Tower

The most important new features are:
Optimization for adopting the cross sections in steel design, Concrete design of reductor (proxy entity), an option for quick install of a new Build of Tower over existing local or client installation,.. Complete list of new features of this new version is:

• Optimization of dimensioning of steel girders with optimization in adopting the cross sections.
• Concrete design of reductor (proxy entity)
• An option for quick install of a new Build of Tower over existing local or client installation. This installation does not require the entry of an installation number or a directory selection, and keeps all existing parameters and settings. It also enables skipping the installation of Sentinel Hasp drivers and redistributable components.
• Aproximative calculation and report for quantities of required and adopted reinforcement.
• Function for sorting the order of blocks within one branch of the report.
• A new type of wizard for surface loading on curved surfaces has been introduced (Cone and Cylinder) – "Linear"
• Added a new feature for setting multipliers of the stiffness of the supports. By using the multiplier it is possible to define the different behavior of the supports in the static and seismic model.
• Enabled enlarging the size of Toolbar icons in the user interface of the program. In the icon and menu settings dialog, three predefined icon sizes (100%, 150%, and 200%) are enabled. Enlarging icons also affects other elements of the toolbar.
• In punching control of the foundation plates, enabled taking into account a reduction in the shear stresses due to reactive soil load inside the perimeter of punching.
• Automatic creation of a SRSS combination and setting of saved load combinations from a combination's storage after a seismic analysis. -Added two new influences for Vector section in plate:
  Mn +/- |Mns| and Ms +/- |Mns|
• In steel design (EC3 EN codes) enabled user choice between two options of calculation of reduction factor for lateral-torsional buckling (6.3.2.2. or 6.3.2.3.)
• In steel design (EC3 EN codes) added option for using uder defined value for Mcr (elastic critical moment for lateral-torsional buckling)
• In shear wall design (single section, EC2 EN code) added option for uder defined multipliers for moment and shear force from seismic load ceses.
• In the dimensioning of a series of shear walls with a design envelope of influence, two new types of constructions were introduced relating to the analysis of squat walls. EC8 EN 5.5.2.4.2(1)
• When taking into account the moment of rotation, (switch "Mxy" is checked), report of concrete slab design will contain values of source moments for Mxy, M1 and M2 which created design moments)
• Enabled adopting bars in the beams at the segments of cross section not belonging to the main reinforcement Aa1-Aa4 (auxiliary reinforcement, Aak)
• Included printing of values of Vrd,max, in the reports on the dimensioning of concrete beams, individual cross-sections and seismic walls. -Increased limit for number of generated load combinations (1024 → 32768) and ncreased limit for number of combinations used in steel and timber design (5000 → 32768)
• Improved the appearance of the application's user interface in case that an increase in font scaling is done in Windows (in the 'Display settings' section - Scale and layout advanced scaling settings) -Parallelisation (multi-processor execution at the same time) has been introduced for several functions related to the drawing. -Optimization and acceleration of the solving process (speeding up the stiffness matrix creation and the calculation of the forces) This optimization should also affect the faster change of the load case in the processing of results.
• In the "Offset" command that refers to the change in the geometry of the existing entities, enabled using previous last used value and enabled choice for keeping the original entity after offsetting.
• Enabled refreshing report blocks not only with the originally used drawing parameters but optionally with the currently set drawing parameters. A new menu icon has also been added in the menu to invoke a dialog where this can be customized.
• Enabled labeling gap between the reinforcement bars in the reinforcement adopting dialog and the report for the reinforcement of the beam.
• Enabled choice for number of decimal places used for displaying value for distance between auxiliary axes
• In export of TEXT report to Excel, enabled user choice for export of numerical values – as numeric or text.

Beside those changes, this Build contains some bug-fixes and small improvements.

New version presents significant improvement of program Tower 7 and was created based on requests and needs of its numerous users. Free functional DEMO version of program Tower 8 is available. For users of program Tower 7 we provided a special user-manual (see Download**** page), with detailed cover of all new features and differences in Tower 8. Contact our nearest representative for information about purchasing or upgrading.

Tower 8 contains many improvements and new functionalities while retaining recognizable efficiency, versatility and ease of use. Review of the new features of Tower 8 can be downloaded from Download**** section of our website.

The most important change is related to procedure for taking into account II order influences in colums for unbraced systems. Beside this change, this Build contains a few fixes and small improvements.

The most important changes are related with improvement in algorithm for taking into account II order influences in EC8 (Capacity Design) for beams snd column design.

• Changed meaning of load case coefficients in SRSS combinations. Instead of square root from c1xI^2 + c2xI^I2, the new mining is square root from (c1xI)^2 + (c2xII)^2.
• Changes in calculation procedure and report for interstorey drift check. Beside those changes, this Build contains a few fixes and small improvements.

The most important changes are related with improvement in algorithm for calculation of column buckling effects in EC2 concrete design and some new functionality in concrete design of beams and columns according to EC8 (Capacity Design) Beside those changes, this Build contains a few fixes and small improvements.

This certificate is valid thru November 27-th, 2019.

In cooperation with Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade, on Wednesday, May 17-th, 2017. at 11:00 o'clock in Ceremonious Hall of Faculty of Civil Engineering, Radimpex Software organize lectures performed by our distinguished expert-consultatnts and developers of program Tower - docent dr. Saša Stošić and docent dr. Zoran Brujić. Free admission.

The most important new features are: concrete design of beams and columns according to EC8 (Capacity Design) for ductility class DCH and DCM (available in Expert configuration of program Tower, only), support for concrete design utilizing FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) reinforcement, updated Russian seismic codes... This is the more detailed list of main new features in Tower 7 Build 7631:

• Concrete design of beams and columns according to EC8 (Capacity Design) for ductility class DCH and DCM (available in Expert configuration of program Tower, only),
• Support for concrete design utilizing FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) reinforcement
• Updated Russian seismic codes (according to revision from 2014.) and added Kazakhstan seismic codes,
• added support for arbitrary defined parameters of spectral curve in SIA seismic codes
• in timber design added support for design and stability check of circular cross section
• added option for exporting symbol of coordinate system in exported blocks
• improved algorithm for calculation of buckling effects in EC2 concrete design

Beside those new features and changes, this Build contains a significant number of fixes and small improvements.

The most important new features are: option for adding new steel types for EC3 design, improvement in displaying influences in indirect elements for MMS and SRSS combinations, total shear force in slabs, improvements in EC2 concrete design... This is the more detailed list of the main new features in Tower 7 Build 7520:

• option for adding new steel types for EC3 design
• for multimodal seismic load-cases and its SRSS combination, for their combination with other ordinary load-cases, display of influences in indirect elements enabled
• Added new type of influence in slab – total shear force |V| obtained as square root from sum of squares Vz,x and Vz,y
• Obtaining relative beam deflection – relative to arbitrary plane
• In EC2 concrete design, for user defined combinations, enabled determination of combination's type (permanent/transient, seismic or accidental) from data about load's type defined in Load combination scheme dialog
• In EC2 concrete design, in Cross-section calculation dialog, enabled assigning a load type (permanent/transient, seismic or accidental) for every set of loading / influences
• in EC2 concrete design, in Load combination scheme, enabled user defined “psi” coefficients for “Variable” load type
• in EC2 concrete design, improved report for Load combination scheme by adding an information about combination's type, adding a report for user-defined combinations with combination's type and adding a report for combinations for cracks and fissures
• In the module for Report creation, added “AutoText” functionality. “AutoText” is a text which automatically appends at the Block's Title text or Block Signature text
• In the module for Report creation, enabled adjusting of decimal points used for displaying Blacks scale ratio. The tag %R0 displays Block's scale ratio without a decimal point
• In Visibility dialog added option for displaying the Description of indirect elements
• In modal analysis, in the dialog for selecting the current mode, added option for setting level of foundations. If assigned, calculation of the effective masses participation will use masses above foundation level, only. Improved report of effective masses participation.

Beside those new features and changes, this Build contains a significant number of fixes and small improvements.