OneWay TwoWay Slab

This tool creates reinforcement for rectangular slabs, openings are considered automatically by the extension. Users can choose one way or two way type from the extension dialog.

How to Locate

Installers are available at OneWay TwoWay Slab for Tekla Structures version 2016.

After installation below icon will be available in Applications & components
 
  

Usage

Click the icon ‘OneWayTwoWaySlab’ from Component Catalogue.

Input order

1) Select the concrete Slab
2) Pick two points to define the direction of the main bar.

Plug-in Dialog box

General Tab

You can change the Slab type, crank properties and cover dimensions.

 

Slab Type: You can select either 'one way' or 'Two way' slab.

Slab Opening Offset: You can specify clear cover value for rebar around openings. This is a common offset for all openings in the slab by default. If you want to specify different offset or cover for different openings, you can achieve this by entering the offset value in opening (cut) UDA field ‘user field 1’.

Crank Ratio Main Bars: You can specify crank slope ratio for main bar at start and end.

Crank Ratio secondary Bars: You can specify crank slope ratio for secondary bar at start and end

Main Bars Crank Distance: You can specify the distance for crank in main bars start and end.

Secondary bars Crank Distance: You can specify the distance for crank in secondary bars start and end.

Main Bars Tab

You can change the main bar properties, spacing and bar offset.

 

You can provide different 'Class' and different 'Hook' properties for first bar and alternate bar.
  

You can specify rebar start and end cover for first and alternate bars individually.
 

Secondary Bars Tab

You can change the secondary bar properties, spacing and bar offset.

 

You can provide different 'Class' and different 'Hook' properties for first bar and alternate bar.
 

You can specify rebar start and end cover for first and alternate bars individually.
 

Limitations

This plug-in is for rectangular slabs only.
This plug-in won’t work for slabs which has chamfers.