Concrete foundation (1030)
Concrete foundation (1030) creates a concrete foundation plate at the bottom of a selected concrete column.
Objects created
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Concrete foundation plate
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Injection tubes and injection hoses in concrete column
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Up to 4 concrete piles under the foundation plate (optional)
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Stirrups for the reinforcing bars
Use for
Situation | Description |
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Concrete foundation plate with chamfers, piles, injection tubes with curved injection hoses, reinforcing bars and stirrups. |
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Concrete foundation plate with more than 4 edges, recesses in the foundation plate, and multiple reinforcing bars. |
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Concrete foundation plate with multiple reinforcing bars. |
Selection order
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Select a concrete column.
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Pick a point.
The concrete foundation plate is created automatically when the point is picked.
Part identification key
Part |
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1 |
Concrete column |
2 |
Point The point defines the new bottom level of the column. |
Picture tab
Use the Picture tab to control the dimensions of the reinforcing bars and injection tubes.
Dimensions
Description |
Default |
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1 |
Length of the injection tube extension from the top of the reinforcing bar. |
180 mm |
2 |
Reinforcing bar height in the column. |
400 mm |
3 |
Offset of the injection tube from the bottom of the column. |
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4 5 |
Reinforcing bar top and bottom cover thickness. The bottom cover thickness is used only if you do not define the top cover thickness. |
0,5 * foundation plate thickness |
6 |
Pile thickness. The pile thickness value on the Parts tab overrides this value. |
300 mm |
7 |
Distance from the bottom of the foundation plate to the bottom of the pile. |
5000 mm |
8 |
Pile depth in the foundation plate. |
50 mm |
9 |
Foundation plate thickness. |
800 mm |
10 |
Distance between the column and the foundation plate. |
0 mm |
11 |
Vertical offset from the picked point.
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0 mm |
12 |
Reinforcing bar height. |
800 mm 400 mm + 50% of height of concrete footing |
13 |
Injection tube elevation 1. |
500 mm |
14, 15 |
Injection tube elevations 2 and 3. Vertical offset for the injection tubes if the tubes are pointing to the same direction. Define the level to use on the Inj. Tube and rebar tab.
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Injection tube
Select the shape and dimensions of the injection tubes. Sloping injection hoses are fitted to the column edge.
Option |
Description |
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Injection tube in one piece, 90 degree angle. |
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Injection tube in one piece. Use value a to define the slope of the tube. |
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Injection tube and a 90 degree injection hose. |
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Injection tube and a sloped injection hose. Use value a to define the slope of the hose. |
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Straight injection tube. No injection tube opening is created. |
Description |
Default |
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1 |
Define the height of a sloped injection tube or hose angle. |
30 mm |
2 |
Define the height of a curved injection hose. |
0 mm |
Reinforcing bar hook length
Define the reinforcing bar hook length. You can define also the end angle of the reinforcing bar.
The default value is 10 * reinforcing bar diameter.
Parts tab
Use the Parts tab to control the profile properties of the foundation plate, foundation piles, stirrups and injection tubes.
Part properties
Define the part profile properties.
If you leave the pile thickness value empty on the Parts tab, the pile thickness value defined on the Picture tab is used instead together with the Pile profile type prefix (e.g. D).
Option |
Description |
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t, b, h |
Define the thickness, width, and height of the foundation plate and piles, or select the profile from the profile catalog. |
Pos_No |
Prefix and a start number for the part position number. |
Material |
Material grade. |
Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
Class |
Part class number. |
Comment |
Add a comment for the part. |
Reinforcing bars
Option |
Description |
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Type of reinforcing bars |
Select the profile type for the reinforcing bars.
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Reinforcement bars |
Size of the reinforcing bars. |
Radius |
Radius of the reinforcing bar hook. |
Reinf. bars belong to |
Define to which part the reinforcing bars belong.
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Injection tubes and curve
Option |
Description |
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Injection tubes Curve |
Size of the injection tubes. Size of the injection hoses. |
Article number |
Article number for the injection hose and the injection tube. The entered values are saved to the user-defined attribute of the part. |
Define how the injection hoses are connected to the injection tubes.
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Option |
Description |
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Pile profile type prefix (e.g. D) |
Default parametric profile prefix for the piles. This value works only if you have set the pile thickness on the Picture tab. You can override this value by setting the pile thickness on the Parts tab. |
Reinf. bar profile type prefix (e.g.D) |
Default parametric profile prefix for the reinforcing bar profiles. |
Massive tab
Use the Massive tab to control the shape and the dimensions of the concrete foundation plate and the recesses.
Concrete foundation plate type
Option |
Description |
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Type of massive |
Select the plate type for the rectangular foundation plate. |
Massive direction |
Select the direction of the foundation plate. |
Concrete foundation plate dimensions
Description |
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1 2 |
Offset from the concrete column in the x direction. |
Offset from the concrete column in the y direction. |
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3 |
Select the shape of the foundation plate. |
4 |
Width of the foundation plate. |
5 6 |
Length of the straight part of the foundation plate. |
7 |
Offset from the foundation plate center line. |
8 |
Width of the straight part of the foundation plate. |
9 |
Length of the foundation plate. |
Recess dimensions
Description |
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1 |
Select the type of the recess. |
2 |
Width of the recesses. |
3 |
Depth of the recesses. |
4 |
Distance between the bottom of the reinforcing bar and the bottom of the recess. |
5 6 |
Distance between the center line of the reinforcing bar and the left side of the recess. |
Distance between the center line of the reinforcing bar and the right side of the recess. |
Option |
Description |
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Chamfer type for rectangular massive |
Chamfer type for the rectangular foundation plate. |
Chamfer X |
Chamfer size in the x direction. |
Chamfer Y |
Chamfer size in the y direction. |
Piles tab
Use the Piles tab to control the position of the foundation piles.
Pile positions
Description |
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1 |
Select the position and the offset of the piles. |
2 4 6 8 |
Distance between the first pile and the column in the x direction. |
Distance between the second pile and the column in the x direction. |
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Distance between the third pile and the column in the x direction. |
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Distance between the fourth pile and the column in the x direction. |
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3 5 7 9 |
Distance between the first pile and the column in y direction. |
Distance between the second pile and the column in y direction. |
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Distance between the third pile and the column in y direction. |
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Distance between the fourth pile and the column in y direction. |
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10 11 |
Pile offset from the concrete column in the x direction. |
Pile offset from the concrete column in the y direction. |
Option |
Description |
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Piles direction |
Define the direction of the piles. |
Join piles to massive |
Define how the piles are connected to the foundation plate. |
Inj. tube and rebar tab
Use the Inj. tube and rebar tab to control the creation, number and position of the reinforcing bars and injection tubes.
Option |
Description |
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Create |
Select which parts are created. |
Injection tubes bend radius |
Radius of the injection tubes. |
Injection tube properties
Description |
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1 |
Select the direction of the bent bars. |
2 |
Select the direction of the injection hoses. |
3 |
Number of injection tubes. |
4 |
Center-to-center distance between the injection tubes. |
5 |
Define the level of the curved injection parts. This is useful if the curved parts are pointing to the same direction. You can define the levels on the Picture tab.
Example:
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6 |
Define the distance from the center of the injection tube to the outer contour of the concrete foundation. |
Example
Column tab
Use the Column tab to control the dimensions of the column cut-out.
Column dimensions
Description |
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1 |
Size of the column cut-out. |
2 |
Height of the column cut-out. |
Stirrups tab
Use the Stirrups tab to control the stirrup properties.
Stirrup properties
Option |
Description |
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Select whether the stirrups are created. Define the length of the laps. |
Grade |
Grade of the stirrups. |
Size |
Size of the stirrups. |
End conditions left |
Hook for the start point of the stirrups. |
End conditions right |
Hook for the end point of the stirrups. |
Bend lengths left |
Hook length for the start point of the stirrup. |
Bend lengths right |
Hook length for the end point of the stirrup. |
Creation method |
Creation method of the stirrups. Number of bars: Enter the number of the stirrups.
By spacing: Enter a spacing value.
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Define the comment, name, class, serie and start number for the stirrups. |
Description |
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1 |
Select the start point of stirrups, either from the bottom of the column to the first stirrup or from the top of the reinforcing bar to first stirrup. |
2 |
Define the distance from the bottom of the reinforcing bar to the last stirrup. |
Example
General tab
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Analysis tab
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