FRP Bar Column Analysis

FRP Columns is a comprehensive analysis and design software for concrete columns reinforced with FRP bars. It is designed and tested for rectangular, circular, and elliptical column sections. It enables the generation of limit and design interaction diagram for short columns, considering biaxial bending plus axial compression forces in accordance with ACI 440.11-22. The user also has the option to analyze and design slender columns by including the slenderness effect in accordance with the ACI moment magnifier method. The software is further complemented by including the option of conducting shear analysis for slender columns. The software operates in dual units SI and US customary units with full capability of switching back and forth between them. Furthermore, the software is supported by a professional design report consisting of input parameters and output results.

The software inputs are divided into material and geometrical properties, where every category covers the different properties for concrete and FRP. For the interaction diagrams, the user can select to plot limit, design, or both interaction diagrams at any desired slope angle of biaxial moment ratio. Moreover, the user can plot demand values to check whether they fall inside or outside the interaction diagrams. The software is further equipped with full consideration of slenderness effects in both directions with sway or no sway mode options and combinations thereof.