SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter™ Release 1.1

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SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter™ is for automatic preparation of detailed Longitudinal Sections and Cross Sections of Reinforced Concrete Continuous Beams in Multistorey Buildings through AutoCAD.

Presently, this is on MS-DOS® platform and controlled through a Windows® 95/98 User Interface.

You can download the Trial Version of RC-Drafting Suite! from the Downloads section.

Custom Features of SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter 1.1

• Support for Continuous Beams having upto 10 Spans.
• Support for varying Span lengths and varying Depths.
• Support for Rectangular, Tee and Ell Sections.
• Facility to input Individual ID for each Span.
• Facility for Columns at Grid Points at Top and Bottom.
• Support for different Column Sizes at Top and Bottom at Grid Lines.
• Support for Column Offsets.
• Support for Individual ID for each Grid.
• Facility to input Steel Grade Symbol for Main Rods, Stirrups and Side Face Rods.
• Support for upto 6 layers of Rods each at Top and Bottom of Section for each Span.
• Support for use of 2 sizes of Rods in each layer.
• Support for Stirrups having Uniform Spacing or Varying Spacing for each Span.
• Support for Side Face Reinforcement.
• Support for Curtailment of Rods based on Span Ratio Method and Fixed Length Method for Rods at Top and Bottom for each Span.
• Revolutionary and Innovative Notation Manager for specifying Quantity of Rods and Spacing of Stirrups.
• Notation Preview Facility.
• Facility to input Rod Magnification Factor, Concrete Cover and Maximum Aggregate Size.
• Facility to generate Drawing Notes.
• Facility to view or print Input, Template and Report.
• A Utility for calculating the Number of Rods by using Two Rod Sizes.
• A Utility for calculating Steel Area from Multiple Rod Groups.
• A Utility for verifying Rods to be accommodated in a given Section.
• Facility to generate Longitudinal Elevations as well as Cross Sections at Mid Span and End Span for each Span.
• Multiple Choices for Drawing generation.
• Automatic Bending or Extension of Rods, in case of adjacent spans having different depths.
• Automatic Drafting of Spacer Rods while using Multiple Steel Layers.
• Support for any Drawing Scale.
• Automatic Dimensioning of all Dimensional Parameters.
• Automatic Description of Steel Details.
• Automatic Dimensioning of all Curtailments.
• Automatic generation of Sub-titles and Section Symbols/IDs. (Top)

Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)

Q. What are the functions of SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter?

A. SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter is meant for automatic preparation of detailed longitudinal elevations and cross sections of Reinforced Concrete Continuous Beams based on IS codes and handbooks as well as on sound engineering practice.

Q. Will SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter carry out detailing automatically?

A. Yes! You can obtain a truly professional drawing for a typical continuous beam having, say, 6 spans, in less than 10 minutes flat! That too, to any scale of your choice with your own custom drafting standards, using AutoCAD. Curtailment, extension and bending of rods are automatically taken care of as per Codal provisions and therefore, you do not have to provide any input for these parameters. Moreover, you can also control these parameters to meet your custom detailing requirements. All such extensions and curtailments will be fully dimensioned so that the site engineer can understand the drawings with absolute ease.

Q. What sectional shapes and steel variations are supported by SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter?

A. SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter supports Rectangular, Tee and Ell beam sections. The main reinforcement at top and bottom can contain upto six layers of rods and each of these layers can contain two groups of rods. For instance, you may have a Tee section having two layers of rods at bottom and a single layer at top. While the first layer at bottom may have 4 nos. of 20 mm. rods, the second layer may have 2 nos. of 20 mm plus 2 nos. of 12 mm., based on the design requirements.

Q. What is the input required to be given for detailing a continuous beam?

A. The input will include the no. of spans, minimum details for each span including shape of section, minimum details for each grid (column) line, steel grades & notation symbols and reinforcement details. The main reinforcement details will typically have the number and sizes of rods at top and bottom for both midspans and endspans. For stirrups, you have the option of providing uniform stirrups or two groups of stirrups with different size and spacing. You can also have side-face reinforcement, if present, for a particular span, group of spans or all spans.

Q. What is the output generated by SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter?

A. The output will contain the entire longitudinal section of the continuous beam as well as all cross sections at midspans and endspans. You will also have the choice of restricting the drawing generation to either longitudinal section only or cross sections only or combinations thereof.(Top)

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