Concrete Detailing - Tekla User Assistance

Slab Reinforcement Tool

Slab Reinforcement Tool creates reinforcement to irregularly shaped concrete slabs. The reinforcement is created as reinforcing bar groups. It is also possible to splice the reinforcing bars.

Objects created

• Reinforcement

Use for

Situation Description

Slab with reinforcement

Before you start

Create a slab.

Selection order

1. Select the main part (slab).

2. Pick points to define the direction of the reinforcing bars.

3. If the area to be reinforced is set to By polygon, pick the polygon points to define the reinforced area.

See also

Slab Reinforcement Tool: Parameters tab (page 439)

Slab Reinforcement Tool: Advanced tab (page 441)

Slab Reinforcement Tool: Parameters tab

Use the Parameters tab to control the reinforcement properties, cover thickness, and reinforcing bar spacing and area in the Slab Reinforcement

Tool modeling tool.

Reinforcement 439 Beam, column, and slab reinforcement

Reinforcing bars

Option

Prefix

Start number

Name

Size

Grade

Class

Description

Define a prefix for the part position number.

Define a start number for the part position number.

Define the name for the reinforcing bars.

Tekla Structures uses the name in drawing and reports.

Define the diameter of the reinforcing bar.

Define the strength of the steel used in the reinforcing bars.

Use the Class to group reinforcement.

For example, you can display reinforcement of different classes in different colors.

Cover thickness

Option

Cover thickness

Depth

Depth value

Spacing and area

Option

Spacing Method

Number of Bars

Spacing

Adjustment

Description

Define the concrete cover thickness on the different sides of the slab.

Define the concrete cover, either from the top or from the bottom of the slab.

Define the depth value for concrete cover thickness.

Description

Define the reinforcing bar spacing method.

Define the number of reinforcing bars in a reinforcement.

Define the space between the reinforcing bars.

Define how the reinforcing bars are placed in the slab.

The placing is based on the slab width and the cover thickness at sides.

• Target spacing: The reinforcing bars are placed at even spacing.

• Exact spacing cover at left/right side: The reinforcing bars are placed starting from the left/ right side.

• Exact spacing centered both covers: The reinforcing bars are centered and at equal distance from the sides.

Reinforcement 440 Beam, column, and slab reinforcement