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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 and Australian
design standards.

Main
Window

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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
Definition

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Beam Cross-Sections
Model any user defined cross-section
Select from a library of standard sections
Use the section editor to create your own
section, or modify a standard section
Vary the section prismatically over the length
of the beam

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Section
Editor

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Reinforcement Options
Reinforced, partial or fully-prestressed,
precast beams
Mix of rebar and strand
Deflected and debonded strands
Fully developed rebar (hooked) and strand
ends available
Epoxy coated reinforcing bar available

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Rebar

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Prestressing

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Section and Material

Libraries
Libraries of standard beam crosssections
Libraries of standard materials
reinforcing steel sizes and material
prestressing strand sizes and material

Create your own libraries

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Section
Library

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Applied Loads
Automatic beam and topping selfweight (can be overridden)
Point loads, moments or torques
Uniform, or linearly varying, distributed
loads or torques

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Applied
Loads

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Design Codes
American standard ACI 318-05, ACI
318-02 and ACI 318-99
Canadian standard CSA A23.3-04, CSA
A23.3-94 and CSA S6-06
Australian standard AS 3600-2001
Customize select parameters from
either code

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Customized
Code

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Units of Measure
Work in metric or Imperial (U.S.
Customary) units
Switch back and forth at any time
Select specific unit of measure (m, cm,
mm, in, ft, etc.)
Save your selection for future use

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Units of
Measure

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Advanced Engineering
Capability
Uses detailed methods whenever
appropriate
Provides select alternative methods
Cracked section analysis
Strain compatibility analysis

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Loss
Calculation
Options

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Analysis and Design

Features
Torsion analysis
Automatic design checks
Shear and torsion steel design
Interface shear design for topping
Follows recognized methods as used in the
PCI Design Handbook, CPCI Metric Design
Manual, and the NPCAA Precast Concrete
Handbook

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Ease of Use
Standard Microsoft Windows interface with
multiple windows
Easy-to-read on-screen user's manual and
context-sensitive help
Design tutorial and examples
Full technical support
Regular program upgrades

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On-Line
Help

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Text Output
Summary text report of input and output
Detailed text reports of analysis and design
check results for:
Flexure, shear, and torsion analysis
Prestress loss and force
Concrete stresses
Deflections and cambers
Flexural, shear, and torsion design
Stirrup and interface tie design

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Summary
Text
Report

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Detailed
Text
Reports

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Graph Output
Graphs of analysis and design check
results for:
Flexure, shear, and torsion analysis
Prestress forces
Concrete stresses
Deflections and cambers
Flexural and shear design
Stirrup and interface tie design

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Graphs

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High Productivity
Fast operation - efficient optimized
designs
Compare results of different runs
Save most settings as defaults
Trial prestress or reinforcement design
feature

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Trial Design

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Computer requirements
Simply, any computer capable of
running Microsoft Windows 98 or later
Supports any Windows installed printer
Internet access and e-mail account for
program distribution, updates,
announcements, and technical support

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How to Obtain Concise

Beam
Visit Black Mint Software's web site at
www.BlackMint.com to download a free 30
day, fully-functional, evaluation copy of the
program
Current pricing, ordering, and payment
options are available on the web site
Black Mint Software can also be reached
through the web site to answer any of your
questions

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Visit Us at
www.BlackMint.com
Contact Us at
info@BlackMint.com

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