ProtaStructure Design Guides
Eurocode 8 (Seismic Ductile Design) - Shearwall Moment & Shear Design Envelope, Shearwall End Zone
An important improvement since ProtaStructure 2025 is the use of bending moment and shear force design envelopes in shearwalls. To ensure that the ductile shearwalls, with Hw/Lw ≥ 2, remain elastic above the base hinge considering the uncertainties ...
Castellated Beams
A castellated beam is created by slicing an I-beam longitudinally along its web in a specific pattern. The goal here is to separate and rejoin the beam with a deeper web. Castellated beams offer increased depth compared to the original section, while ...
Space Trusses
Space trusses are three-dimensional counterparts of planar trusses. They consist of straight members connected at their ends. These members can be made of steel, aluminum, or other materials. The joints in space trusses are typically ball-and-socket ...
Vertical Earthquake Effects
ProtaStructure can reflect the effects of vertical earthquake action in design by providing two methods: Approximate Static Approach Modal Spectrum Analysis Method In Approximate Static Approach, vertical vibration modes and a dedicated vertical ...
Flat Slab and Raft Design with Slab Patch Panels
Utilizing base reinforcement in the entire floor and calculating additional support bars at column regions is a powerful method for economical and practical design. This is one of the many things that you can do by taking advantage of the advanced ...
Composite Beam Design General Principles
ProtaStructure supports a powerful composite slab/beam design. The overview of the composite slab modeling, analysis, and design is as follows: 1. Metal decks can be chosen from a Metal Deck Library. 2. Shear studs can be specified from a Stud ...
RC Deflection Checks-Slabs (TS500)
This document including concrete slab deflection design was explained for rectangular sections. The calculations were done based on the TS500 regulations. We present this design guide to your attention with the hope that it will be useful. You can ...
RC Deflection Checks (TS500)
This document including concrete beam deflection design was explained for rectangular and flanged sections. The calculations were done based on the TS500 regulations. We present this design guide to your attention with the hope that it will be ...
Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms to TBDY2018
This document represents the analysis steps of the slab members according to TBDY 2018 Section 7.11 that should be checked in ProtaStructure under the impact of seismic force. In addition, slab modeling steps, design requirements, reporting of ...
Design of Formworks and Formwork Scaffolds (Turkey Code)
ProtaStructure can design formworks and formwork scaffolds for structural members and produce detailed drawings with ease. Formworks are automatically typed with considering similar members and their quantity take-off tables can be created. In ...
Column Design Verification by Axial Force to Moment (N-M) Interaction Diagram
The purpose of this document is to outline the steps to verify reinforced concrete column design using the capacity curve, or commonly referred to as N-M (Axial-Moment) Interactive Diagram using Eurocode 2 and BS8110. The N-M Interaction Diagram will ...
Effective Stiffness Modifiers
In ProtaStructure, effective stiffness modifiers of the slabs could be adjusted for different analysis methods. One of the method is using the “Finite Elements Floor Analysis” option independent from the building under vertical load cases only. This ...
Base Isolation
This document highlights general and project-based guidelines to model base isolators for seismically isolated buildings. Moreover, design requirements and reporting of the results are covered in this design guide. Some tips and recommendations for ...
Group Sum and Shearwall/Corewall Forces using Finite Element Shells
ProtaStructure utilizes the Group-Sum methodology to calculate the total responses at the top and bottom of the shear walls modeled with Finite Element (FE) shell elements. This document provides clearance and verification of shear walls modeled with ...
Seismic Separation Design according to EC8
ProtaStructure determines the seismic joint condition according to EC8 Chapter 4.4.2.7. In this document, calculation details about seismic joint condition are explained. We present this design guide to your attention with the hope that it will be ...
Seismic Separation Design according to ASCE7-16
ProtaStructure determines the seismic separation condition according to ASCE 7-16 Clause 12.12.3. In this document, calculation details about seismic separation conditions are explained. We present this design guide to your attention with the hope ...
Beam-Column Joint Shear Design and Strong Column Weak Beam Checks
For 2021 and prior versions, Beam-Column Joint Shear Design and Strong Column Weak Beam condition checks were given in the same report which is Post-Analysis Design Checks Report. With ProtaStructure 2025, Beam Column Joint Shear Design and Strong ...
Formwork Design
An essential feature in the latest release of ProtaStructure is the design of formworks. Refer to this article for the design guide and the scope of implementation : Design of Formworks and Formwork Scaffolds (Turkey Code) Timber Material for ...
ProtaStructure: IFC and DXF Import
This document shows how you can take advantage of importing IFC, 2D, and 3D DXF and analytical data into ProtaStructure to start or enhance your project models quickly.
Target Displacement for Pushover Analysis
The “Nonlinear Analysis” feature in ProtaStructure enables the user to perform nonlinear analysis methods such as Pushover Analysis and Time-History Analysis. In the attached documents, target displacement calculation for nonlinear pushover analysis ...
Flat Slab Modelling, Analysis and Design Guide
This design guide discusses the modeling, analysis and design of flat slab model in detail at here: Flat Slab Training Manual Users who wish to understand the modeling, analysis and design for flat slab model are recommended to read this document. ...
Column Design to Eurocode
This design guide discusses the Column Design to Eurocode 2 Design Code BS EN 1992-1-1:2004. The topics covered in this design guide are: Braced Square Column Example Bracing (Unbraced) and Slender Square Column Example Braced Circular Column Example ...
Beam Design to Eurocode
This design guide discusses the Beam Design to Eurocode 2 Design Code BS EN 1992-1-1:2004. Users who wish to understand the analysis and design calculation for storey beams, are recommended to read this document.
Column Design to BS 8110
This design guide discusses the Column Design to British Standard Design Code BS 8110‐1:1997. Users who wish to understand the analysis and design calculation for braced and unbraced columns, and circular columns are recommended to read this ...
Beam Design to BS8110
This design guide discusses the Beam Design to British Standard Design Code BS 8110‐1:1997. Users who wish to understand the analysis and design calculation for storey beams, are recommended to read this document.
Column Punching Shear Checks to BS 8110 and Eurocode 2
The nature of the design code requirements tend to dictate that punching shear checks cannot be safely & fully automated in batch runs. For this reason, ProtaStructure’s punching shear check is an interactive design tool, you need to use it carefully ...
Differential Axial Deformation Effect (DADE) in 3D Analysis of Buildings
This design guide discusses the Differential Axial Deformation Effect (DADE) of columns and walls due to 3D analysis of multi storey buildings. The methods to reduce this effect using stiffness adjustment (Area Factor) & FE Floor Analysis are ...
Rib And Waffle Slab Loads
Scope In this document, calculation and decomposition of loads on ribbed and waffle slabs are explained. Modelling and design of ribbed and waffle slabs are out of scope of this document. Method for Load Decomposition Automatic Decomposition in ...
ProtaStructure Loading Generator
Scope ProtaStructure can automatically generate the load combinations as required by different design codes. To generate load combinations automatically use the Loading Generator under Analysis > Building Analysis > Load Combinations. This document ...
ProtaStructure Rib & Waffle Slab Loads Design Guide
ProtaStructure Rib & Waffle Slab Loads Design Guide document is attached.
ProtaStructure Pad Footing Design to TS500
Designing of Pad Footings with ProtaStructure is very easy. We present ProtaStructure Pad Footing Design to TS500 to your attention with the hope that it will be useful. You can find this guide as a PDF file in the attachment.
Results Sign Method for Response Spectrum Analysis
Response Spectrum Analysis calculates and combines the pseudo maximum responses of natural vibration modes against a given design spectrum by assuming each mode as an independent single degree of freedom system. During the combination of modal result ...