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8 - 14/9/09
1 Fixed problem with crack control calculations to BS8110. One check was s
till being done even if crack control checking was not requested. Some crack con
trol reinforcement was being reported as Ultimate Strength Reinforcement as well
.
2 Fixed reporting of servicability reinforcement to BS8110.
3 In Input Dialog, added option for the definition of Initial Superimposed
Dead Loads and Extra Superimposed Dead Loads.
4 In Input Dialog, added option for the definition of the fixity of the ba
ses of the columns below, Pinned/Fixed.
5 Automatic Update available announcement now produces a temporary popup t
ooltip at the bottom right corner of the screen. The check for availability of a
n upgrade is done 1 minute after the RAPT session commences.
6 Modified Data Check for the length of the load pattern for Moving Load c
ases where the load extent has been limited at one end only to allow load patter
ns to extend past the end of the frame at the unlimited end. Actual moving load
calculation results were not affected.
Changes in V6.2.1.7 - 28/8/09
1 Fixed calculation of effective with for shear for circular elements.
2 Added user controlled data variable for Capacity Reduction Factor for Co
mpression for column design. Previously this was hard coded into RAPT, but some
column details require different values relative to the Capacity Reduction facto
r for Tension.
3 Fixed problem with Superimposed Dead Loads in the New Frame Dialog not c
reating a corresponding load case in the input.
4 Modified shear Bv calculations in complex section shapes to ignore the f
lange width.
5 Fixed shear Bv calculations for External beams.
6 Automatic Update available announcement is now a world symbol at the bot
tom right of the status bar. We will try to make this more obvious in the furure
with a temporary popup tooltip.
Changes in V6.1.2.2
1 The default treatment of Design Service Levels in the general Screen of
Frame input has been modified. If will now default to "Extreme Surface" for new
runs. This will remain as the default setting for normal slab and beam systems.
If an element is added, RAPT will automatically change the Design Service Level
to Program Default in anticipation that an added element might require a differe
nt level be selected. The designer can then change it back if desired. After the
first element is added, RAPT will accept the setting selected by the user and w
ill not modify it further if more elements are added.
2 In previous versions of RAPT, adding multiple void elements to a concret
e face to change the extreme fibre depth caused unrecoverable calculation proble
ms. This has been fixed in this version.
Changes in V6.1.1.4
1 Grossly overloaded members with extreme ductility problems now produce r
esults in RAPT V6 so that the designer can see where the problems lie. A problem
with this routine has been fixed in the latest version for severe cases of over
loading.
2 RAPT allows the designer to nominate the location of the critical design
section near the face of the support in the input as a fraction of the half sup
port length. Unrealistic values input here were causing design errors. This has
been trapped both in the input data checking and at the design stage.
3 A problem with the creep losses calculation for members with large steps
has been fixed.
4 Tendon profile errors that occur in the output calculations now produce
error messages that relate back to the input data. Previously they were treated
like any other output error and were not related to the input data.
5 Column design for codes other than AS3600 had a problem with the selecti
on of the code to design for. This has been fixed.
6 Column design reinforcement interface has been improved to allow the des
igner to more easily distinguish between different sets of reinforcement. If mul
tiple bar types are selected using the mouse or toolbar icon or if two bars on t
op of each other are selected by selecting one bar with the mouse, a table listi
ng the bar types selected is opened on the top right of the screen and these bar
s will be shown as a dark blue colour on the graphics.
The designer can select to view the bars for each type selected using a single m
ouse click in this table of the up/down arrow keys. The selected bar types in th
e table will show as a cyan (light blue) color compared to the dark blue of the
other types in the table. The selected bar types can be deleted from the shape u
sing the delete key in this table. Double clicking on one bar type in the table
will open the modify reinforcement dialog for this bar type.
--NOTE-- The reinforcement dialog has a name at the top. When adding a new reinf
orcement it will be "Add Reinforcement.........". When modifying an existing rei
nforcement type it will be "Modify Reinforcement........."
Changes in V6.1.1.3 - 10/12/2004
1 Released for CD copying.
2 Default reinforcement sizes modified for middle strip of two way beam sy
stems to select slab type reinforcement. Warning added for these cases regarding
left over moment in column strip.
3 Fixed some interface problems in column program.
Changes in V6.1.1.2
1 Add copy capability from output text results. User can select individual
or groups of tables of data and copy them to the clipboard and paste to other p
rograms such as Excel, Word, Notepad in same format.
2 Fix problem with zero depth elements.
3 Fix problem with negative area of reinforcement in highly compressed PT
members.
4 Fix several problems with Column program, mainly in slenderness reportin
g.
Changes in V6.1.1.1
1 Added data field in General Data for frame input to allow the designer t
o control the way RAPT calculates the Top and Bottom Reference surfaces for rein
forcement design zones and prestress tendon cover.
2 Added more functionality to column design program and finished output re
port options for output of defined data for column design.
3 Improved warnings for reinforcement zones and user defined reinforcement
.
Changes in V6.1.1.0
1 New version of column design allowing reinforcement patterns to be inser
ted as individual bars. Individual bars can be drag/dropped to new positions. Te
xt output added. Improvements in other areas.
2 Improved data checking for prestressing. Checks on tendon cover now only
carried out after tendon profile calculation succeeds. Fixed problems with prof
ile generation for some complex profile shapes.
3 Fixed problems with designed mesh inserted back into input.
Changes in V6.1.0.9 - 20/11/2004
1 Added new rules for low ductility reinforcement for AS3600 Amendment 2.
Modified rules for crack control for this amendment were added in earlier releas
es.
2 Added Column Design as a Beta release.
3 Fixed some problems with checking for steel cover.
4 Fixed intermittent problems where a run would crash after modifications
to prestress and then when the same modified file is reloaded, runs perfectly.
Changes in V6.1.0.7
1. Fixed problems with warning/error message in reinforcement input.
Changes in V6.1.0.6 - 21/10/2004
1. Fixed problems with prestress input screen.
2. Fixed printing problem that occurred on some users.
Changes in V6.1.0.5
1. Added data checks for reinforcing zones - produces an Input Error if the
zone is outside the concrete surfaces or an Input Warning if the zone is less t
han 20mm inside the closest concrete surface. These checks are done at each end
of each zone and at all change in section locations. Double clicking on the warn
ing message will take data focus to the zone that is causing the problem.
2. Added data checks for reinforcing bars - produces an Input Warning if th
e bar is less than 20mm inside the closest concrete surface. These checks are do
ne at each end of each bar and at all change in section locations. If a reinforc
ing bar is outside the concrete surface it will be ignored for all calculations.
Double clicking on the warning message will take data focus to the bar that is
causing the problem.
3. Added data checks for prestress tendon profiles - produces an Input Warn
ing if the tendon duct surface is less than the nominated default surface cover
inside either concrete surface. These checks are done at all transition points a
nd peak points in each tendon profile and at all change in section locations. If
a tendon is outside the concrete surface it will be treated as unbonded at thos
e points. Double clicking on the warning message will take data focus to the spa
n of the tendon that is causing the problem.
4. Fixed problems with steps which are a combination of a step and a taper
on the same surface.
5. Fixed problems with Undo.
6. Fixed problems with deflection and transfer load combinations allowing m
oment envelopes to be included in the combinations.
7. Fixed problem with flexural reinforcement warning when tension reinforce
ment has to be added to solve a compression problem because the reinforcement ce
ntroid is too close to the compression face.
8. Fixed problem with automatic resetting of tendon end locations when end
span length adjusted.
9. Manual in PDF format available for download from website.
Changes in V6.1.0.4
1 Fix for automatic update of tendon data for change in span lengths
2 General fixes for minor interface problems
Changes in V6.1.0.3
1. Modified prestress forces calculation for creep losses. The creep losses
is now calculated based on the compressive stress in the concrete at the level
of the tendon under the transfer prestress condition with the permanent loading
applied. This will often lead to increased prestress forces but may in some extr
eme cases lead to reduced prestress forces.
2. Fixed and modified the line thickness option in output to printers
3. Fixed problems with UnDo for added load cases.
4. Fixed some minor problems with concrete shape graphics.
5. Fixed problem with default jacking force for pretensioned members.
6. Fixed some output formatting problems.
Changes in V6.1.0.2 - 2/8/2004
1. Reinforced Member Crack Control: Ast.min calculation has been removed fr
om RAPT. The AS3600 committee has voted to remove it from the code and an amendm
ent 2 to AS3600 will be released shortly to this effect. If, for some reason, a
designer needs to allow for this reinforcement in a design, this will have to be
done manually by the designer.
2. Allow the definition of separate font sizes for output to screen and pri
nter.
3. Fixed printing formatting problems.
4. Fixed Windows Exception Errors for Undo in some extreme cases.
5. Updated help screens.