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04 Further Information
05 CELLBEAM AutoMate v7.0
06 Designing a Beam
09 Designing Elongated Openings
11 Obtaining Beam Limiting Temperatures (BLTs)
1 Notes
13 USFB AutoMate v1.0
14 Using USFB AutoMate v1.0
17 CellVibe v1.0
18 Using CellVibe v1.0
4 Westok Software & Literature
5 Request Form
6 Notes
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WESTOK DESIGN SUITE USER GUIDE
Westok Design Suite CD
Below is your copy of the Westok Design Suite. This incorporates the following software:
CELLBEAM AutoMate v7.0 USFB AutoMate v1.0 CellVibe v1.0
In order to begin using the software, insert the disc and follow the installation instructions
as prompted. Each piece of software has to be installed individually.
USER GUIDE Westok Design Suite
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If you have any queries regarding the use of the
Westok Design Suite please contact one of Westoks
Advisory Engineers.
Tel: 01924 264121
Links to/from other Software Packages
Westok and SCI are actively improving the ability
of CELLBEAM AutoMate to link directly with other
relevant software packages.
At date of publication CELLBEAM AutoMate can
be directly linked with CSC Building Designer and
RAM Structural System.
For up-to-date information on links to any software
package please consult Westok.
Free Design Service
Designs can be requested by phone, fax or e-mail, and can
be responded to by return if required. Multiple options for
the same beam can be offered should the Engineer wish,
and all designs are totally free of charge or any obligation.
Advisory Engineers
In addition to Westoks offce-based design service,
regional Advisory Engineers are available throughout the
UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to attend
design meetings to offer advice on initial concepts or to
assist with a full design service package.
Further Information
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Designing a Beam
- follow STEPS 1- 8 on pgs 4-6
Designing Elongated Openings
- follow STEPS 1-5 on pg 7
Obtaining Beam Limiting Temperatures (BLTs)
- follow STEPS 1-2 on pg 9
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STEP 1
At the Beam Details screen,
click AutoMate ON.



STEP
To specify Beam Depth
select AutoMate - the software will
design the LIGHTEST beam;
OR

select Maximum - the user should
specify the required MAXIMUM depth,
and the software will design the
lightest beam, NO DEEPER THAN
the depth specifed;
OR
select Fixed - the user should specify
the required EXACT depth and the
software will design the lightest beam
at the EXACT depth specifed.
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To specify Cell Diameter select either:
AutoMate - the software will design
using an effcient diameter;
OR

Minimum - the software will design
cells NO SMALLER THAN specifed by
the user.
STEP 4
Click on Start and the software will
design the beam in a few seconds.
STEP 5

If you are satisfed with the beam
size offered, click on Accept;
OR
modify the beam geometry by
editing the cell data.
Then click on Rationalise Now.
Click on Accept when you are
satisfed with the beam size offered.
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STEP 6
Click on Analyse.
STEP 7
Click Accept.

STEP 8
The beam design is now complete.
On the next screen the user is given
the options to view or print a summary
or full output. Close this window and
return to the main screen.
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STEP 1
The user may choose to elongate one
or more of the cells.

After designing a beam (see pages
4-6), click on Specials.
STEP
Click on Elongation/Welded Tee.
STEP 3

Scroll to the cell numbers you wish
to elongate (open screen to full size
for ease). Double-click on the box
showing No - it will change to Yes.
You can elongate more than one cell.
STEP 4
Click Accept.

STEP 5
Repeat STEPS 6 and 7 from the
previous section.
Designing Elongated Openings
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STEP 6
If the beam is Inadequate close the
Analysis Report window and repeat
STEP 1.
Return to Elongation/Welded Tee
and add stiffeners to the elongated
cell by double clicking on None.
It will change to Horiz.
You can then choose from various
options for single or double-sided
stiffeners.

STEP 7
Repeat above STEPS 4 to 5, using
double-sided and/or bigger stiffeners,
until the beam passes.
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By stating the limiting structural fre
temperature on the drawings, the cost
of the clients fre protection can be
dramatically reduced.
STEP 1
At the Loading Details screen, click on
Building Type, and the appropriate
usage eg. Offce, Storage, Car Park etc.
CELLBEAM AutoMate then generates
the correct partial safety factors for
the fre design in accordance with BS
5950 Part 8.
STEP
The printout of the subsequent beam
design will now show the important
fre data:
It is extremely helpful to fre protection
companies if the Engineer shows the
key data on the drawings, ie:
Limiting temperature for
Web and Flange
Section factor
The Engineer does not necessarily
specify the fre protection type or
thickness.
Obtaining Beam Limiting Temperatures (BLTs)
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USFB AutoMate v1.0 USER GUIDE

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Introduction
The USFB (Ultra Shallow Floor Beam) is a new
generation of beam, which massively extends the
existing range of steel options available for the fat slab
market. USFBs can be as shallow as 160mm, making
them ideal for projects in the Residential, Health,
and Education sectors in particular.
The USFB software has been developed, written
and is maintained by the SCI. The input of the spans,
centres, slab data and loadings is similar to the well
established CELLBEAM software. The following section
shows the use of the AutoMate function to design
the USFB to the required parameters.

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STEP 1
At the Beam Details screen
click on USFB AutoMate Design.








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Set the Clearance Y required -
defaults are the minimum
requirement determined for either
metal deck or pre-cast concrete.
Enter beam depth at Depth X.
Select the appropriate construction
type from the choices displayed.
Click on Accept or Next.
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STEP 5
Click on Accept.

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STEP 6
The beam design is now complete
and all the construction details are
displayed.

Click on Print to obtain a summary
or full output.
Westok Advisory Engineers are
available to assist in considering
other framing options.

Please contact us on 01924 264121
or email info@westok.co.uk
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Introduction
The CellVibe software has been written by the SCI
in conjunction with SCI P354, The Design Guide On
The Vibration of Floors. The software considers walking
activities only - for other situations contact Westok
or the SCI.

For a simple grid arrangement the software calculates
the critical response factors (Multiplying Factors) of the
foor under consideration. The response factor R is a
multiplier on the level of vibration at the average threshold
of human perception. Response factors consider the
amplitude (acceleration) and frequency of the vibration.
To use the CellVibe software a saved CELLBEAM or
USFB design fle has to be imported. CellVibe can be
accessed directly from the CELLBEAM or USFB software
packages, or may be run independently of these.
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STEP 1
Enter the number of bays in the
X and Y directions to be considered.
A maximum of 6 x 6 bays may be
specifed, although for design only
four bays are included in the
calculation, in accordance with P354.

STEP
Select the beam type Cellbeam
or USFB.
Tick the Composite box as
appropriate.
Note that importing beams does not
identify the method of design.
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Select the number of intermediate
Secondary beams.
For Cellular Beams, up to two
intermediate beams may be specifed.
For USFBs these are assumed on the
column line only. All bays are assumed
to have identical beam arrangements.
Select the support condition for the
beams, and whether the perimeter
beam supports cladding or not.
Note that edge beams are assumed
similar to internal members in all
cases.
STEP 4
Highlight the bay of the beam to be
imported in the zone by clicking on
one of the beams in that bay.

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Select Import data and import the
data for either a Cellular beam or
USFB.
STEP 6
Copy beam data to the other bays as
necessary by selecting Copy Beam
Properties and then clicking on the
bay to receive the data. Repeat as
necessary.
Additional (Westok and non-Westok)
beams may also be input to other bays
by selecting the appropriate tee
sections and overall depth.
If preferred, the user may input their
own defection criteria, taken from an
appropriate design source. It should be
noted that this is the defection due to
dead +10% imposed loading.
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Click on the bays in the opposite
direction. Either import the beam data
or enter the section sizes and fnished
beam depth, to the remaining bays.
The internal (not the perimeter) beam
should be selected for a multi-bay
arrangement.
Perimeter beams are assumed to
be stiffened by perimeter cladding.
Where this is not so, the beam is
assumed to be identical to the
internal member.

STEP 8
In the Deck Details section check
Slab Details and Loading Details.
For each, a new window will
appear.
The slab Dynamic Inertia is
worked out by the software.
However, the user may input their
own value if appropriate.
Note:
The slab Dynamic Inertia must
be in Steel units, with the relevant
Modular ratio applied.
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Amend the data in the
Design Criteria section as required.
If known, actual damping values may
be used - otherwise P354 values
should be selected.
STEP 10
Click Analyse. The Response Factor
for the critical bay is displayed in a
new window.
The designer can interrogate
the plan to obtain the
Fundamental Frequency and
Modal Mass for individual bays,
by hovering over the bay.
Acceptability for various building
usages against either BS or SCI
guidance are indicated on the table.
Where the foor response shown as
inadequate for the proposed usage,
the designer may consider the VDV
approach using the SCI Guidance
in P354.

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The designs can now be saved
and printed.
Westok Advisory Engineers are
available to assist in considering
other framing options which may
improve the foor response.

Please contact us on 01924 264121
or email info@westok.co.uk
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USER GUIDE Westok Software & Literature
Westok Design Suite
Includes:
- CELLBEAM AutoMate v7.0
- USFB AutoMate v1.0
- CellVibe v1.0
Westok Design Suite
User Guide
28-page, full colour
guide to using the
Westok Design Suite
software.
Ultra Shallow Floor Beams
Design Guide
20-page, full colour guide
to designing with USFBs
including:
- Floor Depths
- Span Range
- Defection & Pre-cambers
- Fire & Corrosion Protection
- Services Through USFBs
- SCI Notes
- Design Enquiry Form
Cellular Beams -
Engineers Design Guide
48-page, full colour guide to
all aspects of designing with
cellular beams including:
- Floor Beams
- Car Park Beams
- Roof Beams
- Curved Beams
- Tapered Beams
- Cellular Columns
- Design Enquiry Forms
Request Form
If you require additional copies of the Westok Design Suite software and User Guide,
or would like to receive copies of the Ultra Shallow Floor Beams Design Guide or
Cellular Beams - Engineers Design Guide please photocopy the form below and fax back
your request to Westok on 01924 280030.

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