ABNT NBR 14762:2010 (Brazil)
Dimensionamento de estruturas de aço constituÃdas por perfis formados a frio.
This Brazilian code has been implemented for cold formed steel sections. The sections which can be used are the same as those available with the NBR 14762:2001 code, which is currently no longer in force. Both codes are implemented in CYPECAD, Metal 3D and the Portal Frame Generator.
ABNT NBR 8800:2008 (Brazil)
Projeto de estruturas de aço e de estruturas mistas de aço e concreto de edificios.
As of the 2012.b version, Composite sections have been included for this Brazilian code. The ABNT NBR 8800:2008 code was implemented in previous versions for the design of welded and bolted connections resolved by the Joints I, Joints II, Joints III, Joints IV and Joints V modules, and for the design of rolled and welded simple steel sections in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
NTE E.060: 2009 (Peru)
Concreto armado
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
NTCRC:2004 (Mexico)
Normas técnicas complementarias para diseño y construcción de estructuras de concreto para el Distrito Federal
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
NCh430.Of2008 (Chile)
Hormigón armado - Requisitos de diseño y cálculo
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
CBH 87 (Bolivia)
ICS 91.080.40 Estructuras de hormigón. Año 1987
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
ABNT NBR 6118:2007 (Brazil)
Projeto de estruturas de concreto – Procedimento
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
As of the 2012.a version, CYPECAD automatically eliminates the rigid diaphragm assumption at floor level in wall spans that do not come into contact with any floor slabs.
In the case of beams that are not in contact with floor slabs, the elimination of the rigid diaphragm is optional (Beams/Walls in the Beam Definition tab > Rigid diaphragm in unconnected beams) and the user can deactivate the rigid diaphragm assumption if the beam is to be designed to resist the forces that could affect it in its horizontal plane. The longitudinal reinforcement of the beams for which the rigid diaphragm assumption is freed is laid as continuous.
So to remove any chance of confusion, the program only allows for unconnected beams to be exempt from the rigid diaphragm.Â
The following rolled steel codes have been implemented for the five joints modules (Joints I, Joints II, Joints III, Joints IV and Joints V):
The new module Collective protection systems generates the drawings of the collective protection systems of a job in CYPECAD.
The 2012.a version of CYPECAD includes an extra tab at the bottom of the screen. Along with the other five tabs (Column Definition, Beam Definition, Results, Contour Maps and Deformed Shape), the Health and Safety tab has been implemented. Upon clicking on it, the user can include the following elements by selecting them from the top menus:
More information on this new CYPECAD module can be found in the Collective protection systems page.
NCh433.Of1996 Modified in 2009 (Chile). Official Chilean Code. Seismic Design of Buildings.
Implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D. Includes the emergency modifications presented in the Decree Nº117 (V. and U.) of the Diario Official de Chile of the 14th February 2011.
NSR-10 (Colombia): Reglamento Colombiano de Construcción Sismo Resistente
Code implemented in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
The NSR-10 code substitute the outdated NSR-98 code. Nonetheless, any of the two codes can be used in CYPECAD and Metal 3D.
