Added Features for Version 5:

• 2009 IBC
• 2008 MSJC

Related Features from Previous Version

• Clay Masonry Design
• IBC alternate load combinations for ASD
• Column Design
• Lintel and Stirrups and Deflections
• Specify Lintel Cover over Reinforcement
• 14 and 16 in. Concrete Masonry
• Customize Face Shell and Web Thicknesses
• More Bar Size Selections for Lintels
• Bar Development and Splice Lengths
• Allowable Stress & Strength Design
• MSJC ’95, ’99, ’02, ‘05 and IBC ’00, ‘03, ’06 Design (2008 MSJC and 2009 IBC now added)
• Input Design Forces or Calculate from Input Loads, Spans, and Boundary Conditions
• Combined Axial and Lateral Loading Analysis
• Shear Wall Design
• Reinforced or Unreinforced Designs
• Fully or Partially Grouted
• Graphical Interface (Interaction Diagrams)
• Printout of Calculation Pages
• Lintel Design - Masonry or Precast

Free Trial Download:

Click Here to download your free trial version.

Instructions:

1. Download the zip file to your hard drive
2. Extract all the contents of the zip file to a single folder on your hard drive
3. Click on “Setup.exe” and follow the installation instructions
4. For operating the software, see the help file.

The following limitations have been imposed on the free trial software compared to the for purchase version:

1. Reinforcing steel is limited to Grade 40 only
2. The saving file has been locked out so that a design cannot be saved.
3. The printout displays the following message:  “FREE TRIAL VERSION – NOT FOR DESIGN"