity Check
  3. One-Way Shear Capacity Check
  4. Flexural Reinforcement Design
  5. Combined Footing Analysis and Design - spMats Software

spSlab/pcaSlab/ADOSS

Design Examples

• Two-Way Flat Plate Reinforced Concrete Slab Floor System Design & Detailing (ACI 318-11)


• Two-Way Flat Plate Reinforced Concrete Slab Floor System Design & Detailing (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Two-way slab design - Direct Design Method (DDM)
  2. Two-way slab design - Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)
  3. Moment distribution – Column Strip/Middle Strip
  4. Reinforced concrete interior, exterior, corner column design
  5. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear)
  6. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear)
  7. Two-way slab deflection calculation (Serviceability)
  8. Comparison of two-way slab analysis and design methods


• Two-Way Concrete Floor Slab with Beams Design Detailing & Detailing (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Preliminary Slab Thickness Sizing
  2. Two-way slab design - Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)
  3. Moment distribution – Column Strip/Beam Strip/Middle Strip
  4. Reinforced concrete interior, exterior, corner column design
  5. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear)
  6. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear)
  7. Two-way slab deflection calculation (Serviceability) – Immediate Deflections
  8. Two-way slab deflection calculation (Serviceability) – Time-Dependent Deflections
  9. Comparison of two-way slab (with beams) analysis and design methods


• Two-Way Reinforced Concrete Slab With Drop Panels Floor System Design & Detailing (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Preliminary dimensions of drop panels
  2. Two-way slab design - Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)
  3. Moment distribution – Column Strip/Middle Strip
  4. Flexural reinforcement
  5. Reinforced concrete interior, exterior, corner column design
  6. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear) – around columns faces
  7. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear) – around drop panels
  8. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear) – around columns faces
  9. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear) – around drop panels
  10. Two-way slab deflection calculation (Serviceability)
  11. Comparison of two-way slab (with drop panels) analysis and design methods


• Two-Way Joist Reinforced Concrete Slab (Waffle Slab) Floor System Design & Detailing (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Preliminary dimensions of drop panels
  2. Two-way slab design - Equivalent Frame Method (EFM)
  3. Moment distribution – Column Strip/Middle Strip
  4. Flexural Reinforcement
  5. Reinforced concrete interior, exterior, corner column design
  6. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear) – around columns faces
  7. Two-way slab one-way shear strength (Beam shear) – around drop panels
  8. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear) – around columns faces
  9. Two-way slab two-way shear strength (Punching shear) – around drop panels
  10. Two-way slab deflection calculation (Serviceability)
  11. Comparison of two-way joist slab (waffle slab) analysis and design methods

Tech Notes

• CSA A23.3 - Kt Torsional Stiffness Illustration
• CSA A23.3 - Kt Revised.slb (zip)
• CSA A23.3 - Kt Revised - Output
• Classification of Lightweight concrete types and modification factor
• Equivalent Frame Method Moment Distribution Factors
• Structural Analysis of Continuous Beam by Slope Deflection

spWall/pcaWall/TILT

• Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Analysis and Design (ACI 318-14)
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  1. Minimum Reinforcement Requirements
  2. Neutral Axis Depth Determination
  3. Moment Capacity Check
  4. Shear Capacity Check
  5. Shear Wall Analysis and Design Using spWall
• Precast Concrete Bearing Wall Panel Design (Alernative Analysis Method)(Using ACI 318-14)
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  1. Minimum Vertical Reinforcement
  2. Alernative Method for Out-of-Plane Slender Wall Analysis
  3. Wall Structural Analysis
  4. Wall Cracking Moment Capacity
  5. Wall Flexural Moment Capacity
  6. Wall Mid-Height Deflection
• Precast Concrete Bearing Wall Panel Design (Alernative Analysis Method)(Using ACI 318-11)
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  1. Minimum Vertical Reinforcement
  2. Alernative Design Method
  3. Wall Structural Analysis
  4. Wall Cracking Moment Capacity
  5. Wall Flexural Moment Capacity
  6. Wall Mid-Height Deflection
• Structural Wall Reinforcement Design Considerations

Engineering Case Studies

• Industrial Storage Facility

Legacy Product Comparisons

• spMats Product Comparison
• spColumn Product Comparison
• spWall Product Comparison