[Eng]Tutorial Plate Concrete 18.0 - downloads.scia.net

1 TUTORIAL Concrete Plate Basic Concept Training 2 All information in this document is subject to modification without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a database or retrieval system or published, in any form or in any way, electronically, mechanically, by print, photo print, microfilm or any other means without prior written permission from the publisher. SCIA is not responsible for any direct or indirect damage because of imperfections in the documentation and/or the software.

2 Copyright 2018 SCIA nv. All rights reserved. Table of contents 3 Contents General Information .. 1 Welcome .. 1 SCIA engineer Support .. 1 Websites .. 1 Introduction .. 2 Getting started .. 3 Starting a project .. 3 Project management .. 5 Save, Save as, Close and open .. 5 Saving a project .. 5 Closing a project .. 5 Opening a project .. 5 Start project manger .. 5 Geometry input .. 6 Input of the geometry .. 6 Geometry .. 6 Supports .. 12 Check Structure data .. 15 Checking the structure .. 15 Connected entities.

3 16 Graphic representation of the structure .. 18 Load cases and Combinations .. 22 Load Cases and Load Groups .. 22 Defining a Permanent Load Case .. 22 Defining a Variable Load Case .. 22 Loads .. 24 Combinations .. 31 Calculation and Mesh generation .. 34 Mesh generation .. 34 Linear Calculation .. 37 Results .. 38 Viewing results .. 38 Reinforcement design .. 43 Viewing design internal forces .. 43 Reinforcement design ULS .. 44 Input of practical reinforcement .. 46 Document .. 48 Engineering Report .. 48 Epilogue.

4 53 1 General Information Welcome Welcome to the SCIA engineer Tutorial Frame Concrete . SCIA engineer is an integrated, multi-material structural analysis and design software for all kinds of structures. Its wide range of functionality makes it deployable for any construction type: design office buildings, industrial plants, bridges or any other project, all within the same easy-to-use environment. The program treats the calculation of 2D/3D frameworks, design and check of reinforcement included.

5 Besides frames, it is also possible to dimension Plate structures, inclusive of advanced Concrete calculations. The complete process of calculation and design has been integrated in one program: input of the geometry, input of the calculation model (loads, supports ..), linear and non-linear calculation, output of results, reinforcement design and checks according to various codes, generating the calculation report, etc. SCIA engineer is available in three different editions: License version The license version of SCIA engineer is secured with a dongle , a hardlock, which you apply to the USB gate of your computer or a softwarematic license in your network.

6 SCIA engineer is modular and consists of various modules. The user chooses from the available modules and composes a custom design program, perfectly tuned to his needs. In the general product overview of SCIA engineer you will find an overview of the different modules or module editions that are available. Viewer mode If the program doesn t find a licence it can be used as a viewer only. That means that any project can be opened, properties of entities can be checked, if the calculation has been done also results can be seen and report can be printed.

7 However, no change of the model is possible, no calculation can be run, no new output can be created. Student version The student version has the same possibilities as the license version for all of modules. This version is also secured by a softwarematic protection. The output contains a watermark Student version . Projects that are stored in the student version cannot be opened in the license version. SCIA engineer Support You can contact the SCIA engineer support service By e-mail Send an e-mail to with a description of the problem and the concerning *.

8 Esa file, and mention the number of the version you are currently working with. By telephone For various phone numbers to different offices visit our page Via the SCIA Customer Portal website Websites Link to Manuals and Tutorials Link to eLearning Link to Web help Basic Concept Training 2 Introduction This Tutorial describes the basic functions of SCIA engineer , the input, analysis and design of a Concrete slab. Before you start, you must be familiar with your operating system: for instance working with dialogues, menu bars, toolbars, status bars, handling the mouse, etc.

9 First, we will explain how to create a new project and how to set up your structure. After the geometry and load input, the structure will be calculated and the results can be viewed. The major part is related to design of reinforcement and check according to design code. The Tutorial ends with a brief introduction to the calculation report. The figure below shows the calculation model of the structure to be designed: 3 Getting started Starting a project Starting the program Before you can start a project, you need to start the program first.

10 1. Double-click on the SCIA engineer shortcut in the Windows Desktop, or 2. If the shortcut is not installed, click [Start] and choose All apps > SCIA engineer > SCIA engineer If the program does not find any protection, you will see a dialogue indicating that no protection was found. You are offered to run Protection setup and select appropriate protection type ( try-out), or run the program in Viewer mode. For this Tutorial, you must start a new project with standard licence. Starting a new project 1.