Predicted crack width (pass/fail against code limit), immediate and time-dependent deflection.
Column dimensions, reinforcement ratio (ρg), number and size of bars, axial load (Pu), moments (Mux, Muy), unbraced length, end conditions.
Beam width, effective depth, concrete compressive strength (f’c or fck), steel yield strength (fy), ultimate moment (Mu), ultimate shear (Vu).
Required As (area of steel), rebar selection (e.g., 4#25 bars), spacing checks, shear reinforcement spacing.
Required footing thickness, reinforcement area and spacing, bearing check at column-footing interface.
Slab thickness, span lengths, live and dead loads, concrete and steel properties, support conditions.
For students: download every spreadsheet you find, take them apart, and rebuild them. That process will teach you more about concrete design than any textbook.
No budget for software. Young engineer with two years of experience.
Downloaded "Isolated Footing Design.xls" from a civil engineering forum. Input wall load (65 kN/m), soil bearing (150 kPa), concrete C25/30, steel S420.
"Isolated Footing Design.xls (ACI 318-14)" – includes a settlement check option for sandy soils. 5. Crack Width and Deflection Verification What it does: For serviceability limit state (SLS) design. Computes crack widths per code formulas and long-term deflection considering creep and shrinkage.