StatiCAD Updates

     UPDATES Version 6.1.8.0 Update (26.11.2022)

• Added option to show walls on top in the area where walls and beams overlap on the main screen, and is set as default.
• Error correction due to unit conversion in Vrd4 calculation made with Equation11.10 in the calculation of reinforced panel systems.
• The knowledge level coefficients were used in the examination of existing reinforced panel buildings.
• Fixed the problem that the process was interrupted when retrieving baseline reactions in response spectrum analysis from SAP2000 V17.3
• Fixed a bug that occurred when assigning foundations from the material library
• Attempted to fix/reduce the lock not found error that occurs in some cases in 64 Bit version
• Tried to fix/reduce the problem of not capturing the node that occurs in some cases while drawing on the screen.
• Vertical beam major and minor axes are displayed on the main screen with arrow signs. The green arrow indicates the local 2 direction, the red arrow the local 3 direction.
• An attempt was made to prevent errors when getting beam reports if there is no beam on a floor (such as a subfloor).
• Slab calculations and drawings improved
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 6.1.5.0 Update (04.08.2022)

• Finite Element Method Added to Out-of-Plane Wall Eccentricity Moment Calculation Options for Calculation According to Eurocode6
• Improved English translations
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 6.1.4.0 Update (13.07.2022)

• If the wall is sheathed from one side in strengthening, the option to use plate anchors has been added to the strengthening sections.
• In the analysis according to TDY2007, wall investigations were made according to the classical analysis, while beam and foundation analyzes were made according to the finite element method.
• Whether or not to calculate beam torsion reinforcement is optional.
• Added option to select material from material library in Mantle material.
• Arrangements were made regarding the shear strength of the mantle.
• Improved the use of the material properties assigned in the analysis when assigning materials from the material library to the walls.
• When the option to solve the structure with classical analysis is selected, the option to solve the beams and foundations with finite elements in the same analysis has been added.
• Beam calculations updated for double-reinforced rectangular section. (Previously, it was made according to a single reinforced section)
• It has been made optional to design the foundations as under-wall foundations or as continuous foundations. (For interactive analysis of the foundation)
• Determining the beam reinforcements as horizontal bond beams or reinforced concrete beams has been made optional.
• Added beam independent calculation module under Tools menu.
• Torsion reinforcement calculation has been added in the finite element solution option for beams.
• Added bidirectional data transfer with SAP2000 V24
• A Check and Refresh button has been added to delete sections that have been assigned and then changed in the section properties window of the frame element from the section list used in the project.
• Deleting unused sections from used ones during analysis was automated.
• Added ability to transfer loads from tiles with rectangular shell elements.
• For regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or rectangular shell finite element type, the option to divide the tile into meshes in X and Y directions smaller than the user-selectable maximum mesh width has been added.
• For regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or rectangular shell finite element type, the option to divide user-selectable tile into specified number of meshes in X and Y directions has been added.
• The irregular networking option has been removed from beta, the detected problems have been fixed and it is made usable. Added irregular meshing option for rectangular tiles as well.
• Added 3D drawing of displacements for loadings in finite element analysis.
• Convert polyline for dxf/dwg import and simplify drawing for import commands have been added under modify menu in drawing editor.
• For sloped slabs, the regular triangular mesh option with 24 segments did not take into account the slope during meshing in previous versions (it was considered in the 8 segment triangular mesh option). Buildings with sloping floors should be resolved with regular mesh options
• In structures with half basements, no support is assigned under the vertical carriers that sit on the floor node, and load transfer is ensured with the floor. (in irregular network or in case of node conflict).
• The stiffness matrix of the triangular shell elements has been adjusted.
• Deprecated StatiCAD-Solver (external equation solver), internal2 slow equation solver, considering that it is no longer needed after RAM improvements. 64-bit version is recommended for large projects.
• Access violation error that can occur in some cases when adding a floor to the bottom option has been fixed.
• General improvements made

     V.6.0.8.5(28.11.2021)

• Added Sparse Matrix solution option, memory (RAM) usage is reduced by approximately 50% and analysis time is reduced by approximately 80%, although the results do not change.
• Translations of new features have been made in the English report option.
• The problem of not being magnetized (snap) to the definition point of polygon columns has been fixed.
• General Improvements Made

     Version 6.0.7.5 Update (10/11/2021)

• Adjustment was made in the approximation function for the connection of the nodes to the rigid diaphragm.
• Creating a rigid diaphragm in vertical load analysis has been made optional.
• With the new arrangements, StatiCAD frame finite element results give very close results with SAP2000 frame finite element results. Click for verification detail account or summary.
• The linear load Extra G and Eksta Q loads assigned to the beams in SAP2000 export.
• Added export feature to ETABS V18 and V19. (Import has not been added yet.)
• Added Sky, Windows10, Tablet Light, Windows10 Dark, Windows10 Green, Windows10 Blue, Windows10 Purple, Glossy program color schemes for high resolution displays. Cyan Dusk and Cyan Night color schemes have been added to the standard color schemes. The relevant color scheme selection can be accessed from the program settings, and after changing the color scheme, the program must be closed and restarted.
• Improvements have been made to the equation solver where more than 2GB of RAM is allocated per vector/matrix.
• An analysis problem that may occur when the Keep all results in Memory option for 3D FEM Visualization is active has been fixed.
• In the analysis of the half-basement building, the half-basement earthquake force (depending on the building loads on the half-basement) calculated when the analysis was performed with modal analysis and classical analysis options was calculated over the earthquake force found by the equivalent earthquake load method. It was calculated over the earthquake force found according to the modal analysis.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.5.0 Update (11.10.2021)

• Delete the selected material and edit the selected material options have been added for the materials used in the project in the material library.
• Automatic update notification has started to be given separately for 32 and 64 bit versions.
• The design of the account reports cover page has been changed and the building address has been added to the cover page.
• It has been tried to ensure that the user company logo appears on every page in the account reports.
• In the floor general settings, the 2nd general floor settings window, which also added the features of add bottom floor, add floor between, delete the bottom floor, delete the selected floor, was set as default.
• In the calculation made for TBDY2018, reduction of 50% of the gross stiffnesses for the wall effective stiffnesses was automated.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.2.0 Update (09.09.2021)

• 3D drawing of NVM (Normal Force, Shear Force, Moment) diagrams in finite element analysis has been added.
• Instead of barcodes containing project information under the account reports, QR code was used. The data matrix contains the Program License Owner, Program Version, Data file MD5 summary, analysis number information. Data matrix content can be seen with smart phone applications.
• Added the option to automatically divide floor walls (preparation for RYTEIE-2021 analysis).
• According to the RYTEIE 2019 regulation, if 1.5 times the 𝑆𝐷𝑆 coefficient found for DD-2 in the DD-1 analysis is smaller than the 𝑆𝐷𝑆 coefficient found for DD-1, it was ensured that the DD-2 earthquake ground motion level was multiplied by 1.5 instead of DD-1.
• It has been tried to fix the problem that the program gives a lock not found error in some cases when the lock is installed.
• In response spectrum analysis with SAP2000 integration, a more precise transfer of the spectrum curve has been achieved. In case of transferring the spectrum curve, 1.5 times the 𝑆𝐷𝑆 coefficient found for DD-2 in the DD-1 analysis is smaller than the 𝑆𝐷𝑆 coefficient found for DD-1, it is ensured that the DD-2 earthquake ground motion level is multiplied by 1.5 instead of DD-1.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.0.0 Update (08.08.2021)

• As element stiffness matrix for frame finite elements
• Consider shear+bending in Wall Elements, only bending deformation in other elements
• Consider shear+bending deformation in all elements
• Consider only bending deformation in all elements
• Added option. For the risky structure analysis, shear+bending in Wall Elements, and consider only bending deformation in other elements is mandatory. (As per article 7.2.2 of RYTEIE2019 regulation)
• In the calculation of risky buildings within the scope of RYTEIE2019, if the ratio is greater than 24 in the Table 7.2 Compressive Strength Reduction Factor Based on the 𝐻𝑑/𝑡 Ratio, the 𝜼 value was obtained as less than 0.51 by extrapolation. If the 𝐻𝑑/𝑡 ratio is more than 24, 0.51 is used for the 𝜼 value.
• In risky building analysis, the option to perform analysis by entering the number of half basements has been added in buildings with half basements containing more than one half basement.
• By giving corner points with or without gaps, it is possible to define polygon sections, and also to define L,T,O,I sections parametrically and quickly. Section parameters (Xg, Yg, Area, I2, I3, I23) related to defined polygon sections are calculated automatically.
• It is possible to assign vertical beam, beam and foundation elements of the defined polygon section.
• It has been added that wood, steel, reinforced concrete, concrete, masonry and other materials and their properties can be defined for vertical bond beam, wall, beam, foundation elements and can be selected from the ready library list.
• It has been added that the elasticity modules, unit volume weights, moments of inertia, areas, shear strengths and compressive strengths of the defined polygon sections can be used in the analysis.
• General improvements made

     UPDATES Version 5.0.7.0 Update (15.03.2018)

• The program was translated into 104 languages.
• When modeling with the shift key pressed on the keyboard, the element is drawn in ortho mode (horizontal or vertical).
• To SAP2000 Version 20 program also has the option of exporting the system model and getting the analysis results.
• When the walls are transferred to the SAP2000 program, they are transferred as membrane elements.
• Improvements according to Eurocode6 and Eurocode8 regulations

     UPDATES Version 5.0.5.0 Update (26.12.2017)

• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 5.0.0.0 (20.08.2017)

• Added ability to transfer all models to SAP2000
• Fully shared automated analysis with SAP2000
• Two way data transfer with SAP2000
• The project can be transferred to SAP2000 automatically.
• **Model can be edited in SAP2000
• ***SAP2000 analysis results can be imported to StatiCAD
• Earthquake forces analysis and design analysis according to SAP2000 static results can be performed
• Preparing the end element model to be transferred to the SAP2000 with the new 3D display screen
• Moving, copying, multi-copying, symmetry retrieval operations of selected elements
• Ability to give a common slope to selected elements on the storey with one command
• Added analysis and design option according to TBDY 2016 (draft) regulation.
• General improvements made

     UPDATES Version 4.2.0.0 (05.06.2016)

• Analysis option according to Eurocode 8 and Eurocode6 Added

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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