Starter bars for footing (87)

Tekla Structures
Modified: 6 Dec 2022
2024
Tekla Structures

Starter bars for footing (87)

Starter bars for footing (87) creates starter bars in a footing for a column. Starter bars may go through a pedestal or straight to the column. Starter bars can be in a rectangular or circular form.

Bars created

  • Starter bars (straight or L-shaped)

  • Stirrups (optional)

Use for

Situation

More information

Starter bars for footing (87) places starter bars in a footing in rectangular or circular form. Starter bars can be straight or L-shaped, and can have stirrups.

Before you start

  • Create the footing.

  • Calculate the required area of reinforcement.

Selection order

  1. Footing

Picture tab

Use the Picture tab to define bar dimensions and locations, number and spacing of bars, and concrete cover thickness.

Select the shape of the starter bars:

Option

Description

L-shaped starter bars.

Define the length of the bar.

Straight starter bars.

L-shaped starter bars.

Define concrete cover thickness.

Option

Description

Number of stirrups/Spacing

Define the number of stirrups and their spacing.

Use a space to separate spacing values. Enter a value for each space between the reinforcing bars. For example, if there are 3 reinforcing bars, enter 2 values.

Create corner bars

Select to create corner bars.

Default value is Yes.

Select the placement of the corner bars.

Grade

Define the grade of the reinforcing bar.

Size

Define the size of the reinforcing bar.

Bending radius

Define the bending radius of the reinforcing bar.

Bottom cover tab

Use the Bottom cover tab to define bottom cover thickness for bar groups.

Select to set bottom cover thickness from the Same for all list:

Option

Discription

Yes

Sets the same bottom cover thickness for all corner and side bars.

No

Enter the separate bottom cover thickness for each bar group.

Location tab

Use the Location tab to define starter bar location and stirrup type.

Starter bar location

Enter the distance from the center of the bar group to the center of the footing, in two directions:

Stirrups

Use these options to define stirrup laps in footings:

Option

Description

Laps on the side of the stirrups

45-degree hooks at bar ends

Default

Laps at stirrup corners

135-degree hooks at bar ends

Laps at stirrup corners

90-degree hooks at bar ends

If the starter bars are in a circular form, you must define the angle of stirrup overlap.

Parameters tab

Use the Parameters tab to define numbering properties of bars.

Option

Description

Prefix

Prefix for the part position number.

Start number

Start number for the part position number.

Name

Tekla Structures uses the name in drawings and reports.

Class

Use Class to group reinforcement.

For example, you can display reinforcement of different classes in different colors.

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