ADAPT-Builder Version 22.0.2 is now available and includes the following enhancements: Added wall design per ACI 318-19 code. Improved the Wall Design Manager to only consider strength combinations. Added option to automatically update wall section reinforcement when designing walls. Implemented a...
The latest release of ADAPT-Builder (22.0.1) includes an integrated concrete column code check feature that allows users to easily check concrete columns for code compliance. Utilizing the ACI 318-19 or ACI 318-14 design code, the code check feature will perform capacity checks for bending, axial,...
Users can now generate an Excel spreadsheet for each design section showing a summary of the design section properties, reinforcement, and moment demand and capacity. These detailed calculation reports currently include minimum required reinforcement as shown on the As,min tab of the spreadsheet....
ADAPT-Builder v22 now includes the ability to model a Drop Cap and a Drop Panel at the same support. The Punching Shear check considers both Drop Caps and Drop Panels when creating critical sections for the Two-Way Shear Design. Whether modeling a Drop Cap, a Drop Panel, or a Drop Cap within a Drop...
ADAPT-Builder provides the user with the ability to add post-tensioning to ramps modeled within the program. Users can add tendons in ramp slabs as well as add tendons in beams supporting the ramp. The tendons and effects of the tendons on the structure will be included in the analysis of the...
ADAPT-Builder includes a Support Line Span Optimizer that allows the user to optimize tendons within a support line span based on stress, pre-compression, and balanced loading percentages. The Support Line Span Optimizer will optimize tendons based on the FEM results from the envelope of service...
ADAPT-Builder Version 21.0.1 is now available and includes integration with RISA-3D, colorization of applied loading as well as other new features. For more information about new features, users can review the related articles below as well as the release notes. Related Articles: Related Articles:...
ADAPT-Builder v21.0.1 includes the option to import reactions from a RISA-3D model. The program will import the superstructure reactions and loading as point and line loads. The B3D Import Wizard allows you to choose which load cases to import and gives you the ability to map the loads to existing...
In ADAPT-Builder v21.0.1 the Colorize Grid has been improved to allow for the coloring of loads. You can colorize point loads, line loads, and area loads. For area loads the colorize grid offers a load intensity map to show the total applied load in a given area per load case. For point loads the...
