In a few seconds the program selects and displays a
reinforcement arrangement, which represents an economic and
practical solution, and meets all the relevant code
requirements:
- Moment envelope coverage.
- Anchorage and curtailment.
- Arrangement of bars in the section.
- Restrictions on percentage of reinforcement, number of
bars and allowable diameters.
- Top/bottom face level difference between spans.
The automatic detailing (for bent bars too) is carried out
according to user-defined parameters (such as range of diameters
and covers) but reinforcement details are easily modified
interactively. The diameter, quantity, length, layer, etc. of
any bar may be revised. Revisions are automatically reflected in
the beam elevation, the detailing, the sections and in the
scheduling.
The user need not worry that the modified arrangement will no
longer meet the code requirements as at any stage of the
modifications he can request:
- A complete design check of the current arrangement.
- A graphic display of the reinforcement superimposed on the
bending moment envelope, clearly showing any excess or
missing reinforcement.
Two main methods of producing the output exist. Please select
one of the following:
1. Beam schedule
with a schematic drawing of the bars (American Standard)
2. A drawing to scale of the bars,
including beam sections
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