NBSD Software Library - Building Design
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ASCE 7-10 Gravity Loads ASCE 7-05 Gravity Loads ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads - Directional Procedure Part 1 ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads - Direct Proced Part 1 - Open Buildings ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads - Directional Procedure Part 2 ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads - Envelope Procedure Part 1 ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads - Envelope Procedure Part 2 ASCE 7-05 Wind Loads - Method 2 (All Heights) ASCE 7-05 Wind Loads - Method 2 (Under 60 feet) ASCE 7-05 Wind Loads - Method 1 ASCE 7-05 Earthquake Loads and Criteria ASCE 7-10 Earthquake Loads and Criteria ASCE 7-10 Earthquake Loads and Criteria (Metric) AISC 341-05 SCBF Design - Pipe Braces AISC 341-05 SCBF - WF Braces AISC 341-05 EBF Design AISC 341-05 SMRF Design AISC 341-05 Chord and Collector Design AISC 341-05 Column Splice Design AISC 360-05 Column Base Plate Design AISC 341-10 SCBF Design - CP1 Pipe Braces AISC 341-10 EBF Design AISC 341-10 SMRF Design AISC 341-10 Chord and Collector Design AISC 341-10 Column Splice Design AISC 341-10 Column Base Plate Design Steel LFRS RDA - EQ Loads Steel LFRS RDA - Wind Loads Single Story Steel Frame Stiffness ACI 318-11 RC SMRF Design ACI 318-11 RC Beam Torsion Design ACI 318-11 RC Shear Wall Design ACI 318-11 RC Strong Connections Perforated Shear Wall Stiffness RC Shear Wall RDA - EQ RC Shear Wall RDA - EQ (Metric) RC LFRS RDA - EQ RC LFRS RDA - EQ (Metric) ACI 318-11 RC Rebar Development Length ACI 318-11 RC Slab Design ACI 318-11 RC Column - Slab Connection Design ACI 318-14 RC SMRF Design ACI 318-14 RC SMRF Design (Metric) ACI 318-14 RC Beam Torsion Design ACI 318-14 RC Beam Torsion Design (Metric) ACI 318-14 RC Shear Wall Design ACI 318-14 RC Shear Wall Design (Metric) ACI 318-14 RC Strong Connections ACI 318-14 RC Rebar Development Length ACI 318-14 RC Rebar Development Length (Metric) ACI 318-14 RC Column - Slab Connection Design ACI 318-14 RC Slab Design ACI 318-11 Spread Footing - Gravity Loads ACI 318-11 SMRF Footing Design ACI 318-11 One-Wall Spread Footing Design ACI 318-11 Two-Wall Spread Footing Design ACI 318-11 Stem-Wall Spread Footings ACI 318-11 Piled Footing Design ACI 318-11 RC Pile Design ACI 318-14 Spread Footing - Gravity Loads ACI 318-14 SMRF Footing Design ACI 318-14 One-Wall Spread Footing Design ACI 318-14 One-Wall Spread Footing Design (Metric) ACI 318-14 Two-Wall Spread Footing Design ACI 318-14 Stem-Wall Spread Footings ACI 318-14 Piled Footing Design ACI 318-14 RC Pile Design FDA EQ Loads to LFRS Gridlines FDA Wind Loads to LFRS Gridlines Low Rise Roof Member Wind C&C Loads FDA Shear Wall Analysis FDA Shear Wall Design FDA Story Strength Check AISC-NDS WF Beam Bracing Package for Concrete Buildings in Seismic regions Construction Retrofit Details - Adobe Walls
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NBSD Software Library - Building Design
 

Please Note:

  • NBSD-Software. com software tools are Excel spreadsheets meant for analysis, design, and detailing of structural elements for building structures, almost exclusively for lateral loads (EQ or Wind).

  • These software tools use locked cells to protect content, providing access to unlocked cells only (in yellow cells) where Users can input all relevant data for each software tool.

  • Future revisions might include (non editable) access to locked cells, but currently this is not the case.

  • However, upon request after the purchase of NBSD-Software.com software tools (using e-mail on Users Guide provided for each software tool), request for (non edit) access to locked cells will be considered and provided asap on a case by case basis.

Work in Progress:

  • Revision/update of Steel and Concrete LFRS RDA - EQ Models (first worksheet for building input, etc), including Metric versions (Done).

  • Revision/update to RC SMRF software tool and User’s Guide for ACI 318-11 and 14 versions (Done).

  • Creation of RC slab-column connection for RC Shear Wall buildings for ACI 318-11 and 14 versions (Done).

  • Metric version of RC SMRF software tool and User’s Guide for ACI 318-14 (Done).

  • Metric version of RC Beam with Torsion and User’s Guide for ACI 318-14 (Done).

  • Revision/update of SAP2000 analysis in Case Studies for Steel LFRS RDA - EQ software tool (Done).

  • Revision/update of SAP2000 analysis in Case Studies for Concrete LFRS RDA - EQ software tool (Done).

Reliable and Consistent Design

The NBSD Software Library - Building Design provides Structural Engineering software for the design of building structures, with emphasis on earthquake or lateral loads.

The NBSD Software Library - Building Design was created to seamlessly perform the design of building structures from the roof to the foundation, primarily in earthquake or high wind prone areas, to the highest design standards available (primarily Capacity Based Design methodology for Steel or Concrete systems).

Work and Learn while doing so…..

Highly efficient work (as well as learning) software tools provided are fully parametric, transparent, complete, and fully documented with relevant code requirements at every step of the design process.

The software tools show all required design steps, and whether the element being designed meets or not the relevant code requirements at each step; if not, the particular failed design step is easily identified, allowing for a refined design (adjustment of design input parameters) iteration which works for the design process.

Structural Engineering
Spreadsheets for Building Design

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Purpose of Software

There were two primary interest in developing this software for the User:

Work Tool - to aid the user in performing the specialized work required with a minimal of effort or user input (besides the required design parameters), but leading to a very high quality and complete design.

Learning Tool - to make the information provided to the user as transparent and complete as possible, in order to minimize errors or unwanted results, and make User familiar with the entire design process and the effect of individual parameters on structural design.

Building Design
Excel Software Tools

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Suite of Software Tools



NBSD Software Tools- General Information:

General Users Guide to NBSD Software Tools

CREDITS:

NBSD-Software.com would like to credit the large number of institutions and technical authors which were indispensable for all the material provided within this website and beyond, without which none of this material would be possible (Partial List per NBSD Software Group).

By referencing a structural code for buildings (i.e. ASCE, AISC, ACI, NDS, etc) for any software tool in this website, it is implied that all prospective Users would have that code available, be familiar with it, and use it for reference in the course of using any software tools provided. The intention in using the software tools provided in this website is to help the User understand these design guidelines, not replace them in any way.

The software tools provided in this website rely and depend on such institutions and many others (SEI, PCA, FEMA, etc) and technical authors (too many to list), which did the hard work and developed verifiable and robust design systems, procedures, and examples reflected in this website and elsewhere, meant to provide life safety for extreme events. These known entities and unknown authors deserve the credit for having laid down the foundation on which we all stand, whether we know it or not.