AUTOMATED DESIGN OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS

• Static analysis results: member moments, forces, joint displacements
• Dynamic analysis results : mode shapes, participation factors, spectral velocities, accelerations, modal forces, displacements, member moments and forces
• Design tables for members: forces, moments, utilization ratios, deflections, reinforcement all for gravity, lateral loads and critical load combinations. Warning messages for design criteria violations.
• Reinforcement schedules for all members: arrangement for axial, flexural and shear reinforcement, bar sizes, types, lengths, spacing
• Bill of materials: reinforcing steel, concrete volume, formwork, floor finish area, all sorted by floor levels and types of members
• Construction costs : listed by types of members and construction materials.

The design results can be as detailed or as concise the engineer desires. The formats of the reports, sign conventions and units are in general compliance with manual design and drafting practice. For example, compression force is positive, member forces and moments are in ft.-kips, displacements and member section dimensions are in inches, member spans and floor areas are in ft., stresses in kips/sq.in. For designs executed in SI units, similar conventions are applied.