Design Program

The latest version of Leviat's Ancon Shearfix software is 6.2.6

ShearFix Software Announcemenet: 24/10/2024

A new version of the Shearfix software has now been released to rectify an error in the ACI 318 calculation core that was contained in version 6.1 of the software, which released in June 2021, and all later versions up to and including version 6.2.5.

The AS 3600 and Eurocode 2 calculation cores arenot concerned.

All previous versions of the software should be uninstalled and reaplaced with the latest version available here on our website.

If you have completed designs using the ACI 318 calculation module, please contact the Leviat engineering team on 1300 304 320 or technical.au@leviat.com for further information.

See below for instructions on downloading and installing the software.

Please Note: Designs generated by Shearfix software versions prior to 5.0 cannot be opened in version 5.0 or later. If you have old design files, we advise that you keep an older version of the software.

For information on the enhanced functionality offered by the latest version, please click here.

Ancon Shearfix

Ancon Shearfix is designed to suit the specific requirements of each application.

Our design program simplifies the specification and ordering of a Shearfix System. This easy-to-use program allows the optimum design to be determined and generates a printable calculation sheet, a DXF file and a parts list of the specified layout. The program allows analysis to AS3600 (Lim and Rangan), ACI 318-19 and BS EN 1992 (Eurocode 2).

Solutions can be created for a wide range of column sizes, shapes and locations including corner and edge columns with and without offset. Where there are openings close to the column, a section of the slab will be ineffective and perimeters will need to be reduced; the Ancon design program allows these reductions to be applied to each perimeter.

The program requires the following information and is requested in a logical sequence as the user works through the ‘input’ tabs:

• Column shape (circular and rectangular)
• Column dimensions
• Column location (internal, edge, corner or re-entrant corner)
• Dimension to concrete edge (for offset corner and edge columns)
• Slab thickness
• Concrete grade
• Stress through pre-compression
• Reinforcement size and spacing
• Slab reinforcement and cover
• Size and location of slab openings
• Shear load
• Applied moments

Instructions for Downloading & Initial Use

By downloading this software you agree to Leviat's End User Licence Agreement.

Please follow these instructions when installing and using the program for the first time:

1. Download the program above.
2. Once you have completed the registration form, a zip file called 'Shearfix 6.2.6' will be made available for download. Save the file to your Desktop.
3. Right-click this folder and select ‘Extract All’.
4. Select your Desktop as the specified destination for the files. A second folder will be created called ‘Shearfix 6.2.6’. Double-click to open this folder.
5. Double-click the file within this folder. This initiates the installation of the program. We recommend that users accept all default settings by clicking ‘Next’ as prompted. On the final screen choose to ‘Launch the Program Now’.
6. The Shearfix program is now located in a folder called ‘ShearFix’ which can be found in Program Files on your hard drive. If selected during installation, a shortcut will now be on your Desktop. If not, to create a shortcut on your Desktop, right-click the file called ‘ShearFix’ and select ‘Send To Desktop’.
7. The two folders called ‘Shearfix 6.2.6’ can now be deleted from your Desktop.

Please note

You must have ‘Administrator’ rights to your computer to install the program, and for initial access to the Help manual. You may require assistance from your IT support team.