ConcreteBending
Flexural design of concrete beams, slabs, and walls
Design Elevated Slabs and Environmental Walls
Engineers Stand on ConcreteBending
ConcreteBending helps you model concrete bending problems using high-level components and engineering terminology. The tool automatically constructs an accurate Finite Element Model.
Concrete Flexure
Model slab, beam, or wall bending problems quickly.
- Complex perimeters
- Multiple slab thicknesses
- Holes in the slab
- Beams or column supports
Rapid Loading
Apply point, line, or area loads easily.
- Organize loads by service cases
- Automated building code combinations
- Copy and paste abilities
FEA Power
Automatic finite element meshing and analysis.
- Graphical views of results
- Statics checking
- Error prevention logic
- Command-line and scripting support
Smart Design
ACI 318, CSA A23.3 and ACI 350 specifications.
- You stay in control of design
- Specify your rebar patterns
- Program can choose rebar
Punching Shear
Punching boundaries around columns or walls are determined for you.
- d/2 distance from face
- Overlapped boundaries checked
- Override punching boundary
Beam Checks
All beam limit states are checked. Rebar and details are provided.
- Shear, moment and torsion checks
- Rebar patterns shown graphically
- Intermediate values reported
ConcreteBending Specifications
Detailed benefits and capabilities. Please see the User's Guide for complete details and training videos.
Codes
- IBC, ASCE 7, or NBC load combinations (customizable)
- ACI 318-19 or 14; ACI 350-20 or 06
- CSA A23.3-19, A23.3-14
Modeling
- Elevated slab analysis and design
- Slab & beam systems
- Environmental tank walls
- Complex boundaries, including circular and polygonal templates
- Generate copies of modeling elements using rectangular or circular patterns
- Multiple slab thicknesses
- Holes in concrete
- Wall or beam supports
- Point supports or loads (w/punching shear)
- Automatic FEA mesh generation
- Sophisticated thick-plate finite element formulation
- Import & Export DXF files
- Command-line with scripting programmability
Loading
- Customizable load combinations
- Streamlined seismic load combinations
- Uniform or linear area loads, rectangular or circular
- Circular and rectangular "ring" loads
- Overturning loads
- Column loads, axial and moments
- Linear beam loads
- Wall loads, axial and moments
Designing
- Slab shear plotted and checked
- Slab punching shear checks
- Column and column-group punching shear checks
- Wall punching shear design checks
- Beams are checked for shear, moment, and torsion
- Single or double layer of slab reinforcement
- Size each layer of slab steel
- Reinforcing bar patterns
- Beam checks and reinforcement
- Override for minimum reinforcement
- Export to VisualAnalysis for more complicated tasks
Reporting
- Post-analysis statics check reports
- Full-color reporting for a professional look and easy reading
- Slab and beam moment and shear diagrams
- Preview the report before printing
- Customize what items are included in the report
- Easy export to .xls, .docx, or .pdf file
- Print one-page graphic summaries
What will YOU accomplish with ConcreteBending?
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