Pile cap reinforcement (76)
Pile cap reinforcement (76)
Creates reinforcement for a concrete pile capfooting that covers the heads of a group of piles, tying them together so that the structural load is distributed and they act as a single unit
Pile cap usually includes reinforcement.
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Bars created
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Bars in two directions for the top and bottom surfaces of the pile cap
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Lacer bars
Use for
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Bottom bars concentrated over the piles, top bars under the column. Two lacer bars. |
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Bars evenly distributed on the bottom and top surfaces. No lacer bars. |
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Rectangular footings with or without cut corners, footings that are skewed on one or both sides |
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Bars on the top, bottom, or both surfaces of the footing |
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Straight or bent bar ends |
Before you start
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Create the concrete pile cap.
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Calculate the required area of reinforcement.
Defining properties
Use the following tabs in the Pilecap reinforcement (76) dialog box to define the properties of the objects that this component creates:
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Picture |
Concrete cover thickness, primary bar direction |
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Primary top bars |
Grade, size, hooks, bend lengths, distribution (by number or spacing), and arrangement/location of the top and bottom bars in two directions |
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Secondary top bars |
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Primary bottom bars |
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Secondary bottom bars |
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Lacer bars |
Option to create lacer bars, grade, size, number, spacing, location, type, orientation, and laps of lacer bars |
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Attributes |
Numbering properties, name, and class of the top, bottom, and lacer bars |
Picking order
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Concrete pile cap
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Piles and/or columns
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Click the middle mouse button to finish.