Properties

End conditions left/right

Picklist to define the rebars’ end condition on the left and right side. The options are:

Bar not to create

Picklist to define which rebar should not be created. The options are:

_O_O_O_O_O_

_._O_O_O_._

_O_O_O_O_._

_._O_O_O_._

Creation method

This field defines the way the rebars are created. There are three options:

Positioning and distances

In the right upper side of this tab a picture and some picklists are displayed. These fields and lists are to define the position and de rebar distances.

The distance fields are used for defining the size of the rebars. The picklists are for positioning. Below some examples for the positioning rebars on the left side:

Shape and pattern

The picklists and input fields are used to define the rebar shape, rebar pattern and rebar distribution.

In the left bottom side of the tab, some picklists are available for defining the shape and distribution of the bottom rebars.

A - Shape of rebar

These picklists define the common shape of the rebars on both ends of the concrete part. For some shapes distances can be entered (B).

B - Distance fields

These distance fields only apply for two rebar shapes (A).

C - Rebar pattern

Picklist for defining the rebar pattern. The picklist contains six options:

D - Consider part cuts in longitudinal direction

This picklist defines if part cuts in the concrete part should be taken into account when positioning the rebars.

E - Consider part cuts in vertical direction

These picklists contain options for defining if rebar shape should consider the partcuts in vertical direction. For both top side and bottom side the placing can be defined. Examples:

The rebars which can be created are placed in longitudinal direction (just as the Primary bars), but now the bends are created horizontally. The options on this tab (defining rebar shape, dimensions, number of bars, and rebar distribution) are similar to the options on the Primary bottom bars tab.

Examples of rebars which can be created with this tab:

Similar to the Side left tab, but now the reference is the parts’ right side.

In the picture below, the options are grouped.

Section A - Stirrup dimensions

Section B - Stirrup dimensions

One input field is available for defining a fixed distance from concrete parts’ bottom side to bottom side of stirrup.

The input fields in the bottom side of this section are for defining the offset, width and height of the stirrups.

Section C - Stirrup shape

In this section the general shape of the stirrups is defined.

First there is the Create stirrups option. This picklist has three options:

• No - No stirrups are created

• As one group - Stirrups are created as one group

• As separate group - Stirrups are created as separate groups

The general shape of the stirrup can be defined. You can choose a shape from the picklist:

Stirrup rotation

The rotation of the stirrups can be set with below picklist. The picklist contains four options: each option will rotate the stirrup 90 degrees counterclockwise.

You can define six zones for the distribution. For each zone you can set a number of stirrups. The distance between the stirrups can be defined in two ways:

• Fixed spacing between each stirrup.

• Distance between outer stirrups. (Spacing is then calculated from this distance divided by the number of stirrups.)

Examples:

This tab can be used if the shape of the concrete part is not uniform. For example, if a part cut is applied, you may need different stirrups on that area.

You may need this tab in case the concrete part contains multiple part cuts. For each area, the properties of the stirrups can be configured.

Example:

The following information can be added:

• Comment

• Name

• Rebar profile	Default Name
  Main bottom rebars	RB
  Main top rebars	RB
  Side left	RB
  Side right	RB
  Stirrups	STIRRUP
  Stirrups2	STIRRUP
  Stirrups3	STIRRUP

• Class

  If the Class fields are left blank, then the following default classes will be used:

  Rebar profile	Default Class
  Main bottom rebars	201
  Main top bars	202
  Side left	203
  Side right	204
  Stirrups	301
  Stirrups2	302
  Stirrups3	303

• Series

  If this field is left blank, the prefix will be empty for all rebar profiles.

• Start number

  If this field is left blank, Tekla Structures will use '1' as default start number for all rebar profiles.

Bending radius

The bending radius can be set separately for the main reinforcing bars and the stirrups. Furthermore the radius can be set separately for the main bends and the hook-bends.

The bending radius can be determined in three ways:

Rotation

The picklist determines the orientation of the complete rebar structure in the concrete part. The picklist contains four options, each item representents a 90 degree rotation.