Title:
Software for Design of Concrete Buildings
Author(s):
Bijan O. Aalami
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
23
Issue:
12
Appears on pages(s):
28-35
Keywords:
applied loads; beams; meshing; seismic design; software; tendons
DOI:
Date:
12/1/2001
Abstract:
While software for the design of steel structures provides an integrated building analysis, design and detailing package, there is currently no comparable product for the concrete industry. This is primarily because steel buildings consist of skeletal (frame) members, such as columns, beams, and girders, whereas the two major components of reinforced concrete structures are concrete floor slabs and walls, which are continuum solids. It has been practical to develop satisfactory software that includes both gravity and wind/seismic design of an entire concrete building as a production tool for use in structural design. Recent developments in modeling techniques of concrete structures, however, coupled with advances in software technology are helping to overcome this shortcoming.