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Concise Beam
Precast/Prestressed Beam Design
A state-of-the-art, easy-to-use
Windows based program for the
analysis and design of precast
concrete beams, prestressed or not,
to American, Canadian, Australian,
and New ealand design standards!
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Beam Layouts
Simply supported precast beams
Cantilever at either end
Composite topping/slab with optional
haunch
Shored construction optional
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Beam
e!inition
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Beam Cross#Sections
$odel any user de!ined cross#section
Select !rom a library o! standard sections
%se the section editor to create your own
section& or modi!y a standard section
'ary the section prismatically over the length
o! the beam
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Section
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+ein!orcement ,ptions
+ein!orced& partial or !ully#prestressed&
precast beams
$i- o! rebar& wire& and strand
e!lected and debonded strands
.ully developed or hoo/ed rebar and strand
ends available
)po-y coated rein!orcing bar available
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+ebar
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2restressing
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Section and $aterial
Libraries
Libraries o! standard beam cross#
sections
Libraries o! standard materials
3 rein!orcing steel si4es and material
3 prestressing strand si4es and material
Create your own libraries
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Section
Library
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6pplied Loads
6utomatic beam and topping sel!#
weight 7can be overridden8
2oint loads& moments or tor9ues
%ni!orm& or linearly varying& distributed
loads or tor9ues
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6pplied
Loads
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esign Codes
6merican standard 6C: 31*#00 through 6C: 31*#
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Canadian standard CS6 653;3#14& CS6 653;3#04
and CS6 S"#1"
6ustralian standard 6S 3"11#5111 and 5110
<ew =ealand standard <=S 3111>511"
Customi4e select parameters !rom either code
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Customi4ed
Code
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%nits o! $easure
?or/ in metric or %;S; Customary
7:mperial8 units
Switch bac/ and !orth at any time
Select speci!ic unit o! measure 7m& cm&
mm& in& !t& etc;8
Save your selection !or !uture use
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%nits o!
$easure
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6dvanced )ngineering
Capability
%ses detailed methods whenever appropriate
2rovides select alternative methods
Crac/ed section analysis
Strain compatibility analysis
Lateral stability chec/ during li!ting and transport
Shear chec/ o! hollow#core with !illed cores 7v4;508
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Loss
Calculation
,ptions
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@orsion analysis
6utomatic design chec/s
Shear and torsion steel design
:nter!ace shear design !or topping
.ollows recogni4ed methods as used in the
2C: esign Aandboo/& C2C: $etric esign
$anual& and the <2C66 2recast Concrete
Aandboo/
6nalysis and esign
.eatures
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)ase o! %se
Standard $icroso!t ?indows inter!ace with
multiple windows
)asy#to#read on#screen userBs manual and
conte-t#sensitive help
esign tutorial and e-amples
.ull technical support
+egular program upgrades
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,n#Line
Aelp
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@e-t ,utput
Summary te-t report o! input and output
etailed te-t reports o! analysis and design
chec/ results !or>
3 .le-ure& shear& and torsion analysis
3 2restress loss and !orce
3 Concrete stresses
3 e!lections and cambers
3 .le-ural& shear& and torsion design
3 Stirrup and inter!ace tie design
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Summary
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etailed
@e-t
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Craph ,utput
Craphs o! analysis and design chec/
results !or>
3 .le-ure& shear& and torsion analysis
3 2restress !orces
3 Concrete stresses
3 e!lections and cambers
3 .le-ural and shear design
3 Stirrup and inter!ace tie design
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Craphs
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Aigh 2roductivity
.ast operation
Compare results o! di!!erent runs
Save most settings as de!aults
@rial prestress or rein!orcement design
!eature
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@rial esign
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Computer re9uirements
Simply& any computer capable o!
running $icroso!t ?indows D2 or later
Supports any ?indows installed printer
:nternet access and e#mail account !or
program distribution& updates&
announcements& and technical support
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Aow to ,btain Concise
Beam
'isit Blac/ $int So!twareBs web site at
www;Blac/$int;com to download a !ree 31
day& !ully#!unctional& evaluation copy o! the
program
Current pricing& ordering& and payment
options are available on the web site
Blac/ $int So!tware can also be reached
through the web site to answer any o! your
9uestions
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