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Reinforcement

This section contains the pertinent information for the reinforcement in the footing. Top reinforcement is only reported if required for the footing.

SettingDescription
Required Steel/Provided Steel The required steel may be controlled by either the moment at the critical section or the minimum code required/user defined flexure reinforcement.
Bar Spacing This is the actual center to center bar spacing using the footing dimension minus the cover on each side.
Bar Depth The bar depth is the depth of the bar centers from the compression face of the footing. This value takes into account the bar diameter and concrete cover.