U Bar of concrete slab (63)

U Bar of concrete slab (63) automatically generates U bars reinforcement for concrete slabs.

Reinforcements

To create U bars to an already created concrete slab complete with its main and secondary reinforcement.

Create the slab’s main reinforcement

with existing slab reinforcement components (e.g. Pilecap reinforcement (76), Pad footing (77), Slab bars (18), Reinforcement mesh array in area (89))
manually with the tools on the Concrete toolbar (e.g. single bar, bar groups or mesh).

Existing components must be created previously in order to use this reinforcement tool.

Use the U bars tab to define the U bar properties.


Option	Description
	U Bar UB1
	U Bar UB2

Use the fields to specify


Option	Description
Prefix	Prefix for the part position number.
Name	Tekla Structures uses the name in drawings and reports.
Size	Diameter of the reinforcing bar.
Grade	Strength of the steel used in the reinforcing bars.
Class	Use Class to group reinforcement. For example, you can display reinforcement of different classes in different colors.
Bending radius	Internal radius of the bends in the bar.
Creation method	Spacing options for the bars.
Target spacing value	Target spacing value. Tekla Structures tries to distribute the U bars as closely as possible according to the entered value. This field is available if you set he Creation method to Equal distribution by target spacing value.
Exact spacing value	Exact spacing value. Tekla Structures creates fixed, equal spaces between the reinforcing bars.
By exact spacing	Define several spacing values between the U bars. Tekla Structures distributes the bars using the values you enter in the field. Enter all spacing values, separated by spaces. You can use multiplication to repeat spacing values. For example, enter 5*200 to create five spaces of 200 mm.