Free Engineering Software
This software can be freely downloaded and has no restrictions on who can use it. It comes with NO warranty and the design risk associated with using the software is entirely with the user. Any results should be cross-checked with other methods and engineering judgment should be applied at all times.
This program uses the method described in the fracture mechanics section of this website. Refinements and improvements have been adopted from direct tension and fibre pull-out tests.
Fibre effectiveness is particularly important and can be defined as the length over which they hold load. This generally varies from about 5mm (hook-end) to 20mm (spade-end). All fibres are expected to hold a tensile force of at least 300N. This is readily achieved by any fibres that have a yield strength greater than 1000MPa.
An executable including all libraries (~40MB) can be downloaded using the link below. Simply copy to your working folder and run by double-clicking.
Shear Capacity using Fracture Mechanics
For those who are familiar with Python the script can be downloaded using this link.
Shear Capacity - Python Script
This program does not include fibre reinforcement (yet). It simply provides the limit state capacity of a circular section.
An executable including all libraries (~40MB) can be downloaded using the link below. Simply copy to your working folder and run by double-clicking.
Circular Section Capacity
For those who are familiar with Python the script can be downloaded using this link.
Circular Column - Python Script