Concrete
Cross Sectional Shape
You can choose from a big amount of cross sectional shapes. When you chose a shape, you can subsequently adapt the profile dimensions by clicking on the concerning values in the dimension lines.
Concrete Top Layer
Setting whether you want to insert a in-situ concrete top layer with a different concrete grade.
Prefab
Setting whether you want to use prefab concrete.
Concrete Grade
The concrete grade.
Steel Grade
The steel grade of the basic and additional reinforcement.
Creep Coefficient
The creep coefficient of concrete. By this coefficient the effective creep coefficient is calculated according to EN 1992-1-1 art. 5.8.4.
You can insert the creep coefficient yourself or you can have it calculated. See Creep. When the creep coefficient is calculated, a detailed calculation according to EN 1992-1-1 B.1 is displayed in the output as well.
Granule Diameter
The nominal granule diameter of concrete.
h
The height of the concrete cross section in mm.
b
The width of the concrete cross section in mm.
h Concrete Layer
The height of the in-situ concrete top layer in mm.
Cover Tab
Environmental Class
The environmental or exposure class is used for the determination of the required cover. See Exposure classes
Concrete Surface
Can be checked, can not be checked or finished.
delta_Cdev
Execution tolerance of the concrete cover in mm.
Cover
Concrete cover top / bottom in mm.
Side Cover
Side cover left / right in mm.
Reinforcement Tab
Basic Reinforcement
Basic reinforcement top/bottom
Syntax 1: <amount>x<diameter> [+<amount>x<diameter>...]
Syntax 2: <diameter>-<ctc distance> [+<diameter>-<ctc distance>...]
Syntax 3: <mm2> [ / <diameter>]
2nd Layer
Basic reinforcement top / bottom in the second layer.
Additional Reinforcement Diameters
The diameters by which the additional reinforcement is designed.
Layers
When designing a floor, the option if the basis reinforcement is in the first or in the second layer.
Transverse Reinforcement
When designing a floor, the diameter of the transverse reinforcement.
Side Reinforcement
Side reinforcement can be entered along with the distances.
Side Reinforcement in Calculation
That side reinforcement is also included in the calculation of the resistant bending moment. The user can set whether that side reinforcement should be included in the calculation or not. By default, it is off.
Concrete Trench
Concrete trench in mm.
Stirrups Tab
Diameters
Stirrup diameters.
Distances
Stirrup distances.
Number of Stirrup Sections
The number of stirrup sections. For shear force this is normally 2.
Angle Compression Strut
Angle compression strut in degrees.
Minimum Shear Reinforcement
Setting whether the minimum shear reinforcement should be taken in to account.
Concrete Interface
In the case of a in-situ concrete top layer, the pouring surface can be entered here.
h
Height of the concrete cross section for the shear force calculation in mm.
b
Width of the concrete cross section for the shear force calculation in mm.
Concrete Grade
In case of a in-situ concrete top layer: Concrete grade that needs to be used for the shear force calculation.