Reinforcement Layout
The continuous footing reinforcement layout is used to detail the footings. The Reinforcement Layout is organized by Reinforcement Category (e.g. Top Longitudinal Flexure Reinforcement and Bottom Transverse Flexure Reinforcement). The segments correspond to the segments shown in the Continuous Footing View/Update dialog box. The Effective bar depths for all reinforcement categories are calculated using the maximum actual bar diameters and the user defined cover. The depth dimensions are defined relative to the concrete compression surface for the given reinforcement categories.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Longitudinal Flexure Reinforcement Segment | The Longitudinal bar segments are the reinforcement bars that are parallel to the length of the continuous footing. The Start and Ends of the segments are reported without the bars development length. The bars are assumed to have the center of their overlapped length (development length) at the Segment Start/End location. There for the actual bar lengths are the segment lengths plus half the development length of the bar at the strait ends of the bars. Note that the start of the first segment and the end of the last segment are located at the start and end of the footing, this is done intentionally to permit the engineer to define the location of the bars with proper consideration for the construction method used. |
| Longitudinal Flexure Reinforcement Start/End condition | The Bar End Condition for the Start and End of the bars are defined as "H" for Hooked and "S" for Strait. The bar end conditions are defined by RAM Foundation, based on the location of the bars in relation to the footing's ends. |
| Transverse Flexure Reinforcement | The transverse reinforcement is the flexure reinforcement perpendicular to the continuous footing length. If reinforcement is not required or not provided for a given segment, the report will indicate a "Not Applicable" for that segment and Reinforcement category. If there is no uplift on the continuous footing there will not be any Top Transverse Reinforcement defined by RAM Foundation. It can however be defined by the user and will consequently be reported. |
| Longitudinal Shear Reinforcement Segments | The Longitudinal Shear Reinforcement is the reinforcement required to resist "Beam Shear" along the length of the footing. The only segments defined along the length are for locations where shear reinforcement may be required by code. There for, there are no segments near the supported columns. |
| Cover | The clear cover used for calculating the flexure reinforcement depth. |