The module selector¶
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The selector is the home screen. It groups the six modules by what they do and returns whenever a module is closed.
- Inverse analysis modules take a flexural test result and back-calculate the tension law of the material. Pick ASTM C1609 & similar for an unnotched beam, EN14651 & similar for a notched beam, and TRC for a textile reinforced laminate.
- Analytical design modules take known material laws and compute the response of a rectangular beam in closed form. Hybrid Beam Analysis covers fibers plus rebar. FRP Rebar + Strengthening adds non-metallic bars and a bonded laminate.
- Iterative design module. Cross-Sectional Analysis solves any polygon section by iteration, with rebar layers, prestressing tendons, limit states and the P-M interaction diagram.
- Help & Support opens the same help menu that every module carries: this manual, the update check, keyboard shortcuts, the log folder, support email and the About box.
Click a module image to launch it. Only one module is open at a time. File → Close inside a module, or the window's close button, returns to the selector.
Which module for which task¶
| I have | I want | Module |
|---|---|---|
| Load-deflection data from a 4-point or 3-point bending test on an unnotched FRC or UHPC beam | The tension stress-strain law | ASTM C1609 & similar |
| Load-CMOD data from a notched beam test | The tension stress-crack width law and the EN 14651 residual strengths | EN14651 & similar |
| Load-deflection data from a textile reinforced concrete plate | The tension law of the laminate | TRC |
| A fitted or assumed material law and a rectangular beam with rebar | Moment-curvature, limit states and load-deflection | Hybrid Beam Analysis |
| A beam with FRP bars or an externally bonded FRP laminate | Moment-curvature, limit states and load-deflection | FRP Rebar + Strengthening |
| A girder, box, tee, column or any drawn section, with or without prestress | Moment-curvature with limit states, the P-M diagram, load-deflection | Cross-Sectional Analysis |
