SCADA SE Masonry
Brief Description
New, complete application for the introduction, analysis, evaluation, and redesign of load-bearing masonry structures. The simulation of the structure is performed using the equivalent frame method (EFM). According to this method, each wall is simulated with a flat frame consisting of linear vertical elements (columns) and corresponding horizontal elements (lintels). These elements are connected by high-rigidity tie rods (non-deformable elements with zero specific weight). The individual walls are assembled into a single spatial frame that constitutes the structure under study.
Working Environment
New, user-friendly and functional interface based on Microsoft Ribbon technology, with tree-style categorization of items.
Two-way operation for selecting and modifying carrier data from the tree or graphically on the carrier with display of its properties.
Display on the right side of the screen the properties of the element for immediate reference and modification.
Ability to select and configure the working environment and the display properties of structural elements according to user needs.
- New SCADA SE Masonry home screen: easier to use, more attractive, and more functional.
- New “Edit” tab, which now contains individual commands from the multiple-choice dialog box.
New SCADA SE Masonry home screen: easier to use, more attractive, and more functional.
New “Edit” tab, which now contains individual commands from the multiple selection dialog box.
Modeling
Three ways in which lintels and feet participate in the mathematical model:
• Full connection
• Partial connection
• Not to be taken into consideration
Option to select damper operation or not per floor.
Description of the geometry and openings either graphically from a ready-made 3D dwg or dxf file, or by entering coordinates.
Simple, user-friendly and intuitive wall input environment
Selection of masonry type from an extensive library of stone blocks and mortars, with the option of adding wall characteristics by the designer.
Possibility of installing a diaphragm (senaz) as well as beams around the openings made of reinforced concrete, steel, or metal.
The wall with its openings and its mathematical model are dynamically designed during their introduction for immediate supervision.
Loads
You can enter the loads you want on the members graphically. All types of loads are supported, such as uniformly distributed forces, concentrated forces, concentrated forces, torsional moments, settlements, loads due to temperature changes, etc.
The loads and combinations provided for by EC0 are automatically calculated by the program with full intervention capability by the designer.
Wind and snow loads are also automatically generated in accordance with EC1 and automatically assigned to members with corresponding load creation, ready for analysis.
Display selected load in red.
Slab imports and loads
The recognition of slabs in SCADA SE Masonry is performed automatically with automatic determination of their support conditions.
Plates of any shape and type (Conventional, Zoellner, Sandwich) are supported.
It is also possible to convert a conventional slab into a slab with finite surface element simulation.
The minimum plate thickness is calculated automatically based on the slenderness check.
Slab loads can be entered collectively for all slabs or selectively with the option of immediate editing and modification.
Loads can be entered uniformly linearly or segmentally.
Loads are transferred with a single click on the columns, lintels, and coupling beams, with the corresponding leakage lines and influence areas displayed for each member.
The loads of the members are calculated using the Marcus coefficient method depending on the support conditions of the slab.
Methods of Analysis
The supported analysis methods are:
Elastic static analysis
Idiomorphic response spectrum analysis
Inelastic static analysis (Pushover)
New high-speed ACE Power Solver
The new version of SCADA SE Masonry has a new super-fast multithreaded solver that totally uses the multiple cores of the latest processors and all the RAM of 64-bit systems. 64-bit systems. This solver, combined with the latest register formation algorithms, equation system solving and large data storage algorithms, belongs to the most modern methods of high performance computing (HPC) used by the most reliable software worldwide and enables the solving of very large problems.
64-bit technology for maximum speed and accuracy.
Valuation – Redesign
Inelastic static analysis (Pushover) allows a more accurate approximation of the behavior of the structure, a more realistic assessment of its stress and deformation state, and provides information about its members that elastic methods do not provide.
During the Inelastic static analysis (Pushover), all checks are performed in terms of deformations both at the overall capacity level of the structure and at the member level based on the provisions of K.A.D.E.T. and EC8-3 for all three limit states (performance levels):
Damage Limiting Condition (DL)
Significant Damage Threshold (SD)
Near Collapse Condition (NC)
All possible seismic combinations of actions with rectangular and triangular distribution are included.
The capacity curve of the structure is plotted with gradual loss of strength of its members for the corresponding control node. Each drop corresponds to the failure of one or more members.
The calculation of the target movement is performed using two methods:
• Method of coefficients
• Method as provided for in Annex B of EC8-1 and referred to by K.A.D.E.T.
The calculation of the bilinearized curve is also performed using two methods:
• Method of equal areas
• Approximation method (EC8)
The skeletal diagrams of the members per end and per direction are also calculated for each step and displayed graphically. The designer can choose to apply the residual strength of the members by specifying the residual strength percentages both at the stress level and at the deformation level, with corresponding dynamic adjustment of the skeletal diagram.
All necessary analyses are performed automatically using predefined parameters, all performance criteria checks required by KADET are performed, and the results are presented in a direct and clear manner.
Addition of new reinforcement materials from Sika, EM4C, and Sintecno
New reinforcement and protection materials for existing structures have been added to the new version of SCADA SE Masonry, and the existing catalogs have been updated and fully adapted. Now, when the designer selects the reinforcement material, all technical characteristics, including thickness, are automatically taken into account. All materials also include a link to the corresponding technical data sheet of the manufacturer.
Results (Post Processor)
Three-dimensional visualization of the stress and deformation state of the structure for complete oversight at all times.
The results section, presented in a modern graphical environment, provides you with all the tools you need to view the members of your structure, including color-coded diagrams for any intensive quantity, such as load, combination, or environment.
Simply select the sizes and display scale and quickly and easily locate the members with the highest stresses or deformations.
You can also see the deformed structure moving in space for any static or seismic load and mode.
Study Issue
Modern environment for creating and formatting the study document
In SCADA SE Masonry, you simply select the sections to be included in your issue. Using flexible tools, you can configure the header and footer you may want to include and select the specifications of the relevant regulation.
New, easy-to-read results printouts
All printouts of the study results have been redesigned and implemented using modern tools to provide you with a new tabulated, easy-to-read study report with the addition of charts and images. You now also have a complete preview of your report and the ability to export and edit the file in more than ten different file formats, including pdf, docx, rtf, xml, CSV, PowerPoint, etc.
Quick and easy configuration of study reports
The new version of SCADA SE Masonry includes the option to split the study document into separate sections, a useful and practical feature that is particularly useful for managing multi-page studies.
You simply define the start and end pages of each “sub-file.”
You simply define the start and end pages of each “sub-file.”
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