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Foundation 6.5

6.5.006

Released: 2023-01-12

• Fix: Restricted ground properties options to only the third one for Norwegian national annex (Case 121625).
• Fix: Corrected an error causing crash when a certain error message was shown (Case 122989).

6.5.005

Released: 2022-10-28

• New: It is now possible to use Swedish national annex EKS 12, BFS 2022-4. (Case 122086)

6.5.004

Released: 2022-02-23

• Fix: A warning message has been added in the unusual case when the horizontal force is larger than the resulting vertical force which means that the ground pressure capacity will be zero (case 106328).

• Fix: Due to an error that was introduced in the latest version 6.5.003 the shear force was somewhat underestimated because the shear check section where placed the distance of the cover to long from the edge of the column/wall which has been corrected (case 118282).

6.5.003

Released: 2021-05-31

• Fix: Warning messages when the effective deep is so large that the shear check section and/or one or more control perimeters for punching are situated outside the slab has been added (case 60335).
• Fix: Some info messages regarding punching perimeters has been deleted and info about this written in the result table instead. Some other adjustments concerning messages when the column is situated near the plate edge has also been made (case 103867).

6.5.002

Released: 2021-02-26

• Fix: Reduced the number of requested licenses from Foundation (Case 100276).
• Fix: Some eccentricity and overturn warnings was suppressed  which has been corrected (Case 101464).
• Fix: Minimum reinforcement according to EC2 9.3 is only calculated if one or both sides are larger than 5  times the plate thickness but for type Walls it is from now one always calculated (case 101626).

6.5.001

Released: 2020-12-17

• Fix: A warning message regarding to large slanted neighboring ground surface slope has been made more informative case (97155).
• Fix: Error messages concerning shear and punching when critical perimeters are situated outside the plate are changed to info messages (case 97305).
• Fix: The warning message when the resulting vertical force is acting upwards was not  considering the Gamma_g factor correctly (case 99198).
• Fix: A header for the input window regarding cohessionless soil was missing and has been added case (99275).
• Fix: A minor display error in the Ground properties window has been corrected (case 99285).
• Fix: For several error and info messages the current load case was not displayed which is corrected (case 99368).
• Fix: Clarified shear calculation warning regarding when shear perimeter is determined to be outside slab geometry (or compression zone) (Case 99383)
• Fix: Info messages regarding punching was wrongly displayed when the option wall was defined which is corrected (case 99463).

6.5.000

Released: 2020-10-23

• Fix: A minor printout error where the value Mok used in the settlement calculation in the result table was presented with the value Mlk instead, which is corrected (case 35618).
• Fix: When for the settlement calculation E-modulus was used the header still showed Peak resistance which is corrected (case 37442).
• Fix: When for the settlement calculation E-modulus was used the header still showed Peak resistance which is corrected (case 37442).
• Fix: Warning messages when the effective deep is so large that the shear check section and/or one or more control perimeters for punching are situated outside the slab has been added (case 60335).
• Fix: In the printout creep data not used in the program was shown but now changed to show the chosen tensile strength instead (case 74161).
• Fix: The punching calculation for Finnish Code is now adapted to the calculation in EC2 6.4.4 with consideration of the exceptions in the Finnish Annex (case 75543).
• Fix: If the  partial factor for bearing Gamma R;v was larger than 1.0 the ground capacity was somewhat overestimated. This could be the case if Design Approach 1 or 2 is used according to EC7. For Sweden Design approach 3 is used where GammaR;v = 1.0.  This has been corrected (case 76277).
• Fix: The sliding capacity was somewhat overestimated for non cohesion soil as the characteristic friction slope was used in the capacity calculation instead of the design value (case 89959).
• Fix: The manual has been updated (case 92267).
• Fix: The positive effect for required anchorage lengths due to increased reinforcement with regard to punching is now considered (case 93360).

Foundation 6.4

6.4.010

Released: 2019-01-24

• Fix: Added a calculation option for whether or not consideration should be taken to minimum reinforcement according to Eurocode (Case 65994).
• Fix: Program got into lock down mode if Settlement license was available on the server but consumed (Case 74105, Case 74106).

6.4.009

Released: 2018-10-19

• Fix: Changed unit for section forces when calculating 'Wall' to per meter (Case 70885).
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing the calculation results to not be printed in the printout (Case 70913).

6.4.008

Released: 2018-07-03

• Fix: Loads are now presented graphically with one decimal. The current version number is from now on presented in the printout (case 49266).
• Fix: The punching force should be reduced by the load inside the critical perimeter but was only reduced by the load inside the critical perimeter but outside the column area which made the force somewhat to large which is corrected (case 51100).
• Fix: Added the possibility to define plane grinded rock which means a sliding capacity of 0.45 Vd instead of 0.75 Vd for ordinary rock (case 58499).
• Fix: The text in one of the warning messages was slightly changed (case 67174).

6.4.007

Released: 2016-06-03

• New: Updated Swedish national annex concerning minimim reinforcement in slabs, EKS 10 9.3.1.1 (Case 37566).
• New: Swedish annex now follows Eurocode standard concerning VRdmax according to EN1992-1-1 6.4.5 (Case 38980).
• New: It is from now on possible to choose the concrete tensile strength as fctm or fctm,fl. For the Swedish annex also a third option is available (case 38989).
• Fix: License check for the Settlement module now avoids lockdown mode if license server is currently out of licenses (Case 41697).

6.4.006

Released: 2016-01-14

• Fix: The required reinforcement area was incorrectly set as the x-value in both directions when Min. reinforcement where decisive. The selected area where then always correct. For information the amount of the Min. area is now also displayed in the result.  (Case 36875).

6.4.005

Released: 2015-06-26

• Updated license handling (added FlexNet support).
• Fix: In some cases the effective height was calculated slightly wrong which has been corrected (Case 28779).
• Fix: In some cases the max. reinforcement limit for punching according to EC2 6.4.4 ra = 0.02 was not checked which is corrected (Case 28844).
• Fix: A limit to prevent the area where punching reinforcement should be applied to exceed the total slab area in extreme cases has been implemented (Case 29352).
• Fix: At the punching calculation eccentricity was only considered at the control perimeters but not at the column perimeter which is corrected (Case 29377).
• Fix: At the punching result the text “Reinf. Incr.” has been deleted from the result at the column perimeter as this capacity is not influenced by reinforcement (Case 29377).
• Fix: A warning telling when the shear capacity is insufficient has been added (Case 25156).
• Fix: A warning telling when the punching capacity is insufficient also at the column perimeter has been added (Case 25156).

6.4.004

Released: 2015-04-27

• Fix: Limitation in stirrups fyk (<500 MPa) removed (Case 27086).
• Fix: A warning message concerning punching at column perimeter was wrongly displayed for Serviceability Limit State load cases (Case 28297).
• Fix: A warning message concerning punching at column perimeter was wrongly displayed for walls (Case 28408).

6.4.003

Released: 2015-03-09

• Fix: A warning for insufficient shear capacity has been added and a warning for insufficient punching capacity at the column perimeter has been added (Case 25156).
• Fix: A warning for insufficient slide capacity although the capacity was sufficient was wrongly shown the first time a calculation was performed which has been corrected (Case 27209).

6.4.002

Released: 2014-12-19

• Fix: The calculation was wrongly interrupted for large columns which is corrected (Case 23653).

6.4.001

Released: 2014-10-22

• Fix: The decimal on values added through in the graphical user interface were sometimes removed.

6.4.000

Released: 2014-04-16

• Fix: The dead load for concrete is changed from 24 to 25 kN/m3 (Case 11959).
• Fix: A warning message is displayed if the sliding capacity is inadequate (Case 12500).
• Fix: Moved all program specific settings and databases to the user profile folder to avoid potential user rights issues.

Foundation 6.3

6.3.015

Released: 2016-02-05

• New: Added support for the FlexNet license system.

6.3.014

Released: 2014-10-22

• Fix: The decimal on values added through in the graphical user interface were sometimes removed.

6.3.013

Released: 2014-04-14

• Fix: Moved all program specific settings and databases to the user profile folder to avoid potential user rights issues.

6.3.012

Released: 2013-11-08

• Fixed an inconsistency between local and network licensing concerning the licence check for the settlement module.

6.3.011

Released: 2013-09-12

• When the program rules for a punching calculation where not fulfilled all sorts of calculations was canceled. From now on only the punching calculation is canceled..

6.3.010

Released: 2013-08-28

• Available anchorage lengths are according to EC2 9.8.2.2 as a simplification calculated with a distance to the first crack as x = h/2. This results in many cases in very conservative values. Together with Swedish EC experts we have therefore for the Swedish annex implemented a way to calculate the distance x similar to the formula in "Betonghandboken" 6.9:235 (5a) with fctd according to EC2 12.3.1 and alfa ct,pl according to the Swedish annex.
• A check meant to stop the calculation for edge and corner columns also made it impossible to calculate some examples with interior columns which have been corrected.
• A message about no license for settlement will no longer be displayed as this module is optional.
• Required crack widths for the Swedish Annex was earlier according to EC2 standard but are now corrected to be according to table 7.1 in the Swedish Annex.
• It is from now possible to also define a vct value for the concrete where relevant.
• The following concrete qualities C28/35, C32/40, C54/65 and C58/70 have been added.

6.3.009

Released: 2013-03-15

• If the capacity was un sufficient for one critical perimeter the check for all perimeters in that load case was displayed as "Not allowed" which is corrected.
• The punching calculation can at present only handle interior columns for EC2 and an error message has been added when this is not the case.
• The punching calculation can at present for EC2 only handle columns with a breath- length ratio < 2 as for such columns punching should be checked along the total critical perimeter. An error message when this is not the case has been added.
• The program calculated crack widths without first comparing the current stress against the crack stress which is corrected.
• A text belonging to the old Swedish code was wrongly displayed in the EC shear check which is corrected.

6.3.008

Released: 2012-12-21

• Updated the installation file to accomodate the new StruSoft Installer.
• The default Gamma_M values for Medium Soil in the Swedish Annex was wrong and has been changed.
• The anchorage lengths where wrong for user defined reinforcement which has been corrected.

6.3.007

Released: 2012-10-02

• Updated the way in which the program handles the layout file for the print engine.
• Updated the module responsible for saving program settings and search paths.

6.3.006

Released: 2012-09-07

• Minimum reinforcement according to EC2 9.3.1.1.(1) is only due for slabs with b and l larger than 5h which is corrected.
• The option Design Approach was wrongly called Geotechnical class which is corrected.
• For code Standard some safety factors did not keep defined values which has been corrected.
• Some printout problems has been corrected.
• Updated the way in which user specific settings and data is stored.

6.3.005

Released: 2012-05-09

• A license issue with the settlement module was resolved.

6.3.004

Released: 2012-02-20

• New version of the license system (version 3.0.18).
• Updates made to the installtion script pertaining to silent install.
• Fixed a bug in the license handling causing a settlement warning to be shown too often.

6.3.003

Released: 2011-12-22

• For Swedish code some safety factors where wrongly set to zero as default which is corrected. A new license system (version 3) has been implemented.

6.3.002

Released: 2011-10-06

• A bug causing the punching calculation for Swedish code to not work correctly has been fixed. The company name was not written correctly on the page heads which has been fixed.

6.3.001

Released: 2011-10-04

• Fixed a bug causing an unnecessary license warning for the Settlement module to sometimes be shown.

6.3.000

Released: 2011-09-30

• New version of the program Grundplatta with a new name and support for Eurocode (EC2).