Design Steps

Go to Design Criteria and click "Load Template Groups" button.

Click Yes in the Question List at combobox.

Check that the templates are assigned to floors.

Go to “Circular Column Design Code” in spreadsheet.

Click and assign "CCD" to blank cell

Click Show for “Slab Minimum Reinforcement Criteria” in Design Criteria spreadsheet.

Check that a table with values has been created.

Enter values to table in the figure. Make sure values are saved and color change

Click “Return to ACI 318 -14 Values” and make sure old values come back

Click Show for “Shearwall Minimum Reinforcement Criteria” in Design Criteria spreadsheet.

Check that a table with values has been created.

Enter values to table in the figure. Make sure values are saved and color change

Click “Return to ACI 318 -14 Values” and make sure old values come back

Go to Code Check Templates in the tree view.

Click Design Template, select “Rectangular Column NYBC 2014 Code Check” and add.

Make sure Code Check Template is installed and then delete last row

Click Code Checks button and go to “Rectangular Column Code Check Templates” section.

Select the Code Checking Analysis Result Source cell in 1st row as "CSIEtabs"

Make all selections as in the figure.

Check spreadsheet of other Code Check Templates.

Go to Code Check Templates in the tree view.

Click the Show button on 6th row and in the Report column.

Check the "Rectangular Column Code Check" calculations occur in combobox.

Click the Show button on 6th row and in the Code Check Template Parameters at same spreadsheet.

Check the Rectangular Column Code Check Templates table opened.

Go to Design Templates under Design Criteria.

Click Import Design Template (Library) and select in the checkbox as in the figure.

Check that design templates are imported.

Click Add Design Template.

Select all checkbox that appear in the combobox

Click the Show button at the intersection of the Design Template Parameters column in RCD.

Click Design Templates button and select Rectangular Column Design.

Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure.

Click Longitudinal Rebars on RCD at Rectangular Column Design spreadsheet.

Import databases and check values at spreadsheet.

Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Rectangular Column Design spreadsheet.

Go to the Circular Column Design Template.

Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure.

Click Longitudinal Rebars on CCD at Circular Column Design spreadsheet.

Import databases and check values at spreadsheet.

Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Circular Column Design spreadsheet.

Go to Footing Design Template.

Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure.

Click Flexural Rebars cell at Footing Design spreadsheet.

Import databases and check values at spreadsheet.

Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Footing Design spreadsheet.

Go to Slab Design Template.

Click Rebar Priorities Show button.

Import databases and check values at spreadsheet.

Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Slab Design spreadsheet

Go to Shearwall Design Template.

Click Rebar Priorities Show button.

Import databases and check values at spreadsheet.

Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Slab Design spreadsheet

Go to Load Parameters under Design Criteria from tree view.

Enter values as in the figure

Go to Seismic Parameters under Design Criteria from tree view.

Click Import Seismic Design Factors, select checkbox as in the figure and import.

Click Import Seismic Coefficients, select checkbox as in the figure and import.

At 12th row from spreadsheet, Set Occupancy Category cell to Category 2

Click the Show/Calculate button on 15th row.

Check that spreadsheets have been created.

Click Seismic Parameters in spreadsheet and select RSA Parameters.

Make sure values is created at spreadsheet

Click “Add” button.

Go to Wind Parameters under Design Criteria from Tree view.

Enter values in spreadsheet according to figure.

Click Calculate Gust Factor and make sure the value occurs.

Click Show button at Detailed Report row from same spreadsheet

Click General button and select Parapet.

Click on the Define Parapet and enter "4" in the question in the CAD view

draw the parapet as figure (white line)

Click Show button at same spreadsheet.

Go to Column Design Lines from tree view.

Check that "Column Schedule" has been created in the CAD view.

Click Verify Selected and select columns in the figure.

Click run code check button and make sure selected column “C4” verified.

Click Verify All.

Make sure all column verified.

(Do not define vertical strips for arbitrary columns, cannot see analysis result in CAD view in C1 and C2 column)

Click Design Columns from Column Design Lines Spreadsheet.

Go to Names under Column Design Lines from tree view.

Click Rename Clockwise button and enter “1”.

Check that column names have been renamed.

Go to C1 under Column Design Lines from tree view.

Click Column Design Line Data button and select Rebar Templates.

Click Draw Rebars and enter “2”.

Create rebar on each floor for column C1.

Click “Show Rebars” cell in Longitudinal Rebar for 1st floor.

Make sure a coordinate table is created. Also set rebar class “#8”

Make same steps for other floors.

Click “Show Stirrups” cell in Strrup for 1st floor.

Click Draw Stirrup button and draw stirrups as in the figure

Click “Closed Torsional” cell in Strrup for 1st floor.

Select marked points with red arrow.

Check torsional rebar has occurred in CAD view.

Click “X Group Rebars” and select marked points with red arrow.

Click “Y Group Rebars” and select marked points with blue arrow.

Click “Clear Groupped Rebar List” for 1st Floor.

Make sure clear X and Y rebars group list

Go to C3 under Column Design Criteria from tree view.

Click “Verify Selected” and select Roof Floor.

Check Passed of the Design State of selected columns

Click “Verify All”

Check Passed of the Design State all columns

Click Design Columns and make sure column Rebar is drawn in CAD view.

Go to “Axial Force Moment Design”

Check spreadsheet has been created. Arrange Roofs's Rebar count "5", rebar "#11" and diameter “27 in”

Check if Reinforcement Ratio value has changed. Click Verify All button and check CAD view changes

Go to Shear Torsion Design and check spreadsheet has been created.

Set values according as figure

Go to Design Properties and check spreadsheet has been created.

Set values according as figure

Go to Design Properties and check spreadsheet has been created.

Set values according as figure

Go to Tributary Area and check spreadsheet has been created.

Go to Tributary Force check spreadsheet has been created.

Click “Showing w/o LL Reduction” and check that LL wR values have changed

Go to Axial Force under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created.

Go to Shear Force Y under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created.

Go to Shear Force Z under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created.

Go to Moment Y under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created

Go to Moment Z under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created

Go to C4 under Design Criteria and click Design Columns.

Check ”Column Design Template and Tonnage (lb) value.

Set Column Design template if not assigned

Click Interaction Diagram and select 1st Floor from rectangular column

Click Show "Detailed Report" for roof and check Library components values.

Go to Column Design Lines and click Showing w/o DC.

Check spreadsheet values and colors

Go to Column Tonnage under General from spreadsheet.

Check spreadsheet has been created.

Go to Column Schedule under from spreadsheet.

Set Analysis Result Source to CSIEtabs.