May 24, 2022
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ADAPT-Builder,
Design,
New,
Analysis
ADAPT-Builder
has
historically
been
hard
coded
to
design
reinforcement
for
strength
load
combinations
to
a
maximum
demand/capacity
ratio
of
1.0.
However,
clients
have
expressed
the
want
to
be
able
to
have
the
program
reinforce
to
a
user
defined
maximum
DCR.
ADAPT-Builder
v21.0.1
includes
the
option
to
apply
a
user
defined
Maximum
Demand/Capacity
Ratio
to
design
flexural
reinforcement
at
a
design
section.
The
User
Defined
Maximum
DCR
can
be
used
in
any
model
and
is
available
for
all
design
codes.
In
ADAPT-Builder
21.0.1
the
user
can
modify
the
maximum
flexural
demand/capacity
ratio
the
program
is
designing
reinforcement
to.
Go
to
the
Criteria
ribbon
and
click
on
the
Analysis/Design
Option
icon.
The
Criteria
window
will
open
to
the
Analysis/Design
Options.
There
is
a
new
DC
Ratio
section
within
this
window
as
shown
in
the
image
below.
To
assign
a
user
defined
value
click
the
radio
button
next
to
the
User
option.
In
the
text
box
to
the
right
of
the
User
option,
type
in
a
new
value
for
the
maximum
flexural
design/capacity
ratio
you
want
to
reinforce
to.
In
the
image
below
we
have
modified
the
input
to
be
0.95.
Once
this
is
set
you
can
analyze
the
model
and
design
the…
