Add materials for a head code

Engineers may need to design using local sections, materials, and reinforcement. These may not be listed in the materials databases for the current head code. However, you can add materials to the material database manually, if necessary.

Warning:

If you add data to a material database, you are responsible for both its accuracy and applicability to the selected design had code.

Add a material grade for a head code

On the Home ribbon, click Materials.

The Materials dialog box opens.
Go to the Material page.
Select the required head code.
Select the required material type.
If the required grade is not listed for the selected head code, click Add...

The Add Grade dialog opens.
Type in the grade properties.
Click OK to return the Materials dialog box

The new grade is shown in the list of available grades.
To make the new grade the default grade for the material in the selected head code, select the grade and click >> Default.

Add a reinforcement class for a head code

On the Home ribbon, click Materials.

The Materials dialog box opens.
Go to the Reinforcement page.
Select the required head code.
Select the country to assign the reinforcement to.
Select the required type and rib type.
If the required class of reinforcement is not listed for the selected head code, click Add...

The New Reinforcement Class dialog opens.
Type in the reinforcement class properties.
Click OK to return the Materials dialog box

The new class is shown in the list of available grades.
To make the new class the default class for the combination of the selected head code and country, select the class and click >> Default.

Add new reinforcement sizes

When you have created a new reinforcement class, the class does not contain any specified bar sizes. Therefore, you must add the sizes you intend to use.

On the Reinforcement page, click Add... on the right side of the Available sizes list.

The New Reinforcement Bar Size dialog opens.
Type in the properties of the first bar size.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all bar sizes that you require.
When you are finished, click Close.

Specify the bar size range to be applied in auto design

After the new reinforcement has been added to the materials database, you can specify the minimum and maximum bar sizes that should apply to the different concrete members when they are auto-designed.

On the Design tab, click Settings.
Go to the Concrete page.
Locate the reinforcement of each of the following:
- Beam
- Column
- Wall
- Slab > Slab on Beams
- Slab > Flat Slab
- Punching Shear
- Foundations > Pad Base
- Foundations > Pile Cap
- Foundations > Mat Foundations
For each of the above, select the country to which the new reinforcement is registered.
For each of the above, select the minimum and maximum bar sizes that apply to auto design.

The new design options now apply to the current project. If you want them to apply to new projects as well, save the changes back to the active set.

Change default design sections for a different head code

On the Home ribbon, click Settings.

The Settings dialog box opens.
Go to the Section Defaults page.
Select the settings set that you want to modify.
In the table on the Section Defaults page, click the currently displayed section for a member to change it.

The Select Section dialog box opens.
Select the required country.
Select the shape in the Page pane on the left.
Select the section size in the Item pane on the right.
Click Select.

The default section has now been updated.
Repeat steps 4–8 for all the sections that you want to update.

The new default sections will be applied to new models, provided that the settings set that you modified is the active settings set.

Change default design section orders for a head code

On the Home ribbon, click Settings.

The Settings dialog box opens.
Go to the Section Order Defaults page.
Select the settings set that you want to modify.
In the table on the page, click the currently displayed section for a member to change it.

The Select a Section Order dialog box opens.
Select the required country.

Note:
If there are no section orders listed for the selected country, they do not yet exist for the current head code. However, you can still create section orders can still be created by using the Import... feature.
Highlight an available section order in the list and click Select.

The section order has now been updated.
Repeat the steps 4–6 for other members that you want to change.

The new section order will be applied to new models, provided that the settings set that you modified is the active settings set.

Create new section orders for a head code

On the Home ribbon, click Settings.

The Settings dialog box opens.
Go to the Section Order Defaults page.
Select the settings set that you want to modify.
In the table on the page, click the currently displayed section for a member to change it.

The Select a Section Order dialog box opens.
Click Export... and save the section order as an XML file.
Close the Select a Section Order dialog box.
On the Section Order Defaults page, select the settings set that was originally being modified.
In the table, click the section order that you want to change.
Select the required country.
Click Import... and select the XML file that you just created.
Select the imported file by clicking Select.
Repeat steps 4–11 for other member types as needed.