• analyse sections within GSA with forces of a specific load case or combinations


• plot utilisation factor diagrams or similar on GSA model.

Depends on the completion of 'Generalise Section Objects'

section #design #system

Add features in GSA allowing for analysis and design of prestress concrete (pre-tensioned and post-tensioned); tendons , losses calculation, ULS and SLS checks for prestress concrete members (flexure, shear, torsion), export analysis data into the drawings format etc.

1) Overhaul GSA results management so as to
- speed up the opening of large models
- speed up the saving of large models, including the saving of backups
- speed up results access
- store post-processed results
2) Provide results management console, for user control.
3) offer batch calc of post-processed results

system

Calculate RC slab deflection based on stiffness of cracked section.

Depends on 'Generalise section object'.

rcslab #analysis

Improve the analysis stages so that the software can:
- Lock in stresses and carry these forward to stages (similar to Midas)
- Allow loads to be applied at a construction stage that do not then lock in / affect the time dependent effects (eg wind on a construction stage)
- Allow simple plotting / output of results at each stage
- Take account of time dependent effects in staging (creep, shrinkage, etc)

1) Design rationalisation:
* Introduce reinforcement strips.
* Provide convenient way of specifying reinforcement directions in a strip.
* Offer strip templates.
* Offer option to automatically rationalise reinforcement within strips.
2) Offer code based deflection checks.
3) Offer punching shear checks.
4) Allow reinforcement direction to be wrt user axis
5) Move to Design Layer
6) Option to average reinforcement across defined width

rcslab #design

easier building output into report - compiling text and graphical views, page numbers

report

• Currently too brief


• Add more graphical explanation


• Arrange such that help can be displayed alongside GSA window instead of always on top


• More tutorials

manual

Implement layer in GSA for definition of composite floor offering automatic and manual beam width definition.
Design carried out by API link with Compos.

Depends on 'Generalise section object'.

compos #design

Calculate RC beam deflection based on stiffness of cracked section.

Depends on 'Generalise section object'.

rcbeam #analysis

Implement option to apply releases by stage to allow:
After implementing the Compos engine into GSA for design purposes, allow the user to toggle between using the same model for footfall vibration analysis and for static checks. This would for example allow the beam ends to be fixed for the footfall vibration (though with user-overides) but maintain them as simply-supported for a static composite beam check)

object #analysis

Currently the design for steel columns is carried out for the forces and moments resulting from the analysis. This does not capture all requirements from EC3 such as the nominal moments from the shear forces being applied 100mm from the column face. It would be very beneficial for our projects if GSA could provide the design including all necessary code checks and provide the calculations in a report format. This would avoid any post processing and increase efficiency in project delivery

i.e. checks for global buckling
- Implement… if possible?

tool

Allow incremental push-over load with constant other loads.

analysis

Ability to easily generate 3D pdf of the model geometry / contour plot results directly from GSA

interop

When deleting rows in the Combination Cases list, the cases themselves are automatically renumbered but the case numbers in the description are not updated. This means that the combination case now uses completely different inputs. It feels like a dangerous step to be missing as deleting empty or unnecessary rows is something that is quite often done towards the end to tidy up the model and the combination cases might not be checked again in detail. It is also a functionality that we tend to be so used to from Excel that we don't expect it to be missing here.

Allow the placement of loads on design members, so that the automatically created elements are also loaded

object #system