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Product news, plus practical notes on high-strength reinforced concrete, column and wall section checks, and retaining wall design.
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StructFlow is now live: bringing New RC research into everyday design
StructFlow is live: five cloud tools for rectangular columns, structural walls, circular columns, moment–curvature, and cantilever retaining walls. Verified by professors, in four languages; sign up free with SUHUL EIP.
Learn more →How-to1 min read
From ETABS column forces to StructFlow: check tens of thousands of load cases at once
How-to: export the Column Forces table from ETABS, paste it into the StructFlow rectangular column, wall, or circular column tool, check tens of thousands of load combinations, sort by D/C, and export a report.
Learn more →Concepts1 min read
What is Taiwan New RC, the new high-strength reinforced concrete?
An introduction to Taiwan New RC high-strength reinforced concrete: research background, high-strength concrete with SD685/SD785 reinforcement, how design differs from conventional RC, and research resources.
Learn more →Practice2 min read
Biaxial bending check for columns: why two uniaxial checks are not enough
Biaxial bending check for RC columns: why separate uniaxial checks can be unconservative, what the P–Mx–My interaction surface and demand/capacity ratio mean, and how to check large ETABS load sets at once.
Learn more →Concepts1 min read
Spiral columns vs tied columns: how the design differs
Spiral vs tied columns: confinement effect, failure modes, and the different strength reduction factors and axial load limits in the code, and how to switch between them in StructFlow to compare.
Learn more →Concepts1 min read
Boundary elements in structural walls: why the ends of a wall need special treatment
Boundary elements in structural (shear) walls: why wall ends carry the largest compressive strain, boundary element reinforcement and confinement, strong- versus weak-axis capacity, and entering a wall section by parameters in StructFlow.
Learn more →Concepts1 min read
How to read a moment–curvature curve: yield, ultimate, and curvature ductility
An introduction to moment–curvature (M–φ) curves: what the yield, peak, and ultimate points mean, how curvature ductility is calculated, and how confinement, axial load, and materials affect ductility.
Learn more →Research1 min read
UHPC jacket retrofit of existing columns: research highlights and how to evaluate
UHPC jacket retrofit of existing RC columns: properties of ultra-high-performance concrete, recent full-scale test research (high axial load, shear-deficient columns, cast-in-place and precast), and evaluation by moment–curvature analysis.
Learn more →Practice1 min read
Cantilever retaining wall design: what to check under the 2023 (ROC 112) code
Cantilever retaining wall checklist per the 2023 (ROC 112) Taiwan foundation and concrete design specifications: static and seismic overturning, sliding, eccentricity, bearing, groundwater, seismic earth pressure, and member strength.
Learn more →Read it, then run the numbers.
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