STRUCTURAL PACKAGE
USER MANUAL
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ... 1-1 1.1 Welcome! ... 1-1 1.2 What's New... 1-2 1.3 The Graphical Interface ... 1-3 1.3.1 Main Window... 1-3 1.3.2 Project Workspace... 1-4 1.3.3 Tool bar ... 1-4 1.3.4 Menu bar... 1-5 1.3.5 Main title bar ... 1-5 1.4 Manual Overview ... 1-7 1.5 EsteemPlus Design Flow Chart ... 1-10 1.6 Working with other programs... 1-11 1.6.1 CAD Programs ... 1-11 1.6.2 Zip Programs ... 1-11 1.6.3 Email Programs ... 1-12 1.6.4 Web browser... 1-12 2 Setting up EsteemPlus... 2-13 2.1 EsteemPlus Package ... 2-13 2.2 Installation guide ... 2-14 2.3 System Requirement... 2-16 3 Menu ... 3-17 3.1 File Menu... 3-17 3.1.1 Create a New Project ... 3-17 3.1.2 Open Project ... 3-19 3.1.3 Import Project ... 3-20 3.1.4 Export to EsteemWin v5.2 ... 3-22 3.1.5 Backup Project... 3-23 3.1.6 Send Project... 3-25 3.1.7 Save All Plans... 3-26 3.1.8 Print ... 3-27 3.1.9 Print Setup ... 3-27 3.2 Project... 3-28 3.2.1 Reset Project Analysis Result... 3-28 3.2.2 Check Project Grid Integrity... 3-28
3.2.3 Check Project Integrity... 3-29 3.2.4 Adjust for Datum Distance ... 3-29 3.2.5 Progress Bar... 3-30 3.3 Edit Menu ... 3-31 3.4 Verification... 3-32 3.4.1 Check Plan Integrity ... 3-32 3.4.2 Check Grid Usage... 3-33 3.5 Wall ... 3-34 3.5.1 Clean All Walls from Non-existent Grid... 3-34 3.5.2 Update Walls From Liftcore Data ... 3-34 3.6 View Menu ... 3-35 4 Tools... 4-36 4.1 Standard Tools... 4-36 4.2 View Tools ... 4-37 4.3 Properties Tool ... 4-38 4.4 Modify Tool... 4-39 4.5 Plan Input Tools ... 4-40 4.6 Run Mode Tools ... 4-41 4.7 Input Grid Tools ... 4-42 4.8 Input Beam Tools ... 4-43 4.9 Input Column/Support Tools ... 4-45 4.10 Input Slab Tools ... 4-46 4.11 Liftcore/R.C Wall Tools... 4-47 4.12 Slab FEM Results Tools... 4-48 4.13 3-D View Tools ... 4-50 4.14 Shortcut Keys ... 4-51 5 Project Workspace ... 5-52 5.1 Activate/Deactivate Project Workspace ... 5-52 5.2 Activating Element ... 5-52 5.3 Insert Key Plan ... 5-53 5.4 Delete Key Plan ... 5-53 5.5 Restore a deleted key plan ... 5-53 5.6 Rename key plan ... 5-53 5.7 Resize Project Workspace window ... 5-54 6 Parameter Settings... 6-56 6.1 Project Parameters ... 6-58 6.1.1 Project General Parameters ... 6-58
6.1.2 Project Design Parameters... 6-60 6.1.3 Project Detailing Parameters ... 6-63 6.1.4 Project Quantity Parameters ... 6-67 6.1.5 3D Analysis Parameters ... 6-69 6.1.6 Automatic Element Optimization ... 6-71 6.1.7 Auto Optimization of Element Properties on the Project Status ... 6-76 6.2 Design Parameters ... 6-77 6.2.1 Column Parameters ... 6-77 6.2.2 Wall Parameters... 6-80 6.2.3 Pad Footing Parameters ... 6-84 6.2.4 Pile Parameters ... 6-88 6.3 Plan Design and Detailing Parameters ... 6-92 6.3.1 Plan Settings ... 6-92 6.3.2 Plan Beam Settings... 6-93 7 Creating Gridlines ... 7-112 7.1 Drawing Gridlines ... 7-112 7.2 Click grid and drag method ... 7-113 7.3 Using grid generator ... 7-117 7.4 Table input... 7-119 8 Creating Beams ... 8-121 8.1 Click and drag method... 8-121 8.2 Beam generator wizard... 8-123 8.3 Beam Table Properties ... 8-124 8.3.1 Auto Optimization ... 8-124 8.4 Input Beam Load ... 8-126 8.4.1 Point load... 8-126 8.4.2 Uniform Distributed Load ... 8-128 8.4.3 General Variable Load ... 8-130 8.5 Connecting Beam ... 8-133 8.6 Beam Offsets ... 8-134 9 Creating Columns and Supports... 9-136 9.1 Drawing column ... 9-136 9.2 Column Generator Wizard... 9-137 9.3 Defining Support Conditions... 9-138 9.4 Column Offset ... 9-140 9.5 Input Column Loading ... 9-141
9.5.1 Assign Point Load on Column... 9-141 9.5.2 Assign Lateral Load on Column... 9-141 9.6 Column Bracing Condition... 9-143 9.6.1 Upgrading End Condition... 9-144 9.6.2 Brace Condition... 9-144 9.6.3 Auto Optimization ... 9-145 10 Creating Slabs ... 10-147 10.1 Input Slab... 10-147 Auto Optimization ... 10-148 10.2 Using Slab Wizard Generator... 10-149 10.3 Input User Defined Slabs... 10-150 10.4 Input Slab Load ... 10-152 10.4.1 Input Slab Line Load ... 10-152 10.4.2 Input Slab Point load ... 10-154 10.4.3 Input Cantilever Slab Edge Line Load ... 10-156 11 Creating Liftcore ... 11-157 11.1 Input Lift Core... 11-157 11.2 Create Wall Opening ... 11-160 11.2.1 Customizing floor to floor opening ... 11-162 12 Running Analysis ... 12-163 12.1 Generate slab mesh... 12-163 12.2 Analyze FEM slab ... 12-165 12.3 Design slabs... 12-170 12.3.1 Slab Design Results ... 12-170 12.4 Analyze beam ... 12-172 12.4.1 Beam Analysis Results ... 12-173 12.5 Continuous Beam Method Design... 12-174 12.5.1 Continuous Beam Design Control Factors ... 12-174 12.6 Design beam ... 12-176 12.6.1 Beam Results ... 12-177 12.6.2 Beam Details Display Option ... 12-177 12.6.3 Individual Beam Detail Setting ... 12-180 12.7 Batch process... 12-181 12.8 3D Frame Element... 12-182 12.9 3D analysis ... 12-184 12.9.1 3D Analysis Results ... 12-184 12.10 Run column design ... 12-189
12.10.1 Column Design Results: ... 12-189 12.11 Run wall ... 12-190 12.11.1 Wall Design Results: ... 12-190 12.12 Run pad footing design... 12-192 12.12.1 Pad Footing Design Results... 12-192 12.13 Run pile foundation design... 12-193 12.13.1 Multiple pile type selection ... 12-193 12.13.2 Pile Footing Design Results ... 12-194 13 Display Options... 13-197 13.1 3D View ... 13-197 13.2 Layer Settings... 13-199 13.3 Search Element ... 13-200 13.4 View Beam Design History Result... 13-201 14 View Results ... 14-204 14.1 Textual Files ... 14-204 14.2 Export Drawing as DXF file... 14-206 15 Tutorials ... 15-208 15.1 Setting Parameter Template... 15-208 15.2 Starting a new project ... 15-209 15.3 Parameter Settings ... 15-211 15.4 Input Grid ... 15-213 15.4.1 Major Gridlines ... 15-213 15.4.2 Minor Gridlines ... 15-214 15.4.3 Define slab cut section... 15-215 15.5 Insert Liftcore ... 15-216 15.6 Input Wall... 15-217 15.7 Input Beam ... 15-218 15.8 Insert Column ... 15-221 15.9 Input Slab... 15-223 15.10 Floor Analysis ... 15-226 15.11 Copy to other floor ... 15-229 15.12 Transfer Column... 15-230 15.13 Input Wall Opening ... 15-231 15.14 Running 3D Analysis ... 15-233 15.15 Run Element Design... 15-236 15.15.1 Design Column ... 15-236
15.15.2 Design Wall ... 15-237 15.15.3 Design Pad Footing ... 15-237 15.15.4 Design Pile Footing ... 15-238 15.16 Tutorial Part 2: Transfer wall on beam... 15-241 16 Auto Optimization... 16-245 17 Getting Help ... 17-249 17.1 Contact Info ... 17-249 17.2 Tech Support ... 17-251 17.3 Documentation Feedback ... 17-253
1.1 Welcome!
EsteemPlus is a total integrated solution computer program that offers the complete package in reinforced concrete design. Now with EsteemPlus, you can create and edit a model, perform analysis, design, produce calculations and drawings through a graphic driven interface within Microsoft Windows platform. With the increasing demands of economical but safe structures, EsteemPlus is a powerful program that can assist you in achieving that objective.
Built-in with a finite element analysis based engine, EsteemPlus is capable of creating and modelling a structure accurately which is tedious to perform manually. The analysis and design capabilities of EsteemPlus are tested, proven, and valid based on the latest researches and code of practices.
With its user-friendly graphical interface, EsteemPlus enables you to input the data with ease and accurately. The graphical interface with the 3-dimensional view allows you to see and define how your structure model looks like.
Conventional way of designing a structure is a way of the past. EsteemPlus can assist you in simplifying and speed up tedious calculations and detailing processes. Together with its design and analysis capabilities, the ability of EsteemPlus to generate logical CAD output files will significantly increases the efficiency of drawings production.
1-2 1.2 What's New
Now with EsteemPlus, the user data input will be adopting the graphic driven input method, replacing the manual spreadsheet input method in the previous version of EsteemWin. You can also define and modify the elements manually through the table properties.
With the new software engine, you have the options of running your analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM) or the conventional method for the slab design. This is just one of our many new features.
Key Features in ESTEEM PLUS:
· Structural analysis in 2D/3D.
· Finite Element Method (FEM) engine.
· Generate R.C. Shear Wall, Lift Core.
· Graphic User Interface (GUI) using "click and drag" method.
· Automatic slab, beam, column, rc wall optimization.
· View model in true 3-D.
· Allows opening in slabs, R.C. shear wall and lift core.
· Element properties and loading input in a single form.
· Full integration of transfer beam to the structure model.
· User defined non-orthogonal slab.
· Check automatically on model integrity.
· Batch runs elements for all floors.
· Ability to flush and offset elements automatically.
· Automatic compilation of project for sending and backup data.
1.3 The Graphical Interface
The main layout of the graphic interface with features is shown in figure below. The main features of the graphic interface are comprised of the main window, project workspace, tool bars, menu bar, input bar and main title bar. The description of each items are shown in this chapter.
Figure 1.1: Graphical User Interface Window
1.3.1 Main Window
The graphical user interface of the program runs under the main window. Similarly to other Windows applications, the window may be resized, moved, minimized, maximize and closed. For additional information regarding the Windows operations, refer to Windows help at Start Menu.
1-4 1.3.2 Project Workspace
The project workspace contains the overall layout of the structure. The project workspace comprises of floor plan, column, wall, pad footing and foundation footing. To select the element, left-click twice on the element name to activate the element. You will be directed to the selected element active window. There is a box next to the each element name. The tick in the box indicates the particular floor contains data or has been edited.
For example, if you have new floor and you want to create gridlines. Before you input any data into the floor, the box is empty. Creating a gridline will activate the tick in the box. This shows that the floor has been edited.
To run column, wall, pad footing and pile footing analysis/design, double click on the box next to the element names. Analysis for some elements will only run after certain analysis has been performed. To learn more about the sequence of the analysis, please refer to Esteem Flow Design Flow Chart. For example, to run wall design, you have to run the 3D-analysis first. After successfully performing each analysis and design, box will be ticked. You can then proceed to the next element analysis.
You can close the project workspace window by clicking the cross at the top right corner at project workspace or right click on the menu bar deselect the project workspace. To enable project workspace, go to menu bar, right click once and a menu will be shown. Click on project workspace to bring up the window.
1.3.3 Tool bar
Tool bar contains buttons that you can select to carry out certain commands. Most of the buttons are associated with the function in
the menu bar. For example, you can open a new project by clicking on the icon. Alternatively, select File menu > New Project command performs the same function.
Each button carries a brief description of its function. To display these functions, move the cursor to the button, hold for a few seconds without clicking it and the description will appears. You can also view the descriptions at the bottom left corner of the window.
The tool bars in the program are not customizable. However, you can display or hide the tool bar buttons to your preference. Hiding certain tool bars will not allow you to carry out certain functions which are not in the menu bar. To display the tool bar, right click on menu bar and select the tool bar you wish to display.
1.3.4 Menu bar
Menu bar contains topics that are divided into groups and categorized according to the related functions. The menu topics contain related commands that are relevant and closely associated to the menu topics. For example, Save command allows you to save the project and this is a general command. Hence it is categorized in the File menu. To access a menu, left click on the menu and this will slide down a list of submenu commands. Left click once to select the commands. Each individual commands are described in latter chapters of this manual.
1.3.5 Main title bar
The main title bar describes the program name and the current installed version. It also displays the active window name and the description of the tasks. For example, you want to input slabs into the second floor. You activated second floor named 2b by double left click the element in project workspace. In main title bar, it will display "Esteem Structural Software 6.x.x.x - [Plan View 2b]
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1.4 Manual Overview
This manual is designed to provide you comprehensive information regarding the operation of the program. This manual is written to help you get started with the program. Bundled with tips, notes and examples, this manual is set to assist you whenever you have any enquiries.
ESTEEM PLUS Operation Manual is organised as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduces the program's key features and identifies what's new in the release. It describes on how to get started with the program and provides an overview on how the program actually works.
Chapter 2 Setting up EsteemPlus
This chapter identifies the package and requirements to run the program. It also demonstrates on how to install the program into your computer.
Chapter 3 Menu
Introduces each command allocated in the menu bar. The descriptions of each command and their functionality are explored in this chapter.
Chapter 4 Tools
This chapter describes the functions of each tool and explains how to utilize them.
1-8 This chapter describes the functions of the project workspace and demonstrates on how to use these functions.
Chapter 6 Parameter Settings
This chapter provides you the description and the functionality of each parameters forms in the program.
Chapter 7 Creating Gridline
Provide details and ways to create gridline for your model. It familiarizes you with three methods of gridline input and shows you how to get the most out of these methods.
Chapter 8 Creating Beam
Shows how to use each component such as member sizing, beam offsets and loading input. It also provides the descriptions on how to model your beam with two different sections.
Chapter 9 Creating Column and Support
Provide the methods and ways to generate column and support. It explains on how to set the support condition at beam intersections. This chapter also explains on how to apply lateral load to the column and wall.
Chapter 10 Creating Slab
Explains methods you can define slab using the components in slab input. It provides the description on how you can input load to the slab.
Chapter 11 Creating R.C. Wall
Explain methods on how to create wall with descriptions of each command functions.
Chapter 12 Running Analysis
This chapter explains the process of the analysis and design of the structure model.
Chapter 13 View Results
Descriptions on how to view, search and export results into different formats.
Chapter 14 Display Options
This chapter describes on how to utilize the display options in the program.
Chapter 15 Tutorials
A sample project that demonstrates the functionality and application of each command in the program.
Chapter 16 Getting Help
1-10 1.5 EsteemPlus Design Flow Chart
1.6 Working with other programs
EsteemPlus is a stand alone program and do not require any compliment software to fully utilize the program. However EsteemPlus output files can be assessed using other programs. The file types and the associated programs that use these files are described as follows:
1.6.1 CAD Programs
Save as DXF file format: You can transfer detail drawings into CAD related programs. DXF format is an AUTOCAD data interchangeable file. It is a CAD vector format designed to allow the exchange of vector information between CAD applications. This DXF file saved can be open with any Computer Aided Drawing software such as AUTOCAD and INTELLICAD.
Plan views can be saved as DXF file. You have the options of save as construction drawing or save as what you see on the screen. Save as construction drawing selects only layers that are considered as common practice in the detailing of construction drawing.
Save as what you see on the screen selects layers that are displayed on plan view. Layers that are hidden or turned off will not be saved in the DXF file.
1.6.2 Zip Programs
Backup project saves as ZIP file format. Project files are compressed in ZIP format for the following functions below:
· Backup project: Selecting this option allows the program to compress the relevant project data files into ZIP format and
1-12 saved into your specified location. Refer to topic "Backup Project" for further information.
· Import project: You can open project previously saved in ZIP format. Refer to "Import Project" for further information.
· Send Project: When you use this command, the current project file will be automatically compressed as ZIP format and attached to the email. Refer to "Send Project" for further information.
You can unzip the project files in ZIP format outside of EsteemPlus program but requires files compression software such as WinZip and Pkunzip to extract the files.
1.6.3 Email Programs
Sending your project to us through email would require email software such as Outlook Express, Eudora and others. Once you click send project to us, EsteemPlus automatically compress the relevant project data file into ZIP format and attached to the email addressed to us.
If your computer is connected to the internet and email enabled, you can send us directly. Otherwise, you can create email with the project backup file attachment and send to us.
1.6.4 Web browser
To update the latest version of EsteemPlus, you can either request a CD from us or directly go to our website at http://www.esteemsoft.com/download.htm. To access the internet you would require web browser such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator.
2.1 EsteemPlus Package
Upon receiving a purchased copy of EsteemPlus, you will receive the following items:
· An EsteemPlus security hard lock.
· A CD of the latest version ESTEEM PLUS.
· A copy of EsteemPlus Manual.
Should you discover that one or more items above missing upon receiving; damaged or faulty, please contact us and we will replace the item you reported immediately.
Note :
Please be aware that the software is constantly being updated. Certain functions may not be reflected properly at the time of printing this manual.
2-14 2.2 Installation guide
To install Esteem Plus into your computer, please follow the step by step instructions as below:
1. Before installing EsteemPlus, close other programs running on the operating system.
2. Place in the hard lock onto the printer LPT parallel port at the back of your computer. If the printer port is occupied, remove the existing cable or other hard lock and place the hard lock onto the port. After that, replace the removed cable or hard lock onto Esteem Plus hard lock. Note : For USB lock, you must install the program before placing the USB lock into the slot.
3. Insert Esteem Plus installation CD into your CD-ROM. If your system auto run is enabled, Setup Wizard appears automatically. Otherwise go to Start menu > Run > Browse. Select your CD-ROM drive, for example D: and left click twice on Esteem 6.X Plus folder. Select Setup by clicking left button twice and Setup Wizard will appears. 4. Select Next button after you have read the instructions. 5. Software license agreement form appears. By selecting YES
button, you have agreed to oblige to the terms and conditions applicable to the software.
6. Selecting Yes will proceed to the directory destination form. By default, Esteem Plus is copied to C:\EsteemPlus, otherwise press the browse button to select your preferred destination. If you have input a non-existing folder, Setup Wizard automatically creates a folder in your specified location.
7. Esteem Plus creates a folder in the Program Folder. Press Next button if you want to keep the default name, otherwise change the folder name.
8. A summary on the setup information will be shown. If you accept the current settings, select Yes or press Back to edit the information.
9. Esteem Plus is copying to your computer. This might take a few minutes depending on your system.
10. The program will then try to communicate and search for the security hard lock. If the program successfully finds the hard lock, select Ok and proceed to the next step. Check the hard lock connection again if the program fails to find the hard lock. If problem persisted, please contact us immediately for our assistance.
11. After the completion of the setup, you will be prompted to restart the computer. After you have restarted your computer, EsteemPlus is ready to run.
2-16 2.3 System Requirement
Esteem Plus supports Windows 9X, Me, 2000 and XP environment. The minimum and optimum specifications to run this software are listed as below:
Minimum requirement:
· Pentium 1000 MHz or equivalent
· 256MB RAM
· 4x CD-ROM
· 120 MB hard disk space
Optimum performance:
· Pentium 4 1800 MHz or equivalent
· 512MB RAM
3.1 File Menu
3.1.1 Create a New Project
Select File menu > New Project command to create a new project. You can also click the New Project button on the toolbar.
Naming the project
In Project Settings, you can name your project and specify the location of the project folder into the preferred directory. EsteemPlus automatically creates a working folder in that directory.
Define number of floors
• Number of key plans allows you to define the number of floors. • Insert Floor enables you to add each individual floor.
• Delete Floor allows you to delete the selected individual floor. • Fill Default automatically names the floor plans by default.
In data table under Floor Name, you can rename each floor to your preferences. When you have defined the floor properties, click OK to accept your selections. Clicking Cancel button cancels the changes you have made. After selecting OK, working folder for each floor will be created under the main project directory.
Note : You are not allowed have floor name ending with a number. The reason of this is due to the naming style of the beam which follows the floor name. For example, if you name a floor to GF1, then the beams mark would begin from GF11, GF12, and
3-18 GF13 etc. This will not be valid if you have two different beams with the same mark.
3.1.2 Open Project
To open an existing project, select File menu > Open Project command or click on located on the toolbar. Find the name of the project and click once for the project name to appear in the File name when the Open Project form appears. Click the Open button to select the project.
For projects modelled earlier than the current version 6.x, select Import Project command to open the project. A prompt will appears requesting you to import project instead if project earlier than version 6.x is detected. You can open project file from the earlier version 6.x. A prompt will appears requesting user to backup the project or to proceed.
Reminder : It is recommended that user backup their project from the earlier version 6.x. Project file converted to the later version cannot be open by any previous version of EsteemPlus.
The backup project will be compressed into ZIP format. Opening project file modelled later than the current version 6.x cannot be performed. User must update their current version to the latest release to open the project file. For the latest releases and updates, please contact us. (See Chapter 16 for our Contact Info)
3-20 3.1.3 Import Project
This command enables you to import backup project files from EsteemWin v5.2 files, Backup files and Auto backup files.
EsteemWin Version 5.2 files
You can specify the location of the EsteemWin v5.2 project file by clicking the button on the right of the form. Alternatively you can input the location of the project file manually.
You have the option of renaming the project title or remain the name unchanged. Save the project to the preferred location in the directory. By clicking OK, the project files and related folder will be converted to the current version in the location that your have specified.
Reminder : Do not attempt to save the project file into the existing Esteem Win v5.2 folder. This will overwrite the data in the folder and all the data from the previous version will be lost.
EsteemPlus Backup / Auto Backup files
This function is only available for EsteemPlus version 6.2.3.7 and above. You can only import project files from the current and earlier version of EsteemPlus. To import the backup file, select File menu > Import Project command > Import from any Backup Files command to bring up a form. In this form, click on the top right box and locate the backup file. After you have located the project backup file, you have to specify the location of the backup file you want to extract.
By default, the program creates a new working folder based on the existing project name followed by dashed "-" and number of backup
file extracted. For example, say your project is called "Building A" and you want to restore an earlier copy of this project. When you extracted this file, the program creates a backup project folder as "Building A -1". If you restore the backup file again, the program creates a project folder as "Building A-2".
3-22 3.1.4 Export to EsteemWin v5.2
This command is only applicable to user with EsteemWin v5.2. This command allows user to transfer the beam results to EsteemWin v5.2. Currently, EsteemPlus v6.X does not support T-beam section design. However, user can use EsteemWin v5.2 to redesign the beam section. Valid beams design results will be exported to Esteem Win v5.2 for analysis.
Reminder : Beam results from EsteemWin v5.2 cannot be incorporated into Esteem Plus v6.*. The results and the detailing of the beams will be generated independently in EsteemWin v5.2.
3.1.5 Backup Project
User can backup their project using the File menu > Backup Project. Specify the location and project name in the form and click save button to backup the project. All relevant files of the project will be automatically saved and compressed in ZIP format. (To restore the project file, see chapter Restoring Backup Files)
In each project backup, only the project data and parameters will be saved. Project analysis results will not be saved during the project backup. When you have restored the project, you have to analyze the project in order to retrieve the results.
Tips: We suggest that you backup your project often. Your project might be corrupted or lost due to computer breakdowns, power failures and unforeseen software performance. Backing up your project enables user to recover the previous work saved.
Auto Project Backup
You have the option of backing up the project automatically. To enables auto backup, click Project Design and Detailing Parameters > Project General Parameters form. The backup files will be automatically stored into your project folder > backup folder > auto folder. The program will saves and displays the project name, date and time of the backup. In the Auto Project Backup area, you can select the following options:
· Backup Interval (minutes): From this pull down list, you can select the duration of each project to be saved. You can choose to disable this option by selecting Disabled in the pull down list.
· Maximum Backup Files: This option allows you to select the number of backup files allowable in the Auto folder. The program overwrites the earliest backup file if the program
3-24 detects the maximum allowable backup files in the folder. The program will continues the cycle of replacing the earliest backup file with the latest backup file.
3.1.6 Send Project
In any case you experiencing bugs in the software or difficulties running your project, you can always send your project to us and we will assist you to solve your problem. Your project will be send to [email protected] by your designated email program such as Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and Outlook Express. If you don't have email facility in your computer, you can save the email and transfer the backup file to other computer with email facility.
To send project via Email, select File menu > Send Project command. This will brings up a form that allows you to select which account you want to use to send the project. Click Cancel button to cancel and message "Fail to send project" will appears. Or else, select your Email account and press OK to bring up the Email form. Your project files will be compressed in ZIP format. A copy of the backup project files will be saved in the backup folder.
In the Email, please include the following information:
· Your name, company and contact number.
· Description of the problem. If possible, please write down the exact message of the error displayed.
3-26 3.1.7 Save All Plans
Clicking on File menu > Save All Plans command or icon saves changes made to all floors. This overwrites your existing project file.
3.1.8 Print
The File menu > Print command or toolbar prints contents that are displayed in the active window. Clicking Print command, a form will appears. This form contains three sections as below:
· Printer selection allows you to select the printer you want to use to print. Default printer is set if no selection is made. You can also print the output and save it to a file. This allows you to convert the file into another file type used by other program. For example, user can convert the file to *.PDF document file.
· Print range allows user to select the pages you want to print.
· Copies allows user to specify the number of copies you want to print.
3.1.9 Print Setup
Clicking the File Menu > Print Setup command enables the Print Setup form. This form has two section areas:
· Printer selection allows user to select the printer. Printer selection will set to default printer if no selection is made.
· Paper properties allows user to select the paper size, paper orientation and the source of paper.
3-28 3.2 Project
3.2.1 Reset Project Analysis Result
Selecting this command resets all the current project analysis results. Any analysis results performed will be permanently deleted. You will not be able to retrieve the results once you selected this command.
Note : This command is useful when you have trouble assessing the project. When the program performs analysis and stalled during analysis, the analysis will be incomplete and the results data would become corrupted or invalid. Clearing the corrupted results would allow you to assess the project.
3.2.2 Check Project Grid Integrity
This command allows you to check the grid integrity of the whole structure. The program performs integrity checking for any grid discrepancy between each floors of the structure. The program reports gridlines with any discrepancy.
Grid discrepancy occurs when two or more grid marks between floors that do not match. For example grid mark B of floor GB is 4000mm from grid mark A while grid mark B of floor 1B is 4100mm from grid mark A. The inconsistency in dimensioning of the same grid mark B in different floors creates grid discrepancy.
You are not allowed to name differently for the same gridline position in different floors. The program detects this discrepancy in grid integrity check. For example, for the same position of gridlines, you named gridline on floor GB as grid mark A. However on floor 1B, you have named the same gridline as grid mark A1. This is not allowed and the program reports discrepancy in this particular case.
3.2.3 Check Project Integrity
Using this command initiates the program to check for the global structural integrity. Any warning detected prevents further analysis until problem is resolved. The program highlights the element which contains error. The program performs checking on the following area:
Check transfer column: The program checks for valid transfer column in the model. Transfer column can be supported only by beam or wall.
Check for column: The program does not allow column offset from the position out of the column area above or below it. The program does not consider eccentricity into column design. However in column design, moment due to minimum eccentricity will be checked by the program.
Check for wall: Detects any created wall for every floor.
Check for wall opening: Detects any wall opening for every created wall.
Check rc wall overlap: Detects any overlapping walls.
Check rc wall opening overlap: Detects any overlap opening in the same location. If wall openings overlapping are detected, the program automatically deletes the later created opening.
Check wall data for individual floor: Performs checking on the validity and consistency of data for wall.
3.2.4 Adjust for Datum Distance
This is applicable only if you import project from EsteemWin Version 5.2. With the variation in gridline input between EsteemWin
3-30 and EsteemPlus, gridline's dimension from the imported project data requires adjustment. Click on this command to refresh the imported gridlines in EsteemPlus. This is due to the different style in creation of gridlines for Esteem software.
3.2.5 Progress Bar
During analysis, project status bar appears on the window showing the progress of the analysis. In certain cases after the analysis, the status bar remained on the window. Click on the progress bar command to remove the status bar in the window.
3.3 Edit Menu
Cut
The Cut command, Ctrl-X shortcut key or button deletes the selected objects in the active window. When the objects are deleted, it is stored in the Windows clipboard. You can copy the cut objects into a spreadsheet or pasted back into the program. This is only applicable to text format, such as design calculations textual output. To reverse the cut action, use the Undo command.
Paste
When the objects are cut, you can restore back the objects to the original state by using Paste command or Ctrl V. In the graphical input, paste action does not allow cut objects to be duplicated to other members or sections. You can paste the text output such as design calculations into a spreadsheet in text format.
Select all
You can select all objects of the selected input in the active window. For example, during editing slab, you can select all slabs by clicking select all. This tool is useful to modify the properties of the same members simultaneously. You can also delete all the selected members.
Undo
Go back to the very last action you took. You can undo up to the last ten actions.
Redo
If you have decided that you did not want to undo an action, select redo to reverse back to the previous action. You must use Undo command before you can use the Redo command.
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3.4.1 Check Plan Integrity
This option allows you to check the integrity of the active floor. Warning reported will not allow further analysis.
Check duplicate slabs: Detects any overlapping slabs in the same panel.
Check column offset: Detects for any column position that is out of the allowable offset. This also checks for column that is too near to neighbouring column.
Check column overlap: Detects any column that is too close to each other. This also checks for columns that are overlapping.
Check support for upper column: This detects floor for any unsupported column from the upper floor. The upper column must be supported either by column, wall or transfer beam.
Check duplicate supports: Detects for multiple supports at any same grid intersection.
Check beam support condition: Detects for any undefined beam support conditions.
Check connected beam wall offset: Detects for any out of position beam-wall connections.
Check beam/beam overlap: Detects multiple beams overlapped on the same gridline.
Check beam offset: Detects any beam that offset out of position.
Check beam/wall overlap: Detects beam and wall overlapped at the same position along the gridline.
Check grids for transfer column: Detects availability of gridline at lower floor of the transfer column. The gridline at lower floor must be in the same position as the gridline where the transfer column is created.
Check grids/beams for transfer wall: Detects any beams supporting the transfer wall.
Check beam sequence along all grids: Detects for any missing beam sequence on plan layout
Check input beam load: Detects any overlapping loading on beams.
Check slab first point:
Check slab direction: Determine the type of each slab panel.
Check unreferenced column data: Detects for any non-existence column on plan layout
Check unreferenced non-column support data: Detects for any discrepancy of support on plan layout
Check input wall load: Detects wall loading that is too close to the wall edge.
Check input slab load: Detects slab loading that is too close to the slab edge.
3.4.2 Check Grid Usage
Clicking the Check Grid Usage displays the usage of all the gridlines in the selected active floor. If there is element created on the gridline, the program reports the gridline as "used" and "unused" if no element exists on the gridline.
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3.5.1 Clean All Walls from Non-existent Grid
The program detects walls that are inconsistent on each floor key plan. Walls must be placed on gridline with the exact position on each floor. If the gridline dimension varies between floors, the program will detects inconsistency. Using this command clears all walls that are incomplete.
If the "incomplete" walls are placed on purpose, you have to redefine the height of the floor. Refer to Liftcore Properties under Input Liftcore chapter for further information.
3.5.2 Update Walls From Liftcore Data
When you have deleted a grid, walls that are intersected with this grid will be disappeared from the window screen. Use this option to redraw the walls.
3.6 View Menu
You can select the options of displaying views in the key layout plan. This option will be then incorporated into the output drawings (DXF format). The following are the display options you can select:
· Draw slab edge as dotted line: You have the option of selecting the line type either as dotted line or straight line for the slab edges. This will be displayed at the plan layout on the screen and in the DXF drawing.
· Single beam mark: For multi span beam, only one beam mark will be display if this option is selected.
· Show beam dimension: This option will allows you to enable or disable the beams dimension in the beam details.
· Show upper column: You can see the upper columns by selecting this option. This option allows you to check the any column discrepancy.
· Differentiate project wide grids: When you have a grid that is only available to a floor, selecting this option allows you to differentiate this particular grid from other common grids. The colour of this grid is different from the other grids.
· Zoom to search element: When you search the particular element using the search tool, enabling this option will automatically zoom into the selected element.
4-36 4.1 Standard Tools
Below are the descriptions of the command and the functionality of all the tools available on the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Usage of each tools are demonstrated in other chapters of this manual.
Command Icon Description
New project Creates a new project from scratch.
Open an existing project
Run project from a saved file.
Save Save changes to project.
Print Prints the document in active window.
Undo Performs Undo last action.
Redo Performs Redo last action.
4.2 View Tools
Command Icon Description
Zoom out Zooms out one step.
Zoom in Zooms in one step.
Zoom window
Zooms in selected area.
Zoom extents
Zooms in the drawing.
Zoom previous
Returns back to the previous zoom.
Pan Move the view within
window beyond the original view. Refresh Redraws the existing
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Command Icon Description
Send project Send project via email.
Save to DXF file Save detailed drawings as DXF file.
Select All Select all members of the element.
Window select Select members of the element inside the window
perimeter.
Show grid mark Displays grid mark at current window
Project status Displays project status.
Layer settings Open project layer settings form
Setting parameters Open project setting parameters form. Design parameters Open project design
parameters form.
Workspace Enable/disable project
workspace.
3D View Generates model in 3D.
Batch Analysis Performs analysis and design to all floors.
4.4 Modify Tool
Command Icon Description
Design/Detailing parameters
Open design/detailing parameters form. Show grid mark Displays grid marks at
current window screen. Display grid count Accumulates number of
grid marks Upper wall and
column
Displays top floor wall and column members. Column reaction from
plan
Displays column reactions.
Column and wall reaction from plan
Displays column and wall reactions.
Duplicate floors Copy current floor to other floor plans. Search element type Find element member in
floor plan.
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Command Icon Description
Input Grid Define gridlines.
Input Beam Create beams.
Input beam loading.
Input Column Create column.
Define beams support condition. Input column loading.
Input lateral loading.
Input Slab Create slab.
Create cantilever slab. Input slab loading. Input Liftcore/R.C.
Wall
Create liftcore. Create R.C, wall.
Flat Slab Generate flat slab.
Copy Plan Copy selected elements to next gridline. (NOT AVAILABLE)
Mirror Plan Mirror selected elements at a point. (NOT AVAILABLE)
4.6 Run Mode Tools
Command Icon Description
Switch to plan input Return current command to input grid command. Generate slab meshes Prepares slabs meshes for FEM
analysis.
Analyze using FEM Performs slabs analysis using Finite Element Method.
Design Slabs Runs slabs design.
Analyze Beams Performs beams analysis.
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Command Icon Description
Batch grids input Multiple gridline input generator.
Increase indent Shift grid mark to right or down.
Decrease indent Shift grid mark to left or up.
Grid count Displays number of gridlines in the layout.
Cumulative grid distance Displays distance of gridline from the initial position.
4.8 Input Beam Tools
Figure below is the description of each command under the Input Beam. Usages of these commands are demonstrated in other chapters of this manual.
Command Icon Description
Input Beam Create beams using "Click and drag method".
Displays beam properties. Allows modifying beam properties. Input Beam UDL Create Uniformly Distributed Load
(UDL) on beam.
Input Beam GVL Create Triangular Distributed Load (kN/m)
Create Trapezoidal Distributed Load (kN/m)
Input Beam Point Load Create Point Load (kN)
Reorder beam mark Automatically reorder beams mark from bottom to top and left to right. Generate beam on all x-axis Generate beams to all gridlines on the
x-axis.
Generate beam on all y-axis Generate beams to all gridlines on the y-axis.
Offset beam to centre of grid (x-direction)
Offsets beam to centre of gridline in the x-direction.
Offset beam to bottom of grid (x-direction)
Offsets beam to bottom of gridline in the x-direction.
Offset beam to centre of grid (y-direction)
Offsets beam to centre of gridline in the y-direction.
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direction) y-direction.
Offset beam to right of grid (y-direction)
Offsets beam to right of gridline in the y-direction.
Offset beam to left of grid (y-direction)
Offsets beam to left of gridline in the y-direction.
Connect selected beams Connects two or more individual beams on the same gridline.
Disconnect selected beam Disconnect joined beams.
Reorder Beam Mark Automatically reorder beams mark from bottom to top and left to right. Clear Load Delete all loadings applied to the beam.
4.9 Input Column/Support Tools
Command Icon Description
Input column Creates column
Input load Creates point load to
column Input lateral load Creates lateral load to
column/wall Generate column Applies column to all
gridline intersection Window select input
column
Creates column within window area. Flush column with
beam bottom
Aligns column to bottom side of beam Flush column with
beam top
Aligns column to top side of beam
Flush column with beam centre
Aligns column to centre of beam
Flush column with beam left
Aligns column to left side of beam
Flush column with beam right
Aligns column to right side of beam
Flush column with beam centre
Aligns column to centre of beam
Support at x-direction Applies support condition at x-direction Support at y-direction Applies support condition
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Command Icon Description
Input Slab Creates rectangular slab
Input User Defined Slab
Creates customize rectangular slab
Slab Line Load Input line load
Slab Point Load Input point load
Cantilever Edge Line Load
Input edge line load
Generate Slabs Automatically generate slabs to key plan
Reorder Slab Mark Automatically rearrange slab mark
Group Slabs Rename selected slabs with same mark
Slab Mark Prefix Changes the slab mark prefix
Clear Loads Clear all loads applied on slab
4.11 Liftcore/R.C Wall Tools
Command Icon Description
Liftcore Creates Liftcore wall/Shear wall.
R.C. wall opening Creates wall opening.
Point Load Input point load on wall.
Liftcore properties Displays liftcore properties.
R.C. wall to grid centre Align wall to centre of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid top Align wall to top of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid bottom Align wall to bottom of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid centre Align wall to centre of gridline.
R.C. wall to grid right Align wall to right of gridline.
4-48 4.12 Slab FEM Results Tools
Command Icon Description
Show mesh Displays slabs generated meshes
Toggle mesh node number
Displays meshes node number
Display nodal value Displays value of the selected contour
Moment X contour Plot contour for X-direction moment
Moment Y contour Plot contour for Y-direction moment
Displacement contour Displays displacement contour
Bottom stress X contour
Plot contour for X-direction bottom stress
Bottom stress Y contour
Plot contour for Y-direction bottom stress
Top stress X contour Plot contour for x-direction top stress
Top stress Y contour Plot contour for y-direction top stress
X top steel area Draw X-direction top steel area contour
Y top steel area Draw Y-direction top steel area contour
X bottom steel area Draw X-direction bottom steel area contour
Y bottom steel area Draw Y-direction bottom steel area contour
Line contour Display contour as line
Textual result Open slab analysis textual results
Slab line load node Open slab line load assignment report
4-50 4.13 3-D View Tools
Command Icon Description
Rotate Allows you to rotate view at any orientation about the centre point.
Orthographic projection
Displays orthographic view.
Keep scale Maintains view during window resizing.
Lighting
4.14 Shortcut Keys
Command Shortcut key
Select All Ctrl-A
Print Ctrl-P
Import Project Ctrl-I
Parameter Templates Ctrl-T Copy Ctrl-C Undo Ctrl-Z Cut Ctrl-X New Project Ctrl-N Redo Ctrl-Y Zoom In Insert
Zoom Out Delete
Help F1
Close Window Ctrl-F4
Continuous Panning
Ctrl & icon Full UDL on beam (Input beam
load)
Shift & Left click
+/- 10mm (Grid Input) UP/DOWN arrow
+/- 1mm (Grid Input) Hold Ctrl & UP/DOWN arrow Search Textual Results (Output
textual results)
5-52 5.1 Activate/Deactivate Project Workspace
You can close the project workspace to enlarge the graphical interface area. By default, the project workspace is displayed on the left side of the graphical interface. You can disable the project workspace by clicking on the close button located on the top right of the project workspace. Alternatively, you can left click once on the Project Workspace icon.
To reactivate the project workspace, click on Project Workspace icon. Alternatively, right click on the toolbar menu and a dialog appears on the screen. Left click on the project workspace to reactivate it.
Figure 5.1: Toolbars activation selections
5.2 Activating Element
When you have created a new project; floor plans, column, wall, pad footing and pile footing are shown in the project workspace. This project workspace window allows you to activate the floor plan where you can edit and input data such as gridline, beam, column, slab and wall. Double left click on the floor plan name to activate the floor plan. In this window, you can design column, wall, pad footing and pile footing. To design the elements, double click on the element name.
5.3 Insert Key Plan
You can add a floor plan after you have defined the floor plans. To insert a key plan, move the cursor to the floor plan name above or below the floor you intend to insert. Right click once on the floor plan and select Insert Key Plan command. This brings up a form that requires you to specify the name and position of the new floor plan.
5.4 Delete Key Plan
You can delete a floor plan in the Project Workspace window. Selecting this command will permanently delete the key plan. You cannot undo the Delete Key Plan command. To delete a key plan, move the cursor to the floor plan name you want to delete and right click once. Select Delete Key Plan to delete the floor plan.
5.5 Restore a deleted key plan
You can restore the deleted key plan. To restore the key plan, insert key plan and name the key plan exactly to the deleted floor plan. The new key plan will be empty. To retrieve the data, you have to update the program. Update the program by closing the project using File menu > Close project command. Open the project again and the new key plan contains the data from the previously deleted floor plan.
5.6 Rename key plan
You can rename floor plan after you have created the floor. To rename floor plan, please follow the procedures as below:
1. Right click once on the existing floor plan. Click on insert key plan command.
5-54 2. Insert a new floor plan above or below the floor plan you want to
rename.
3. Name the new key plan to your preferences.
4. Double left click on the new floor plan and copy the existing floor plan to the new floor plan.
5. Then delete the existing floor plan.
5.7 Resize Project Workspace window
You can close the project workspace window by clicking the cross at the top right corner at project workspace or right click on the menu bar deselect the project workspace. To enable project workspace, go to menu bar, right click once and a menu will be shown. Click on project workspace to bring up the window.
You can resize the project workspace dialog to your preferred size. Double click on the project workspace title and the dialog shrinks to a smaller window. To resize the dialog, move the cursor to the window edge and drag the dialog box. Left click on the project workspace title bar and drag the cursor to move the window. You can place the dialog box anywhere in the window. Double click on the title bar to restore the dialog box to its original position.
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Parameter Templates
Parameters in the Setting Parameter Templates are the default parameters of the project. Therefore when you load the default parameters, the parameters are reverted to these templates setting.
You can customize the templates and adopt these settings when you create a new project. The customized parameters will be applied to all the floor plans of the new project. Click on File Menu > Setting Parameter Template command or press CTRL-T shortcut to bring up the project parameter forms. Press Save & Exit button to confirm changes made on these forms.
Note : If you have modified settings in the parameter templates during a project, the changes made will not directly apply to the current or created older projects. However you can adopt the changes made by loading the default parameters on each individual parameter form.
Resetting parameters template
You can reset the settings in the parameter templates to EsteemPlus default settings. The program default settings are located in the Parameters folder located in the EsteemPlus program directory. The parameter files in this directory are named with DEF extension. For example, beam parameters file is named as beam DEF. Copy these files in the Parameters folder and replace the existing files in the main directory of EsteemPlus.
For instance, you have installed EsteemPlus program in C:\EsteemPlus\. Therefore the default parameters are located in C:\EsteemPlus\Parameters\. Copy the files in this directory and paste
it to C:\EsteemPlus\. Select Yes to overwrite the parameters in C:\EsteemPlus\.
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6.1.1 Project General Parameters
Clicking Project Parameters command and select Project General Parameters menu brings up the form. In the Project General Parameters form, you can carry out the following actions:
· Company Name: Input your company name to display on the textual output files including calculations. Empty the box disables this option regardless of any name input.
· Job Description: You can name your project title to be displayed on the textual output files.
· Date and Time: Checking this box displays the date and time of the analysis performed. Empty this box disables this option.
· AutoCAD Font: You can select the font style for the drawings to be transfer to CAD software in DXF file. The font style selected in this option is only applicable for exporting DXF file. This option does not change any font styles in the program.
· Include full path of the calculation file: Checking this box displays the location of the calculation file in the computer. You can browse to that particular file outside EsteemPlus and open it with Word program.
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Clicking the Project Design Parameters allows you to define the code of practice, load factors, steel reinforcement diameters and the steel characteristic strength. The form includes the following items:
· Code of practices that are currently available include:
· BS8110: 1997 Structural use of concrete.
· BS8110: 1985 Structural use of concrete.
· CP65: 1999 Singapore Standard on Code of Practice for Structural Use of Concrete.
To adopt one of above codes, click once to select the code from the drop down lists.
· Load factor: Specify the dead, live and wind load factors to define the load combination for the ultimate limit state design. For example, setting dead and live load factors to 1.2 and 1.6 respectively give a load combination of 1.2G + 1.6Q. These load combinations will be applied to the ultimate limit state design elements such as beam and slab. By default, for ultimate limit state load combinations are set to the followings:
Dead (G) and Live Load (Q) = 1.4G + 1.6Q
Dead (G), Live (Q) and Wind Load (W) = 1.2G + 1.2Q + 1.2W
· Characteristic Strength: In this area you are allowed to specify the characteristic strength for different types of steel reinforcement. The types of reinforcement that you can specify are high yield steel, mild steel and BRC steel.
· Steel Reinforcement Diameters: You can select the steel diameter bar to be adopted in the element design with up to ten different bar size of steel. To change the bar, click on the bar that you want to change in the form. The figure for the bar size is highlighted and modify the bar diameter to your preference. Make sure that your input the bar sizes in ascending order and from a value of 1 to 100.
· Setting minimum main bar diameter: Select the minimum diameter bar size allowable in the element design from the pull down list.
· Project Symmetry: This option allows you to mirror the structure to the specific direction. The mirrored structure is not displayed in the window. The program assumes continuation of the structure to the selected direction. For example, you have selected project symmetry along right grid as shown in figure below. The program mirrors the structure to the right grid. Now the beams between the two structures take loads from the original structure and the mirrored structure. The shaded areas in the figure represent the loads carried by the supporting beam.
For X-direction, you can set the structure to be symmetrical along:
· bottom grid
· top grid
· top and bottom grid
For Y-direction, you can set the structure to be symmetrical along:
· Left grid
· Right grid
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Figure 6.3: Mirrored structure along right grid.
· Live load reduction: You have the option of enabling live load reduction on the column, wall and foundation.
Default Beam Analysis Setting:
· Support moment redistribution: Checking this box allows the program to apply moment redistribution to the structural analysis.
Figure 6.4: Project Design and Detailing Parameters form
6.1.3 Project Detailing Parameters
In the detailing parameters form, you can specify settings of the drawing layout that including the text font and arrowhead styles, types of scale and bar reinforcement styles. The drawings are automatically drawn according to the changes made in this form. Following are the items which you can edit the detailing parameters in this area of form:
General Option Drawing
· Name: Specify the title of the scale. The scale names are later selectable from the drop down lists in the Individual options for drawing.
· Scale: The type of scale available for drawing settings.
· Small Character: Specify the size for the small font in the drawings.
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· Big Character: Specify the size for the large font in the drawings
· Arrow Size: Setting this size will translate the size in the detail drawings for the scale.
· Net physical tracing width for drawing (mm): This option allows you to set the width of the drawing in actual paper size. Detailed and scaled drawing generated such as slab cut section detail is superimposed within this width. If the drawing exceeded the width defined, the program will cut the remaining section and continued at the bottom of the drawing. For example, say you have specified the physical tracing width to be 300mm. You want to generate the detailing of a 10000mm multiple span beams in scale of 1:25. 1 mm on paper equals 25 mm. The beam spans 400mm on paper. Therefore the beam will be cut at 300mm on paper and remaining of the section is continued at the bottom.
Figure 6.5: Definition of net physical tracing width
· Ratio of character width to character height: Specify this figure to set the size of the character based on the width and height.
Figure 6.6: Typical character height and width dimension
· Ratio of arrow width to arrow height:
Figure 6.7: Typical arrow height and width dimension
· Full grid for foundation detailing: Checking this option displays gridlines on the foundation plan.
· Tension bar anchorage coefficient: This figure multiplies to the bar size in diameter (mm) to provide tension anchorage length generated in the detail drawings. Refer to Table 3.27 BS8110 Part 1 1985 for the anchorage coefficients. If the specified value is less than required, the coefficient in the code governs.
· Compression bar anchorage coefficient: This figure multiplies to the bar size in diameter (mm) to provide compression anchorage length. Refer to Table 3.27 BS8110 Part 1 1985 for the anchorage coefficients. If the specified value is less than required, the coefficient in the code governs.
· Radius of dot of rebar (mm): Specify this figure set the radius of reinforcement bar in the concrete section of the detailed drawings.
· Rebar symbol: Option of selecting three symbol types Y, T and H for detailing purposes. All main reinforcements generated in the detailed drawings carried these symbols.
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Figure 6.8: Beam detailing descriptions
6.1.4 Project Quantity Parameters
Clicking Project Parameters command and select the Project Quantity Parameters menu brings up the form. Here you can specify the raw materials, placement and excavation costs applicable to the quantity takeoff calculations. The items in this area you can specify are:
Construction materials
· Concrete ($/m3): For each concrete grade used in the design, specify the concrete price and the placement cost. The concrete grades specified in the design parameters must match the concrete grades in this list or else the program does not provide the quantity. This is due to the price unavailability of the concrete grades specified other than the one in the listed.
· Mild steel (kg): Specify the material and the placement cost for the mild steel specified in Project Design Parameters.
· High Yield Steel (kg): Specify the material and the placement cost for the high yield steel specified in Project Design Parameters.
· BRC ($/m2): Specify the price of BRC per area of reinforcement as in Project Design Parameters.
· Concrete density: Specify the concrete density in kg/m3.
· Main steel density: Specify the steel density in kg/m3.
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· Timber plank: Area of formwork for foundation, column, pile footing, beam in area m2.
· Plywood: Area of formwork for beam sides in m2.
· Lean concrete: m3for raw material, m2for placement cost.
Others
· Currency unit: You can select the currency unit from the drop down list. The currency symbol will appears in the quantity takeoff report.
Excavation for foundation
· Depth: Specify the depth of the foundation excavation. The excavation volume is calculated based on the area of footing required multiply by the depth of excavation.
· Costs ($/m3): Specify the foundation excavation cost. The price for the foundation excavation is based on volume of excavation multiply by the cost per m3.
