Version 4.2.0.2

• Administrative update.
• Miscellaneous input enhancements incorporated.
• Updated help file.

Version 4.2.0.1

• Addressed an issue associated with the bar graph.

Version 4.2

• SET-XP® anchoring adhesive and IXP™ adhesive anchor added in Canadian System mode.
• Updated Metric units from N to kN and N-m to kN-m.
• Updated help file.

Version 4.1

• Simpson Strong-Tie PAB cast-in-place anchor with two heavy hex nuts and a plate washer now included.
• SET-XP® anchoring adhesive rebar insert, ASTM A615 Grade 60, is updated to be considered as a ductile anchor.
• When SET-XP® anchoring adhesive is subjected to sustained tension, calculation is provided to check against N_n = 0.75N_a0 per AC308 Section D.4.1.4.
• Option provided to waive concrete breakout evaluation.
• “No Base Plate” option provided when design condition does not require a base plate.
• Link to ICC-ES reports added.
• Both Detailed and Summary calculations can be viewed in the output tab.
• Miscellaneous input and output enhancements incorporated.
• Updated help file.

Version 4.0.0.1

• Address an issue associated with the process time in Design Mode.
• Address an issue associated with shear eccentricity factor, _ec,v.

Version 4.0

• Updated to run analysis and design of rectangular bolt patterns up to 12 bolts.
• Offset distances for applied load can now be specified.
• Updated to include Torq-Cut™ anchor.
• Cast-in-place anchor selection expanded.  Diameters offered are now from 3/8" to 2", and embedment depth as deep as 25" can be specified.
• Stainless-steel selections are added to cast-in-place anchors.
• "Condition" pulldown menu is updated so that different "Condition" can be specified between tension and shear calculations.
• Added a new checkbox so that a user can elect to apply entire shear load at front row of anchor pattern for shear breakout calculation. 
• Updated help file.

Version 3.6.0.3

• Updated minimum concrete thickness for SET-XP® anchor in cracked and uncracked concrete to h_min = h _ef + 5d_o
  where:
  h_min = minimum concrete thickness
  h_ef  = permissible embedment depth
  d_o    = nominal insert diameter
• Updated SET-XP® anchor PDF page.
• Updated help file.

Version 3.6.0.2

• Address an issue associated adhesive strength reduction factor.
• Address an issue with “Export calculations” in output tab.
• Updated help file.

Version 3.6.0.1

• Limit concrete compressive strength to 2,500 psi when calculating tension strengths for SET-XP® anchor in cracked concrete.
• Address an issue associated with applied compressive force.
• Updated SET-XP® PDF page.
• Updated help file.

Version 3.6

• Updated with SET-XP® data per ICC Evaluation Services Report, ESR-2508, reissued December 1, 2008.
• Updated with C-SAS-2009 catalog pages.
• Updated help file.

Version 3.5

• Updated to include an option to perform analysis and design of cast-in-place, Strong-Bolt™, and Titen HD® anchors in accordance with Canadian Association Standard, CSA A23.3 Annex D.
• Added capability to consider bi-axial bending.
• Updated user interface.
• Updated help file.

Version 3.0.0.2

• Updated to address an issue associated with concrete breakout area calculation in near edge condition.

Version 3.0.0.1

• Updated to enable users to select "Overhead anchor subject to sustained tension" checkbox for IXP™ anchor.
• Updated to address an issue associated with Windows' Regional and Language Option when it is set as non-English.

Version 3.0

• Simpson mechanical anchor tested in accordance with AC355.2 and ICC-ES AC193 is added.
• Titen HD® screw anchor in both cracked and uncracked concrete.
• Titen HD® screw anchor in soffit of normal-weight and sand-lightweight concrete over metal deck.
• New Simpson adhesive anchors tested in accordance with ICC-ES AC308 are added.
• IXP™ anchor with SET-XP™ epoxy adhesive in both cracked and uncracked concrete.
• SET-XP™ epoxy adhesive anchor with various steel inserts in both cracked and uncracked concrete.
• Steel grade selection is added for cast-in-place heavy hex bolt and L-bolt. User now can select steel grade of either ASTM F1554 Grade 36, 55 or 105.
• 7/8" diameter is added for heavy hex bolt and L-bolt.
• Strong-Bolt™ anchor installation in soffit of normal-weight and sand-lightweight concrete over metal deck is added.
• Strong-Bolt™ anchor category is updated from category 2 to 1 for 1/2" and 5/8" diameter anchors.
• Updated to reflect latest information from Simpson Anchoring and Fastening Systems catalog, C-SAS-2008.
• Updated help file.

Version 2.0.1.1

• Updated 1/2" and 5/8" diameter Strong-Bolt™ anchor Category from 2 to 1.
• Shear breakout calculation is updated to limit parallel to edge strengths by twice the perpendicular to edge strengths, as applicable, as detailed in ACI Appendix D Section D.6.2.1(c).
• Updated help file.

Version 2.0

• Shear breakout calculation is updated to reflect the methodology in ACI 318 Appendix D Commentary Section RD.6.2.1.
• Shear pryout calculation is updated to consider all anchors in the base plate regardless of applied tension loads at each anchor.
• Installation of untorqued cast-in-place anchor near concrete edge is provided as an option.
• Anchor embedment depths available at 0.25 inch increments.
• Improved tool tip and user input interface.
• Calculation output is updated to display an interaction equation and a summary sentence.
• Updated help file.
  

Version 1.4

• If Sand-Lightweight aggregate concrete is selected for post-installed anchors, all values of N_n and V_n affected by √f'c and N_pn will be multiplied by 0.60. All-Lightweight aggregate concrete to be beyond the scope of the design provisions. (These requirements are based on ICC-ES AC193 and Simpson's assessment of available test data in Sand-Lightweight concrete.) For more information, read important information regarding ICC-ES's revised design recommendations for ACI 318 Appendix D (PDF).
• Updated catalog page.

Version 1.3

• Prevent user from selecting _c,V < 1.4 for uncracked concrete.
• The program retains more information when saving files.
• Maximum anchor spacing used in concrete tension breakout calculation is limited to three times the effective anchor embedment for three edge condition.
• Minor rounding error for _cp,N corrected.
• Limit f'c per ACI 318-05 Appendix D Section D.3.5 prior to applying adjustment factor for lightweight concrete per Section D.3.4.

Version 1.2

• Concrete tension breakout area calculation has been revised when adjustment per ACI 318-05 Appendix D Section D.5.2.3 is applicable.

• Concrete shear breakout area calculation has been revised for shear load applied in y-direction.

Version 1.1

At the input tab, the condition of the concrete is limited to being "cracked" when also considering seismic. Within the application, the calculation of the demand/capacity ratio for both tension-steel and tension-pullout have been modified.

 

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