Integrated Engineering Software QuickConcreteWall 5.00.0017: Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Design

QuickConcreteWall is a specialized software tool from Integrated Engineering Software, Inc. for the design and analysis of reinforced concrete shear walls . As part of the QuickSuite collection, it provides engineers with a focused, efficient solution for checking existing structures or designing new shear walls .

Key Features

Wall Configuration

• Wall Types: Rectangular shear walls or walls with boundary columns at ends

• Reinforcement Options: Specify horizontal and vertical wall reinforcement, column longitudinal bars

• Curtain Options: Single or double curtain reinforcement configurations

• Multiple Walls: Design several independent walls within a single project file

Seismic Design Capabilities

• Special Boundary Elements: Specify extent of confined boundary zones per seismic provisions

• Design Displacement: Input design displacements for seismic performance analysis

• ACI Chapter 21 Compliance: Support for seismic provisions in ACI 318 building code

• Reinforcement Details: Specify how horizontal wall reinforcement is anchored

• Tie Options: Optional ties on column longitudinal bars

• Column Splices: Optional lap splice configurations for column longitudinal reinforcement

Design Standards

• ACI 318-14: American Concrete Institute building code support

• IBC & ASCE 7: Load combinations with automatic generation per code requirements

• Customizable Load Combinations: User-defined load sets with multiple load types (D, L, W, etc.)

Reinforcement Design

• Complete Wall Reinforcement: Comprehensive design of vertical and horizontal wall reinforcement

• Column Reinforcement: Boundary column longitudinal bar design and detailing

• International Support: Includes European (metric) reinforcing bar sizes