Concrete frame design tool meets Eurocode 2

The Concrete Centre has launched the latest version of Concept, a conceptual design tool for reinforced concrete frames.

The new version is based on Eurocode 2 and enables fast comparison of different multi-storey concrete frame options at concept design stages.

Available free of charge, Concept V3 is an Excel spreadsheet that provides initial member sizing, concrete quantities, formwork and reinforcement plus outline cost - all critical information when determining the choice of structural frame.

Spans of up to 13m (16m for wide beams) are catered for.

A cost optimisation based upon number of stories, bays, spans and loads for an idealised rectilinear structure is quickly delivered.

Within 5 minutes, 13 scheme options can be considered based on cost, time or particular user requirements.

These options are then ranked in order of cost.

To ensure scheme design flexibility, the user may use default rates for concrete, formwork and reinforcement or use their own.

Similarly, the user may apply their own default cycle times and design preferences.

Sizing and reinforcement quantities are based on The Concrete Centre's 'Economic Concrete Elements to Eurocode 2'.

Concept V3 is for UK use only.

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