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Conclusions

The document presents the verification and validation results of the SAFE software for analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. It concludes that SAFE's results are accurate when the area elements are adequately meshed, with specific guidelines provided for meshing practices. The design results align closely with hand calculations, confirming the software's reliability for flexural and shear design.

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Conclusions

The document presents the verification and validation results of the SAFE software for analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. It concludes that SAFE's results are accurate when the area elements are adequately meshed, with specific guidelines provided for meshing practices. The design results align closely with hand calculations, confirming the software's reliability for flexural and shear design.

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Software Verification

PROGRAM NAME: SAFE


REVISION NO.: 4

CONCLUSIONS

The conclusions are presented separately for analysis, reinforced concrete beam and slab
design, and post-tensioned slab design in the following subsections.

ANALYSIS

The SAFE verification and validation example problems for analysis show Acceptable
comparison with the independent solutions. The accuracy of the SAFE results for certain
examples depends on the discretization of the area objects. For those examples, as the
discretization is refined, the solution becomes more accurate.

DESIGN

The design results for flexural and shear design for reinforced concrete beams; flexural
design for reinforced concrete and post-tensioned slab and stress checks for post-
tensioned slabs show exact comparison with hand calculations.

MESHING OF AREA ELEMENTS

It is important to adequately mesh area elements to obtain satisfactory results. The art of
creating area element models includes determining what constitutes an adequate mesh. In
general, meshes should always be two or more elements wide. Rectangular elements give
the best results and the aspect ratio should not be excessive. A tighter mesh may be
needed in areas where the stress is high or the stress is changing quickly.
When reviewing results, the following process can help determine if the mesh is
adequate. Pick a joint in a high stress area that has several different area elements
connected to it. Review the stress reported for that joint for each of the area elements. If
the stresses are similar, the mesh likely is adequate. Otherwise, additional meshing is
required. If you choose to view the stresses graphically when using this process, be sure
to turn off the stress averaging feature when displaying the stresses.

CONCLUSIONS - 1

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