SADS, the Structural Analysis and Design System, is a knowledge-based expert system which

performs the calculations of reinforced concrete buildings in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia

environment and has been used in Hong Kong for more than 20 years.

Since SADS came out, it has been constantly improved and upgraded, according to the actual

encountered problems we met and the comments of structural and computer professional

experts. Therefore, it is no doubt that SADS is a proven professional software package in Hong

Kong.

SADS calculates the reinforced concrete by matching information the user provided with

information contained in SADS databases. The user provides the value of structural requirement

about the building and SADS provides the optimization calculation technique, then SADS

combines these two sources of information to calculate the reinforced concrete in the buildings.

SADS adopts a database system to integrate all the data which are supplied by the user and the

intermediate results which are obtained from SADS as a whole database. This database can be

used in any module inside SADS whenever they need and can be retrieved automatically by each

module wherever required. The user does not need to repeat the executions of inputting data in

each module of SADS, hence the preparation time is shortened and the risk of making mistakes

in the repetitions of inputting data is eliminated.

SADS provides the "validate" function in the corresponding module, to assist the user easily find

out the inputting data is correct or not.

SADS enables the user to view graphically about the beam sketch, column section, wall section,

frame sketch, etc., to show whether the results of the data provided by the user is accurate and

allows the user to edit the reinforced bar for some requirements.

SADS provides the whole solution of the calculation of reinforced concrete inside the building, all

computer output like reports, calculation results and graphical presentations are designed to fit

Hong Kong and Singapore practical environment.

SADS allows the user to modify all the existing data. If the architectural plan and loading of the

building are changed for some requirement, the user simply makes the corresponding changes,

SADS can retrieve all the new amended data combines with the old input data accurately to

calculate the new reinforced concrete of the building.

SADS includes data generator for saving data input time. If users have valid and complete output

file (MDB) of ETABS, users may use this data generator to generate floor data, batch data, slab

data, beam data, column data, wall data and lintel data.

SADS provides the ETABS interface program to link between the output file of ETABS to SADS

database. The users may use the output file of ETABS to import the force data to SADS

database. Also, after running pre-design of beams, columns, walls and lintels in SADS, the users

may use the updated sections of beams, columns, walls and lintels to amend the input file of

ETABS (e2k) for further analyze in ETABS.

SADS had a series of drawing interface programs -- BDIP, CDIP and SDIP, they are tailor-made

for SADS, to assist the SADS user accomplish the beam drawing, column drawing and slab

drawing, that turns your SADS into a powerful tool for your business.