RAM Structural System Help

Longitudinal Bar Set Properties

The following properties apply to each longitudinal bar set, top or bottom, and all but the first can be edited:

  • No. - The unique number for this bar set within the selected beam line. Top and bottom bar sets are numbered separately
  • Support - Indicates the support to the left of the bar set.
  • Quantity - The number of bars within the bar set.
  • Bar Size - The bar size of all bars within the bar set.
  • Start - The start location of the bar set relative to the indicated Support.
  • End - The end location of the bar set relative to the indicated Support.
  • Reinforcement Layer - Identifies the location of the bar set in the top or bottom reinforcement. 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.
  • Bar End Left - The end condition for the left end of the bar set. Options are Straight, Hooked or Splice.
  • Bar End Right - The end condition for the right end of the bar set. Options are Straight, Hooked or Splice.
  • Note on Start/End locations: The value specified is the distance from the center of the 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.