Analysis options
For the Ultimate Limit State, the options available include:
Ultimate moment capacity of the section.
Stresses and strains from the ultimate applied load and stresses at the ultimate limit state.
Ultimate resistance N/M interaction chart.
Ultimate resistance Myy/Mzz moment interaction chart.
For the Serviceability Limit State, the program calculates:
Cracking moment.
Stresses, stiffness and crack widths for each analysis case.
Moment-stiffness and moment-curvature charts.
The following load types can be simulated:
Pre-stress using unbonded tendons
Shrinkage and temperature effects
AdSec will find the ultimate capacity of a simple or compound section.
It will find the state of stress & strain in the section under a variety of loading conditions for serviceability and ultimate material properties. Serviceability analysis will generate a plot of neutral axis position and crack widths around the section as well as full numerical output.
The ultimate capacity charts have developed significantly. The user can specify a table of additional points (N/M or Myy/Mzz), with labels, which will be plotted onto the graph. Also, the user can specify a number of values of axial force and Myy/Mzz plots will be drawn for each value of axial force on the same graph. User input strain planes can be applied to see the impact on the ultimate capacity charts.
Serviceability charts will plot moment versus curvature, secant stiffness or tangent stiffness for a given value or range of axial force and moment angle.