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Elastic Modulus: The elastic modulus of the reinforcement.
Reinforcement Tab
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Reinforcement Type: Two options which choose whether to use rebar or mesh for reinforcement.
Rebar / Mesh Type: Displays a list of all available reinforcement types supported by the strip footing analysis. These include US Customary, Soft Metric, and Canadian.
Flexural Reinforcement:
Auto Design: If checked Eriksson Culvert will pick a bar size and spacing from the reinforcement library.
Bottom Long. Reinforcement:
Bar Size: The bar size of the reinforcement for the selected area.
Spacing: The spacing of the reinforcement for the selected area.
Cover: The cover of the reinforcement for the selected area.
View Reinforcement Library: Click to access the size/spacing pairs library available in Eriksson Culvert.
Loading Tab
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Loading Conditions
Contains to drop down boxes which contain all of the truck/fill depth combinations from Eriksson Culvert.
Add: Expands the input to allow the definition of a new load.
Edit: Expands the input to allow for editing of the currently selected load in the list.
Delete: Deletes the currently selected load.
New Load Case
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The interface for the input of a new load. These loads are assumed to be point loads acting at the center of the strip footing on the top surface.
Load Type: A drop down box for selecting the type of load.
X Component: The x-component of the applied load.
Y Component: The y-component of the applied load.
Edit Load Case
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This window allows users to edit the selected load case.
Visualization Tab
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Provides a sketch of the strip footing. This sketch will be automatically updated as you change the dimensions.
Report Tab
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Provides a text report of the summary inputs and the results. To print the report press Ctrl+P (or press File | Print).
Summary and Navigation Pane
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Provides as a summary of the design (green pass and red fail) and serves as links to jump to the corresponding section in the report.