Technical Features

• Support for ACI 318-14/11/08/05/02/99 & CSA A23.3-14/04/94 design standards
• Design and investigation of beams, one and two-way slabs including one-way joist systems (standard and wide module) and two-way joist systems (waffle slabs)
• Slab band system design and investigation for CSA A23.3-14/04
• Flexure and shear design and investigation with live load reduction and patterning
• Torsion design and investigation for beams/one-way slab systems
• Longitudinal reinforcement for combined flexure, shear, and torsion per CSA A23.3-14/04
• Automatic or manual moment distribution factors and strip widths
• Moment redistribution for beams/one-way slab systems
• Calculation of instantaneous deflections at three load levels; dead load, dead load plus sustained live load, and dead load plus live load
• Calculation of incremental long-term deflections
• Instantaneous and long-term design strip deflections for two-way systems
• Analytical modeling of variable support stiffness in systems with rectangular, and circular supports
• One and two-way (punching) shear investigation considering the effects of drop panels, column capitals, longitudinal beams, transverse beams, and slab bands.
• Boundary conditions including vertical and rotational springs
• Top and bottom bar details including development lengths and material quantities
• Specialty design requirements including crack control, integrity reinforcing, and corner column checking
• Frame solution results including tabulated column axial forces and moments
• Mixed span types within one-way or two-way systems
• Auto-input wizard with instantaneous data checking
• Graphical display of geometry, loads, and results
• Advanced view, print, display settings and options
• Customizable detailed results report
• spResults module for viewing and exporting input and output data
• spReporter module for generating, viewing, exporting, and printing reports
• Import input data from ADOSS v6.0x/7.0x, PCA-Beam, and pcaSlab
• Detailed manual and online help

Program Features

• Integrate up to 20 spans and two cantilevers of multiple floor system types in each model
• 6 load cases
• 50 load combinations
• 999 partial dead loads per case
• 999 partial live loads per case
• 2 top bar layers (Design mode)
• 2 bottom bar layers (Design mode)
• 15 bar sets per span
• Add and remove self weight from both ultimate and service load combinations
• Dislay loads and geometry graphically as they are input
• Import input data from ADOSS v6.0x/7.0x and pcaBeam v1.0x
• Customizable results report

General Features

• English (in.-lb) or SI (metric) units
• Online help
• Auto-input wizard with instantaneous data checking
• User-controlled screen color settings
• Ability to save defaults and settings for future input sessions