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August 17, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.56d is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF AUGUST 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE. Users evaluating this new release will be able to use this version for the remainder of their 30 day evaluation period. If your license has expire please contact us about how to bring your license up to date in order to use this latest release and to receive technical support. You do not need to install any previous versions of Concise Beam before installing this latest release.

Version 4.56d is maintenance release which includes the following changes;

Corrected the flexural strength where the strain has been reduced to avoid slippage (ACI and AS codes).

August 2, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.56c is now available for download

Version 4.56c is maintenance release which includes the following changes;

Corrected display of V/M in shear details report to include dimension.
Added explanation of shoring beam weight to help file.
Corrected the analysis of point moments.
Updated the load combinations for AS3600 & NZ3101 to AS/NZ 1170-2002.
Corrected the concrete stress limits for AS3600-01.
Updated the cracking report for AS3600-01.
Adjusted top strand multiplier for transfer and development for shallow beams.

May 12, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.56b is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF MAY 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE. Users evaluating this new release will be able to use this version for the remainder of their 30 day evaluation period. If your license has expire please contact us about how to bring your license up to date in order to use this latest release and to receive technical support. You do not need to install any previous versions of Concise Beam before installing this latest release.

Version 4.56b is maintenance release which includes the following changes;

Corrected the threshold torsion under ACI when Zia/Hsu method.

May 2, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.56a is now available for download

Version 4.56a is maintenance release which includes the following changes;

Added a warning when minimum stirrups are required when user doesn't want stirrups designed.
Corrected detection of solid slabs.
Corrected the initialization of strand stresses for cracked sections.
Summary report is pre-selected when you open the reports dialog.
The long-time multiplier for the deflection of non-prestressed beams has been adjusted a bit.
Some minor adjustments to the cracking and deflection calculations for non-prestressed beams.

April 27, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.56 is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF APRIL 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE. Users evaluating this new release will be able to use this version for the remainder of their 30 day evaluation period. If your license has expire please contact us about how to bring your license up to date in order to use this latest release and to receive technical support. You do not need to install any previous versions of Concise Beam before installing this latest release.

Version 4.56 includes the following changes;

Revised the CPCI Precast Section Library to account for an error in the Manual (4th edition). The Manual details inverted tee beams with a 300 mm wide stem and 200 mm wide ledges (page 7-29). The associated section properties are for a 400 mm wide stem. The revised library file includes sections with 300 mm and 400 mm wide stems (IT_700 & IT_800 sections) with the appropriate section properties. The new file is named "CPCI_4 rev.1.precastLib" to avoid overwriting the old library file ("CPCI_4.precastLib") which may have been customized by some users. If you haven't customized the old file I recommend deleting it.
Revised the text format for exporting/importing precast section library files.
Added the ability to select multiple reports.
Implemented composite net section properties. This would be used for a fully shored beam.
The material selection dialog has been enhanced to show full properties of the selected section, stand, or bar.
Corrected the minimum steel under ACI when Zia/Hsu method used without a torsion design.
Corrected number of distribution patterns in the Load Distributions text report.
Corrected setting of the library path on first use.

March 7, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.55a is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF MARCH 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE. Users evaluating this new release will be able to use this version for the remainder of their 30 day evaluation period. If your license has expire please contact us about how to bring your license up to date in order to use this latest release and to receive technical support. You do not need to install any previous versions of Concise Beam before installing this latest release.

Version 4.55a is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Corrected problem with fully debonded strands.
Corrected the saving of strand and stirrup type to file.

March 2, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.55 is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF MARCH 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.55 includes the following changes;

Added labels to print of 3D image.
The prestressing graph will not show individual strand groups if there are more than 6.
Modelling options are now reported throughout the Summary Report.
Consolidated concrete stress reports.
Included depth of uncracked tension in concrete stress reports.
Changed stress check for doubling of ld for debonded strand to check beam extremity instead of height of strand.
Corrected the display of the jacking force, and initial prestress prior to transfer in the presence of debonded strands.

February 13, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.54 is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF FEBRUARY 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.54 includes the following changes;

Removed the strand type from the Loss Parameters dialog. The strand type in the Prestressing dialog is now used.
Corrected minimum shear rebar for deep hollowcore under ACI 318-08.

January 17, 2011 - Concise Beam version 4.53b is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF JANUARY 2011 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.53b is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Updated the security checks and copyright for 2011.

November 17, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.53a is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF NOVEMBER 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.53a is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Added calculation option to make zeroing of shear values in short cantilevers optional.
Corrected the zeroing of shear values in the right cantilever.

November 8, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.53 is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF NOVEMBER 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.53 includes the following changes;

Material libraries no longer need to be preselected. The user now selects the library file when selecting concrete sections, strand or rebar for a problem file. The Library Management and Material Selection dialogs have been updated.
The name of load in Load dialog is no longer set to a default when changing the load type.
Clarified labels in Reinforcing Steel Dialog.
Replaced T (strain) load case with E (Seismic) and reworking load combinations. This separates earthquake from the wind load case.
Added end type to rebar table in summary report.
Cracked section properties, deflection and cracking calculations have been improved for the case of the precast beam cracking before the cast-in-place pour is composite.
Shear and torsion is now ignored in short cantilevers (less than shear depth).
Rearranged the shear design tables and graphs to separate resistance required and provided instead of a best of curve.
Rearranged the hor. shear design tables and graphs to separate resistance required and provided instead of a best of curve.
Changed hor. shear design to account for flag not allowing Concise to design ties.
Made slab shear method under A23.3-04 part of the simplified method only.
Expanded technical background of the horizontal shear check in the Help file.
Changed program and setup to use Windows public/roaming directories.
Changed offset of prestressing back to geometric y from loss offset.
Clarified the help file for horizontal spacing of rebar.
Changing a segments section no longer erases the cip pour data.
Added summary of minimum flexural strength to provided strength in table.
Relabeled flexure table and graph.
Corrected cast-in-place dialog so that previous cip segment definition is retained for next segment.
Corrected display of license expiry date in Title and License dialog.
Corrected Summary Report to avoid crash before steel is defined.
Corrected the labeling in the CIP Pour dialog.
Corrected the strand offset for haunched beams (with a Y offset)
Corrected the setting of "not reinforced" stirrup option from old files.
Corrected default steel prestress strength to 1860 for a new library file.
Corrected bug in prestressng dialog which didn't allow end of prestressing to be different.
Corrected spelling in Summary Report.
Adjusted menu and dialog names as well as text report and graph names for consistency.
Turning off the cast-in-place pour no longer affects the self-weight settings.

August 11, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.52d is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF AUGUST 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.52d is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

The installation file has been modified to avoid over-writing existing configuration and library files.
A correction has been made to the averaging of stirrup area (Av/s) under the CSA codes.
The current strand or rebar group will only be displayed if the number of strands or rebar is greater than 0.

August 3, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.52c is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF AUGUST 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.52c is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Changed the calculation of Vp to use the slope of each strand instead of the change in offset of the prestress force.
Corrected sqrt(fc) max limit for shear under ACI.
Corrected calculation of dp for ACI prestressed shear in the presence of top strand.
Corrected exclusion of min. reinforcing under ACI 318-08 for thin hollowcore slabs.

July 9, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.52b is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF JULY 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.52b is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

No longer converts pre-version 4.5 ini files.
Updated tutorial #4.
Added note 1 regarding the critical shear section to the Shear Design Details report.
Corrected the location of the ends of a rebar group in the calculation of development lengths.

June 23, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.52a is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF JUNE 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.52a is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Corrected search for critical concrete stresses.

June 17, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.52 is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF JUNE 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.52 includes the following changes;

New option to allow a stirrup region to be unreinforced.
Alter reading of old files so that rebar referenced from bottom of precast which lies above the precast is now corrected to be a cast-in-place bar instead of corrected to be in the precast.
Created the NEBT.precastLib file for Northeast bulb-tees.
Rearranged the library import dialogs.
Updated help files for library import options.
Corrected reading of old files.
Corrected foldername when reading in a single section from a text file.
Protected against divide by zero in prestress offset of all strands.

May 15, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.51a is now available for download

YOUR COMMERCIAL LICENSE MUST BE CURRENT UP TO THE END OF MAY 2010 AT THE EARLIEST TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS RELEASE.

Version 4.51a is a maintenance release that includes the following changes;

Changed concrete strength limits for ACI to code values.
Changed check of concrete to warn of use if out of range instead of deny it.

May 4, 2010 - Concise Beam version 4.51 is now available for download