Capacity Design

• Automatic definition and management of critical regions for beams, columns and walls.
• DCM and DCH design of transverse reinforcement of columns and beams, based on bending strength of end sections and static loads on the member.
• DCM and DCH design for weak beam-strong column action. Column longitudinal reinforcement design based on bending strength of beams. Effects of axial force are considered. Joints can include any number of beams framing into columns at arbitrary angles.
• DCH beam-column joint design of transverse reinforcing based on beam end reinforcement and column shear. Joints can include any number of beams framing into columns at arbitrary angles. Checks include compression strut and confinement or shear reinforcement.
• Walls can be: Non-Seismic, Ductile, Large Lightly Reinforced
• Automatic vertical translation of moment diagrams for Ductile Walls in DCM or DCH
• Automatic magnification of shear for Ductile Walls and Large Lightly Reinforced Walls in DCM or DCH
• Automatic calculation of additional dynamic axial force for Large Lightly Reinforced Walls in DCM and DCH
• Design/check of wall coupling beams