In reinforced concrete design, assuming sections are fully "uncracked" can lead to underestimating building sway and overestimating stiffness. ProtaStructure provides tools to account for these real-world conditions during the Building Analysis phase. 1. Effective Stiffness Modifiers
Concrete naturally cracks under service loads, reducing the stiffness of columns, beams, and walls.
Advanced versions allow both cracked and uncracked properties to be used in the same analysis for different load cases. 2. Cracking & Creep Calculator protastructure crack
Extreme temperature swings causing repetitive expansion and contraction.
By default, ProtaStructure aligns these modifiers with international standards like ACI or Eurocode. In reinforced concrete design, assuming sections are fully
Inadequate foundation design leading to subgrade movement. Software Integrity and "Cracked" Versions
Rapid moisture loss during the hardening process. reducing the stiffness of columns
While ProtaStructure helps predict behavior, physical cracks in constructed buildings often stem from several critical factors that must be addressed during the design stage:
Exceeding the design capacity of beams or columns.