ProtaStructure Suite 2018 Whats New
ProtaStructure Suite 2018 Whats New
ProtaStructure Suite 2018 Whats New
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What’s New in ProtaStructure 2018 – Quick Summary 3
What’s New in ProtaDetails 2018 5
1. ProtaSteel 7
2. Steel Design to EC3, BS5950 & AISC360-10 7
3. Steel Trusses 7
4. Purlins, Girts & Braces 9
5. New Section Manager Interface & Enhanced Steel Database 12
6. New Material Definition, Selection & Assignment Interfaces 13
7. Merged Shear Walls – Core Walls 14
8. New Polyline Column Editor 15
9. Multiple Openings in Shear Walls 17
10. Infill / Brick Wall Insertion by picking two points 18
11. Partial Infill Walls 19
12. Multiple Openings in Infill Walls 20
13. Section Anchors 20
14. Selection Filter 21
15. Slab Drops of any shape 21
16. Inserting Multiple Slabs in one go 22
17. Enhancement to Cantilever Slab creation 23
18. Rigid and/or Semi-Rigid Diaphragms by Floor 23
19. Detail Drawings Preview 24
20. Enhanced Visual Interrogation 25
21. Enhancements in Revit Integration 25
22. Center of Rotation 26
23. Shortcut keys for 3D Display Mode & Camera Projection 26
24. User Defined Thumbnail 26
25. New Options Interface 27
26. New Dimension Styles Interface 27
27. Auto truncation of Beam Elevation Details 28
28. Column Grouping 29
29. New Containment detailing 29
30. Enhancement in Details Drawing Generation 30
31. Search a Member Detail or Text 33
32. Beam Detail: Separate Lap & Extension Dimension for Top & Bottom Bars 34
33. Cantilever Beam Detail – Rebar Extension length 34
34. Multiple selection of Tables for report generation 34
35. Pile Design 35
36. Miscellaneous Enhancement & Fixes in ProtaDetails 44
How To Use :
Model, analyse & design the steel members in ProtaStruture
Go to Steel Design (top menu) Load ProtaSteel
Please refer to the Quick Start Guide in ProtaSteel for further guidance.
Steel members will be checked for pass / failure and the most
critical Utilization Ratio (UR) reported. You can change the section
sizes in the interactive design & new section will be automatically
checked.
In line with the expanded scope of steel members, the user interface has been enhanced to group
concrete & steel members modeling & design separately.
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Concrete Design
Steel Design
3. Steel Trusses
Auto-generated steel trusses of any shape can be modelled on the fly, e.g. Pratt, Warren, mono-
pitched, duo-pitched truss. Trusses can be easily moved, edited and copied aiding modelling
flexibility.
How To Use:
Click on “Truss” toolbar button.
Pick a grid intersection to define the start end of the truss (in the 3D or 2D view)
Assign Sections to the top & bottom chord, Diagonals & Verticals
Delete First & Last Verticals – will ensure the end verticals are not overlapping with
the column if the truss bottom & top chord connects directly to the column.
Press OK The Truss will be inserted and COPY mode will be activated.
You can continue to insert more trusses of the same type by picking insertion points.
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How To Use:
Section Manager is accessible from various places of member creation :
Beam & Column properties Section Manager icon
Select a column or beam Right-click Edit Section / Material
Steel Truss / Purlin / Girt / Brace creation dialog
In the Database tab, choose the Material, e.g. Concrete / Steel
Concrete : Pick the concrete Shape Input the dimensions
Steel : Pick the Country Database Pick Steel Type & Sections
How To Use:
Multiple select connecting shearwalls Right-click Merge Vertical Members
Separate wall panels will be merged into a single core wall.
All the panels are also kept in the wall records so walls can be unmerged.
If there are any openings on panels, they will be reflected on the core wall as well.
The label of the longest wall will be used.
The merged core walls can be analyzed as separate panels or as single mid-pier :
Go to Building Analysis menu ShearWall Model CoreWall Model
Resultant design forces are automatically calculated with respect to geometric center of the
merged core wall.
During design, the rebar sizes are automatically selected with the pre-defined numbers &
position (in polyline column editor). In short, rebar size will change; but rebar numbers and
positions are fixed.
You cannot assign openings, span loads or nodal loads on a merged core-wall. You must explode
it first. To unmerge the walls :
Select the merged wall Right-click Explode Merged Members
Input Bar Diameter & Bar Spacing to set default rebar & spacing
Place cursor on an edge of intersection of grey grid a square grip will appear
Left-click & drag to the next intersection of grey grid ensure you see a square grip
Confirm the Number of Intermediate Bars & Bar Diameter OK
Use Automatic Containment as far as possible. Any additional rebars can be entered manually.
The same method used for merged core-wall can be used to insert bars & links manually for irregular
(polyline) shaped columns. This can handle multiple bar layers, bundled bars and ties. All
arrangements can then be designed and bar sections made in the column section design once the
analysis has been performed
How To Use:
1 Right-click on a beam with wall load applied select Copy Beam Wall Load
2 Right-click on a beam Define Beam Wall Load
3 Left-click two points on other beams and walls to copy that load on the beam/walls.
If the drawn line does not span the entire length of beam, a partial wall load will be defined.
How To Use:
Right-click on a beam select Edit Beam Wall Load
How To Use:
Right-click on a beam and select Edit Beam Wall Load
Click Edit Openings button “Wall Opening Editor” dialog will appear
The method of insertion is the same as shear wall opening (refer to previous section)
The default for column is “Anchor Section Insertion Point”. The beam default is “Anchor Section
Insertion Axis”.
Alternatively, select the column or beam (without opening the member properties dialog)
Hold CTRL + SHIFT Press Arrow Keys to set anchors to corners automatically
Hold CTRL Press Arrow Keys to flush the member to grids
How To Use:
Click and toggle Selection Filter on top toolbar.
Check the member types you want to select.
When you select members by window method, only the specified
member types will be selected.
You can continue to select any member using the structure tree
even if the selection filter is activated.
The selection will be de-activated when you untoggle the Selection
Filter toolbar button.
How To Use:
Click on Slab Opening icon
Under Type Choose Polyline (the other options are Rectangular / Circular)
Click successively to define the corners of the drop last click to close the loop
How To Use:
Multiple select any beams at the boundary of intended slabs
Example : You only need to choose an internal beam to insert 2 slabs on each side of the beam.
Click on Slab Properties icon & input the required data
Concrete Member (top menu) Insert Slabs Automatically
Multiple slabs will be inserted adjacent to all the selected beams.
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How To Use:
Go to Building Analysis Model Options Slab
Model
Uncheck All Storeys
Pick Storeys with Diaphragm Definition
Tick only Storeys to consider diaphragm
The chosen diaphragm modelling will be assigned only to
selected storeys. Unselected storeys will have no diaphragm or
semi-rigid diaphram if the floors are meshed for that storey.
How To Use:
For Beam Details: On beam reinforcement editor Select Detail Drawings
For Column Details: Right-click on a selected column select Column Steel Details.
Pressing F12 repeatedly will cycle through Camera Projection on a 3D view. The active name is
shown at the top of the screen (Perspective & Orthogonal Projection).
How To Use:
Click Auto Generate Details / Details Drawings Manager in Start-up page
Or Right-Click on Storey Beam Elevation Drawings Draw all Beam Elevations
In Draw Details – Beam Elevations, follow these steps :
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Hold down CTRL key to multiple select. Hold down SHIFT key Click on the first item Click on
the last item & everyhing in between will be selected. Alternatively, click and drag mouse cursor on
the list and all the touched items will be selected.
How to show Column Loads on Form Plan :
Option Display Pile Numbers will label each pile with a number to identify its position.
Note : A minimum length of Inner & External support will be applied if the resultant cantilever
support length is less than the former.
How To Use:
Select a table or multiple select tables (hold
down CTRL)
Right-click Add to Report
Give it a title OK
The report will be created
This particular report will also be added in the
report repository Report Manager in
ProtaStructure (under Other Structural
Members)
Pile Detailing :
Go to Design Library (top menu) Pile Design
In Pile Geometry, input all parameters such as Circular / Square / Rectangular, size, length,
etc
In Design, select concrete grade, rebar and link grades & diameters.
The Main reinforcement & Stirrup (links) can be defined.
Note: The defined materials and rebars will be used for generation of Pile Details, calculations
of pile allowable structural capacity and lateral analysis.
A. Check the Working Load in the Pile Design > Design tab
The Soil Profile and Working Load tabs will be visible on the left panel. Also Design Actions
group box will be visible at the bottom-right corner of the form.
In Working Load tab, there are two sub-tabs: Design Parameters and SPT N
B. Enter Axial Force value.
C. In Soil Profile tab, update the soil profile based on the bore log in the soil investigation
report.
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3. Select a different soil material from the Soil Materials dialog Click OK to change the soil
material of the selected row
4. Click “+” button to add a new soil material. Click “x“ button to delete a selected soil
material.
5. Materials name and color, mechanical properties, and design parameters of the soil
materials can be edited.
6. The thickness of the soil layers can be edited in the Depth Interval column
1. Input / confirm parameters of Group Efficiency. The purpose is to determine the Efficiency
Factor to be applied to the pile working load. Set the Efficiency Method to Do Not Apply
Efficiency Method if the efficiency factor is not required.
2. Input / confirm the Factor of safety for end bearing & shaft resistance
3. Input / confirm the Effective Prestress (For RC spun pile ONLY)
The provided As (Area of Provided Main Rebars) and Allowable Pile Structural Capacity
are automatically calculated from the pile properties and rebars in the Pile Geometry
and Design tabs.
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The final Allowable Compression Capacity of the pile is the lesser of the structure &
geotechnical capacity.
The Results and Details tab allows you to generate the design report.
Check the Lateral Analysis in the Pile Design > Design tab.
The Lateral Analysis tabs will be visible on the left panel.
Design Actions group box will be visible on the bottom-right corner.
Design Parameters tab in the Lateral Analysis tab allows you to enter the following parameters:
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Click Design Summary tab to review the design summary for the lateral analysis
NEW Order by date or project name options in Project Open dialog : allow you to easily find
the project you want to open in both ProtaStructure & ProtaDetails.
Sample data import files for pile and pile cap design macros : added under
\\ProtaLib\Samples folder upon installation. Relevant Import button opens up this folder.