Add Detailing Steel allows placement of steel around openings and around the wall perimeter, as well as wall pier reinforcement and transverse steel.
The Add Detailing Steel dialog window contains four tabs along the left side for each type of reinforcement. The right side of the window has a Summary Sketch that shows where the selected steel would be placed in a wall with an opening.
Openings
On the Openings tab reinforcing steel can be defined to go around all openings in the chosen wall.
The inputs on the Openings tab are:
Use Opening Detailing Steel must be checked for opening steel to be placed in the wall.
Detailing Type allows selection of two types of opening steel, either Trim Bars or Trim Bars with Diagonals.
Trim Bar Size can vary from 3 to 6.
Cover Edge of Panel indicates the cover for steel from the edges of the wall panel.
Cover From Opening provides the cover around any openings.
Extension Length is the length of reinforcing steel from the edge of the opening to the end of the bar.
Number of Layers can be set to 1, 2 or 3. When the number of layers are selected inputs for the depth of each layer will be made available.
First/Second/Third Layer Depth are inputs for the depth of each layer.
Wall Perimeter
On the Wall Perimeter tab reinforcing steel can be defined to go around the perimeter of the wall. Steel will be cut at any openings around the perimeter and opening steel will be placed around those if selected.
The inputs on the Wall Perimeter tab are:
Include Perimeter Bars must be checked to include perimeter steel around the wall panel.
Perimeter Bar Size can vary from 3 to 6.
Cover Edge of Panel provides the cover distance around the panel.
Transverse Bar Offset sets the transvers bars to be offset up or down from the longitudinal bars or not offset at all.
Number of Layers can be set to 1, 2 or 3. When the number of layers are selected inputs for the depth of each layer will be made available.
First/Second/Third Layer Depth are inputs for the depth of each layer.