Manual Reinforcement and Special Boundary Elements
In accordance with the design requirements of many design codes, Special boundaries can be assigned to a wall or walls through the manual reinforcing command.
- Select Assign-Manual Reinforcement.
- Use the target cursor to select left most wall of Wall Group 1.
- When the Manual reinforcement dialog comes up add 3 new reinforcing zones.
- Use your cursor in the graphics portion of the dialog to move the boundaries as displayed. Change the 2nd zone boundary to No, but Check.
- Click [OK].
- Repeat for the adjoining wall but move the boundaries to the wall edges.