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CADS Composite Beam Designer is a program for use in the structural design or checking of Composite Beams.
CADS Composite Beam prepares calculations for strength, stability and stiffness. This is in accordance with BS5950 Part 3: Section 3.1:1990 `Code of practice for design of simple and continuous composite beams´.
CADS Composite Beam Designer designs composite beams at final (composite) stage, and at construction (non-composite) stage. It can be operated in either Check or Auto-Design mode, in which the software automatically selects adequate section(s) according to the users´ preference for section type, and selection criteria such as minimum weight, minimum depth or width.
`Auto-Design´ and `Check´ modes - users can choose how to use CADS Composite Beam Designer. The choices are:
- Check Mode - Where the steel section is specified by the user and the program checks the adequacy of the section for the given materials and load.
- Auto-Design Mode - Where the program automatically selects the passed section(s) type of sections (including UB, UC RSJ, IPE, IPN etc.), according to the users´ preference for minimum depth or width.
Design Parameters - users may control floor vibration by specifying acceptable deflection limits and the natural frequency limit of the beam. Pre-camber can also be accommodated. Props may be used at the construction stage to reduce deflections and prevent the capacity of the steel beam from being exceeded before the concrete gains sufficient strength. The software omits all construction stage checks for propped beams.
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