General

Beam Section Design Table allows user to review or design all the beams in table.

To access Beam Section Design Table, user can only go to "Design, then click on "Section Design" under Design tab.

Beam Section Design Table consists of two tabs: 

1. "Design” tab
   
2. "Grouping” tab

Design Tab

1. Toolbars : 
   
1. Interactive Design : Shortcut to access to individual Beam Section Design of any selected single beam. Alternatively, access by double clicking on any beam in the table. Please see article Beam Section Design - Rebar Tab for more detail.
2. Beam Design (Batch Mode) : To design all beams at once with storey filters and different reinforcement design options. The detail will be discussed in specific section below.
   
3. Diagram : Shortcut to access and review force diagram of any selected individual beam. Please see article Detailed Design Diagram for more detail.
   
4. Design Messages : Display key batch design messages, example which beam fails and the exact reason
5. Optimize Rebar Layers : To optimize rebar layers based on "Height/width ratio limit for multilayer pattern" (Building Setout tab > Settings Center > Beam > Steel Bar Selection > Method). Only beams that are equal or exceeding this ratio will be included in the optimization process (optimize the Utilization Ratio) and auto-assigned the multi-layer bar pattern. 
   
   
6. Settings and Parameters : Shortcut to access Beam Design Setting.
   
7. Filter Axes : To filter beams based on Storey(s), Label(s), Section and/or Failed member(s). To clear the filter, simply click "Display All Members" then click "OK". 
   
   
8. Copy Bars : To copy entire rebars of a selected beam(s). This command works in conjunction with "Paste Bars". 
9. Paste Bars / Pastes Bars to All : To paste copied bars to a selected beam or to all the beams in the project. This command works in conjunction with "Copy Bars". Copied bars can only be pasted beam that created on similar axis as the copied beam. Alternatively, look for equal symbol  located at the left of the "Axis" column in the table to easily determine the similar beam.
10. Summary Table : To display/print out the Beam Summary Report of the Beam Table.
    
11. Summary Report : To display/print out the design summary of each "marked" beam(s) in the Beam Table. 
    
12. Detailed Report : To display detail design report containing detail step by step calculation and clause by clause compliance. 
    
13. Flange Shear Check (Eurocode Design Only) : To perform shear check on beam flange and result will be presented in a report. User can select the load combination for shear check.
    
    
14. Bar List : To summarize steel bars data of all beams based on reinforcement pattern in to a report.
    
15. Beam Capacity Reports : To display/print out the beam steel/force capacity check of each beams in to report.
16. Utilization Ratio Table : To display/print out the steel bars utilization ratio of beam (support ratio, mid span ratio and governing maximum ratio) in a report.
    
17. Beam Column Joint Check (if seismic code is selected) : Performs and show report for Beam Column Joint Rebar Check in accordance to the selected seismic code. 
    
1. For more details, refer to relevant design guide here : Beam-Column Joint Shear Design and Strong Column Weak Beam Checks
   
18. Mark All Design Axes : To tick all beams in the Beam Table.
19. Mark Group Master Axes Only : To tick only the master beam(s) in the Beam Table. This applies when beam grouping is set.
    
20. Remove Print Marks : To untick all beams in the Beam Table.
2. Beam Table : Beam with basic details in tabulated format. 

Beam Reinforcement Design (Batch Mode)

1. Check Steel (Select New Steel When Previous Bars are Insufficient) : This option only recheck beam design result and re-design steel bars only when the existing rebars are insufficient.
2. Check Steel (Don't Select Steel When Previous Bars are Insufficient) : This option only recheck beam design result without re-designing steel bars.
   
3. Re-select All Bars : This option delete existing rebars and re-design steel bars for all beams.  If the Batch Mode Design is being run for the first time or wish to redesign all beams, you can choose this option.
   

Users are strongly encouraged to generate the beam design report by clicking “Messages” button in the “Beam Reinforcement Design” dialog as shown in the figure below because reasons of design failures will be stated in this TXT file: