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Check for punching shear

  1. Choose Layers > Design Strip > Punching Checks Plan.
  2. Double click the Punching Shear Check tool ().
  3. In the Default Punching Shear Check Properties dialog box:
    1. Change Cover to CGS to 41 mm (cover to centroid of top reinforcement).
    2. Click OK.
  4. Fence the slab with the Punching Shear Check tool.
  5. Select the punch checks at B.8-1 and C-3.
  6. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu
  7. Change the Maximum Search Radius to 2 m.
  8. Click OK.

Design Strip: Punching Checks Plan.