Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings of Moderate Size and Height
Web Link- http://simplifieddesignofconcretestructures.weebly.com/
The aim is to create a simplification in the design process with minimum user input. The design aids in the form of graphs, are being generated for regular cases- residential/commercial. The scope is limited to moderate size and height buildings. A website has been created to benefit the user- free to use.
Synopsis:
There are a lot of commercial softwares available to solve structural design problems such as ETABS, STAAD Pro, etc. However, to use these softwares, a person must have some basic civil engineering knowledge and it also requires detail information input for modeling. The engineers, architects and ordinary people including home owner, contractors and others do not have any handy software available to get very quick design and estimation of materials. Moreover, no unpaid tool is available for them to have an idea of the size and cost of building elements, such as slab, beam thickness, total steel by weight etc. and even paid softwares need detail data input. To overcome these shortcomings of the modern day softwares and to empower the engineers, architects and others to have structural design and estimated materials ready with very simple inputs; a web based, free of cost application is developed according to ACI-318-11 with visual output. The user including the engineer, the architect, and common non-technical person can give very simple inputs, e.g., slab width, length etc., in a webpage and instantly get the visual results there. It can be used for initial structural design, verifying existing design and detail estimation of materials.
Web Link- http://simplifieddesignofconcretestructures.weebly.com/
The aim is to create a simplification in the design process with minimum user input. The design aids in the form of graphs, are being generated for regular cases- residential/commercial. The scope is limited to moderate size and height buildings. A website has been created to benefit the user- free to use.
Synopsis:
There are a lot of commercial softwares available to solve structural design problems such as ETABS, STAAD Pro, etc. However, to use these softwares, a person must have some basic civil engineering knowledge and it also requires detail information input for modeling. The engineers, architects and ordinary people including home owner, contractors and others do not have any handy software available to get very quick design and estimation of materials. Moreover, no unpaid tool is available for them to have an idea of the size and cost of building elements, such as slab, beam thickness, total steel by weight etc. and even paid softwares need detail data input. To overcome these shortcomings of the modern day softwares and to empower the engineers, architects and others to have structural design and estimated materials ready with very simple inputs; a web based, free of cost application is developed according to ACI-318-11 with visual output. The user including the engineer, the architect, and common non-technical person can give very simple inputs, e.g., slab width, length etc., in a webpage and instantly get the visual results there. It can be used for initial structural design, verifying existing design and detail estimation of materials.