Continuous Column Reinforcement

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
India

This tool provide reinforcement for Column which is continuous and changing size. It includes staggered lapping of reinforcement, end condition and starter bar.

How to Locate

‘Continuous Column Reinforcement’ plugin and ‘Continuous Column Connection’ plugin will be available in Conponent catalog (Ctrl+F) under ‘Plugins’  also in icons.

Usage

Click the icon ‘Continuous Column Reinforcement’ icon
Picking order
1) Select the concrete column
2) Select the footing. Else press ‘middle mouse button’
3) Select the continuous columns
4) Press middle mouse button to finish selection.

Click the icon ‘Continuous Column Connection’ icon
Picking order
1) Select the rebar plugin of below column.
2) Select the rebar plugin of column abouve that.

Plug-in Dialog box – Continuous Column Reinforcement

Reinforcement
You can change the reinforcement properties and column conditions in this window.
 
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Bottom Conditions
You can change the Bottom condition for column reinforcement.
 
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Top Conditions
You can change the Top condition for column reinforcement.
 
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Stirrups
You can change the reinforcement stirrup properties.
 
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Plug-in Dialog box – Continuous Column Connection

Reinforcement
You can change the reinforcement properties and attributes in this window.
 
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Conditions
You can change the reinforcement lap location, staggered offset, etc. and rebar conditions for change in column size.
  
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