Precast member design limitations and assumptions
The following limitations and assumptions apply
to the design of Precast beams and columns in Tekla Structural Designer:
- A compatible version of Tekla Tedds must be installed and licensed.
- The locale must be set correctly in Tekla Tedds before attempting to run the design from Tekla Structural Designer.
- Only design of normal weight precast concrete beams and columns to Eurocodes is supported.
- Design of precast concrete slabs and walls is beyond scope for all regional codes.
- The process is only applicable to precast structures that don't make use of in-situ structural toppings.
- Precast construction which adopts a more hybrid construction involving the use of in-situ toppings exceeds the limitations of the Tekla Tedds calculations and should therefore be considered beyond scope.
Note: For further information relating to the scope, assumptions and limitations, general
notes and references specific to the Tekla Tedds calculation itself, please refer to the
respective calculation documentation in the Tedds calculation library.