In this example we will draw and model 7 story building using all features of Building Design Suite. Materials to be used are 4000 psi concrete and ASTM A615 Gr60 steel for reinforcement. Floor elevations and other properties such as thickness of slab are given in the drawings.
Materials
There are common used steel and common used concrete material definitions in Building Design Suite library. Definitions must be imported in order to be used as shown below.
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Go to Materials section → click “ Material DB” → select ASTM A615 Gr60 and Conc 4000psi → click “import”
You can also add custom material definition as shown below.
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Go to Materials section → click “Add”
Enter values of material properties
Name the material
Or you can create your own material database;
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