TEDDS 10 – Australia Engineering Library

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Aerodynamic Shape Factor (AS1170.2-2002) ............................................................................................................................ 3

Base plate design (AS4100-1998) .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Basic wind loading (1170.2)........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Beam analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Column load chase down............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Compound section properties ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Comprehensive wind loading (1170.2)........................................................................................................................................ 6
Concrete sub-frame analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Co-ordinate conversion calculation ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Dead load calculation.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Drain & sewer design.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Gable framing analysis ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Hipped end loading ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Horizontal curve design .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Notional load chase down (AS4100:1998).................................................................................................................................. 9
Open channel flow calculation .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Pad footing design .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Pile group analysis.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
RC beam deflection (AS3600) .................................................................................................................................................. 10
RC beam design (AS3600) ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
RC column design (AS3600) .................................................................................................................................................... 11
RC retaining wall analysis......................................................................................................................................................... 12
RC retaining wall analysis & design .......................................................................................................................................... 12
RC slab design (AS3600) ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
RC wall design (AS 3600-2001)................................................................................................................................................ 13
Rolling load analysis ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Section properties calculator..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Simple beam analysis ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Simple connection design (AS4100-1998)................................................................................................................................ 15
Soakaway design (BRE digest 365) ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Steel design (AS4100) .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Timber design (AS1720) ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Vertical curve design................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Wall load chase down ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
Wall strip footing design (AS3600)............................................................................................................................................ 18
Wind pressure coefficients (1170.2) ......................................................................................................................................... 18
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AERODYNAMIC SHAPE FACTOR (AS1170.2-2002)

• AS/NZS 1170.2:2002 – Structural design actions, Part 2: Wind actions.
• Calculation of aerodynamic shape factor (including for frictional drag) for various structures.
• Structures:-
o Freestanding hoardings and walls.
o Free roofs and canopies.
o Attached canopies, awnings and carports.
o Cantilevered roofs and canopies.

BASE PLATE DESIGN (AS4100-1998)

• Australian Standard Steel Structures (AS 4100-1998).
• The calculations determine the capacity of base plate.
• The calculations incorporate the column section size while calculating the capacity of base plate.
• The required bearing area is calculated for the axial compression load applied on the column.

BASIC WIND LOADING (1170.2)

• These calculations determine the wind speed and wind pressure in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.2.
• The calculations provide wind pressures for ultimate and serviceability limit state. Shielding and topographic
multipliers can be directly input or can be calculated.
• One wind direction is considered for each run of the calculations. Hence up to four runs would be required to
determine the worst suction and pressure loads on any particular wall or roof surface from all wind directions.
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BEAM ANALYSIS
• These calculations analyse any beam arrangement up to 10 spans. The analysis is suitable for simple beams as well
as continuous beams.
• To change the number of spans go to the ‘Beam’ part of the dialog and change the number under ‘Spans’.
• The loading types available are point load, UDL, VDL, trapezoidal loading, partial UDL and point couple. The support
conditions available are fixed, pinned or spring. There are 4 user-definable load combinations.
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COLUMN LOAD CHASE DOWN

• These calculations work out the factored axial loads on each stack of a multi-storey column due to dead and live
loading.
• The calculations cover internal, edge and corner columns.
• Live loads are reduced in accordance with AS 1170.1. Full live loads with no reduction are also calculated. The
calculations always assume that the top ‘floor’ is a roof, not qualifying for reduction, and that all floors below this do
qualify.

COMPOUND SECTION PROPERTIES

• These calculations determine the section properties of one of three possible combined section shapes, two I
sections (at 90 degs), a channel on an I section or a plate on an I section.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.
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COMPREHENSIVE WIND LOADING (1170.2)

• These calculations determine the site wind speed, design wind speed and design wind pressure in accordance with
AS/NZS 1170.2.
• AS/NZS 1170.2 covers structures within the following criteria: (a) Buildings less than 200 m high. (b) Structures with
roof spans less than 100 m. (c) Structures other than offshore structures, bridges and transmission towers.
• The calculations provide wind pressures for ultimate and serviceability limit state. Wind speed multipliers can be
calculated and applied to cater for shielding and topographic conditions (these can be entered directly or can be
calculated).
• The site wind speeds are determined for each cardinal direction. The design wind speeds are determined for each
building orthogonal axes considering the maximum site wind speed in the range +/- 45 degrees for each orthogonal
direction. The design wind pressures are calculated from the design wind speeds for each orthogonal direction.
• In this calculation only one value can be used for the terrain category for the site and no change in terrain category
can be calculated. The user can select Mzcat from a table (as per AS/NZ 1170.2) or can choose to specify any value.
• Aerodynamic shape factors can be calculated for enclosed rectangular buildings in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.2
Section 5.
• No local pressure effect (Kl) has been included when determining the aerodynamic shape factor and this should be
considered separately. No consideration or reduction has been made for permeable cladding (Kp) in the shape
factor calculations.
• Frictional drag forces have not been included.

β=0
North

AA

x θ=0
φ
y
β = 270 β = 90

y
x θ = 90

β = 180 BB
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CONCRETE SUB-FRAME ANALYSIS

• These calculations consider a simplified sub-frame consisting only of a beam, the columns attached to the ends of
the beam and the beams on either side.
• The calculations firstly determine the geometry of the three spans (including area and second moment of area), the
stiffness of the end beams is modelled by applying a stiffness factor to the second moment of area (the fixity of the
beam remote ends determine the stiffness of the beams on either side of the central beam). The calculations use the
sub-frame geometry and properties within the continuous beam analysis program, where the loads can be added in
order to determine the design shear force and moment. These forces can then be optionally used in the RC beam
design calculations, to design span 2 (the central beam).
• The size and stiffness of the columns are translated into vertical and rotational spring stiffnesses for the supports
used in the continuous beam. The moments generated in the supports are then used to determine the moments in
the columns of the sub-frame.

Col B Col C

L L
B_upper C_upper
Beam to be designed

D
L L L
s1 s2 s3

L L
B_lower C_lower

Span 1 hB Span 2 hC
Span 3

SIMPLIFIED SUBFRAME
(all sections b wide)

CO-ORDINATE CONVERSION CALCULATION

• The calculation is based on the first principles of setting out co-ordinates, given the co-ordinates of a base station it
will determine either:
• The coordinates of the target if the bearing angle from north and distance along the bearing are known.
• The bearing angle from north and distance along the bearing to the target if the coordinates of the target are known.
North

Bearing
East
Station (E,N)
Len
gth
L
Target (ETarget,NTarget )
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DEAD LOAD CALCULATION

• These calculations determine the unfactored dead loads of a series of composite constructions.
• The composite constructions are intended to represent the various floor, wall and roof components of a building or
structure.
• The calculation includes a datalist of typical material densities as well as a datalist based on Tables A.1 to A.12 from
annex A of Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-1: General actions - Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for
buildings.

DRAIN & SEWER DESIGN

• These calculations allow the design of a surface water drain or foul sewer.

GABLE FRAMING ANALYSIS

• BS 5950-1: 2000 - Structural use of steelwork in buildings - Part 1. Code of practice for design - Rolled and welded
section.
• These calculations cover the overall structural analysis and member design checks for gable framing arrangements
typically adopted for single-span portal-framed buildings. The structural concept for the gable frame bracing is as
shown in section 9.7, fig. 10, of the ISE/ICE 'Manual for the design of steelwork building structures' (Nov 1989
edition).
• Member design checks can be carried out for the following members:-
o Gable posts, corner posts, gable rafters, roof bracing, wall bracing and eaves strut/tie.
• One run of the analysis calculations covers one loading condition, i.e. one combination of simultaneous loads, for
which all the specified loads are applied. Thus several runs of the calculations will be required to determine the
critical load combination and wind direction for the design of each member.
• For each run of the analysis calculations, one particular intermediate gable post is chosen by the user and the
member load effects are calculated for this particular gable post. Typically, this will be the post directly below the
apex, but any post can be chosen. If restraint conditions or other factors indicate that another post may be critical,
additional calculation runs should be made for that post.
• A parapet with a horizontal top edge can be specified in the definition of the structure. Parapet posts are assumed to
coincide with the gable posts and to be continuous cantilever projections of the gable posts. The parapet posts
themselves are not analysed or designed.
• After the structure has been analysed using the 'Analysis calcs' item, multiple instances of the 'Member design calcs'
item can be run in separate calc sections, one for each member, to extract the appropriate member geometry and
loading details from the analysis calcs and automatically feed these into the standard 'General member design'
routine for each member, where further choices can be made on steel grade, section shape, buckling restraint
conditions etc.
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HIPPED END LOADING

• These calculations determine the loading on the gable frame, flat top portal and first portal frame resulting from a hip
extending over two frame centres.
• It is assumed that the flat top portal gives no support to the hip raker. This introduces a small error local to the
intersection of the flat top portal and the hip raker. All loads from the raker do pass to the flat top via the local jack
rafters.

Portal Frame

S3

Portal Frame

S2
Jack rafters
Flat Top Portal Frame

S1
Hip raker
Gable Frame
0 1 2 3
x1
α = Crsg =
x2
Point loads
x3

Lspan/2

HORIZONTAL CURVE DESIGN

• Horizontal curve - These calculations design a circular horizontal curve (no transitions). The calculation uses a
'generic number of chords' method, which calculates the optimum chord length based on the criteria of the length of
chord required to approximate the arc length of the curve.
• Vertical curve - These calculations design a vertical curve and provide the setting out information (reduced levels at
the relevant chainage points). This calculation can be phased with the horizontal curve design, to enable the same
setting out points to be used.
• For phasing of the horizontal and vertical curves, a reference point on the horizontal curve must be given. The
chainage points are then calculated in relation to this reference point. The chord length (or frequency of levels)
should also coincide with the chord length used in the horizontal alignment calculations. Where applicable the
appropriate default values are given.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.

NOTIONAL LOAD CHASE DOWN (AS4100:1998)

• These calculations work out the notional horizontal loads at the roof and each floor level of a multi-storey building.
• The floor area and perimeter wall lengths can be calculated for a range of building shapes, or values for these
parameters can be entered directly, by selecting the user-defined shape option.

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW CALCULATION

• These calculations determine the discharge of an open channel which may consist of multiple sections.
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PAD FOOTING DESIGN

• Pad footing with pedestal as shown:

P (kN)

M (kNm)

Lped Bped

Hped V (kN)
DLpad

Dsoil
φuplift

DLsoil+DLftg
D
CL x B

Lxe
L

• P, Positive value for axial load is in the downward/stabilizing direction about ‘x’
• M, Positive value for moment is in the direction shown on drawing
• V, Positive value for horizontal load is in the direction shown on drawing
• ws, Surcharge pressure above footing

PILE GROUP ANALYSIS

• 1. Calculates the centroid and total value of all applied loads. Take moments about the origin in the x and y
directions and divide the resultant moment values by the total load to get the coordinates of the centroid.
• 2. Express all pile reactions in terms of the reaction of the first pile P1 plus a rate of increase in the X-direction, rateX
and a rate of increase in the Y-direction, rateY.
• 3. Take moments about the resultant load in both the X and Y direction, expressing the results in terms of P1, rate X
and rateY – eqn.1 and eqn.2.
• 4. Sum all the pile reactions in terms of P1, rateX and rate Y and equate them to the total load. Express P1 in terms
of rateX and rateY – eqn.3.
• 5. Substitute eqn.3 into eqn.1 and express rateX in terms of rateY – eqn.4.
• 6. Substitute eqn.3 and eqn.4 into eqn.2 to solve rateY.
• 7. Substitute rateY back into eqn.3 to solve rateX.
• 8. Substitute rateY and rate X into eqn.1 to solve P1.
• 9. Use rateX, rateY and P1 to solve remaining pile reactions.

RC BEAM DEFLECTION (AS3600)

• Determines the effective second moment of area in accordance with AS 3600 clause 8.5.3. It can also calculate
deflections for simply supported beams or allows the user to input computed deflections to check against allowable
span/deflection ratios.

RC BEAM DESIGN (AS3600)

• AS 3600 - Concrete structures.
• Rectangular, T and L reinforced concrete beams not subject to significant axial load.
• The calculations can include nominal or designed compression steel, and nominal or designed shear reinforcement.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.
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RC COLUMN DESIGN (AS3600)

• AS 3600 - Concrete structures.
• These calculations work out the cross-section strength of reinforced concrete columns subject to combined axial
force and bending moment.
• The calculations focus on the detail of main (longitudinal) reinforcement. The reinforcement must consist of
deformed bars with a rib geometry that provides adequate bond.
• This calculation does not cover the calculation of design action effects, however, these effects calculated at critical
sections need to be compared to the axial force and bending strengths determined using the methods in this
calculation.
• The design rules utilized are based on considerations of equilibrium and strain compatibility (plane sections remain
plane after bending) to determine the load and moment strength.
• The column cross sections are doubly symmetric.
• The stress-strain curves for both the steel and concrete are assumed to be of a form defined by recognised
simplified equations.
• A simple rectangular stress block of 0.85f'c is used for the concrete at strength limit state subject to the limitations of
clause 10.6.2 of AS 3600-2001, and the steel is assumed to be linear elastic-plastic in nature with a constant yield
stress.
• The calculation determines the four key points on the load-moment strength interaction diagram.

Nuo

Mul, Nul d
do
Axial load

εcu

do

εcu
Mud, Nud
εsy kuodo
εcu
kud

Muo

Moment

• To determine the first point of the diagram, the condition of pure bending, the calculation uses an iterative process.
The depth to the neutral axis, kud, is entered as a finite value and varied until the value Nu is zero (this is equivalent
to C=T).
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RC RETAINING WALL ANALYSIS

• The calculations are in accordance with BS8002:1994 - Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures.
• The calculations check the stability of a retaining wall which may feature a sloped or stepped back or face with or
without a downstand, either propped or unpropped, against sliding and overturning, and determines the maximum
and minimum base pressures beneath the wall.

W Surcharge

β
Moist retained Virtual
material back
of wall
Water level
Wall

h stem

h eff
Saturated

h wall
Depth of
excavation retained
material

h water
dcover d exc
Heel

t base Toe
d ds
Base material
Downstand
t ds
l toe t wall l heel
l base

RC RETAINING WALL ANALYSIS & DESIGN

• Retaining walls are cantilever and constructed of reinforced concrete.
• The calculations check the stability (sliding and overturning) and base pressures of vertical stem retaining walls (T-
or L-section).
• The calculations provide design forces in the toe, heel and stem for reinforcement design as appropriate.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.

W Surcharge

β
Moist retained Virtual
material back
of wall
Water level
Wall
h stem

h eff
h wall

Depth of Saturated
excavation retained
h water

material
dcover d exc
Heel

t base Toe t base

d ds
Base material
Downstand
t ds
l toe t wall l heel
l base
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RC SLAB DESIGN (AS3600)

• From AS3600 Concrete structures incorporating Amendment Nos. 1 and 2.
• This calculation carries out the design of one or two way spanning slabs. It performs bending, ductility and shear
checks and determines the minimum reinforcement required to control cracking due to shrinkage and temperature
effects in accordance with clause 9.4.3. For the case of one way spanning slabs upto eight spans can be specified.
• Bending moments and shear forces may be calculated using the simplified methods given in clauses 7.2 and 7.3 or
alternatively they may be input directly from an independent analysis.
• Punching shear check with or without moment transfer may be included.
• Deemed to comply span-to-depth deflection check in accordance with clause 9.3.4 for either one or two way
spanning slabs may be included.

RC WALL DESIGN (AS 3600-2001)

• Concrete structures (AS 3600-2001).
• Handbook of reinforced concrete design in accordance with AS 3600-2001 by cement and concrete association of
Australia.
• Calculations are performed for the design of wall for solid rectangular section, reinforced at one face or both the
faces.

Major
Ast_h dt t
Axis
x x

cc sv d'
Ast_v
Sectional top view of wall
(single layer reinforcement)

cc
Major
Axis Ast_h dt t
x x

cc sv d'
Ast_v
Sectional top view of wall
(double layer reinforcement)
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ROLLING LOAD ANALYSIS

• Rolling load analysis on a continuous steel beam with up to 10 spans. Load train comprising up to 10-point loads.
• Length of each span, and size and spacing of point loads are defined individually.

SPAN RESULTS - SPAN 2

x (m) Mmax(kNm) Mmin(kNm) Fmax (kN) Fmin (kN) δmax (mm) δmin (mm)
0.000 0.00 -21.28 24.58 0.00 0.0 0.0
0.750 0.81 -11.44 20.55 0.00 0.5 -0.4
1.500 10.25 -8.91 15.95 0.00 1.1 -0.6
2.250 16.13 -6.68 12.24 -0.54 1.5 -0.6
2.357 -0.6
3.000 20.26 -4.75 8.41 -3.12 1.7 -0.6
3.181 1.7
3.250 20.60
3.750 19.50 -3.11 5.08 -6.96 1.7 -0.5
4.500 17.07 -1.78 2.69 -10.98 1.3 -0.4
5.250 11.47 -0.74 1.18 -15.09 0.7 -0.2
6.000 0.00 0.00 0.79 -19.53 0.0 0.0

SECTION PROPERTIES CALCULATOR

• The Section Properties Calculator calculates the section properties for a section constructed from rectangles,
triangles and circles, with or without holes.
• The calculated section properties are returned to the TEDDS document as variables for use in further calculations.
• User defined sections can be created and saved for re-use at a later date.
• Existing datalists can be used to import sections either as a starting point for new sections or to create combined
sections (such as a channel on an I section). Datalists are available for the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore and
Australian sections.
• Two examples are also provided that allow the input of variables to specify the shape created by the Section
Properties Calculator. The first example allows the parameters of an I section to be entered, and the section is
created automatically. The second example allows the parameters of a standard rectangle, circle or triangle to be
entered and the section is created automatically.
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SIMPLE BEAM ANALYSIS

• The elastic analysis and design of simple beams including:
o Simple beam under dead and live UDL
o Simple secondary beams under combination of various UDL loads
o Simple primary beams under dead and live UDL plus up to 3-point loads
o Steel, concrete, timber or other properties can be considered
• Calculation of design values including moments at quarter points

+ve Sign Conventions

loads P P P
w

reaction R
a x b
deflection δ L

SIMPLE CONNECTION DESIGN (AS4100-1998)

• Code of practice: Australian - Standard Steel Structure (AS4100-1998) and reference book Design of Structural
Connections by Australian Institute of Steel Construction.
• Type of connection forms handled:-
o Angle cleat
o Web side plate
• Type of end connections handled :-
o beam to beam (single side)
o beam to beam (double side)
o beam to column web (single side)
o beam to column web (double side)
o beam to column flange (single side)
• Type of sections handled :-
o Universal beam, universal column, welded beam and welded column.
• As appropriate, user defined coping are considered in beam to beam connections
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SOAKAWAY DESIGN (BRE DIGEST 365)

• From BRE digest 365 - Soakaway designs for either rectangular or concentric ring soakaways.
• These calculations determine the maximum storage required for each rainfall duration over a return period of
between 5 and 100 years. In order to allow a range of return periods to be selected, table 2 has been extended to
include Z2 growth factor values for 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 years using figures taken from “Volume 4 – The Modified
Rational Method”, of the DOE publication, “Design and analysis of urban storm drainage – The Wallingford
procedure”, published in 1981.
• The maximum value is compared with the calculated soakaway storage capacity to determine whether the soakaway
is suitable.
• The calculations also check that the soakaway discharges from full to half volume within 24 hours.
• These calculations determine the M5 rainfalls using table 1 and then calculate the growth factor for table 2 and,
using this, calculate the relevant rainfall for each rainfall duration. Using these values the inflow for each duration is
calculated along with the outflow (given the soil infiltration rate)
• The calculations can (optionally) determine the soil infiltration rate - from trial pit size and the test results for the time
taken for the water level to fall from 75% to 25% of the effective storage depth in the pit.

Circular ring pit soakaway

w
Incoming invert dia

d
l

w w
Rectangular pit soakaway Pit is depth - d

STEEL DESIGN (AS4100)

• AS 4100 - Steel structures
• Throughout the TEDDS calcs, symbols have the same meaning that they are given in the code. Additional
subscripts are used as appropriate to denote the relevant axis and segment.
• In general the x-axis is the major principal axis of the section and the y-axis is the minor principal axis.
• Moments are referred to by the axis about which they apply (which is perpendicular to the 'plane' of the moment) and
the shear force convention is referred to by the axis they are perpendicular to. Hence a y-axis shear force, Vx (in
accordance with this TEDDS calc notation), is associated with an x-axis moment, Mx.
• The sign convention for input of design load effects is identical to that required when using the code directly.
• Sagging and hogging moments are both entered as positive in all cases.
• Both a compressive and a tensile axial force are entered as a positive value.
• All shear forces are entered as positive values.

TIMBER DESIGN (AS1720)

• From AS 1720.
• These calculations check a timber section to AS 1720. The timber section can be selected from a data list of pre-
defined timber sections sizes for Sawn, MGP, Glulam or Round types.
• The calculations check for shear, bending and bearing. Also available is axial loading (either tension or
compression) in which case both the axial load and the combined effects are checked.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.
• The timber grade is selected from a datalist of pre-defined grades.
• The member size is selected from a datalist of pre-defined sizes.
• The calculations check that the member passes all of the applied checks and provides either a full set of
calculations, or a summary table with the relevant pass/fail listed according to each check.
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VERTICAL CURVE DESIGN

• Horizontal curve - These calculations design a circular horizontal curve (no transitions). The calculation uses a
'generic number of chords' method, which calculates the optimum chord length based on the criteria of the length of
chord required to approximate the arc length of the curve.
• Vertical curve - These calculations design a vertical curve and provide the setting out information (reduced levels at
the relevant chainage points). This calculation can be phased with the horizontal curve design, to enable the same
setting out points to be used.
• For phasing of the horizontal and vertical curves, a reference point on the horizontal curve must be given. The
chainage points are then calculated in relation to this reference point. The chord length (or frequency of levels)
should also coincide with the chord length used in the horizontal alignment calculations. Where applicable the
appropriate default values are given.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.

WALL LOAD CHASE DOWN

• These calculations determine the factored and unfactored design loads on the foundations under the walls in
consideration for a multi-storey building, based on the loading from the floors either side of the wall on each level
and the self weight of the wall.
• These calculations also calculate the factored wall design load at each level of the building, again based on the
loading from the floors above the wall on each level and the self weight of the wall. The total load includes the whole
self weight of the wall on the level at which it is being considered.
• The dead loads are built up from the separate elements of each area, such as the roof, including sensible default
values e.g. under roof loading the total dead load is built up from Tiles, Battens, Felt and Rafters etc., all of which
have default values but which can changed to suit.
• The walls types that can be considered are party, internal or cavity walls.
• The roof can be timber or steel and sloping or flat. Each floor can be timber, in-situ or precast concrete.

Roof

Span roof_1 Span roof_2

w roof

Wall self weight

h2
2nd floor w2 Floor loads

Span 2_1 w floor2 Span 2_2

h1
1st floor w1

Span 1_1 w floor1 Span 1_2

h grnd
Ground floor w grnd

Span grnd_1 w grnd Span grnd_2 h below

w below

Wall load chase down

Note:- cw, iw and pw subscripts are use
to designate wall type
u and f subscripts are used to
to designate unfactored and
factored loads
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WALL STRIP FOOTING DESIGN (AS3600)

• These calculations start from an applied load per metre run and an allowable bearing pressure, and determine the
minimum foundation width required to keep the net bearing pressure below the permissible bearing pressure.
• For mass concrete foundations, the calculations check that the spread of the load in the footing is >45 degrees and
hence an un-reinforced solution is adequate.
• For reinforced footings the calculations calculate the shear and moment at the face of the wall and calculate the
minimum reinforcement required for the base.
• The calculations require that the wall type (internal, party or cavity) is selected. This wall type is only relevant if a
wall load chase down calculation has been run before this calculation. The correct loads will be picked up
automatically in this instance if the same wall type is selected.
• Refer to the ‘Explanation of this set’ for more detail.

tw

ds

hw

bw
Wall
Mass Concrete Foundation
Note:- The variables with subscript 'w' will have
an additional i,c or p subscript representing
internal, cavity or party walls respectively

tw

ds

dw hw
cw
bw
Pult
Wall
Reinforced Foundation
Note:- The variables with subscript 'w' will have
an additional i,c or p subscript representing
internal, cavity or party walls respectively

WIND PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS (1170.2)

• This item will allow you to specify the internal and external pressure coefficients for a rectangular enclosed building.
This item has been included to allow the engineer to quickly refer to all the wall and roof pressure coefficients using
Section 5 of AS/NZS 1170.2. The calculations refer to the necessary data tables.
• Aerodynamic shape factors can be calculated for enclosed rectangular buildings in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.2
Section 5.
• No local pressure effect (Kl) has been included when determining the aerodynamic shape factor and this should be
considered separately. No consideration or reduction has been made for permeable cladding (Kp) in the shape
factor calculations.
• Frictional drag forces have not been included.