| Clear Bar Spacing and Reinforcement Ratio: |
If the user defines their own values instead of letting RAM Foundation use the code defined values, the values will only be used if they are also within the limits of the code prescribed values. Code values will always be used as the design limits if the user defined values that are not at least as stringent as the code prescribed values. |
| Clear Bar Cover: |
These dimensions are taken as the distance from the outside face of the flexure bars or shear bars (if provided) to the concrete surface. The code values assume that the concrete is exposed to soil and moisture. |
