Top/Bottom Longitudinal Reinforcement
All the bar sets that are completely or partially located in the beam span are reported. This information can be used to detail the beam if required.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Bar Set: | The Bar set number is a unique number for all the top or bottom bars in the beam line. |
| Depth: | The depth is taken as the user defined bar depth from the Design Criteria dialog unless overwritten by the Assign Reinforcement Layout dialog box. |
| Layer: | This identifies the location of the bar in the top or bottom reinforcement. The layer identification is identical to the View/Update dialog box. For the single reinforcement layer the top longitudinal bars will show as Upper and the bottom longitudinal bars as Lower. For two layers of reinforcement the layer closest to the beam surface is Upper for top bars and Lower for bottom bars. |
| Start and End: | This locates the bars along the beam line relative to a support. The support number and location are along the beam line. The Location is the distance from the center of the given support. If the bar end condition is Straight or Hooked the location describes the end of the bar. If the end condition is Splice then the location describes the distance to the middle of the development length for the bar. This makes the layout of splice bars much easier because the end of a bar with a splice will be at the same location as the start of the next splice. |