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Load calculator

 

Called internally by D7 modules or by the user as follows:

 Click the toolbar icon  or from the main menu (Loads -> Load calculator) or type the command ldcalc

Beam number Beam number
Member number Member number
Member length Member length
Section depth Section depth
Section width Section width
Section area Section area in case of irregular shape
Section type Section type
Save data and start work
Exit without saving 

 

 

Window Title Showing information depending on the mode of work
Status bar Status bar messages  
Drawing area Drawing area
To create report
To customize drawing area 
Save and return results
Exit without saving data

 

 

Drawing area

 

Shape of slab load distribution 

 

 

General settings

 

 

Factor ...  Dead Load Dead load factor
Factor ...  Live Load Live load factor
Bending moment. Bending moment 
Shear forces. If the calculated load will be used for calculation of shear forces and reactions
Create report. Create report
Always save data. Always save data (set auto save to ON)
To launch unit convertor
To customize drawing area 

 

 

Other loads


 

Wall density (KG/M3) Wall (material density)
Wall thk. (CM) Wall thickness 
Wall height (M) Wall height.
Add self ..... wall. To add/ignore wall self weight 
Add self .... beam. To add/ignore beam self weight

 

 

Slab information

 

 

Load # Slab load number on the current member
Slab thk. (Cm) Slab thickness 
L1 (m) Slab length(member direction)
L2 (m) Slab length(Perpendicular to member direction)
d1 (m) Distance from left member edge to the start point of the slab
Live load (KG/M2) Live load
Flooring (KG/M2) Flooring load
Add data
Delete a record from the list

 

 

 

Pay attention to the directions of L1 & L2

Example:

  

d1

L2

L1

Slab #
0 2 4 1
4 3 3.50 2
N/A N/A N/A 3

 

 Example:

 

 

d1

L2

L1

Slab #
-1.50 2 4 1
2.50 5 3.50 2
6.00 1.50 1.70 3

 

 

Load list

 

 

 

  

# Slab number
t (cm) Slab thickness 
L1(M) L1
L2(M) L2
ll (kg/m2) Live load
fl(kg/m2) Floor load
r Ratio of slab length to width
A Slab Load alfa factor
B Slab Load beta factor
DL (t/m) Dead load
LL (t/m) Live load
Combo (t/m) Load combination 

 

 

Load list

 

 

Live load (t/m') Live load.
Dead load (t/m') Dead load.
Beam & wall load Beam & wall load
Total load (t/m') Total load
d1 - d2 d1 & d2 
Redistribute all loads to.. If the distributed load not covering the full length, take the equivalent value that covers the entire member length
Apply max. value.... As above and use the maximum value
Apply min. value.... As above and use the minimum  value
Don't modify values. None of the above
Calculate loads.
Create report

 

 

If the load distribution shape as follows, use apply max/min to apply the larger/smaller value as an average 

 

 

 

Drawing area

 

 

 

Background color  
Member color  
Node color  
Slab color  
Loading line color  
Hatch line color  
Member line thk.  
Node line thk.  
Slab  line thk.  
Loading  line thk.  
MarginX  
MarginY