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Beam Reinforcements

Beam reinforcement design results and insufficiency conditions for beams are displayed in the Beam Reinforcements dialog. In the beam reinforcement dialog, beam transverse and longitudinal reinforcements (span and support reinforcements), internal forces calculated as a result of the analysis, increased internal forces related to TBDY, capacity ratios, deflection and crack control results are given. Beam reinforcements are changed and fixed in the Beam Reinforcements dialog.

Location of Beam Reinforcements Dialog

After analysis, you can access it by clicking on the Beam Reinforcements command under the Concrete Design title of the ribbon menu Analysis and Design tab .

General Specifications of Beam Reinforcements Dialogue

Summary Information

The summary information about the line where the cursor is located is given in the form of Story, Name, and Position in the name of the dialog.

For example, Basement 1, K03

Using the Shift key

In this tab, you can select more than one row with the Shift key, enter a value by double-clicking any cell whose value is open to change, and make that value apply to all selected rows.

Using the Ctrl key

Ctrl key, on the other hand, selects the lines in between one by one.

Reinforcement calculator

Calculates the amount of rebar, in area, for the selected diameter and span.

Select

Selects the object on the line with the cursor. When the concrete dialog is closed, you can take action for the selected element.

All Stories

It lists the slabs on the screen throughout the entire story.

Previous

The cursor moves to the previous line.

Next

The cursor goes to the next line.

Filter

It is used to define certain conditions and filter only the elements that satisfy that condition.

Recalculate

The element rebuilds its concrete. The regulation calculations related to concrete and rebars are also made again. It may be more appropriate to repeat the structure analysis instead of concrete in important changes.

Ok

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It saves the changes made and closes the dialog.

Cancel

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Closes the dialog without saving the changes made.

Beams Tab

In this tab, the list of beam dimensions and rebar is given as a table.

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Specifications

DS

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It is the rebae fixing column. If marked, the rebar is fixed. DS is automatically marked when changes are made in beam rebar, and when concrete is made, the beam rebar also remains constant. If DS is not marked, when concrete is made, beam rebars are determined again according to rebar selection conditions.

ID

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It is the name of the beam in the plan. (K1, K101, K10 etc.) In case of negativity, the term related to negativity is added next to the name. Like K101 (M).

Story

The name of the story where the beam is located appears in this cell.

B, H

It is the width and height of the beam, respectively. You can change the dimensions by double clicking in the B and H cells. When the size is changed, the beam rebar calculation is made for that beam according to the changed dimensions.

L-upper

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It is the value in terms of number and diameter of the rebar located on the left support section of the beam. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

L-under

It is the value of the rebar under the left support section of the beam in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

Top

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It is the value of the beam assembly rebar in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

Bent-up

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It is the value of beam pleating rebar in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

Bottom

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It is the value of beam straight rebar in terms of number and diameter. You can change by double clicking the cell.

R-upper

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It is the value of the rebar on the right support section of the beam in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

R-under

It is the value of the rebar under the right support section of the beam in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

Lateral

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It is the diameter and spacing of the beam stirrup in the middle zone and densification zone, respectively. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

Body

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It is the value of the beam body rebar in terms of number and diameter. You can make changes by double-clicking the cell.

F1(t)/Asfyk

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The ratio of the axial tension force to axial tesion limit.

F1(c)/Acfck

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The ratio of the axial compressive force to axial compression limit.

Concrete Configuration Tab

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In the concrete configuration tab, the beam drawing appears. You can shift the drawing left and right by holding down the left mouse button.

When you left click on the beam text indicating the name of the beam (K1 25/50 etc.), a dialog showing the reinforcements opens. In this dialog, the rebar diameter and/or quantity of the beam can be changed.

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The same can be done by clicking on any rebar text value on the drawing. In this case, a dialog opens in which only the clicked rebar will be changed.

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Update neighbours: This option is important if the rebar being replaced is a rebar that is shared with neighboring beams. If the option is selected, the rebar in the adjacent support is automatically changed.

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In the concrete configuration, especially the green and/or red circles that appear on the supports of continuous beams determine where the beam reinforcements are to be cut.

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If the circle is green, the rebar is continued to the next span. If the circle is red, the reinforcement is cut at the support.

Circles are turned into red and / or green (rebar passes / does not pass) by clicking with the mouse. According to the rebar cutting status, the rebar arrangement is made automatically, excess or missing rebars can be viewed on the screen. Missing reinforcements are transmitted to the user in red.

Bend: If it is green, it means that the rebar will be cut with a set square. Red means that the rebar will be left straight or continue to the adjacent beam.

Partial pass: Partial pass is active in green, inactive in red. This option, which is set for continuous but different beams, regulates whether a certain proportion of the rebar will be transferred to the other beam. In two continuous beams of different widths, if this option is selected, the rebar pass is arranged by taking into account the ratio found from the division of the width values ​​of the adjacent beams. For example, let the width of the 1st beam 50 cm and the width of the 2nd beam 25 cm. 25/50 = 0.5 ratio. The number of rebar, for example, is 4 flat rebar 2 pieces of rebar will make partial pass, and 2 pieces of rebar will be cut with a square.

Combine: If the beam is continuous, the continuous beams automatically have the same continuity and the reinforcement is drawn continuously up to the maximum rebar length value (12 meters). So this option is automatically green. If the option is deselected (made red), the canceled beam will not be drawn continuously, but detached from the adjacent beam at the common support.

Reinforcement Areas Tab

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Specifications

Accessories section (calculated - required - existing)

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At the left support of the beam, upper and lower; in the middle; clearance and mounting; in the right bracket; The sum of the available / required and surplus reinforcement areas is given as top and bottom. Just below, the loading combination of the reinforcement calculation and the moment values ​​of that combination are also written.

Left moment0: At ​​the beam left support, the moment zero point is the distance from the left end of the beam. The value can be changed if desired. In the beam details, the break distance of the battery is taken as the value written here.

Right moment0: At ​​the beam right support, the moment zero point is the distance from the right end of the beam. The value can be changed if desired. In the beam details, the break distance of the battery is taken as the value written here.

Structural material

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Shows the structural material of the beam.

fck

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The characteristic of concrete is its compressive strength.

fcd

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The characteristic calculation of concrete is its compressive strength.

fctd

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The characteristic calculation of concrete is its tensile strength.

fyk

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Reinforcement is the yield strength of rebar.

fyd

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It is the calculation strength of rebar steel.

T-Beam width

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Beam is the plate value. It is the beam width value in rectangular sections. (b)

In symmetrical sections;
b = bw + 1/5 lp

For unsymmetrical sections,
b = b1 + 1/10 lp
lp = a ln

For a, the following values ​​can be used:
Single span simply supported beams a = 1
Continuous beams (side span) a = 0.8
Continuous beams (center span) a = 0.6 For
cantilever beams a = 1.5

Upper limits
b <= bw + 12 hf (symmetrical section)
b <= £ b1 + 6 hf (asymmetric section)

or
b <= bw + ½ an (symmetrical section)
b <= b1 + ½ an (asymmetric section)

Beam length

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Shows the beam length.

Design combination

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And the loading that gives its value is the name of the combination.

End

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Support for cutting calculation ... (left or right)

ln

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It is the net span value of the beam from inside the column to the inside of the column, from the beam edge to the beam edge if the beam is supported to another beam.

Design shear force

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It is the design shear force used in stirrup calculation.  

In beams of high ductility level;
Ve = Vdy ± (Mpi + Mpj) / ln
Vd: It is the shear force calculated under the combined effect of the vertical loads and earthquake multiplied by the load coefficients.
Mpi, Mpj: The left and right end are moments of carrying power. In beams of normal ductility level;
Vd value is taken directly as Ve.

Vcr

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It is the shear force that creates the oblique crack.
Vcr: 0.65 fctd bw d

Vc

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It is the shear force carried by concrete.
And if - Vdy> = 0.5 Vd then Vc = 0 is taken.
Otherwise, Vc = 0.8 Vcr is calculated.
Vd: It is the calculated shear force under the combined effect of vertical loads and earthquake loads multiplied by load factors.

Vr

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It is the maximum cutting force value that the section can carry. The design shear force Ve used in stirrup calculation is not allowed to exceed Vr.

The method followed in the calculation of Vr:
Vw: It is the contribution of shear reinforcement to the shear strength.
Vw = (Asw / s) * fywd * d
Vr = Vc + Vw The
contribution of the battery to the shear force is never included in the shear calculation.

Vmax

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It is the maximum shear force that the section can carry.
Vmax = 0.22 fcd bw d
Ve <= Vmax or Ve <= Vr otherwise the section is insufficient. The program will then warn of insufficient section for the beam in question.

TS500 vd

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Design shear force determined according to TS500.

TS500 vMax

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Maximum shear force that the section can carry, determined according to TS500.

asw/s

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asw / s

It is the area of ​​1 meter of single arm stirrup found for densification zone as a result of shear force calculation. And it is calculated.

And = Vdy ± (Mpi + Mpj) / ln

If And> Vmax or Ve> Vr, the cross section is insufficient.

And Asw / s is calculated from the formula of = (Asw / s) * fywd * d + 0.8 Vc. S is accepted as 1 meter.

 And if - Vdy> = 0.5 Vd then Vc = 0 is taken.

The asw / s value is never allowed to be less than 0.3 (fctd / fywd) * bw.

Reinforcement

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It is the stirrup rebar selected from the Asw / s value. It is shown as the number of stirrups, the diameter of the rebar, the middle and the spacing in the densification region, respectively.

Diagonal reinforcement

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Lists the control information in table form of the diagonal rebar design related information in the tie beams. (TBDY Article 7.6.8)

Ln> 2hk and V <= 1.5 bw d fcd checks are made.

Asd = Vd / (2fydsin (y))

ln: Beam clear span
hk: Beam height
Vd: Shear force calculated under the combined effect of vertical loads and earthquake loads multiplied by load factors

d = hk-spacers

fctd: Concrete characteristic calculation tensile strength
Sin (y): Angle of cross reinforcement bundle with horizontal
Asd: Total area of ​​reinforcement in each cross reinforcement bundle
Cross: Number and diameter of  cross reinforcement bundle
Stirrup: Stirrup value of cross reinforcement bundle in terms of diameter and spacing

Fiber Layout Tab

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Specifications

Preview and legend

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The fiber layout preview and what the colors mean are shown.

Material model for DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

Material model for SDGT

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the SGDT criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Use T-section

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If the option is selected, t-section is used.

End I

Shows the arrangement of fibers and reabers at the i-end of the beam.

End J

Shows the fiber and rebar arrangement at the j end of the beam.

Forces and Details Tab

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Specifications

Table of forces

Load:  The name of the respective load or load combinations.
i: The left end of the element in the horizontal element is the lower end of the element in the vertical element.
j: The right end of the element in the horizontal element is the upper end of the element in the vertical element.
N: The axial force of the element
V2, V3:  The shear forces of the element in the 2 and 3 directions.
T: The torsion moment of the element.
M2: It is the bending moment of the element in the 2 (minor) direction.
M3: It is the bending moment of the element in the 3 (major) direction.

Design results

After the analysis, the regulation conditions have been applied, therefore it shows the end forces that have undergone changes and going to the design. In addition, the values ​​used are shown in bold. End forces are values ​​calculated on the element local axes.

Raw results

After analysis, it shows the raw end forces that are not applied to the regulation conditions. End forces are effects on the element local axes.

Global results

After the analysis, these are the values ​​in global coordinates of the extreme forces that are not applied regulation conditions.

Show individual results

For 4 modal analysis cases, 4 different results are obtained from each earthquake loaded combination. If you want the program to display the values ​​obtained for each modal state one by one, you should check this option.

Show maximums

The biggest values ​​of 4 different results obtained from each load combination for 4 different modal cases are shown in the table.

Moments and forces

M values ​​indicate the moments around the respective axis according to the global coordinate axis set, and the F values ​​indicate the forces in the respective axis direction.

Mr./Mdesign: Beam bearing strength and design moment values.

Mr (-)/Mr (+): They are the moments of bearing strength calculated in the tensile and pressure regions of the section.

As top: It is the total reinforcement areas in the upper parts of the section.

As bottom: It is the total reinforcement areas in the lower parts of the section.

Slip safety: If you saw this message, it means shear force controls on the beam are exceeded.

The deflection is exceeding:  If you saw this message, it means the beam is not providing deflection control.

Maximum pursmail exceeded: If you see this message, it means that the beam does not provide maximum pursmail control.

TS500 Balanced reinforcement ratio limit: It is 0.85 times the balanced rebar ratio defined in TS500 .

Reinforcement ratio difference: It is the difference in tensile and compression rebar ratios at the element end.

Capacity Design Tab

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Specifications

Capacity chart

Combination: The corresponding combination is shown.
i: The left end of the element in the horizontal element is the lower end of the element in the vertical element.
j: The right end of the element in the horizontal element is the upper end of the element in the vertical element.
N: The axial force of the element
V2, V3:  The shear forces of the element in the 2 and 3 directions.
T: The torsion moment of the element.
M2: It is the bending moment of the element in the 2 (minor) direction.
M3: It is the bending moment of the element in the 3 (major) direction.
Capacity ratio: Indicates the ratio of the effect the element gets at the i and j ends of the respective loading / combination to its capacity at that loading. If the value is greater than 1, the element exceeds the maximum capacity.

Existing area of steel

The available reinforcement area values ​​for end i, span and j end are shown.

Capacity Diagrams Tab

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Specifications

Bending about 2 axis

Bending about 3 axis

DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

SDGT - (new structure)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (new structure) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

SDGT - (existing str. - limited information)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (existing structure - limited information) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

SDGT - (existing str. - comprehensive info)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (existing structure - comprehensive information) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Design case

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The combination for the capacity diagrams to be examined can be selected from the list.

Use T-section

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If the option is selected, t-section is used.

End I

Shows the arrangement of fibers and reabers at the i-end of the beam.

End J

Shows the fiber and rebar arrangement at the j end of the beam.

Moment - Curvature Tab

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Specifications

Schematic drawing

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Moment - curvature diagram

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Caltrans idealized model

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If marked, the Moment-Curvature plot is idealized. It is a moment curvature relationship obtained by drawing a horizontal line that intersects with an inclined line passing over the moment of yield and will equalize the areas between the moment curvature graph.

Stop when a fiber reaches ultimate stress

If checked, the graphic ends when the graphic fiber reaches its highest stress.

Use T-section

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If the option is selected, t-section is used.

Extra as in flange

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It is the extra reinforcement area to be taken into account in the t-section due to the slab reinforcement. The reinforcement area value written here is added to the existing beam reinforcement area.

DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

SDGT

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Point count

It is used to determine how many points the moment curvature graph consists of.

Angle

It shows the neutral axis angle from which the moment curvature relationship is obtained. It is indicated with a red arrow in the image above.

Axial force

It shows under which axial force the moment curvature relationship is drawn.

End I

Shows the arrangement of fibers and reabers at the i-end of the beam.

End J

Shows the fiber and rebar arrangement at the j end of the beam.

Compression limit

The determined material model is the largest axial pressure force that the section can take in the moment-normal force interaction.

Tension limit

The determined material model is the largest axial tensile force that the section can take in the moment-normal force interaction.

View stress/strain contours

It shows the stress and strain state in section in color format at each step of the moment curvature relationship.

Generate report

Creates a detailed report of moment-curvature.

Deflections and Crackings Tab

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Specifications

Deflection and crack table

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The values ​​usesd in deflection and crack controls, deflection and crack results are given.

Beam: It is the name of the beam where deflection and crack control results are shown.
Ln: The beam is the clean span.
Delta ig: It is the instantaneous deflection value calculated according to constant loads.
Delta iq: It is the instantaneous deflection value calculated according to live loads.
Lamda delta ig: Time dependent deflection value calculated according to constant loads.
Delta t: It is the total deflection value calculated using instantaneous and deflection values.
(Delta t = Delta ig + Delta iq + Lamda delta ig)
Delta iq <l / 360:It is the control of the instantaneous deflection value calculated according to the live loads according to the span. If not, it means deflection condition is exceeded. The program warns.
Delta t < l/240: It is the control of the total deflection value according to the span. If not, it means deflection condition is exceeded. The program warns.
Check (deflection): It is the information whether deflection control has been done.
Omega: Crack value formed in the beam (TS500 formula 13.5)
Omega <omega max: It is the control of the crack value according to the allowed crack limit. If the condition is not met, the program warns.
Check (crack): It is the information whether crack control has been done.

Deflection curve due to dead load

Deflection curve due to live load

Torsion Tab

Torsion controls on beams are made according to the method recommended in TS500. In this tab, the values ​​used in beam torsion controls, if there are any rabers that need to be placed in the section as a result of torsion calculations, their information is shown. .

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Specifications

Torsional moment

Td: The design torque value.
Tcr: It is the torsional crack strength value of the section.
S: Torsional strength moment value.

Reinforcement area

Aov / s: It is the value of the stirrup cross section required for cutting at 1 meter section.
Aot / s: The value of the stirrup cross section required for torsion at 1 meter cross section.
Ao / s: It is the value of the cross sectional area of ​​the stirrup bar at 1 meter cross section.
Asl: It is the area of ​​longitudinal reinforcement required for torsion.

Stirrup

D: It is the rebar diameter value.
s: It is the range of rebar in the span.
sk: It is the rebar interval value in the densification region.

Check

Added reinforcement for torsion

Information on the torsion reinforcement in the upper, middle and under parts of the beam is given.

Reinforcements Bar Tab

In this tab, the three-dimensional rebar image of the beam is shown.

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Specifications

3D image

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Show columns

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If the option is selected, column rebars are shown on the screen.

Show beams

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If the option is selected, beam rebars are shown on the screen.

Show shearwalls

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If the option is selected, shearwall rebar is shown on the screen.

Show longitudinal bars

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Longitudinal bars of the elements with option marked are shown on the screen.

Show transverse bars

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The transverse reinforcements of the elements with options are displayed on the screen.

Show individual colors

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If the option is selected, bars with different diameters are shown in different colors. Which color represents which diameter is on the right of the screen. If the option is off, all of the rebars are shown in red.


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