BETONexpress Design of concrete structures according to Eurocode 2


BETONexpress, Software for design of reinforced concrete structures.
With BETONexpress you can easily design various concrete components. For each of them, you just specify the basic dimensions, loads and material properties, and you obtain the detailed concrete design. The dimensioning is according to Eurocode 2, EN 1992-1-1:2004, Design of concrete structures, General rules and rules for buildings, with supplement of Eurocode 7, EN 1997-1:2004, Geotechnical design – General rules, for geotechnical analysis (footings, retaining walls), Eurocode 0, EN 1990:2002, for load combinations, and Eurocode 8 for seismic loading.The last EN versions of the Eurocodes are implemented. The program's CAD modulus automatic generates detailed drawings of the structure and the reinforcement. A combined detailed report and reinforcing steel schedule is produced for the designed concrete components. Assumptions and references to design codes are shown in the report. The design code parameters, as well as default values, can be adjusted by the user. The reinforcing steel schedule can be edited with a specialised editor which is included. In addition a set of engineering tools (unit conversion, computation of areas, moments of inertia, standard steel sections etc.) are included in the program.

	Slabs Solid slabs and ribbed slabs. Uniformly distributed dead and live loading. Load combinations according to Eurocode 2, and Eurocode 0. Two way slabs with various support conditions. Czerny, Bares or Marcus solution methods. One-way continuous slabs (up to eight 8 spans). End cantilevers can be specified. Load factors for every span. Moment redistribution. Cantilever slabs. Moment capacity of concrete slab cross-sections and sections strengthened with FRP (fibre-reinforced polymers).
	Beams Beams of rectangular or T section in combined loading bending shear and axial force. Beams of one span under combined loading. Continuous beams (up to 8 spans) under uniformly distributed loading, combined loading bending, shear and torsion. Computation of moment capacity of concrete beam cross-sections and sections strengthened with FRP (fibre-reinforced polymers). Load combinations according to Eurocode 2, and Eurocode 0.
	Columns Biaxial bending, isolated column (stability control). Biaxial bending (N-Mx-My) diagrams obtained by numerical integration of concrete and steel forces over the cross-section. Computation of moment capacity of concrete column cross-sections and sections strengthened with FRP (fibre-reinforced polymers). Centrically loaded columns. Eccentrically loaded footings, and eccentric footings. Vertical loading and moments at the top. Dead and live loading.
	Spread footings Centrically loaded footings. Eccentrically loaded footings, and eccentric footings. Vertical loading and moments at the top. Dead and live loading. Exact computation of pressure distribution under the footing. Geotechnical design using Eurocode 7, EN 1997-1:2004, or allowable soil stress. Load combinations according to Eurocode 7 (EQU, STR, GEO load cases) , and Eurocode 0. Full CAD drawing of footings with reinforcement.
	Retaining walls Retaining walls of gravity or cantilever type (reinforced). Geotechnical design using Eurocode 7, EN 1997-1:2004, Geotechnical design – General rules or allowable soil stress. Active and passive earth pressure using Coulomb's theory. Design of gravity walls using Eurocode 6 (EC6) or allowable stresses. Earthquake analysis according to Eurocode 8 (EC8), Mononobe-Okabe. Two different types of cantilever walls exist in the program: Type-A. Walls with very small back heel. The active earth pressure is computed using Coulomb's theory at the back face of the wall. Type B. Walls with back heel. The active earth pressure is computed using Rankine's theory at a vertical surface at the end of the heel. The design of cantilever type walls is based on Ultimate Limit State Design of concrete according to Eurocode 2. The design checks are performed at each tenth of the stem height. The reinforcement of the stem is optimised, and depending on the stem height the reinforcement is reduced toward the top of the wall. The reinforcing bars are automatically placed in the reinforcing bar schedules. Optional Base key against sliding. Load combinations according to Eurocode 2, Eurocode 7,(EQU, STR, GEO load cases) and Eurocode 0. Full CAD drawing of retaining walls with reinforcement.
	Corbels - Brackets Short cantilevers projecting from column faces, with ac/hc<=1, where ac the load lever arm and hc the corbel height. Design according to Eurocode 2 �2.5.3.7. Load combinations according to Eurocode 2 and Eurocode 1. Full CAD drawing of corbels with reinforcement.
	Deep beams Deep beams with dimensions L_eff/h<=2, where L_eff length and h height. Design according to Eurocode 2, �5.6.4,�6.5, using simple strut and tie model. You can design deep beams subjected to uniformly distributed load (with dead and live components) at the top and bottom faces of the beam. Load combinations according to Eurocode 2, and Eurocode 0. Full CAD drawing of deep beams with reinforcement.
	Steelbar Schedule Detailed steelbar schedule. You can modify and update the steelbar schedule simply with an editor, with ready steelbar menus. The report and the steel schedules can also be exported to PDF and WORD files.
	Preview and print Report Full report preview. The reports are very analytical, showing all the computations, graphics, with references to the design code paragraphs. The computational errors, or inadequate dimensioning, are shown in red. Export of all reports to PDF or Word format. Export of all CAD drawings to PDF or DXF(Autocad) format.
	Parameters-Design Rules You can select various combinations of design codes. for reinforced concrete: Eurocode 2 (EC2) or National Code for geotechnical design: Eurocode 7 (EC7) or Allowable stresses for gravity type retaining walls (gravity stone or concrete walls): Eurocode 6 (EC) or Allowable stresses. During Eurocode transition period you can select to perform the design with EN or ENV version of Eurocodes. The code parameters, as well as default values can be adjusted by the user.
	On line help A complete on line help assist the user for the required data, as well as references to the corresponding code subjects, as well as theoretical overview. Users manual included in PFD and DOC format.
	Engineering tools Unit conversion Area calculations Section of properties Calculation Rolled steel shapes Reinforcement tools Anchorage lengths Earth pressure coefficients


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Revised: March 09, 2010.