Comprehensive Beam Design Features

Everything you need for professional reinforced concrete beam design in compliance with ACI 318-19 and ACI 350.

Multi-Code Support

ACI 318-19

Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete with comprehensive flexural, shear, and torsion provisions.

ACI 350 Normal

Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures with crack control provisions for normal exposure.

ACI 350 Severe

Enhanced crack control requirements for severe exposure conditions in water-retaining structures.

Complete Design Capabilities

Flexural Design

  • Whitney stress block method per ACI 318-19 Section 22.2
  • Tension-controlled section verification
  • Minimum reinforcement requirements (Section 9.6.1.2)
  • Multi-layer reinforcement configurations
  • ACI 350 crack control stress adjustments

Shear Design

  • Concrete shear capacity (Vc) per Section 22.5
  • Stirrup reinforcement design with spacing limits
  • Deep beam provisions (Section 9.9)
  • Maximum spacing limitations for crack control
  • Side face reinforcement for deep beams

Torsional Design

  • Space truss model implementation (Section 22.7)
  • Combined shear-torsion interaction checks
  • Closed stirrup requirements and capacity
  • Longitudinal reinforcement distribution
  • Threshold torsion calculations

T-Beams & Special Provisions

  • Complete T-beam geometry and effective flange width
  • Weak-axis bending design and checks
  • Bar spacing and constructability validation
  • Development length requirements
  • Unity ratio tracking with safety indicators

STAAD Pro Integration

Seamless Force Import

  • Direct clipboard import from STAAD force summary tables
  • Automatic parsing of tab-delimited data format
  • Support for Service, Factored, and Deflection results
  • Built-in sign convention reference with visual tooltip

Envelope Processing

  • Automatic extraction of critical design forces
  • Multiple load case management
  • Load combination validation and verification
  • Import history and data traceability

Visual Design Tools

Real-Time Visualization

Dynamic beam cross-section updates as you modify parameters with professional-grade engineering drawings.

Professional Dimensioning

Scaled dimension lines with proper annotation and to-scale drawings with accurate proportions.

Reinforcement Layout

Visual representation of bar placement, stirrup spacing, and reinforcement configurations.

Project Management & Workflows

Multi-Beam Projects

  • • Hierarchical organization: Project → Structure → Zone → Beam
  • • Multiple beam analysis and comparison
  • • Project-wide parameter templates
  • • Data persistence with metadata tracking
  • • Save/load .beam project files (JSON format)

Bulk Operations

  • • Multi-beam analysis with tabular results
  • • Bulk parameter updates across beams
  • • Comparative analysis and reporting
  • • Filter and sort by structure/zone
  • • Export to spreadsheet integration

Template System

Pre-configured Templates

Start with common beam types and design scenarios. Customize and save your own templates for repeated use.

  • • Standard beam configurations
  • • Material property presets
  • • Load combination templates

Team Standardization

Share templates across your team to maintain consistent design standards and reduce errors.

  • • Template import/export
  • • Default parameter sets
  • • Custom naming conventions

Professional Output & Reporting

PDF Reports

  • • Detailed calculation reports
  • • ACI section references
  • • Professional formatting
  • • Project documentation

Excel Export

  • • Companion calculations
  • • Data tables and summaries
  • • Custom analysis
  • • Integration with workflows

Visual Indicators

  • • Color-coded unity ratios
  • • Safety factor indicators
  • • Pass/fail status
  • • Warning messages

Modern User Interface

Professional Layout

Clean, organized interface with grouped input sections and intuitive navigation.

  • • Three-panel resizable layout
  • • Tab-based organization
  • • Real-time validation feedback

Theme Support

Dark and light themes for comfortable viewing in any environment.

  • • Professional dark mode
  • • Clean light mode
  • • Instant theme switching

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