Design

In the Design program mode only results for Ultimate Limit State loadcases will be displayed.

Moment M_y and/or Moment M_z and possible Axial force N

Necessary tensile- and possible compression reinforcement and adherent area, effective depth and compression zone height are shown as tables for the M_y and/or M_z moment.

If the current moment M_y or M_z is smaller than the moment of unintentional load eccentricity, according to the active concrete code, the latter will be the basis
of the design.

Comment: If both moments have been defined the design will be performed separately for each moment, which means that some bars can be used for bending in both directions at the same time. A calculation result like this should therefore be checked in the Analysis program mode in which a complete skew
calculation is being performed.

Axial force N

Necessary tensile/compression reinforcement and adherent area are shown as tables for current axial force.

The design is performed with consideration to unintentional load eccentricity according to the active concrete code.

Shear force V_y and/or V_z

Necessary shear reinforcement, adherent area, number of stirrup cuts and shear capacity of the concrete and reinforcement for shear forces V_y and/or V_z are shown as tables.

Necessary shear reinforcement can, besides from current shear stress, also originate from rules according to the active concrete code such as minimum distance demands.

Note! If both shear forces have been defined the design will be performed in a way that uses the concrete capacity to its full in both directions.

Torque T

Required torsional reinforcement, reinforcement capacity and max torsional capacity are displayed in tables for torque T_x.

The result of the design is also shown graphically in the drawing area (as seen in the picture below).

Analysis

Loadcases in the Ultimate Limit State

The capacity is being calculated in accordance with the defined section forces.

Table results

• Bending capacity
  Max moment M_Ry and adherent degree of utilization M_y / M_Ry, max. moment M_Rz and adherent degree of utilization M_z / M_Rz as well as efficient height and compression zone height are shown as tables. If stringer heights in shear calculation result in reduced moment capacity this reduced value is shown.
• Shear capacity
  Max shear force V_Rdy, the capacity of the concrete V_cdy and adherent degree of utilization V_y / V_Rdy as well as max. shear force V_Rdz, the capacity of the concrete V_cdz as well as adherent degree of utilization V_z / V_Rdz are shown as tables.
  Note! If both shear forces have been defined the calculation will be performed in a way that uses the concrete capacity to its full in both directions.
• Torsional capacity
  Max torque T_sd and associated utilization T_x / T_Rd as well as max torsional capacity and associated utilization are displayed as tabels.
• Compression/Tension capacity
  Maximum compressed-/tensile axial force N_Rd and adherent degree of utilization N / N_Rd are shown as tables.

Graphical result

• Compression zone diagram
  The current compression zone is shown as seen below.
  
  
• Stress diagrams
  Current distribution of stress is shown in the same way as for Serviceability Limit State below.
• Strain diagrams
  Current distribution of strain is shown in the same way as for Serviceability Limit State below.

Loadcases in Serviceability Limit State

Table results

• Generally
  Information if the section is cracked, crack moment M_cr,y and/or M_cr,z, moment of inertia for possible cracked sections I_y and/or I_z as well as compression zone height are shown as tables.
• Stress
  Maximum tensile- and compressive stress for concrete and reinforcement are shown as tables.
• Crack widths
  Maximum crack width and code dependent crack parameters.

Graphic result

• Compression zone diagram
  Current compression zone is shown in the same way as for Ultimate Limit State above.
• Stress diagram
  Current distribution of stress is shown as seen below.
  
  
• Strain diagram
  Current distribution of strain is shown as seen below.