ADAPT-Builder 2015 Getting Started Guide – (PME0002)

ADAPT-Builder 2015 Getting Started Guide, Contens:

1 Overview of ADAPT-Builder SUITE

1.1 ADAPT Builder 2015

1.1.1 ADAPT-Modeler

1.1.2 ADAPT-Edge

1.1.3 ADAPT-Floor Pro

1.1.4 ADAPT-MAT

1.1.5 ADAPT-SOG

1.1.6 Dynamic Rebar Designer (DRD)

1.1.7 Post-tensioning Shop Drawing

1.1.8 Strip Modeling & PT/RC Export

1.1.9 Other Options on Initial Screen

1.2 ADAPT-Modeler Main Screen

1.2.1 Mouse Function and Operation

1.2.2 View Toolbar

1.2.3 Build Toolbar

1.2.4 Transform to Structural Components Toolbar

1.2.5 Selection Toolbar

1.2.6 Camera and Viewports Toolbar

1.2.7 Settings Toolbar

1.2.8 Snap Toolbar

1.2.9 Model/Design Strips Toolbar

1.2.10 Modeling Toolbar

1.2.11 Support Line/Results Scale Toolbar

1.2.12 Reinforcement Toolbar

1.2.13 Tendon Toolbar

1.2.14 Cursor Function and Operation

1.2.15 Story Manager Toolbar

1.2.16 Save As Project Template

1.2.17 Modify/Selection Toolbar

2 Generation of 3D Structural Model through DWG Import

2.1 First Drawing Import

2.2 Transformation of Structural Components

3 Generation of 3D Structural Model through Revit import

3.1 Export the ADAPT Exchange File from Autodesk Revit

3.2 Import the ADAPT Exchange file into ADAPT-Builder

3.3 Material Modifications and Component Connectivity

4 Generation of 3D Structural Model using ADAPT-Builder Modeling Tools

4.1 Defining a Grid System

4.2 Manual Addition of Levels to an Existing Model

4.3 Modeling Tendons

4.3.1 Defining Banded Tendons

4.3.2 Additional Comments

4.4 Copying/Moving Components Vertically

4.5 Modifying Existing Slab Regions and Nested Slabs

4.6 Modifying Beam Sizes and Properties

4.7 Regeneration of Component Connectivity

5 Materials, Assigning Supports, Criteria, loads & load combinations, tributary loads, and stiffness modifiers

5.1 Set and Assign Material Properties

5.2 Assigning support conditions

5.3 Set Design Criteria

5.4 Loading

5.4.1 Patch Load Generation

5.4.2 Wind Load Generation

5.4.3 Seismic Load Generation

5.4.4 Lateral Load Solution Sets

5.4.5 Load Combinations

5.4.6 Tributary Loads

5.4.7 Live Load Reduction

5.5 Stiffness Modifiers

5.5.1 Modifying Stiffness Property of One Structural Component

5.5.2 Modifying Stiffness Property of one or more Structural Components

6 Finite Element Meshing, Analysis, and View Results

6.1 Generation of Finite Element Mesh

6.2 Analysis Options and Analyze

6.2.1 Load Transfer Between Global and Single-Level Analysis

6.3 Viewing Analysis Results in The Main Interface Using Result Display Settings (Red Eyeglasses)

6.3.1 Viewing Global Z-Direction displacement for Selfweight

6.3.2 Viewing Global X and Y displacement for WindX and EQY

6.3.3 Viewing Column Actions

6.3.4 Viewing Beam Actions

6.3.5 Viewing Slab Actions

6.3.6 Viewing Extreme Fiber Slab Stresses

6.3.7 Viewing Mid-depth Slab Stress (Precompression)

6.3.8 Graphical Column and Wall Reactions

6.3.9 Line Contours

6.3.10 Punching Shear Check

6.3.11 Manual Design Sections

6.4 Viewing Analysis Results Using ADViewer

6.4.1 View Analysis Results (ADViewer)

6.4.1.1 Viewing Global Z-direction displacement for Selfweight

6.4.1.2 Viewing Global X and Y displacement for WindX and EQY

6.4.1.3 Viewing Column Actions

6.4.1.4 Viewing Beam Actions

6.4.1.5 Viewing Slab Actions

6.4.1.6 Section Cut Tool for Viewing Slab Actions (M, V, N)

6.4.1.7 Viewing Extreme Fiber Slab Stresses

6.4.1.8 Viewing Mid-depth Slab Stress (Precompression)

6.5 Tabular Reports for Analysis Results

7 ADAPT-Floor Pro – Design of Slab Systems

7.1 Support Lines and Splitters

7.1.1 X-Direction

7.1.2 Y-Direction

7.2 Generating Design Strips and Design Sections

7.2.1 Manual Strip Generation

7.2.2 Automatic Strip Generation

7.2.3 Manual Modifications for Automatically-Generated Strips

7.3 Design the Design Sections

7.4 Results for Support Lines

7.4.1 Result Display Settings

7.5 Generate Rebar Drawing

7.6 Cracked Deflection Check

7.7 Compiled Report Generator

8 ADAPT-MAT Workflow with ADAPT Edge

8.1 ADAPT-MAT Workflow 1

8.2 ADAPT-MAT Workflow 2

9 Design of Columns

9.1 Design Groups

9.1.1 Assigning Columns to Design Groups

9.2 Column Unbraced Length

9.3 Component Design Options

9.4 Design the Design Groups

9.5 Code Check / Design of Individual Columns

9.5.1 Iterating on Individual Column Design