Longitudinal bar calculation

Configuration(s) Hollow core element: calculation + Solid wall: calculation

'Bottom / top longitudinal bars 1' configuration entry

Rounding:

Rounding of longitudinal bar lengths:

Don't: no rounding of bar lengths.

Exact: 1-4 = rounded down, 5-9 = rounded up

Round up: longitudinal bars are rounded up to the value given in "Rounding value".

Round down: longitudinal bars are rounded down to the value given in "Rounding value".

Rounding value:

[m] The lengths are rounded to this value.

Minimum length:

[m] Shorter bar lengths are omitted.

Cut with recesses:

[m] Minimum length / Minimum width

If a recess is smaller than the value entered, then the longitudinal bars are not cut with the recess.

Remove alternate bar overlap and bending shape at start/end of bar:

If this check box is selected, then the alternate bar overlap and bending shape at the start or end of the bar are removed.

The first bar is shortened:

anywhere, at end of bar, at start of bar

Use this to specify where the bar overlap and bending shape are removed from the first bar.

'Bottom / top longitudinal bars 2' configuration entry

The following parameters are available for bars in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd layers:

Bending shape is:

invalid / valid

A bending shape defined at an edge can be used or removed from the longitudinal bars in the appropriate layer.

Bar overlap:

as entered: the overlap defined for an edge is used. The following fixed value is used if the bar overlap is zero.

use SetValue: regardless of the overlap defined for the edge, the following fixed value is used unless manual entry produces a useful shortening value.

SetValue (bar overlap = 0):

[m] Fixed value for bar overlap at panel edges. This value is used even if the bar overlap is zero.

Bar overlap at recesses:

[m] Fixed value for bar overlap at recess edges. This value is only used if neither a smart fixture symbol nor manual entry produces a useful value.