ADAPT-PTRC 2015 Release Notes

August 2015

Feature Enhancements

This release of the program features major enhancements in productivity, scope, and accuracy.

The following is a summary of the principal enhancements:

Windows 10 Compatible Supports 32- and 64-bit Windows 10 compatibility.

Reinforcement Curtailment
The program now includes a Rebar Curtailment module. This
includes user or code-prescribed customization for longitudinal
bar arrangements in beams and slabs for top and bottom
reinforcement at cantilever, exterior and interior conditions.
The module can be invoked within Buildersum for on-demand
modifications to the reinforcement output.

Reinforcement Curtailment Rebar curtailment templates allow the user to save specific bar
Templates arrangement configurations for crossover use among multiple
users.

Reinforcement Scheduling A new rebar scheduling feature was implemented. This

schedule includes data transferred from the rebar curtailment
input including the bar mark, bar size, bar diameter, quantity,
bar length, shape codes, bar area and weight of bar. The
schedule can be saved as .XLS format.

Reinforcement Spacing The program includes an automatic rebar spacing check for
Check minimum spacing between longitudinal bars. Design code
minimum requirements are checked and the program reports
the number of layers required to fit the quantity of bars. This
layer output is located in the Buildersum Summary Report.

Building Code Additions The Brazilian-NRB 6118 design code and he Singapore SS EN
1992-1-1/NA:2008-06 Annex to the EC2 design code are
included.

Summary Report Additional information was added to the Buildersum Summary

Improvements Report including Span Labels and longitudinal reinforcement
spacing check output.

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Bug Fixes

This release includes corrected bugs and improvements over version 2014. A detailed description
is provided in the log file, LOG_PT.txt, located in the system folder where the program is installed.

Minimum System Requirements

32bit PC - Windows XP/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10

64bit PC - Windows XP/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
Available hard drive space of 200 MB
RAM of at least 1 GB

Compatibility with Other ADAPT Products

ADAPT-Modeler 2012 and 2015 through Strip Export/Import Options

Available Documentation and Other Learning Resources

Program manuals:

ADAPT-PTRC 2015 User Manual

ADAPT-PTRC 2015 Verification Manual

Program Tutorials:

ADAPT-PTRC 2015 PT Getting Started Tutorial

ADAPT-PTRC 2015 RC Getting Started Tutorial

Instructional Videos:

www.youtube.com/adaptsupport/

More Information

For up-to-date info on ADAPT software, go to:

http://www.adaptsoft.com/updates.

support@adaptsoft.com www.adaptsoft.com
ADAPT Corporation, California, USA, Tel: +1 (650) 306-2400 Fax: +1 (650) 306-2401
ADAPT International Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata, India Tel: +91-33-302 86580 Fax: +91-33-224 67281
2012 ADAPT Corporation, All rights reserved.