Graphical Input Generator for Developing Computer Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete combine with Steel Structure

Abstract

This research was to apply graphical method as the input data combined with using database for developing reinforced concrete slab and beam analysis and design. Visual Basic language was used for creating the GUI (graphic user interface) and coding and database file was used for storing data. The position of beam, column and slab can define by drawing on GUI and this program will automatically translate to be the distances for using as data in process of analysis and design. Results from analysis and design were compared with manual calculation that they are a little bit error because of rounding error. Moreover, they can be more economically and more conveniently than results from VisStructure4. For beam analysis, the results from developed program were compared with SUTstructor program and both are equal.