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Introduction RCDC is a RCC Design, detailing, drawing and documentatio n software. The following elements can be designed in RCDC 1. 1. Slabs 2. 2. Beams 3. Colum lumns and she shear walls 4. !en footings ". #ileca! The salient features of RCDC are$ 1.
%m!ort anal&sis anal&sis data directl& directl& from !o!ular !o!ular anal&sis anal&sis engines. engines. The anal&si anal&siss engines su!!orted su!!orted are a. b.
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Staad #ro '(.std file), *+tabs '( '(.mdb file),
Desi Design gn Cod Code e %ncl %nclud uded ed in in RCDC RCDC are are a. %ndian Standard + %S4", %S13-2 b. British St Standard + BS/11 c. Singa!ore Standard + C#" d. 0merica ican Code ode + 0C% 0C% 31/+2 +211 e. *uro Code + BS * 1+1+1--2 f. *uro Code + BS * 1+1+1--2 S 0 g. *uro Code + BS * 1+1+1--2 0 h. *uro Code + BS * 1+1+1--2 SS 0
3. The following data is read b& RCDC a. em ember ber and node geometr&, b. emb ember er sect sectio ion n !ro !ro!e !ert rtie iess and and ori orien enta tati tion on.. c. 5oa 5oad case case and combi ombina nati tion on dat data, d. emb ember er forc forces es for for all all basi basicc loa load d cas cases es,, 4.
#ost reading reading the data the the software6s software6s in+built in+built intelligenc intelligence e allows it to automati automaticall& call& detect detect the following following geometrical conditions$ a. Detect Detection ion of of all slabs slabs 'encl 'enclosed osed regions regions)) in a !lan !lan,, e7en e7en though though slabs slabs not not modeled modeled,, b. Beam Beam con contin tinui uit& t& and and set set of of conti continuo nuous us bea beams ms at at a le7e le7el, l, c. 8ert 8ertic ical al con conti tinu nuum um o off colu column mnss and and wal walls ls,, d. %dent %dentif ific icat ation ion of all all colu column mnss that that will will ha7e ha7e a footi footing ng..
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ser can can set all design design !arameter !arameterss and design design 9 detail all all elements elements at the touch of a button button
. ser can edit edit the detailing detailing suggested suggested and alter alter the s!ecific s!ecific design of an& an& one member member b& selecting selecting the same :. #ost finali;ati finali;ation on of the design and detailing detailing !rocess !rocess the engineer can generate generate a number of te0 drawing. drawing. iii. T%n !lan detaili detailing ng for slabs slabs and footings. footings. i7. Te
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Design Codes Design codes included in RCDC are as follows. 1. 2. 3. 4. ". . :. /.
%ndian Standard + %S4", %S13-2 British Standard + BS/11 Singa!ore Standard + C#" 0merican Code + 0C% 31/+211 *uro Code + BS * 2+24 *uro Code + BS * 2+24 A S 0 *uro Code + BS * 2+24 A 0 *uro Code + BS * 2+24 A SS 0
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Linking with STAAD PRO RCDC can lin to and directl& im!ort all data from an anal&sis model anal&;ed in ST 00D #ro. 1. 2. 3. 4.
RCDC lins directl& to (.std file, user has to ust select this file. 5ining to ST00D #ro is managed b& means of the !en Staad6 functionalit& !ro7ided b& ST00D. Com!lementar& 7ersions of !en Staad6 are !art of the ST00D #ro installation. o other settings need to be made in ST00D #ro for the anal&sis file to be com!atible with RCDC .
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Linking with E-tabs RCDC lins with *+tabs b& reading the (.mdb 'icrosoft data base) file that is created b& *+tabs. The following !rocedure is to be used to create the (.mdb file. Pre analysis settings:
The following settings need to be done in *+tabs before !erforming anal&sis for the data to be com!atible with RCDC. 1.
Select all beams and mae the number of minimum out!ut stations as 13.
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Select all columns and mae the number of minimum out!ut stations as 3. ?rom frame section !ro!erties delete all sections that &ou are not using. ?rom load combinations delete all combinations that &ou do not wish to use. nl& combinations of the t&!e 0DD are recogni;ed b& RCDC, !lease delete an& other t&!e of combination. %n case &ou ha7e defined a s!ectrum load case, mae sure that &ou ha7e used it in a load combination as well. %f not an error will be returned. :. 5oad combinations and basic load cases should ha7e uniEue names. /. 0ll indi7idual rectangular !iers should ha7e a uniEue #ier 5abel.
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Exporting data ro! E-tabs post ana"#sis$ 1. ?or *+T0BS 13 and *+T0BS 1" a. >o to ?ile *
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To set the table o!tion, right clic on table and select modif& o!tions then the below form will get !o!ulated. Select as !er the following.
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2. ?or *+T0BS -=S#0F a. >o to ?ile *
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c. 0ll in!ut data i.e odel Definition d. De!ending u!on what &ou are designing select Column forces or Beam ?orces or #ier forces. Gou can create multi!le filter files with the !ertinent data. Selecting onl& a gi7en t&!e of element reduces the si;e of the mdb and the data files created. e. Select all basic load cases in the setting HSelect Cases = CombosI. %t is not essential to select the load combinations as RCDC reads onl& the definition of the combinations and not the forces for the same. The forces for the combinations are com!uted during design time.
f. Do not select the o!tion HSelection nl&I.
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I!porting %ateria" Propert# and Loading ro! E-Tabs RCDC can im!ort the following from an *+tabs f ile$ 1.
Slabs a. 5oading b. Thicness c. Concrete >rade d. Steel >rade
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Beams, columns and !iers a. Concrete >rade b. Steel grade
Slab 5oading and #ro!erties The slab material !ro!erties and thicness is read from the HJall=Slab=Dec SectionsI setting in *+tabs.
The slab loading is read from the assignments made to the slab.
%m!osed loads K Dead 5oad A Su!er Dead 5oad 5i7e 5oads K 5i7e load A Reducible li7e load
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Reading aterial #ro!erties aterial !ro!erties for all elements are read from the name of the HMaterialI defined in *+tabs. To define a concrete grade, name the material as M20, M30, etc.
To define a concrete grade and steel grade, name the material as M20FE500. This indicates section with 2 concrete grade and ?e" steel grade.
Different concrete grades can be a!!lied to different members. Beams at a gi7en le7el can also ha7e different concrete grades.
aterial !ro!erties will be read onl& when the& ha7e been defined for all members as !er the abo7e definition. The material !ro!erties used for ma
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&i"e T#pes 0ll files created and sa7ed in RCDC, will ha7e the e
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Export'I!port Pro(ect Setting Jhene7er a #roect ?ile 'rcd<) file is sa7ed !roect settings are additionall& stores in rc!s 'RCDC #roect Settings)
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The setting file can be used to im!ort settings from one file to another o!tions a7ailable are as follows.
#roect Settings$ To im!ort #roect Settings the selected !roect should be of the same design element
?ooting %m!ort >eneral Settings and Reinforcement settings.
Column %m!ort >eneral Settings and Reinforcement settings.
Beam %m!ort >eneral Settings and Reinforcement settings.
Slab %m!ort Design !arameter.
#ileca! %m!ort >eneral Settings and Reinforcement settings. Drawing St&les $ To im!ort Drawing St&le the selected !roect should be of the same design element. 5oad Combination$ The o!tion is a7ailable to all design element erid 5ines:To im!ort grid lines the selected !roect should be of the same anal&sis file.
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)pdate Ana"#sis &i"e RCDC allows user to change the dimensio ns of an& member and re+design. Thes e changes are listed in the Lember #ro!erties ChangedL re!ort. The (.std for ST00D #ro and the (.Met or (.e2 file will be u!dated b& RCDC. ser can select the anal&sis file to be u!dated and RCDC will create the u!dated file with a re7ision number a!!ended to the name of the file.
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I!port &ro! P"an*in ser can im!ort data from ?ramewin 'blw) fi le into its corres!onding rcd< file.
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Data %m!orted is as follows ?ooting Column ame, Beam ame. Column Column ame, Beam ame. Beam Column ame, Beam ame. Slab Slab mar, Thicness, cut out, Column ame, Beam ame. #ileca! Column ame. •
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%e!ber +u!ber Portabi"it# ser can im!ort data from rcd< file into its corres!onding rcd< file. This o!tion i s accessible after creating a new !roect or o!ening an e
The feature will %m!ort onl& s!e cific %nformation as reEuired. %n ?ooting %m!ort Column Si;e and Colum ar. %n Beam %m!ort Column Si;e and Column ar. %n Slab %m!ort Beam Si;e and ar. %m!ort Column Si;e and ar. •
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,rid Lines
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To 8iew=Create >rid5ines
ser Can$ 1. 0dd new grids 2. *dit 5abel of grid 3. *dit 5ocation of grid 4. Show=Nide a grid
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Rebar %ark %anager The narration of the rebar mar in drawings can be controlled b& usi ng the Rebar ar anager. This functionalit& can be accessed from$ 1. Detailing and Drawings Settings for Beams and columns 2. Detailed Drawing o!tion in ?ootings and #ile Ca!s 3. Design Settings in Slabs 0n& !refi< to the rebar will also be reflected in the design out!ut tables and the design calculations. *g. %f instead of the default T2, a different !refi< G2 or O2 is used, this will be 7isible in the out!uts and the re!orts.
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sing this functionalit& the narration of each reinforcement of each t&!e 7i;. longitudin al, trans7erse and face 'edge) reinforcement can be defined. 0 number of !reset st&les are !ro7ided for Euic access. 0n& number of new st&les can be created b& the user. The st&les created will be sa7ed with the RCDC file and the configuration '(.rc!s) file facilitating the use of these st&les in other files.
*g. Beam Shear reinforcement There are three !reset st&les that are !ro7ided as below
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1. Dis!la& rebar mar and s!acing
2. Dis!la& rebar mar and numbers
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3.Dis!la& rebar mar, numbers and s!acing
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