RCDC Demand capacity ratio under dynamic analysis

Question

Hello, 
 
 thanks for your time and support that it is always great. 
 current license is STAAD.PRO (normal) 
 The company where I am working is thinking about RCDC (Advanced Concrete Design workflow) design scopes because we need to performance RC design under Eurocode standard. I checked in the website 
 docs.bentley.com/.../GUID-3DE53107-9A2F-473A-88B8-7DD893843885.html 
 Using RCDC license, we can make RC design using Eurocode standard, I understand, but I am worried for the output that we can receive from that. Is it possible to obtain the output considering all the following list please?: 
 ①The demand capacity ratio under Bending, shear and torsion force 
 ②using Eurocode in a 
 ③RC building 
 ④performing dynamic analysis for earthquake under DCH MRF (Ductility class high moment-resisting frames) An example from other software (sorry to attached here but it is the best example that what we need) the output and check that we need please: Thanks in advance for your answer and sorry to make this new message, but we are very interested and it is urgent to know it. Best regards, 
 Carlos.

Modestas · Answer

I am not an expert in this area, but you may take a look at these validation examples with the Output generated by RCDC and see if there is an information which you are looking for: communities.bentley.com/.../euro-code---bs-en-1992---1---1---2004

Abhijeet Gundaye · Answer

Dear Sir

as per out understanding chapter 6 of EC8 is for Structural steel building. RCDC is for the design of RC buildings. Please confirm.

RCDC provides ratio of design moment by capacity moment for column.

for beam, RCDC do not provide ratio for moment and shear. However, it always make sure that the beams are design for design moment, shear and axial force and the reinforcement provided in sufficient for it. means it always male sure that the section capacity is always more than the design forces.

Modestas · Answer

You can use RCDC in limited capabilities with a Basic STAAD.Pro license. For the full capabilities of RCDC, you would need to have a STAAD.Pro Advanced or Structural WorkSuite license.

Modestas · Answer

" Seismic Design and Detailing per EC8 " was available in the RC Designer module, which was available in STAAD.Pro V8i. STAAD.Pro V8i is an old generation of STAAD.Pro which is neither developed nor supported anymore and we do not recommend in using it. However, if you still decide to use the RC Designer in STAAD.Pro V8i, then there is no license required to use that module as far as I remember. 
 The RC Designer was changed by Advanced Concrete Design workflow (RCDC) in STAAD.Pro CE which we recommend to use. The RCDC requires STAAD.Pro Advanced license to use it in full capabilities.

Abhijeet Gundaye · Answer

Dear Sir, The ratio of design moment / Capacity moment is available for following, 1. Column design 2. Beam design with axial and biaxial moments. The ratio of design axial force/ Axial Capacity is available for following, 1. Column design RCDC doesn't show the ratio for Design shear / capacity shear for any element. 
 We would request you to go through the detailed design calculation report available in RCDC.