What's New

• Added the National Annex "Sweden, BFS 2024:6", the Swedish rules since EKS was withdrawn on 1 July 2026. It has the same values as EKS 12, and the EKS editions stay available for older projects.
• With "Sweden, BFS 2024:6" selected, the generated ULS load combinations use the names from the regulation: LK1 (6.10b), LK2 (6.10a) and LK3 (EQU).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the concrete cover Fix (4.4.1) and Reinforcement Design placed slab-strip bars inside the cover of the shear reinforcement.
• Fixed an issue where some numbers in calculation derivations printed with a space before a decimal comma, "2 ,50" instead of "2.50".
• Fixed an issue where, on Windows set to a decimal point, some input fields showed a dot instead of a comma and read "0,6" as 6.
• Fixed an issue where the Norwegian National Annex left a leading wind load out of the accidental combination (6.11).
• General stability improvements.

What's New

• A "Custom" load category for loads that fit none of the listed categories, such as traffic. You enter its \(\psi\) factors in Load Combinations, and they are kept when the category is chosen.

Improvements

• In Results and in the reinforcement tab, a failing concrete cover check (4.4.1) now names the bar that lacks cover and offers to move the bars so they get sufficient concrete cover to pass the checks.
• The concrete cover check (4.4.1) now shows the stirrup and the longitudinal bars separately, with how each cover \(c\) follows from the bar position.
• Other minor UI improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where \(c_d\) in the anchorage length at supports (9.2.1.4(2), 9.3.1.2(1)) came from the design reinforcement settings instead of the placed bars. The derivation of \(c_d\) is now shown.
• Fixed an issue where the concrete cover check (4.4.1) judged the top bars with the bottom bars' diameter.

Improvements

• End supports now show their support width in the beam drawing, as interior supports do.
• Spring end supports now show a vertical spring, a rotational spring, or both, matching the stiffnesses entered.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a fixed support at the right end of the beam could be partly cut off in the drawing.
• Fixed an issue where removing the last span could replace the beam's end support with an interior hinge, showing repeated error messages.
• Fixed a rare issue where edits to a value in tables could be refused and show an error message.
• Fixed an issue where opening a file that is not a Beam project from Windows Explorer showed a startup error and closed the application.

Improvements

• Performance improvements to beams with many different reinforcement groups.
• Improvements to the algorithm for designing reinforcement. It will now be fewer cases where the designed reinforcement does not satisfy all checks.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where closing the program could leave the window unresponsive, with the model still open and unsaved.
• Fixed an issue with an edge case for the minimum crack-control reinforcement check (7.3.2), where it could skip calculating for upper or lower edge.

What's New

• T-sections can exclude the flange from self-weight, for cases where the slab load is entered as a separate load. Self-weight then covers only the web.

Improvements

• Major performance improvements for long sessions where the application previously became progressively slower.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the end anchorage check (9.2.1.4(2)) reported "no anchorage" when the span bars stopped at the support and bent B bars anchored the end.
• Fixed an issue where Reinforcement Design with B bars made bends too short to pass the end anchorage check (9.2.1.4(2)).
• Fixed an issue where bent bars at an end support were checked against the straight-bar anchorage length instead of the bent-bar one (8.4.4).

Improvements

• T-sections can now limit the flange to the effective width of EN 1992-1-1, section 5.3.2.1. The smallest \(l_0\) along the beam (figure 5.2) gives one \(b_{eff}\) that is used for the whole beam.
• Updated the Norwegian low-carbon classes to NB37 (October 2025): the ten Lavkarbon 10-90 classes replace Lavkarbon A/B/Pluss/Ekstrem.

What's New

• Shear reinforcement groups can now be placed on part of the beam, leaving the rest without stirrups.

Improvements

• Length fields now accept \(L\) for the full beam length, so \(L+500\) reaches 500 mm past the last support.
• The end anchorage check (9.2.1.4(2)) now shows the full derivation of \(l_{bd}\) instead of only the result.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the end support checks (9.2.1.4(1) and (2)) were skipped at a rotational spring support, however soft the spring. Restraint is now judged from the end moment the analysis gives.
• Fixed an issue where Tab stopped moving between cells while editing the shear reinforcement group table.
• Fixed an issue where moving a shear reinforcement group could leave it overlapping its neighbour.
• Fixed an issue where a value the shear reinforcement group table refused stayed in the cell. The refusal is now marked on the field while you work, and the cell returns to the value the calculation is using when you leave the table.
• Fixed an issue where an input error message could appear on a different field than the one it was about.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the end anchorage checks (9.2.1.4(2), 9.3.1.2(1)) took the required anchorage length from the default bar diameter instead of the bars reaching the support.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a calculation error that stopped deflection results from being produced when a beam rested on spring supports only.
• Fixed the deflection results freezing on a spinning progress indicator for the rest of the session once a calculation had failed once.
• The deflection checks 7.4.1(4) and 7.4.1(5) now state why no deflection could be calculated.
• Fixed an issue with some older files that would not open.
• Stability fixes for rare errors that could leave part of the interface showing results that no longer updated.

What's New

• Added a Design option to place minimum reinforcement (9.2.1.1) on edges without tension, such as the upper edge of a simply supported beam.

Improvements

• Improvements to the calculation derivation of Shear Resistance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where deflection results stopped updating on models where two calculation sections coincided.

Improvements

• New reinforcement groups in a slab strip now start as Ø12 s200 instead of Ø16 s500.
• The support reinforcement checks now show their full derivation.
• "Consider Pure Tension" in the minimum reinforcement check (7.3.2) is no longer locked when restraint crack width is calculated. Pure tension is also off by default, since it gives much more crack control reinforcement than bending does.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a case where the program could get stuck on the startup screen, most often when another instance of the program was already running.
• Fixed an issue where bottom reinforcement carried through a support was not counted.
• Fixed an issue where a design check kept showing its previous result after the model changed.
• Fixed an issue where adding a span to a beam that ended in a spring support left the previous end support with the spring's stiffness.

Improvements

• Sharper text, graphics, and copied images on high-resolution and scaled displays, including when moving the window between monitors with different scaling.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where opening the Report Generator could show an unexpected sign-in prompt.
• Fixed an issue where the application could close unexpectedly while the Report Generator was open and the beam was being edited.
• Fixed an issue where deflection results could stop updating, leaving a progress indicator running, when a cross-section had no reinforcement on the tension side (e.g. just after adding a span, or before bottom reinforcement was entered).

Improvements

• SLS crack-width checks (7.3) now show N/A when no Crack-Width (quasi-permanent) combination is selected, and reactivate automatically once one is added.
• Reduced the number of cases where Reinforcement Design would add more reinforcement bars than required.
• Some minor improvements to the user interface.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the crack-width check (7.3) information popup showed the cross-section but none of the calculation formulas.

What's New

• Added a global toggle on the Longitudinal Reinforcement tab to enter the rebar z-coordinate either as the distance from the cross-section edge to the bar center (z) or as the free concrete cover from the edge to the bar surface (c).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a longitudinal rebar starting at x = 0 was not drawn in the cross-section preview at the very first design section.

What's New

• Added classic Swedish BBK concrete classes (K20 through K60) for designing or assessing existing structures to the older Swedish concrete codes. Both BBK 04 and BBK 94 generations are included as separate groups in the concrete dropdown, and are only shown when the Swedish National Annex is selected.

Improvements

• Added SS-EN 206 Tabell 1 (Exponeringsklasser) as a reference image inside the info popup next to the Exposure Class selector, so the standard's own description and examples for each exposure class are available alongside the existing national-annex tables.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when hovering over rows in the Material properties table that had no calculation details available. The information popup button is now hidden for those rows instead of opening an empty popup.
• General stability improvements.

Improvements

• Added a legend in comparison mode showing solid lines for the primary result and dashed lines for the secondary result, making it easier to tell the two diagrams apart.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue introduced in v5.7.1 where the application window could not be moved by dragging the title bar.
• Fixed an issue where the longitudinal reinforcement spacing check showed a broken equation in the report when no reinforcement was present. The report now displays a clean "No Reinforcement Layers" message instead.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where minimum reinforcement checks (9.2.1.4) would intermittently disappear from the design checks list
• Fixed an issue where the Design command would omit holding bars when only shear reinforcement was required, leaving stirrups without top bars to tie to
• Fixed an issue where save files using concrete grades C28/35 or C32/40 could not be opened

What's New

• Added design checks for minimum bottom reinforcement (9.2.1.4(1)) and anchorage length (9.2.1.4(2)) at end supports.
• Added a new option to let Design take deflection limits into account, increasing reinforcement until the deflection limits are met.
• The application will now automatically recover from startup crashes by checking for updates before launching.

Improvements

• The 9.3.1.2 support reinforcement check now shows intermediate calculation steps (\(V_{Ed}\), \(F_E\), \(\sigma_{sd}\), \(l_{bd}\)) at end supports.
• Improvements to anchorage length handling during Design — no longer adds more anchorage length than necessary at ends with low reinforcement stress.
• Designing reinforcement now respects deactivated design checks.
• Allow calculation of deflections even when reinforcement is missing, as long as beam is uncracked.
• User preferences (such as national annex) are now saved more reliably.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect 9.3.1.2 slab check utilization at simply supported ends where reinforcement area was reduced by a bond factor based on full yield anchorage instead of the actual design stress.
• Fixed an issue where opening a corrupt or invalid project file would silently fail without any error message.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug introduced in v5.6.1 that caused the application to not work for some users.

Improvements

• General stability improvements.

New Features

• Added the ability to set different cross-section heights for individual spans, enabling beams with varying depth along their length.

Improvements

• Minor improvements to the calculation output for the minimum reinforcement check (7.3.2).
• Added an info popup to the load case duration setting, explaining the difference between Permanent, Fixed and Free action types.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where enabling "consider shrinkage in stress and crack width calculations" could cause a calculation error.
• Fixed an issue where editing a shear reinforcement group (e.g. changing diameter) would reverse the order of the shear reinforcement list.

New Features

• Improved minimum reinforcement check (7.3.2): can now automatically calculate the resulting crack width with the selected reinforcement stress. Press the cogwheel next to the 7.3.2 Design Check to test this feature.

Improvements

• National annex preference is now remembered: when you start a new project, the program automatically selects the last national annex you used.
• Improved beam visualization with reorganized controls and separate ULS/SLS utilization display with progress bars.
• Concrete stress check (7.2(2)) is now always visible in the design checks list. When exposure class is not XD, XF or XS, the check displays 0% with an explanation that it's not required. An info popup with the Eurocode reference has also been added.
• Improved charts. Especially for envelope combinations and the newly introduced 'Comparison Mode'.
• Improved anchorage length calculation display: when multiple rebar diameters are present in the model, the calculation is now shown separately for each diameter for better clarity.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where information popup buttons throughout the program required clicking twice before opening.
• Fixed an issue where mouse wheel scrolling did not work inside calculation detail popups.
• Fixed an issue where users with certain Windows regional settings could not input decimal values in textboxes.
• Fixed an issue in reinforcement spacing checks (section 8.2).

New Features

• Added interactive tips banner to help users discover program features and keyboard shortcuts.
• Added "Show on Beam" button in Longitudinal Reinforcement view to temporarily highlight the selected cross-section on the main beam drawing, making it easier to see where the reinforcement is located.
• When viewing calculation details, the corresponding cross-section is now automatically highlighted on the beam drawing, helping you quickly identify which section is being analyzed.

Improvements

• Minor improvements to the user interface.
• Now shows progress indicators when the program is calculating the deflection on a background thread.
• Improved reinforcement area calculation display to show the reduction due to insufficient anchorage length near the ends of reinforcement bars.
• Added "Keep window on top" option for windows: click the pin icon in the title bar to keep windows visible while working with the main application or other applications.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the minimum shear reinforcement check (9.2.2(5)) would not disappear when switching from a beam section to a slab strip section.

Improvements

• Minor improvements to the user interface.
• Stability improvements to the new "Comparison Mode" feature.
• Added the design check for minimum shear reinforcement according to Eurocode section 9.2.2(5) into Calculation Summary.
• Added scroll wheel support for dropdown menus: hover over any dropdown and use your mouse wheel to quickly change values without clicking.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed support visualization in Report Generator where supports were not appearing correctly in the support table.

New Features

• Added Comparison Mode to Sectional Forces chart for analyzing differences between load cases or combinations side-by-side.
• Added multiple spans feature: right-click the Add button in the Spans section to add multiple spans at once by entering comma-separated values.

Improvements

• Updated application logos.
• Removed lateral instability check for slab sections.
• Minor improvements to the Report Generator.
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Shift+S) which are now functional.
• Improved validation feedback: warnings for SLS combinations now appear and disappear immediately when toggling the crack width design check.
• Fixed an issue where the Deep Beam warning was incorrectly applied to end spans with free ends.
• Added support type cycling: double-click on support icons to quickly cycle through available support types.
• Added arrow key navigation in data tables: use Up/Down arrow keys to quickly navigate between input fields in the same column across rows.
• Improved the "Copy JPG"-button for the Charts. The extents of the screenshot is now more precise.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where values copied from Revit with space-separated thousands (e.g., "10 235") would not parse correctly in input fields.
• Fixed display formatting where numbers below 1000 showed unwanted leading spaces when copying values from text boxes.
• Fixed deflection calculations for uncracked beams where deflection with tension stiffening incorrectly was zero instead of following the uncracked deflection curve.
• Fixed an issue where setting Height = 0 mm in the Cross Section view would cause the application to malfunction.
• Fixed an issue where reaction moments were not being displayed on the right end support in beam diagrams.

Improvements

• Add Crack Width and Deflection diagrams to the Report Generator.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the program would crash after opening a file through double-clicking the file and then later opening the Report Generator.

Improvements

• Continued improvements to the Report Generator.

Improvements

• Various improvements to the Report Generator.
• Added an option to visualize a dimension line the entire beam length when the beam has several spans.
• Improved the calculation output for Shear Force in cases where the ULS and ACC designs give identical utilization ratios.
• Improved how the Save-prompt works when closing the program, it will no longer close without saving if the user closes the File Dialog.
• Minor UI and performance improvements.

New Features

• Added Swedish Concrete materials C28/35 and C32/40, these only appear when a Swedish NA is selected.
• Added a warning when the user has selected a w/c-ratio higher than what is permitted in Eurocode with respect to the Exposure Class.
• Added a warning when the user has selected a concrete grade that is recommended to be higher with respect to the Exposure Class according to Annex E of EN 1992-1-1. This annex is not used in Swedish NA, but it can still serve as a good rule of thumb.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where heavily over-reinforced sections would calculate incorrect compressive zone and moment resistance in ULS.
• Fixed a rare issue where the results in the UI could freeze and not get updated.

Improvements

• Minor improvements to the user experience.
• It is now possible to modify the load factors of an automatically generated Load Combination. The Load Combination will then be converted to a manual Load Combination automatically.
• Added a 'Fix'-Button to automatically add an SLS Combination when the program warns that the user has not added any SLS Combinations for the Crack Width calculations.
• Added a 'Fix'-Button to automatically adjust the height of B-bars when they are taller than the Cross Sections height.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visual bug where points could incorrectly appear as maximums/minimums on the charts.
• Fixed a bug where the program would occasionally create log files in the folder of the currently open file.

Improvements

• Now closes all sub-windows (tables, report generator etc.) when the main window is closed.
• If a sub-window is already open, then the already existing one is now focused instead of opening a new one, when user tries to open a new one.
• Improved how the program displays and handles calculation warnings. Now a "Fix"-button can appear sometimes, helping the user fix some modelling issues automatically.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a minor visual bug where the name would appear blank when creating custom materials.
• Fixed an issue where the 'Basic Combination' would not get updated instantly after adding and removing a load case.

Improvements

• Starts with two reinforcement bars as default when adding new Reinforcement Groups.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Shear Reinforcement was not correctly updated when user removes the currently selected Shear Reinforcement Option.
• Fixed a bug where design checks for slabs would not disappear when the user changes from a slab section to a beam section.
• Fixed a rare bug where equations would not be displayed correctly if the system does not have any fonts installed.
• Fixed an issue with opening saved files, where the reinforcement spacing in slabs would be rounded down 5 millimeters in some cases.

Improvements

• Minor UI improvements.
• Fixed a bug where the reinforcement designed for slabs would not satisfy the maximum spacings according to section 9.3.1.1 of EN 1992-1-1.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where images was not being shown in the Report Generator.

Improvements

• The .exe-files are now Code Signed which should greatly improve trust with firewalls and antivirus softwares.

Improvements

• Improved calculation output for long equations, now they are split on multiple lines and a horizontal scroll bar can be used in some cases.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visualization bug where the cross section was not correctly drawn in the calculation output.
• Fixed a few visual bugs in the calculation outputs.

New Features

• Added option to select Structural Class when General Eurocode is selected instead of a national annex.

Improvements

• Added compression reinforcement to several SLS checks, making the calculations more precise.
• Minor UI/UX improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the file extensions .beam-ec2 was sometimes not recognized by Windows to be associated with Beam EC2.
• Fixed a bug overestimating the need for minimum cracking reinforcement according 7.3.2, when the section should be considered to be subject to pure bending.
• Fixed a bug where the reinforcement spacing was wrongly calculated in the detailing checks.
• Fixed a bug where changing Exposure Class did not automatically update the calculation of required concrete cover.

New Features

• Add option to use different exposure classes in the upper and lower edge of the cross section.

Improvements

• Now asks user for saving the current file before starting a new.
• Various UI improvements.

Improvements

• Improved behavior of load coordinates when user removes spans or decreases span lengths.

New Features

• Add option to add free text in the Report Generator.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a recent bug where the program would freeze when clicking the "Save As"-button.

Improvements

• Improved calculation output of the shrinkage effect in calculations of concrete and reinforcement stress.

Bug Fixes

• Addressed a bug introduced in v5.0.2 where changing the reinforcement would freeze the diagrams.

Improvements

• Added back option to consider shrinkage in SLS calculations.

Improvements

• Program does not automatically switch back selected Load Case or Combination in the diagrams when user adds or changes loads.
• Minor UI improvements.

Bug Fixes

• It is now possible to remove the "Basic Combination" that is automatically generated.
• Fixed an issue where moment capacities were not printed out in the calculation output.

New Features

• Now automatically adds a Load Combination called 'Basic Combination', in cases where the user has added more than one load case and no load combinations.

Improvements

• Major improvements to the 'Calculation Summary'. The user can now easily activate or deactivate checks. Also grouped settings related to the check in a new settings-popup.
• Improved rationalization of the reinforcement options when designing reinforcement.
• Improved the calculation output, no longer has units randomly printed in the equations.
• User can now input different units such as "6 m" or "6000 mm" when changing lengths or coordinates.
• Improved calculation and output for deflection after construction according to 7.4.1(5).
• Various minor UI improvements and performance improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Designing reinforcement should no longer give options where the spacing requirements are not met.
• Now updates Detailing Checks if required reinforcement spacing is manually changed.
• Now automatically changes shear reinforcement coordinates when user modifies beam length.

Improvements

• Added tooltips to charts so users can inspect values at any X-coordinate.
• For Swedish NA: Added ability in the 'Exposure Class'-tab to select if reinforcement is "Korrosionskänslig" or "Föga korrosionskänslig" according to EKS.

Improvements

• When changing from a Spring support and then back to a spring support, the program now remembers last stiffness values instead of resetting them to zero.

Bug Fixes

• Now includes reinforcement from both sides when checking minimum cracking reinforcement according to 7.3.2 for cases with full tension from shrinkage cracking restraint.
• Fixed an issue with checking minimum reinforcement spacing. No longer considers double reinforcement amount in laps/splices.

New Features

• Add possibility to change \(\cot(\theta)\) under 'Calculation Settings'.

Improvements

• Minor UI improvements for the Exposure Class selection.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare bug where the Eurocode checks would disappear for very thick slabs.

General

• Updated the EULA (End User License Agreement), and the Privacy Policy.

Improvements

• The program now cleans up unused files after generating a report.
• UI now indicates when a file has been saved successfully.
• Fixed an issue where loads could get removed when changing span lengths.
• Minor UI improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Eurocode Design Checks in the 'Calculation Summary'-view could stop updating after a calculation where the beam was unstable.
• Fixed a graphical issue where reinforcement could get put in different layers due to rounding errors that were not displayed to the user.
• Fixed a visual bug in the calculation output equations for \(x_{II}\) (compressive zone height in stadium II).
• Fixed an issue with scrolling in ULS/SLS result table windows.
• Fixed a rare issue where the self weight would not be automatically added.

New Features

• Added an Eurocode check for the deflection after construction according to EN 1992-1-1, section 7.4.1(5)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug in the calculation of shrinkage where the parameter \(k_h\) could become smaller than 0.7 for large sections.
• Fixed issues with tabbing between cells in the tables.
• Fixed an issue where the LoadCase would automatically close after adding or changing a load.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the program could freeze in the loading screen during startup.

Improvements

• Improved the calculation output for some SLS calculations for T-sections.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the calculation of stresses and crack widths for T-sections with very thick flanges.
• Fixed a rare bug with nonlinear creep when the concrete compressive stress is very large.
• Fixed a bug with calculation of deflection for statically indeterminate beams including long-term effects (creep, shrinkage, cracking).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with calculation of crack widths with creep and shrinkage for T-sections.

New Features

• Added a new chart to view the bending rotation along the beam.

Improvements

• UI improvements to the new 'Load Case Type' feature.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with deflection calculation when the beam has a free end.

New Features

• Added ability to select Load Case Type, to get combination factors automatically. This also improves automatic Load Combination with accidental loads.

Improvements

• Various UI improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with visualizing reinforced cross sections under the 'Longitudinal Reinforcement'-view.
• Self weight now shows in the report generator.
• Fixed a bug with the calculation of anchorage lengths, where the factor \(\alpha_4\) would be set to 0.7 instead of 1.0.
• Fixed a case where the program could freeze when adding loads.

Improvements

• No longer possible to add other loads to the "Self Weight" Load case.
• Minor UI improvements
• Improved experience when manipulating loads graphically by hovering them.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with changing X-coordinates of uniform loads.

New Features

• Added ability to manipulate loads directly in the drawing.

Improvements

• Added error messages for SLS charts when the user has created ULS combinations but not SLS combinations.
• Manually added load combinations are automatically calculated for ULS and SLS.
• Added the possibility to switch between limiting compression zone height to \(0.45d\) or \(0.617d\).
• Other UI improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Minor UI bug fixes.

Improvements

• Added an option to add or remove the check of relative compression zone height \(x/d\).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visualization bug with upper edge reinforcement layers below the flange in T-sections.
• Fixed a bug where the warning "Beam has Cross Sections without anchored reinforcement" would appear even when all sections were reinforced.

Improvements

• Add an option to design with or without B-bars in the ends. Off by default.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the UI could freeze after adding loads.

New Features

• Implemented CO₂-values from Boverkets Klimatdatabas

Improvements

• Major performance improvement. The UI now feels much more responsive for beams with many spans or loads.
• It is now possible to remove the Self Weight loadcase in the 'Loads'-view.

Improvements

• UI Improvements
  • Clearer dark blue background for selected text.
  • Clearer indication of selected Reinforcement Option.
  • Only show 'GWP Comparison'-column of Reinforcement Options when there are more than one option.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where load cases would be calculated separately even when they were already included in a load combination.
• Fixed a bug when some system fonts were missing.

Improvements

• More "smartness" when adding new reinforcement layers. Now automatically determines if the layer should cover a support or span locally.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with editing "Local, Relative"-coordinates of loads.

Improvements

• Improved the design of message dialogs.
• Added information about CO₂-savings for different reinforcement options.
• Minor UI improvements.

Improvements

• Implement Norwegian names for concrete classes.
• Implemented "Lavkarbonklasse" (Low carbon class) when using Norwegian NA, according to Norwegian standard NB37:2020 for reference values of concrete CO₂-emissions.

Improvements

• Performance improvements.
  • Decreased startup time.
  • Decreased memory consumed by the application.
  • Decreased lag/stutter of the UI.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a case where 'Calculation Summary' would not show all data directly after loading a new file.

New Features

• Added the new 'Section Manager' window.
• Visualize the reinforced section in the 'Longitudinal Reinforcement'-view.

Improvements

• Minor UI improvements.
• Performance optimizations.
• Added calculation output for extra moments in unevenly reinforced sections due to shrinkage.
• Added option to consider or neglect shrinkage in the stress and crack width calculations.
• No longer places minimum reinforcement in areas where there is no moment. In that case, use only two small bars for tying with the shear reinforcement.
• Several improvements to the charts.
• Only show the shifted moment curve when there is shortened reinforcement bars.
• It should now be more rare that detailing requirement checks do not pass after letting the program design the reinforcement.
• Add ability to inspect calculations for curvatures and crack widths in all sections, under the SLS Tables.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with rounding of reinforcement spacing.
• Fixed a bug with the shear force reduction, where it would not apply any load reduction even if requested by the user.
• Fixed a bug where the program could freeze after adding too many loads.
• Fixed a bug with very wide supports.
• Fixed a bug with shifted moment curve for reinforcement curtailment.
• Corrected calculation for crack width due to shrinkage.

New Features

• Implemented Swedish national annex EKS12.
• Draw shear reinforcement in the cross section.

Improvements

• Support widths are now visualized in the drawing of the beam.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with changing load factors of manually added load combinations.
• Fixed a visual bug with drawing the reinforcement.

Improvements

• If the beam length is changed so that any load gets outside of the beam, that load becomes inactivated. But if the beam length is changed so that the load gets inside of the beam again, the loads gets activated.
• Minor improvements to the calculation info messages on some detailing checks.
• Minor improvements to the 'Calculation Settings'-view.
• Load Cases and Load Combinations no longer 'flicks' when changing values.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented checking or unchecking the 'Inactive'-checkbox on a load in a Load Case.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented changing the load amplitude.

Improvements

• Simplifications and clarifications to the selection of Load Combinations for ULS/SLS calculations in the 'Calculation Settings'-view.
• File -> New now starts with one span as default.

Bug Fixes

• Should now work to open files by double-clicking them in the Windows Explorer.

Improvements

• User can now add other loads to the Self Weight load case.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented user from changing X-coordinates of loads in certain cases.

Improvements

• User can now disable ULS, SLS or Detailing checks for cases where they are not relevant.
• Improved visualization of internal hinges.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed some visualization bugs.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a scaling issue for displays with another scaling set than 100%.
• Fixed a bug with the deflection control check.

New Features

• Added a Detailing Check for minimum reinforcement according to section 9.2.1.1 in EN 1992-1-1.
• Added a SLS Check for deflection according to section 7.4.1 in EN 1992-1-1.
• Added a diagram for the Linear Elastic deflection of the beam, considering it to be uncracked.

Improvements

• General improvements to the display of calculations.
• Improved calculation info for the Concrete Cover detailing check under 'Calculation Summary'.
• Improved calculation info for uncracked sections.
• Improved the look of the reinforced cross section figure when reviewing cross sectional calculations.
• Improvements to the Report Generator, but it is still in beta.
• UI improvements to make some functions more intuitive.
• Added a 'Copy JPG'-button in the Calculation Info-popups.
• Loads now preserve their position in the table when changing values.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bugs with the algorithm that shifts the moment curve for shortening of longitudinal reinforcement.
• Fixed a bug which prevented changing X-coordinates of loads in some cases.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a case where wrong icons would appear in the list when changing the Support Type.

Bug Fixes

• Now uses correct partial factor for the concrete, \(\gamma_c = 1.2\), for the Exceptional (6.11) load combination.

Improvements

• Added an image of the cross section with reinforcement in the calculation-info of many design checks.

Bug Fixes

• The program now correctly calculates the factor 'k' in formula (7.1), section 7.3.2, when Swedish National Annex is selected.

New Features

• Added a check for lateral instability according to section 5.9 of EN 1992-1-1.

Improvements

• The program now asks the user to save the file before closing the application.
• Several visual improvements of the User Interface.
• Improvements to the design algorithm, fixed some cases where it provided infeasible reinforcement options.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Utilization Ratios-table that did not display any values in some cases.
• Fixed the 'Copy JPG'-button to copy the beam visualization.

Improvements

• Better error messages in the calculation outputs when too much reinforcement has been added.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where a load could disappear from the list in the new 'Loads'-view.
• Fixed a bug with the calculation of reinforcement spacings if more bars than theoretically possible were placed in the same layer.
• Fixed a bug preventing users from changing reinforcement bar type between straight A-bars and bent B-bars.

Improvements

• Improved calculation output of the moment resistance.
• Improved calculation output of the shear force resistance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the calculation of spacing between reinforcement bars according to section 8.2 of EN 1992-1-1.
• Fixed a bug with the calculation of shear resistance that used the effective height \(d\) instead of the internal lever arm \(z\) in the calculation.

New Features

• Added the new input-view 'Loads', where the user can overview all loads. In this view, the user can add loads first and optionally change Load Case after that.
• Added an option to draw the Beam Height in the beam visualization.

Improvements

• Major performance improvements. The program is now significantly more responsive when there are many load cases and sections to calculate.
• Added crack widths to the SLS Tables.
• Made sure to always show the calculation of concrete base shear resistance (\(V_{Rd,c}\)) in the ULS Tables.
• Improvements of how reinforcement area calculation is displayed when inspecting calculations.
• Improved calculation info on the detailing check (section 8.2) of reinforcement bar spacings.

Bug Fixes

• Utilization Ratios-table now shows the values again.
• Added shear reinforcement diameter to the calculation of reinforcement spacings.

Improvements

• Added diagrams for the curvature of the beam.
• Improved how the program calculates the deflection of the beam.
• Shrinkage strain is now taken into account for the curvature and deflection calculations.
• Improved the user experience when entering values into data tables. Using the Tab-key has been fixed to work better, and fixed some cases where the text was not selected when clicking to edit a value.
• The deflection calculation has been quality assured with numerous benchmark cases from literature.
• Added tables with SLS results.
• Improved the user experience of the deflection/curvature diagrams.

Improvements

• Visual improvements for the Report Generator.
• Shear Capacity diagram now shows \(V_{Rdc}\) as the final shear capacity if the beam does not have Shear Reinforcement.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that would change coordinates of loads incorrectly when changing the span for the 'LocalRelative' coordinate option.

Improvements

• Visual improvements of the report generated from the Report Generator.
• Minor improvements of the user interface.

New Features

• Bent reinforcement bars are now considered fully anchored where they start, if they are matched with another bent bar on the opposite side of the beam.

Improvements

• Visual improvements of drawing reinforcement in the Report Generator.
• Added tags to reinforcement to easier identify bars in the reinforcement table.
• UI: Improved the user experience when working with data in tables.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a graphical bug that would display the previous reinforcement option instead of the current one.
• Fixed a graphical bug with the shear force calculation output when the shear force is larger than \(V_{Rd,max}\)
• Fixed a bug that could occur while loading files that had manually created load combinations.
• Fixed a minor bug with calculating \(V_{Rd,max}\). Now using \(z = 0.9d\) instead of \(z = d\).

New Features

• Releasing a beta-version of the new Report Generator.
• User can now use different steel grades for the longitudinal and the shear reinforcement.

Improvements

• Added a chart with the moment resistance corresponding to minimum reinforcement for crack control according to EN 1992-1-1, section 7.3.2.
• Designing reinforcement can no longer add bent B-bars with longer hooks than the height of the cross section.
• Some minor improvements to the user-friendliness of the UI.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the graphical display of the beam.
• Fixed a graphical bug with the Crack Width diagram not displaying when a beam without reinforcement has cracks.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare error that could occur when trying to design heavily reinforced beams.
• Fixed a graphical bug with the Release Notes-window, and the Sectional Forces Table-window.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with automatic updates of the application.
• Fixed a graphical bug with the drawing of reinforcement.
• The program now correctly registers in Windows for double-click opening of files with extension .beam-ec2.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with opening files by double-clicking on the file.

New Features

• User can now select maximum allowed steel stress for the design of minimum reinforcement according to EN 1992-1-1, section 7.3.2.

Improvements

• Display equations for calculated minimum reinforcement according to EN 1992-1-1, section 7.3.2.
• Sections within edges of the supports can now be without shear reinforcement.
• Slab-strip sections are no longer designed with an even number of reinforcement bars in the meter-wide strip.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a minor bug with the design of shear reinforcement.
• Fixed a minor bug with the code-check of concrete cover.
• Fixed a graphical bug for the display of upper edge reinforcement.
• Program now correctly registers file extensions so that files can be opened by double-clicking.

Improvements

• Changed crack width calculation to now use correct \(s_{r,max}\) when the spacing between reinforcement bars are too large.
• Improved the graphical calculation output on crack width calculations.
• Some UI improvements for added clarity.

New Features

• The software can now calculate minimum reinforcement according to section 7.3.2 of EN 1992-1-1, also for the case of shrinkage cracking in slabs.

Improvements

• Exposure Class inputs/outputs has been moved into its own tab.
• Now adds a warning instead of invalidating the calculation when any span does not meet the slenderness criteria to be accurately calculated as an Euler-Bernoulli beam.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with calculating reinforcement for slabs in sections with very small moments.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with opening saved files with Slab Strip-sections.

New Features

• Added Slab Strip as an option for the cross section.

Improvements

• Added an option to let the user select which sides are exposed to drying for the creep/shrinkage calculations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with automatic Creep calculation.
• Fixed a bug opening files created with an old version of the software.

New Features

• Added bent reinforcement bars (B-bars).
• Added option to limit Concrete Stress according to section 3.1.3(2) of EN 1992-1-1.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a user experience issue when editing values in data tables.
• Fixed a graphical bug with stacking reinforcement bars.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that froze force diagrams when opening files with custom Load Combinations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with adding manual reinforcement.

New Features

• Add calculation of Anchorage Length to reinforcement. Can now be manually inputed by user or calculated automatically according to section 8.4 of EN 1992-1-1.

Improvements

• Improvements to the calculation of minimum free bar and layer spacing.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with automatic Load Combination-generation when opening files with Norwegian National Annex.

Improvements

• Minor improvements to the UI.

Bug Fixes

• Now uses characteristic yield strength instead of design yield strength as an upper limit in the calculation of crack widths.
• Fixed a rare bug with shifting of moments with respect to shear force.
• Fixed a bug preventing files saved with Norwegian National Annex to be opened.
• Fixed a bug with entering decimal values with certain language settings.
• Fixed broken links in the 'About'-window.

New Features

• Mathematical expressions can now be evaluated as input to Text Boxes.

Improvements

• Improved formatting and visual look of calculations.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed text formatting on the chart data labels.
• Fixed 'Add Load'-button not responding in special cases.
• Fixed Scroll bars not appearing in the Beam figure when the figure gets too tall.
• Fixed a minor bug with shifting of moment with respect to shear force.

Improvements

• Now checks if Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is appropriate. Otherwise warns the user that Timoshenko theory should be used.
• User can now change Span Lengths directly through the beam figure.
• Improved formatting of large numbers with thousand separators.
• Fixed cropping of clipboard images taken with the 'Copy JPG'-button.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a minor issue with the scaling of the Beam figure.

Improvements

• Added ability to move Load Cases up or down in the list.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with opening saved files where the Shear Reinforcement is invalid.

New Features

• Added a button to Duplicate Load Cases.

Improvements

• Added Reinforcement Options to the Beam visualization view.
• Visual improvements of loads and reinforcement.
• Fixed scaling of the drawing so that all reinforcement is shown.
• Optimized the startup time of the application.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the 'Lock Reinforcement' button not working properly.

New Features

• Reinforcement now displays an editable Z-coordinate.

Improvements

• Several performance improvements.
• Improved installation of the program.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where EKS11 was not selected as the default National Annex, even if it appeared so.
• Fixed values not appearing in the Reinforcement Tables.

New Features

• Added T-Section under Cross Sections.

Improvements

• Several improvements to the user interface.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that calculated wrong distance between reinforcement bars.
• Fixed bugs when deleting Selected Reinforcement.

New Features

• Added option to design with desired Utilization Ratios between 50% and 100%.
• Multiple Shear Reinforcement Options are now added during design.
• Added several options to reduce shear force for shear reinforcement design.

Improvements

• Added check of compressive zone \(x/d\) to utilization ratios check. It is often recommended to keep this below 0.45 in order to not over-reinforce the cross section.
• Added display of shear reinforcement mass in kilograms.
• Fixed sorting of Shear Reinforcement Groups per X0-coordinate.
• Start application with one span as default.

Bug Fixes

• Envelope Combinations now show the correct Reaction Force, when they should be selected from different Load Combinations.
• Fixed a minor bug with shifting of Moment curves with respect to Shear Force.
• Fixed a minor bug with effective height calculation (\(d\)).
• Fixed bugs with removing Load Combinations that are part of existing Envelope Combinations.
• Fixed a bug with incorrectly shifted moments. This caused some saved files to not open correctly.