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12.3 Computer program for Chapter 3
Program BMBRPR 475
12.3(a) Program SSCAXL ( = Short Square
Column; AXially Loaded)
Figure 12.3-1 shows the Header of the program SSCAXL, which designs
short axially loaded square columns, as described in Section 3.4. The input
data for the program SSCAXL are: the design ultimate axial load, the
characteristic strengths of the materials and the fire resistance requirement.
The program first determines the minimum dimension of the column
(see Table 3.5-1), before it outputs a list of possible dimensions and
the corresponding amount of longitudinal reinforcement required for the
column.
Comment
The complete listing of the above program (with commentary), together
with the floppy disks, are obtainable from the Publishers. See Section
12.1(a) and Appendix 1.
12.4 Computer programs for Chapter 4
12.4(a) Program BMBRSR ( = BeaM; Bending
Reinforcement; Simplified Rectangular)
Figure 12.4-1 shows the Header of the program BMBRSR, which
determines the main steel required for a rectangular or flanged beam
section using BS 8110's simplified rectangular stress block, as described in
Sections 4.7 and 4.8. Figure 12.1-2 and 12.1-3 respectively show the
listing and typical console input and output of the program BMBRSR. The
definitions of the variable used in the program are summarized in Table
4.12-1. Table 4.12-2 also gives a summary of the required input data.
Comment
The complete listing of the above program (with commentary), together
with the floppy disks, are obtainable from the Publishers. See Section
12.1(a) and Appendix 1.
12.4(b) Program BMBRPR ( = BeaM; Bending
Reinforcement; Parabolic-Rectangular)
Figure 12.4-2 shows the Header of the program BMBRPR, which
determines the main tension steel for a rectangular beam section using
BS 8110's parabolic-rectangular stress block as shown in Fig. 4.4-3. The
program uses an iterative procedure described in Reference 1.
The input data for the program BMBRPR are: the section details, the
desired amount of compression steel, the characteristic strengths of the