SPanCad for computational concrete design
Abstract
SPanCad is a PC-oriented design tool for shear-walls and D-regions in beams of structural concrete. The program is based on just two elements: a stringer (straight bar) and a panel (rectangular or quadrilateral). The design is done in three distinct steps: The first one is full elastic, the second non-linear one accounts for cracking of concrete and yielding of panel reinforcement whilst the stringer reinforcement is still kept elastic and the final third one is a full non-linear simulation of the structure. Validation of the method is shown and a design example is made.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 147–154
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter