Members

Longitudinal reinforcements absorb the tensile bending stresses in the longitudinal direction of the main load-bearing direction of the concrete component.

The member number is assigned automatically, but can be changed. The order is irrelevant for the numbering. It does not have to be continuous, either; gaps in the numbering are allowed.

Defintion Type

Different definition types are available from the list:

Layer

Layers offer you an additional option for structuring members.

To create a new layer, use the button or select 'New Layer ...' from the combo box.

The number and name of the layer are assigned automatically, but can be changed. You can change the color of the layer in the display properties, which you can open using the button.

You can copy selected layers using the button and delete them using the button. You can only delete layers that do not contain any members.

Material

In the list of materials that have already been created, you can select a material for the longitudinal reinforcement or edit and define a new one. Only 'reinforcing steel' materials are allowed.

Points No.

The definition type ' Single | Point ' only requires choosing a single point. The bar is placed at reinforcement snap points on the outer contour of the stirrup and at all other points in its center of gravity.

The other definition types require the specification of two points. The bars are placed in their center of gravity on the line connecting the two points. The distance L between the points is calculated automatically. With the 'reference' you can control whether the length refers to the true length L between the points or the projection in one of the global directions Y, Z.

Parameters

Define the bar diameter d_s of the longitudinal reinforcement.

You can also define an offset of the members. Specify negative values to offset the member in the other direction.

For the definition types, enter ' Multiple | Even 'or' Multiple | Variable ' the number n_s of members.

The spacing S of the members becomes multiple in the case of the definition type ' | Equally ' calculated from the distance L between the starting point i and the end point j and from the number n_s of members.

For the definition type ' Multiple | Variable ' you can optionally specify the distances S_i and S_n or S_j and S_n. The distance S_j or S_i is then calculated from the number n_s of bars and the defined distances S_i and S_n or S_j and S_n. S_i denotes the distance of the first member from the starting point i, S_j the distance of the last member from the end point j and S_n the distance between the members.

For the definition type ' Single | Between two points ' you can enter either the distance X_ik to the starting point i or the distance X_jk to the end point j directly in the text fields. Alternatively, you can select the distance in the work window with in the work window. With the button you can switch between the relative and absolute input of the distance. You can reverse the values with the button.

Distribution

The distribution results from the defined member parameters. However, you can also enter them directly in the combo box. The parameters are then adjusted accordingly. The following table shows the syntax to be observed depending on the definition type. For the definition type ' Single | You can enter the distance between two points ' relatively or absolutely. Simply leave out the percent sign for the absolute input.

Information | Analytical & Mesh

This section provides an overview of important properties such as reinforcement area, weight, number and spacing of bars.