Create a reinforcement splice

You can join reinforcing bars or reinforcing bar groups together with reinforcement splices. There can be a gap between the bars or groups.

On the Rebar tab, click Edit > Rebar splice.

If you need to modify the properties before you create the reinforcement, hold down Shift and click the Rebar splice command to open the Rebar splice properties.
Select the first reinforcing bar or bar group.
Select the second reinforcing bar or bar group.

Tekla Structures creates the splice. The splices have blue splice symbols in the model.
If you want to change the splice properties:
1. Double-click the splice to open the Rebar splice properties.
2. Modify the properties.
3. Click Modify.

Splice properties

Use the Rebar splice properties to view and modify the properties of splices. The file name extension of a saved splice property file is .rsp.


Option	Description
Joint type	Splice type. Lap left creates the lap to the direction of the first reinforcing bar or bar group selected, Lap right to the direction of the second. Lap both centers the lap between the bars or bar groups.
Lap length	Length of the lap joint.
Offset	Offset of the splice center point from the point where the bars originally met.
Bar positions	Select whether the lapping bars are on top of each other or parallel to each other.