MODELING & DESIGNING COMPOSITE FLOOR SYSTEMS

COMPOSITE FLOOR MODELING FEATURES
• Completely Integrated Physical Member Model
• Powerful Tools for Creating Simple & Complex Framing Layouts
• Optimized Automated Member Selection
• Automated Load Transfer from Deck to Framing System
• Vertical Area Loads in any Shape or Configuration
• AISC-ASD & LRFD, British and Canadian Specifications
• Automatic Calculation of Effective Deck Widths
• Numerous User-Specified Design Preferences
• Shored and Un-Shored Design
• Optimal Design for Strength and Deflections
• Member by Member Camber Evaluation
• Floor Vibration Analysis with Murray Damping
• Interactive Design and Review
• Design Groups for Controlling Member Sizes
• Interfaced with AutoCAD to Produce Framing Plans

COMPOSITE FLOOR DESIGN FEATURES
• Fully Integrated Composite Floor Design for Entire Building
• Recognizes Similar Nature of Typical Floors
• Orthogonal and Skewed Deck Systems
• Composite Design for Transfer Girders
• Design of Cantilevers and their Backspans
• Automatic Member Sizing – No Preliminary Design Required
• Optimization for Minimum Weight or Price
• Camber and Stud Requirements
• User Specified Stud Distribution
• Wet and Dry Loading Combinations
• Code Dependent or User Defined Loading Combinations
• Automatic Calculations of Live Load Reduction Factors
• User Controlled Deflection Criteria
• Virtual Work Based Automatic Drift Control for Steel Frames
• Grouping of Members for Member Sizing
• American, Canadian, British and Indian Codes
• Design for Static and Dynamic Loads
• Integrated Section Designer for Composite & Built-up Sections

COMPOSITE FLOOR DESIGN OUTPUT FEATURES
• Load, Force & Deflection Diagrams
• Reports Moments & Shears for Many Stages of Composite Action
• Detailed Stud Layout
• Serviceability Reports for Loading Conditions
• Design Data in Database Format

COMPOSITE FLOOR DETAILING FEATURES
• Detailed AutoCAD Framing Plans
• Completely Integrated Manufacturing Model
• CIS/2, SDNF, IFC and MS/ACCESS File Exports
• Controlling Steel Member Sizes
• Doubler Plate And Continuity Plate Design
• Connection Design Forces