Data input and output sequence for designing and analysing shear walls and tie beams
Shear walls and tie beams can be defined and analysed in the program using the following sequence of data input and output:
- Create a new project (from "File", "New").
- (Optional) Link to BIMserver.center and import shear walls and tie beams, amongst other data, based on information extracted from the BIM model. During the import process, the criteria for the arrangement of reinforcement are also checked.
On the "Shear walls" tab:
- Review general data settings (options in the "General Data" section): selection of standards, definition of materials (steel and concrete) and criteria for reinforcement layout, and configuration of anchoring, display and reporting options.
- (Optional) Enter the shear walls (from the wall list in the left-hand side panel: "Shear Walls > Add") if they have not been imported from the BIM model.
- Review the definition of each shear wall. This is carried out by following these steps:
- Select the shear wall from the list in the side panel.
- Review and/or input of "Properties", "Sections", "Segment classification" and definition of "Lateral bracing levels" (options in the "Edit" group).
- Review and/or enter the "Drifts" and "Forces" values, as well as the "Force amplification" settings for each shear wall (options in the "Edit" section).
- View and/or edit the "Reinforcement" settings (options in the central panel) if you wish to enter and check a reinforcement layout or review the layout generated by the program during the analysis process.
- Check and/or design retaining walls:
- The options in the "Compliance" section are used if the wall or all shear walls have been fully defined, and you wish to verify regulatory compliance with the reinforcement specified for them.
- The options in the "Design" group are used to allow the program to dimension the reinforcement for each wall or section, or for all shear walls if this has not been defined previously, and to carry out the regulatory compliance check.
- (Optional) Generate specific check reports for each wall (via the options in the "Checks" panel). The check editing windows allow you to edit the input data for the checks.
- (Optional) Generate and configure the sheets showing the drawings for each shear wall (via the options in the "Document" group).
On the "Connecting beams" tab:
- Review general data settings (options in the "General data" section): selection of standards, definition of materials (steel and concrete) and criteria for reinforcement layout, and configuration of beam properties and display options.
- (Optional) Enter the group of connecting beams and the connecting beams in each group (from the options in the "Elements" block) if they have not been imported from the BIM model.
- Review the definition of each coupling beam. This is carried out by following these steps:
- Select the coupling beam from the list in the side panel.
- View and/or edit the "Materials", "Geometry", "Internal forces" and "Reinforcement" for each beam (options in the central panel).
- Check and/or design connecting beams:
- The options in the "Compliance" group are used if a group of beams or all the beams in the connection have been fully defined and you wish to verify regulatory compliance with the arrangement specified for them.
- The options in the "Design" group are used to allow the program to design the reinforcement for each beam or group of beams, or for all connected beams if this has not been defined previously, and to carry out the regulatory compliance check.
- (Optional) Generate specific check reports for each beam (via the options in the "Checks" panel). The check editing windows allow you to edit the input data for the checks.
- (Optional) Generate and configure the sheets showing the drawings for each connecting beam (via the options in the "Document" group).
From any tab:
- Generate and retrieve drawings of all retaining walls and/or tie beams in the project (via "File", "Drawings").
- Generate reports of all retaining walls and/or tie beams in the project (via "File", "Reports").
- (Optional) Export to BIMserver.center (the "BIMserver.center" group, "Share").
