Design Criteria
Column Design Lines
Slab Design
Shearwall Design Lines
Beam Design
Foundation Design
Construction Documents
Table 1: Design Criteria
| 1 | 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. |   | Verifies Load Template Imports |
| 2 | Go to “Circular Column Design Code” in spreadsheet. Click and assign "CCD" to blank cell |  | Verifies Design Code adjustment |
| 3 | Fill in the design table according to the figure 
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| 4 | Click Show for “Slab Minimum Reinforcement Criteria” in Design Criteria spreadsheet. Check that a table with values has been created. |  | Verifies Slab Min. Reinforcement Criteria Report |
| 5 | Enter values to table in the figure. Make sure values are saved and color change |  | Verifies Report spreadsheet operations |
| 6 | Click “Return to ACI 318 -14 Values” and make sure old values come back |  | Verifies Return To ACI 318-14 Values |
| 7 | Click Show for “Shearwall Minimum Reinforcement Criteria” in Design Criteria spreadsheet. Check that a table with values has been created. |  | Verifies Slab Min. Reinforcement Criteria Report |
| 8 | Enter values to table in the figure. Make sure values are saved and color change |  | Verifies Report spreadsheet operations |
| 9 | Click “Return to ACI 318 -14 Values” and make sure old values come back |  | Verifies Slab Min. Reinforcement Criteria Report |
| 10 | Go to Code Check Templates under Design Criteria from 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. |  | Verifies Code Check Template manual import |
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| 12 | 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. |  | Verifies Code Check Templates spreadsheet operations |
| 13 | Rectangular Column Code Check Templates  Circular Column Code Check Templates 
Arbitrary Column Code Check Templates 
Rectangular Beam Code Check Templates 
Punching Code Check Templates 
Shearwall Code Check Templates 
Intergrity BottomBar Code Check Templates 
Footing Code Check Templates 
Horizontal WallSegment Code Check Templates 
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| 14 | Go to Code Check Templates under Design Criteria from tree view. Click Show button on “RCCC” row and in Report column. Check the "Rectangular Column Code Check" calculations occur in combobox. |  | Verifies Show Report button |
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| 16 | Click the Show button on “RCCC” row and in the Code Check Template Parameters at same spreadsheet. Check the Rectangular Column Code Check Templates table opened. |   | Verifies Show Template Parameters button |
| 17 | Go to Design Templates under Design Criteria from tree view. Click Import Design Template (Library) and select in the checkbox as in the figure. Check that design templates are imported. |  | Verifies Design Template import |
| 18 | Click Add Design Template. Select all checkbox that appear in the combobox |  | Verifies Add Design Template |
| 19 | Click Show button at the intersection of the Design Template Parameters column in RCD. |  | Verifies Design Template Parameters Show button |
| 20 | Click Design Templates button and select Rectangular Column Design. Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure. |  | Verifies Rectangular Column Design Templates spreadsheet operations. |
| 21 | Click Longitudinal Rebars on RCD at Rectangular Column Design spreadsheet. Import databases and check values at spreadsheet. |  | Verifies Import Rectangular Column Design Template |
| 22 | Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Rectangular Column Design spreadsheet. |  | Verifies creation new database for Rectangular column |
| 23 | Go to Circular Column Design Template. Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure. |  | Verifies Circular Column Design Templates spreadsheet operations. |
| 24 | Click Longitudinal Rebars on CCD at Circular Column Design spreadsheet. Import databases and check values at spreadsheet. |  | Verifies Import Circular Column Design Template |
| 25 | Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Circular Column Design spreadsheet. |  | Verifies creation new database for Rectangular column |
| 26 | Arbitrary Column Design Template will be updated. | ||
| 27 | Go to Footing Design Template. Enter values in spreadsheet according to the figure. |  | Verifies Footing Design Templates spreadsheet operations. |
| 28 | Click Flexural Rebars cell at Footing Design spreadsheet. Import databases and check values at spreadsheet. |  | Verifies Import Footing Design Template |
| 29 | Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Footing Design spreadsheet. |
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| 30 | Go to Slab Design Template. Click Rebar Priorities Show button. Import databases and check values at spreadsheet. |   | Verifies Import Slab Design Templates |
| 31 | Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Slab Design spreadsheet |
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| 32 | Go to Shearwall Design Template. Click Rebar Priorities Show button. Import databases and check values at spreadsheet. |  | Verifies Import Shearwall Design Templates |
| 33 | Click Add button and make sure create a new database cell at Slab Design spreadsheet |
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| 34 | Go to Load Parameters under Design Criteria from tree view. Enter values as in the figure |  | Verifies Load Parameters |
| 35 | Go to Seismic Parameters under Design Criteria from tree view. Click Import Seismic Design Factors, select checkbox as in the figure and import. |  | Verifies Import Design Factors |
| 36 | Click Import Seismic Coefficients, select checkbox as in the figure and import. |  | Verifies Import Seismic Coefficients |
| 37 | At 12th row from spreadsheet, Set Occupancy Category cell to Category 2 |  | Verifies Seismic Parameters spreadsheet operations |
| 38 | Click the Show/Calculate button on 15th row. Check that spreadsheets have been created. |  | Verifies Detailed Report creation |
| 39 | Building Height Limitation 
Seismic Ground Motion Parameters 
Can view the rest of the table at the link above. | ||
| 40 | Click Seismic Parameters in spreadsheet and select RSA Parameters. Make sure values is created at spreadsheet |  | Verifies RSA Parameters |
| 41 | Click “Add” button. |
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| 42 | Go to Wind Parameters under Design Criteria from Tree view. Enter values in spreadsheet according to figure. |  | Verifies Wind Parameters spreadsheet operations |
| 43 | Click Calculate Gust Factor and make sure the value occurs. |  | Verifies Calculate Gust Factor |
| 44 | Click Show button at Detailed Report row from same spreadsheet |  | Verifies Wind Parameters Detailed Report creation |
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| 46 | 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) |  | Verifies Define Parapet |
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| 48 | Click Show button at same spreadsheet. |  |
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The Design Criteria part is completed in this step.
Contents from above have been entered. Design Criteria, Code Check Templates, Load Parameters, Seismic Parameters, Wind Parameters.
Table 2: Column Design Lines
| 1 | Go to Column Design Lines from tree view. Check that "Column Schedule" has been created in the CAD view. |  | Verifies Column Schedule creation |
| 2 | Click Verify Selected and select columns in the figure. Click run code check button and make sure selected column “C4” verified. |  | Verifies Verify Selected for Column |
| 3 | 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) |  | Verifies Verify All for Column |
| 4 | Click Design Columns from Column Design Lines Spreadsheet. |  | Verify Design Columns |
| 5 | Do not define vertical strips for arbitrary columns, cannot see analysis result in CAD view in C1 and C2 column 
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| 6 | Go to Names under Column Design Lines from tree view. Click Rename Clockwise button and enter “1”. Check that column names have been renamed. |  | Verifies Rename Clockwise |
| 7 | 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. |  | Verifies Column Rebars Creation |
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| 9 | 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. |  | Verifies Show Longitudinal Rebar and spreadsheet operations |
| 10 | Click “Show Stirrups” cell in Stirrup for 1st floor. Click Draw Stirrup button and draw stirrups as in the figure |  | Verifies Drawn Stirrups |
| 11 | C1 Column 
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| 12 | Click “Closed Torsional” cell in Strrup for 1st floor. Select marked points with red arrow. Check torsional rebar has occurred in CAD view. |  | Verifies Closed Torsional Rebar |
| 13 | Click “X Group Rebars” and select marked points with red arrow. Click “Y Group Rebars” and select marked points with blue arrow. |   | Verifies Group X and Group Y rebars selection |
| 14 | Click “Clear Groupped Rebar List” for 1st Floor. Make sure clear X and Y rebars group list |  | Verifies Clear Groupped Rebar List |
| 15 | 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 |  | Verifies Verify Selected |
| 16 | Click “Verify All” Check Passed of the Design State all columns |  | Verifies Verify All |
| 17 | Click Design Columns and make sure column Rebar is drawn in CAD view. |  | Verifies Design Columns |
| 18 | Circular Column 
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| 19 | Go to “Axial Force Moment Design” under C3. 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 |  | Verifies Axial Force Moment Design and spreadsheet operations |
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| 21 | Go to Shear Torsion Design and check spreadsheet has been created. Set values according as figure |  | Verifies Shear Torsion Design |
| 22 | Go to Design Properties under C3 and check spreadsheet has been created. Set values according as figure |  | Verifies Design Properties |
| 23 | Go to Design Properties under C3 and check spreadsheet has been created. Set values according as figure |  | Verifies Reinforcement Properties |
| 24 | Go to Tributary Area and check spreadsheet has been created. |  | Verifies Tributary Area |
| 25 | Go to Tributary Force check spreadsheet has been created. Click “Showing w/o LL Reduction” and check that LL wR values have changed |   | Verifies Tributary Force |
| 26 | Go to Axial Force under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created. |  | Verifies Axial Force |
| 27 | Go to Shear Force Y under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created. |  | Verifies Force Y |
| 28 | Go to Shear Force Z under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created. |  | Verifies Force Z |
| 29 | Go to Moment Y under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created |  | Verifies Moment Y |
| 30 | Go to Moment Z under Finite Result and check spreadsheet has been created |  | Verifies Moment Z |
| 31 | Go to C4 under Design Criteria from tree view and click Design Columns. Check ”Column Design Template and Tonnage (lb) value. Set Column Design template if not assigned |  | Verifies Column Design Template arrangements |
| 32 | Click Interaction Diagram and select 1st Floor from rectangular column |  | Verifies Interaction |
| 33 | 1st Floor C4 Interaction Diagram 
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| 34 | Click Show "Detailed Report" for roof and check Library components values. |  | Verifies Detailed Report |
| 35 | Column Detailed Report for Roof of C4 
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| 36 | Go to Column Design Lines from tree view and click Showing w/o DC. Check spreadsheet values and colors |  | Verifies Showing demand capacity ratio |
| 37 | Go to Column Tonnage under General from same spreadsheet. Check spreadsheet has been created. |  | Verifies Column Tonnage |
| 38 | Go to Column Schedule under from same spreadsheet. Set Analysis Result Source to CSIEtabs. |  | Verifies Analysis Result Source selection |
The Column Design Lines part is completed in this step.
Contents from above have been entered. Design Column, Verifies All, Verifies Selected, Rebar Templates, Showing w/o, Names
| 1 | Go to Roof under Slab Design from tree view. Click “General” and go to Corner Zone tab. Click “Generate Corner Zones” |  | Verifies Generate Corner Zones |
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| 3 | Click “Draw Corner Zone” from same spreadsheet. Draw a corner zone as shown in the figure. Make sure the drawing is created in Cad view, then delete it. |  | Verifies Draw Corner Zone |
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| 5 | Go to “Stress Line” under Corner Zones from same spreadsheet. Click “Run Stress Line Generation” and make sure stress line spreadsheet created |  | Verifies Run Stress Line Generation |
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