MasterKey Concrete Design

Concrete Beams, Columns and Pad Design to Eurocode 2 and BS 8110

The MasterKey Concrete Beam, Column and Pad Design module integrates seamlessly with MasterFrame to automate the design, detailing, and scheduling of reinforced concrete frame elements to Eurocode 2 and BS 8110. 

• For concrete beams, the software conducts flexural and shear checks, automatic bar curtailment, moment redistribution, and torsion verification across multi-span runs. 
• For concrete columns, it performs first-principles axial and moment capacity checks for short or slender, braced or unbraced, and bi-axially loaded rectangular or circular cross-sections. 
• For pad foundations, the module evaluates soil bearing pressures using both Eurocode 7 direct soil parameters and prescriptive safe working pressure methods, alongside checks for base uplift, sliding, overturning, and punching shear. 

Engineers can group members using concrete design groups to establish uniform design defaults, optimize rebar layouts, and ensure constructability. The module generates full calculation reports, dimensioned member elevations, and exports rebar intent to DXF/DWG or MasterRC bar schedules.