Circular Panel Reinforcement

The circular panel reinforcement plug-in allows user to create the reinforcement for circular walls/footings, straight walls/footings and circular panels. The plug-in automatically cut the rebar based on defined stock length and apply the normal lap or cranked lab based on the user choice. It considers openings automatically.

 

How to Locate

‘Circular Panel Reinforcement’ plugin is available in 'Application and Component' after installation.

  

Usage

Click the icon ‘Circular Panel Reinforcement’ from 'Application and Component'.

Input order

1) Select the concrete panel or wall
2) Pick three points (clockwise only) on outer curved  surface

 

Plug-in Dialog box

Shape

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Rebar shape
The rebar shapes has the following options
 

Image	Normal lap
Image	Cranked Lap
Image	For footings

The first two options can be used for walls and the third one can be used for panels and footings

Crank Slope Ratio
The crank slope ratio can be defined as 1:x

Stock Length
The rebar stock length available can be given here which can be used to create the reinforcement in the plug-in

Lap type
The options in lap types are normal and staggered.

Lap Length
The lap length required can be given as input here.

 

Offset
The offset in the above picture is the alternate lap distance

First Lap distance
The distance for the first lap

  

The above options are enabled only when this rebar shape is selected with the last option. These are usful for circular footings.


Shape
The bar shapes and lengths for the bottom and top bars can be selected from the options shown below. This is useful for footings.

The leg length can be controlled throught the following options

 

In case of custom hook the following fields can be filled to create the custom pattern
 

Hook Type	Description
Image	No hook
Image	Standard 90 degrees
Image	Standard 135 degrees
Image	Standard 180 degrees
Image	Custom hook

Spacing

 

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Creation method
 

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Creation method has the following options.
Equal distribution by number of reinforcing bars
Equal distribution by target spacing
Equal distribution by exact angle

Offsets
The below picture shows how to position the bars with offsets
 

The inner surface reinforcement can be switched on and off using the yes/no option

Outer / Inner

 

This dialog can be used to define the reinforcement properties and for inner bars use other tab.

Samples

 

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Additional Information

This macro is not only for curved members but it can be used for straight members also in such case the input three points should be in the same line.