Cold Formed Steel Design

ALL NEW!

• A completely new program with a very attractive and simple user interface created using WPF technology
• Program will design Flexural and Axial members for standard shapes defined by AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute)
• These members will be designed in compliance with Cold Formed Steel Design Manual 2017 and in conjunction with AISI S100-16 specifications
• ASD, LRFD, and LSD methods of designs will be available along with the respective load combinations

Aluminum Upgrades

• Compliance with Aluminum Design Manual (ADM) 2015 – ASD and LRFD Methods
• Standard Load Combinations specific to ASD and LRFD methods now available
• A new shape – ZEE is included with the database which can be used for member design and check
• Shear results and capacities are calculated for both major axis and minor axis
• Total of 4 alloys: 6005A-T6, 6061-T6, 6063-T5, and 6063-T6 are now included for member design and check

Pile Cap Upgrades

• Compliance with ACI 318-14 design code – Minimum steel requirement and development length criteria
• Updated examples in the manual. Also updated section references to code sections
• Updated hand calculation for example 4 based on ACI 318-14
• Implemented additional error checking features

Timber Design Upgrades

• Design and Check mode available for Timber Beam and Beam-Column in adherence to latest NDS 2018, IBS 2018 and ASCE 2016 Engineering Standards
• Upgraded Timber section database to SQLITE database for better and faster software functionality
• Snow Loads, Wind Loads and Load Combinations have been updated to follow respective sections of ASCE 7-16 Standards
• New Deeper Timber sections added to 3-1/2” and 5-1/2” Glulam Southern and Glulam Western sections
• User defined sections can now be saved and analyzed
• Fixed section properties for single and double beam TJI sections
• Fixed deflection diagrams when cantilever end / s present

Wind Analysis Upgrades

• Implemented ASCE 7-16 wind provisions
• Implemented External Pressure Coefficients and Design Wind Pressures for new zones (1′, 2e, 2n, 2r, 3e, 3r) for Gable and Hip Roofs – Components and Cladding
• Revised tables of Chapter 30, Part 1 and Part 2 (Components and Cladding) have been implemented in the new Software
• New wind maps are now available including for Hawaiian Islands
• New wind maps for Risk Category IV are included
• Relevant Figures and Table images taken directly from the ASCE 7-16 standard have been integrated and displayed in Software for reference

QuickWall Upgrades

• Design concrete stem and foundation in compliance with ACI 318-14 Ultimate Strength Design
• Design of masonry stem in compliance with IBC 2018 and TMS 402-16
• Compressive strength of masonry based on the compressive strength of concrete masonry units of Type M mortar, updated to new specifications
• Completely re-written using the latest advanced Microsoft technologies
  • Including to-scale graphics that update in real-time with every change in input values
  • Reports automatically display in Microsoft Word (or word processor of your choice)

Spread Footing Upgrades

• Updated Design Code to ACI 2019
• New load combinations as per ACI 2019
• Better user control of load combinations including ability to delete multiple load combinations at once
• RTF report has been reformatted for cleaner presentation and sharper print quality