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1. 1q qaqa mi iE Figure 68 Reinforcement plan for continuous numbering The numbering of the bars starts now from 18 indeed the highest number in the previous beam related to the latest stirrup zone was 17 It is important to know that after each modification of the numbering of the bars of an element from a linked list the program automatically adapts the numbering of the bars of all elements linked in a direct or indirect way Consequently we do not need to find the elements again to adapt the numbering When an element belonging to a linked list is deleted then the program will link to numbering of the element that followed the deleted element to the element that preceded the deleted element Of course all numbers of all following elements are adapted For each element the program always first numbers the top reinforcement then the bottom reinforcement and afterward the stirrups and possible the horizontal bars for the shear reinforcement 9 3 Exporting a bar bending schedule file In the introduction we already mentioned the existence of the program ConCrete List With this program we can generate the bar bending schedule of all reinforcement used in one or even more projects As an extra the program also generates a summary list of all used reinforcement with the total length and total weight per diameter and in global In ConCrete Plus a file can be made with all
2. 37 37 140 x 450 35 35 32 32 29 23 Cancel 5 I2 OK for all yet provided 204 mr Fe still to provide 49 mn Help oj oj oOo oO om ojojo m oO Oo 2 2 4 gt Use the button OK for all to validate this choice for all anchorage sections 7 Modifying the reinforcement 48 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Leste el xb mm xe mm 0 6 1 42 42 jo 8 1 41 a1 i 40 40 lt a a E oe i 1 38 38 jo 16 1 37 37 140 x 450 jo 20 1 35 8 5 FF elp bo j5 1 32 p2 jo 32 1 23 a Cancel 0 40 1 25 25 aaa pet provided 204 mm still to provide 49 mn beote 2016 20 16h 16 x2 2 4 gt Figure 48 Anchorage bars continuous anchorage discontinuous anchorage I Figure 49 Continuous or discontinuous anchorage If we select the option discontinuous anchorage Figure 49 via the fifth button in the pallet ConCrete Plus automatically recalculates the bottom reinforcement When recalculating the program tells us that the required width for the first and the third support is 243 mm We can explain the higher required width as follows The continuous anchorage was assured by two bars with a diameter of 16 mm while the discontinuous anchorage now takes place by means of two bars of 12 mm and in the second layer The forese
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4. Figure 7 Palet Figure 8 Project list The Project list window has the same function as in ConCrete 2 3 Getting an element out of the ConCrete project Open the desired class by clicking on the sign or by double clicking the class name The list of the beams belonging to this class appears below Double click the first and only beam see also chapter 8 A window appears with the title Reinforcement plan The window contains 3 tab sheets The first tab sheet Main drawing contains the drawing of the complete beam In the following tab sheets the drawings are given per span 2 A first reinforcement plan 10 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus ch le che a i no dg l 6x12 FETEI 5 i 5 6 str 66 6 6 stir 66 pry 3 3stir 66 4 6stir o 6 1b 381 1b 381 10 400 400 v ad aaqa _ E v Figure 9 Reinforcement plan You can access the reinforcement plan window at any time by clicking on the icon A or by selecting the first command Reinforcement plan in the menu Window At the bottom of the window you find some functions to improve the readability and handling of the plan With the buttons and Q you can zoom in and out with the button you draw a rectangle which you want to be maximised The other icons will be explained later on in this manual 2 4 Determining the diameters for longitudinal bars 2 4 1 The
5. Info Oo NOTE This note has been add in ConCrete J When opening this file in ConCrete Plus this note will appear Figure 80 Note If a message is present the text balloon left at the bottom in the Reinforcement plan window is coloured in grey instead of white Thirdly we can indicate the maximum tolerated variation in the dimensions between the calculation in ConCrete and the drawing in ConCrete Plus see 2 5 If this variation is within the tolerance there is no new calculation of the beam required and the calculated values are applied for drawing the beam Finally we can exchange elements between ConCrete and ConCrete Plus by the commands Edit Copy and Edit Paste see also 8 7 ConCrete Plus exists as a separate program or can be integrated as a DLL in ConCrete If ConCrete Plus is integrated in Concrete then you can return to the ConCrete module by the button Of course it is also possible to simply open a the file within ConCrete 12 Saving opening closing 84 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 13 5 Use of the arrow keys As already stated in 2 5 we can modify in the Reinforcement plan the beam number the zone lengths the column width and the span lengths by selecting these values We then mentioned that the program automatically selects the next changeable data after a modification In that way we can modify the data faster There is however another fast
6. Preferences Hook lengths After selecting this command the next dialog box appears on the screen Hook lengths l Extra length for a hook constant length 8 cm calculation by diameter Retrieve Cancel Store Help i l Figure 69 Hook lengths In this window we can choose whether we wish the extra length required for a hook to be a constant value entered by ourselves or whether we want it to be calculated by the program in function of the diameter For the meaning of the buttons OK S R and Cancel we refer to 4 2 9 Bar bending schedule 67 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 10 Printing 10 Printing 68 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 10 1 Page setup settings In the Reinforcement plan window a frame is drawn around the drawings possibly with some subdivisions smaller lines perpendicular to the frame at a regular distance The dimensions of this frame or its subdivisions corresponds with the page format In this way it is possible to verify whether the drawing will fit to the page s or not To change the page size and thus the size of the frame and its subdivisions select the command Page setup in the File menu or click on the icon 5 Printerinstelling Printer Naam PDFCreator Eigenschappen Status Gereed Type PDFCreator Locatie PDFCreator Opmerking eDoc Printer Papier Af
7. menu the following dialog box appears on the screen Style definition myg STYLE2 con fi E MA E E z STYLE3 STYLE4 STYLE5 pen width SS STYLE6 STYLE a g ee oono ooccocoo Sree ee _ STYLE10 STYLE11 STYLE12 layer LAYERO end mark y STYLE13 STYLE14 STYLE15 font Tahoma v on font size 0 20 cm STYIEIR 2 Help STYLE1 Modify Cancel New Remove Store Retrieve Figure 35 Style definition Each style has its own properties In the list at the left are the names of all defined styles At the right the properties of the selected style are shown here for style STYLE1 Each style is characterised by a certain colour pen width and line type The choosen characteristics are framed Here the colour of STYLE1 is black the pen width a thin line and the line type a dot dash dot With a pull down menu the layer see 5 4 can be choosen on which elements drawn in this style will be put This layer will also be used by the transfer e g by DXF to a generalised CAD program 5 A proper representation 34 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus End marks can be an arrow or an inclined dash these can be the end marks from a dimensioning line or from a reference line to the comment to reinforcement elements Finally you can define the font type and font size The font size is used within ConCrete Plus but is also used for direct printing and for the transfer e g in DXF
8. s manual ConCrete Plus It s clear that it s recommended to rename the copy afterwards 8 6 Deleting an element To delete an element we first select it in the Project list window We then select the fifth command Remove in the Element menu or click on the button The element is now cleared out of the class 8 7 Copying elements between projects To copy an element from one project to another first get the element as described in 8 3 and select then the Copy command in the Edit menu Then open the project to which you want to copy it Select there the desired class and click then on the Paste command in the Edit menu 8 An entire project of beams 62 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 9 Bar bending schedule 9 Bar bending schedule 63 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 9 1 Automatic generation of bar bending schedule ConCrete Plus generates per span a list of all used reinforcement bars complete with cutting and folding lengths X Reinforcement plan Eaa Over all plan Spani Span2 Class 1 1 Spani Bar bending schedule 28 33 zo ey 1 2 8 330 2016 402 _ 15x390 596 111 l 10x40 696 111 10x40 ee A EN u BE FE EE a ED A T EHEN I 14 286 37 oj ojsyjojs 496 111 14 206 372 Figure 65 Span 1 with bar bending schedule 10x40 il
9. of the web reinforcement see 7 6 define the tolerances on the geometry between ConCrete and ConCrete Plus see 2 5 set the maximum bar length see 7 7 set the parameters for the calculation of the stirrups define the length of the hooks see 9 3 choose the user language define the view direction of the cross sections see 3 2 remove a cross section see 3 3 14 Overview of the menus 92 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 14 8 Help menu Help Mail to BuildSoft Network About ConCrete Plus get access to the help file start an email with the BuildSoft email address already filled in define whether to search for a dongle in the network not for CodeMeter general information about this program 14 Overview of the menus 93
10. 1 2 Installing ConCrete Plus The software can be installed from CD ROM or over the internet In this case you should have a valid LOGIN and PASSWORD to access the Downloads section of the BuildSoft website www buildsoft eu BuildSoft customers receive access to this protected section as part of their maintenance or lease service contract Other people interested in evaluating ConCrete Plus receive valid access data for a 30 days period provided they register at the BuildSoft web site The first time you install the program you need to log on with appropriate administration rights 1 3 ConCrete the other modules ConCrete belongs to a package of 3 programs which together manage the design process of reinforced concrete beams The ConCrete module automises the static and organic calculation of continuous beams and slabs in one direction of reinforced concrete The ConCrete Plus module uses these results for generating the reinforcement plans The ConCrete List module creates the bar bending schedules of the used reinforcement steel ConCrete Plus can only be used for the generation of reinforcement plans for elements prior calculated with ConCrete Diamonds PowerFrame of PowerPlate 1 Introduction 5 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 2 A first reinforcement plan 2 A first reinforcement plan 6 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 2 1 Introduction We will now get used
11. 37 Layer names In the list at the left are the names of all defined layers When you select a layer in this list tne name will be put in the edit box You can change the name of the layer by changing the name in this edit box and clicking on the button Modify To add a new layer just type the name of the new layer in the edit box and click on the button Add the layer that was selected will keep its name The number of layers is restricted to 50 All letters will be automatically translated into capital letters If a layer is no longer needed in other words there is no style defined that uses this layer this layer can be removed by selecting it in the list and clicking on the button Remove 5 5 Setting the background colour To change the background colour select the third command Background 5 A proper representation 37 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Background Exa The windows background colour change principal window while adjusting the principal window background colour the application will be minimised for a moment Necnccencnsestenecsesencensensceceecencenet Help Cancel Figure 38 Background colour 5 6 Positioning of the title frame The position of the title frame with the administrative data can be defined In the submenu Title frame position of het Lay out menu you can choose between left of right The title frame is always
12. ConCrete Plus makes can be modified at any moment see 2 4 13 3 Sounds ConCrete Plus enables you to accompany the entry of data by sounds Each quantitiy like width of a support length of a span number of the beam and so on is accompanied by a beep which serves as a recognition when selecting the data If we activate the Sounds command in the Preferences menu marked with a a beep can be heard for each question that appears when selecting the editable data in the Reinforcement plan window In the other case the modification is done purely on a visual basis by a question in the input bar 12 Saving opening closing 83 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 13 4 Connections with ConCrete The connections between ConCrete and ConCrete Plus are situated on four levels First of all the format of the files is identical for ConCrete and ConCrete Plus This makes it possible to complete a project made in ConCrete with ConCrete Plus and then afterwards extend it with ConCrete to step over again on ConCrete Plus Secondly ConCrete offers the possibility to transmit a message to ConCrete Plus This can be very important when the person who calculated the project with ConCrete is not the same as the one who will draw it with ConCrete Plus If in ConCrete such a message is linked to an element a dialog box automatically appears with this message on the screen when we open this beam in ConCrete Plus
13. The two outer edit boxes on the left and the right serve to enter the vertical length of the left respectively right hook We can enter the total horizontal length of the bar in the central edit box If it differs from the theoretically required length the bar is as much as possible extended symmetrically In the two bottom edit boxes we can indicate the distance between the left respectively right ending point of the bar versus the left end of the beam Finally we can indicate for both hooks which is the angle with the longitudinal direction of the bar Centrally at the bottom there is a button Calculated values with which we can withdraw at any time the theoretically required bar length 7 Modifying the reinforcement 51 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Bar n 7 Ba 2 20 cm 0 enl 0 h 35 En 0 F 15 Jem m i 295 cm 390 cm move upwards bottom bar 0 cm Calculated values Help Cancel Figure 52 Adding hook lengths to bars For bar 7 we enter the desired vertical hook of 15cm Figure 52 and confirm our choice by pressing the OK button After applying the same working method for bar 8 our reinforcement plan looks like this Reinforcement plan Overallpien Spant Span2 r Class 1 1 1 7 Q 2 820 265 P 2e8 330 BERN A 5 2 16 __ 36
14. and ConCrete Plus Let us assume that we had set this tolerance in ConCrete at 1 cm we can now modify the dimensions of the span lengths and zone lengths is ConCrete Plus 1 cm versus the values in ConCrete A recalculation of the bar lengths and stirrup zones is done automatically and the determining diagrams are flattened in the length The vertical values are not flattened the values of the statical quantities When changing the span length the distance between the supports is also modified We can easily modify a span or zone length by selecting that value with the mouse in the window Reinforcement plan This value appears in the input bar with the belonging question We can now enter a new value by means of the keyboard and confirm this value with the ENTER or RETURN key Only values within the set tolerance are accepted input panel 4 00 length 1 span m Figure 21 Input of span length Except for the span and zone lengths we can also modify the width of the supports drawn as columns For each new element that has to be drawn ConCrete takes a width of 19 cm for each support We can change this value freely in an analogous way as the span and zone lengths Half the width of a support cannot exceed the half of a span All supports are placed symmetrically versus the axes which determine the span lengths except for the end supports End supports can be placed 2 A first reinforcement plan 18 BuildSoft n v User s
15. cm 20 1400 em 25 1400 cm 32 1400 em 40 1400 cm other 1400 cm Figure 57 Maximum bar length 7 Modifying the reinforcement 54 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 7 8 Modifying the stirrups Select in the menu Preferences the option Stirrups to change the properties of the stirrups Stirrups a stirrup dist const over 2 crack s stirrup dist multiple of fi 0 mm min 50 mm max 300 mm transverse distance min 50 mm max by standard 1200 mm no single hooks allowed multiple stirrups different dimensions Heo allowed diam stirrups Cancel Iv 6 8 B B m fo Figure 58 Properties of the stirrups The option multiple stirrups different dimensions allows you to use non identical stirrups in the section Figure 59 Multiple stirrups Figure 60 Multiple stirrups with identical dimensions with different dimensions Click with the mouse on the text accompanying the stirrups in the Reinforcement plan window to modify the shape or to add a shape On the screen appears the dialog box of Figure 62 In this window first of all we see the number of shapes per section for the stirrups All these shapes are represented in the section sketch 7 Modifying the reinforcement 55 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Select a stirrup form to modify it The selection is done by choosing the corresponding number in the pull down menu the
16. command Bar codes in the Lay out menu The following dialog box appears on the screen 4 Comments on the plan 31 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Barcodes Saas Code selected bar form RF Retrieve Store Help Cancel i Figure 34 Bar codes In this form you can indicate which code to use for which form Select a form and type the desired code in the edit box The bar codes have no restrictions One bar code be used for different forms The sequence of the dimensions in the form text see 4 6 corresponds to the alphabetical order of the with letters named fold lengths The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is the same as in 4 3 4 Comments on the plan 32 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 5 A proper representation 5 A proper representation 33 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 5 1 Introduction We now already know how to generate a plan from a beam calculated with ConCrete and how to add the desired information Of course we do not only want to determine what information we wish to add to the plan but also how we will represent that plan In this chapter we will learn how to indicate for each kind of line a proper thickness type colour and dimensioning 5 2 Defining your own styles In ConCrete Plus at maximum 30 styles can be defined Select the first command Style definition in the Lay out
17. create a file with the data for the bar bending schedule of all elements of the project the current class or just the current element see 9 3 create a file with the drawings of all elements of the project the current class or just the current element for use in a general CAD program see 11 3 set up the page see 10 1 set up the print options see 10 2 print the drawing plans of all elements of the current project see 10 3 the current class see 10 4 or just of the current element see 10 5 modify the project data see 12 5 het programma be indigen see 12 6 no functionality 14 Overview of the menus 89 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Cut Copy Paste Clear List of classes 14 3 Element menu Edit Duplicate Remove Close Calculate Numbering bars 14 4 Window menu Reinforcement plan Diameter determination Cascade Project list Numerical input Toolbars 14 5 Lay out menu Style definition Style choise Background Layer names Title frame position left right see 13 6 and users manual Windows or Macintosh idem idem idem define the classes see 8 2 modify the selected element see 8 4 duplicate the selected element see 8 6 delete the selected element see 8 7 store the selected element in the project list see 8 3 calculate the bar lengths see 13 1 define the number to start the number
18. framed In addition it s also possible to add a title frame at the bottom of the plan left or right see 5 6 This title frame can contain at the maximum 6 dataframes the address data of the project the owner the architect the contractor the engineer and the general data the used materials date scale s and plan numbers First of all you can select the number of horizontal rows over which these frames should be put 1 2 3 or 6 and also what fraction of the page width will be taken by the title frame Than you can indicate which information should be shown in which frame by clicking on the button Content Select the desired information in each frame by means of a pull down menu mesm Project 7 Builder v Architect Contractor Engineer v Project values Help Cancel i Figure 73 Title frames 10 Printing 71 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus The look of the dialog box is adapted to the number of horizontal rows Frames which content was set to blank are not drawn neither is their frame In this way you can define the number of frames their size and their position Right margin and bottom margin can be set in order to reduce the rest space in the frame The drawings of the cross sections can be set at the right side of the longitudinal view or beneath it Reinforcement that do not fit on one page will automatically be split over a number of pages with a sma
19. manual ConCrete Plus asymmetrically and their position is in consequence determined by two values the width on the left hand side of the end axis and the width on the right hand side of that axis If we change the wide of a support the program automatically recalculates the different bar lengths and redistributes the stirrups between the supports When placing the stirrups the first and the last stirrup zones of a span are decreased in length according to the width of the support We however notice that no complete recalculation takes place which redetermines the first shear force crack starting from the width of the support and out of that calculates new distances and diameters from the stirrups Fundamental calculations take place in ConCrete and not in ConCrete Plus Practically seen the working method used here has the same result as a complete recalculation when the length across which the stirrup distance is kept constant approximates half the width of the column As this length deviates from this width the used working method may give a slightly different result which is however at least as safe If we modify in our example the span lengths of 4 00 m to 4 01 m and bring the width of the intermediate support to 60 cm our reinforcement plan looks as visualised in Figure 22 We notice that the program automatically selects the next value after we have changed a certain value This means that we can quickly change the different
20. mm instead of cm 6 Units and precision 41 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 6 4 Possible combinations The possible choices for the units are m cm and mm for the precision the units are cm and mm It is however not possible to combine each unit with each precision The possible combinations are indicated in table 1 Precision table 1 6 Units and precision 42 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 7 Modifying the reinforcement 7 Modifying the reinforcement 43 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 7 1 Bar tolerances Suppose that the units and accuracy are set to cm In that case all rod lengths are presented in cm and up to 1 cm accuracy In practice bar lengths will be a multiple of 5 cm for example Units and accuracy remain determined to cm Select in the menu Preferences the last command Bar tolerances to make the length of the bars a multiple of 5 cm The screen displays the following dialog Bar tolerances Bar lengths multiple of 1 cm Do not cut off bars when the intermediate cut length is smaller then 20 cm Distance to axis multiple of 0 cm Max deviation to theoretical sections fe 12 mm Min transverse distance 30 mm v warning when anchorage length exceeds support width Retrieve Store Help Cancel i Figure 43 Bar tolerances Enter in the dialog box the unit distance for the bar lengths and their distance t
21. of these bars and in the third the layer in which the bars are situated irae ad The fourth column is used for specifying the cut priorities by means of the cut number The bar groups with the lowest number are cut off first Different bar groups can of course have the same number in that case they will be cut off at the same time In practice it can be useful to define bars with the same diameter in different bar groups in order to be able to cut them differently oa K o 2 A first reinforcement plan 13 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus am In the fifth and sixth column we finally indicate the position in mm eRe of the most left resp right bar of the bar group versus the vertical axis of the cross section All bars of the bar group are uniformly mm distributed over the distance limited by the two entered positions If eal we have e g two bars then one is placed in the left position xb and one in the right position xe if we have three bars then the first two bars are placed as the previous two and the third one in the middle between them Please notice that the maximum possible positions of each diameter are already entered in the fifth and sixth column For cross section with flanges we can limit the maximum positions to the web width by clicking the left button above the cross section sketch or on the contrary we can extend the positions to the full flange width by click
22. points to the right in other words to the next section SE Diameter determination EX 208 Figure 16 Diameter determination after copying bars 2 4 4 Determination of bar lengths We transfer all the reinforcement sections to the reinforcement bars using the working method explained in 2 4 2 and 2 4 3 Figure 17 Once this transfer is finished ConCrete Plus automatically calculates the lengths of the different bars and completes the window Reinforcement plan Figure 18 Diameter determination oc r faze 208 26202020 268 z Figure 17 Diameter determination with top reinforcement ok 2 A first reinforcement plan 16 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 43 3 2 20 183 2 2 20 183 4x18 6x20 2x18 6x12 iii I I I 1 I Kiii uj 4 5 5 stir 66 6 stir 06 7 3stir g6 8 6 stir 06 cae ee ee ae ay rn O 6st 6 10 6 stir 66 11 5 stir 06 5y z 4 ld laqg a X Figure 18 Reinforcement plan with top reinforcement ok f we apply the same working method to determine the bottom reinforcement bars we get a first reinforcement plan Figure 19 ee 3 2 20 183 2 2 20 183 5 2 816 L_ 12408 IE Fil L 6 26 16 __J12408 l l l 4x18 6x30 3x18 6x12 l 5x12 6x18 5x30 3x18 C r RER I I I yt t ytring
23. program In 7 1 we saw how to determine the different bar lengths in a more practical way This result may in some cases still deviate from what we actually want Think e g about the anchorage on the supports which the program always assumes straight when the horizontal length required for a hook is as big as the anchorage length for a straight bar In such a case however many engineering offices will still add a hook to the anchorage although it is not strictly required If we wish to change the measurements of a bar we click with the mouse in the window Reinforcement plan there where the information of that bar is situated As an example we will foresee the bars 7 and 8 of a vertical hook with a length of 15 cm After clicking with the mouse on the concerned information the following dialog box appears on the screen 7 Modifying the reinforcement 50 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus I Reinforcement plan o e Over all plan Spant Span2 Gass 1 1 2 AE qaqa 17 cm 0 on 30 102 m 30 0 Jom 301 cm 403 m move upwards bottom bar 0 cm Calculated values Figure 51 Modifying bar lengths In this window we can change the set measurements as we please It is obvious that the program never allows to choose measurements that are smaller then theoretically required ones
24. relative width and distance can be set for each font The relative width is the ratio of the total width occupied by a letter plus any gap to the font size The relative distance is the ratio of the blank space between two identical letters to the selected font size Both values can be edited for each character Select the line with the character in the list the actual values for this character are displayed in the edit boxes a and b Start by editing a new value for the a parameter once you ve typed a value with two figures after the comma the edit box for entering the b value is selected automatically When this values is entered press the ENTER button or the lt icon to put these values into the list 12 Saving opening closing 75 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Be careful these parameters don t influence the font in the CAD program but thanks to this parameters ConCrete Plus can calculate the place that a text will occupy in the CAD program These values should correspond with the way the fonts behave in the CAD program The width W H can be chosen arbitrary since this ratio is also transferred to the CAD program The font there will be drawn with this ratio The diameter symbols 8 and from ConCrete Plus can not always be transferred as such to CAD program E g for the transfer to AutoCad the code should be set to C to see the sign on the plan For o
25. removed by selecting the shape and click on the button Remove Of course the shapes required by the calculation can t be removed 7 Modifying the reinforcement 58 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 8 An entire project of beams 8 An entire project of beams 59 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 8 1 Introduction Projects made with ConCrete almost consists of different classes with different beams In chapter 6 in the user s manual of ConCrete is explained how to create these classes and which operations can be done We will repeat briefly most of the operations here For more information we refer to the user s manual of ConCrete 8 2 Defining classes Although the classes of our project were already defined in ConCrete we still can change these in ConCrete Plus Select the latest command List of classes in the Edit menu On the screen appears the following dialog box List of classes 1 Class 1 im Sorting 2 Class 2 0 3 Class 3 Ole 4 Class 4 0 5 Class 5 0 6 Class 6 0 7 Class 7 0 8 Class 8 0 9 Class 9 e Class 1 Original name Help Remove Cancel Elements ai Figure 64 List of classes There s a list with all the names of the classes Like explained in the user s manual of ConCrete we can rename add and remove classes The button Rename is only enabled when there is a class selected in the list and when the name
26. set at the bottom of the plan Lay out Style definition Style choice Background Layer names Title frame position gt left Steellist position pv rigt Title position gt T i Comments gt Numbering bars Bar codes Plot settings b Figure 39 Setting the title frame position 5 7 Positioning of the bar bending schedule The position of the bar bending schedule on the plan can be set by the command Lay out position of the bar bending schedule You can align the list with the top or the bottom of the plan 5 A proper representation 38 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Lay out Style definition Style choice Background Layer names Title frame position gt Steellist position gt iv top Title position gt bottom Comments Numbering bars Bar codes Plot settings Figure 40 Setting the Bar bending schedule of the bar bending schedule 5 8 Positioning of the title Under the submenu Title position of the Lay out menu you can indicate the desired position of the beam name title in relation to the longitudinal view You can put it at the left top right top or centre top Lay out Style definition Style choice Background Layer names Title frame position gt Steellist position gt Title position gt v ea Comments gt top right Numbering bars Top center Bar codes Plot
27. view The following dialog box now appears on the screen 4 Comments on the plan 28 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 131 132131 132 132 130 130 130 131 hl aisles seb l EF 130 130 131 132131 132 130 130 Text C 130 C 130 2012 130 2012 Form text Store Retrieve Help Cancel Figure 30 Bars We can indicate by means of three radio buttons how we wish to represent the end of a bar when several bars overlap one another Furthermore we can also indicate what information we wish to add to those bars For the determination of the style we refer to chapter 5 The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is the same as in 4 3 For the explanation of Form text we refer to 4 6 4 5 Cross sections We select the fourth command Cross sections in the menu Lay out under the submenu Comments if we wish to modify the information of the bars and the stirrups in the cross sections The following dialog box is now visualised on the screen 4 Comments on the plan 29 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Sections E Text bars 130 C 130 2012 130 2 12 Form text Text stirrups 1 2 142 14x 2stir 1 1 hook 08 Store 1 2 14x 2stirr Form text 1 1 hook Form text 08 A Retrieve C 1 14x2stirr 08 M Form text _Retieve 2 141 1 hook 88 Form text C 1 14x2stir o8 P
28. way to select a changeable information By means of the left arrow respectively the right arrow key we can select the previous respectively the next information If we keep such a key pressed the program goes on with the selection in the concerning direction until we release the key Instead of the left arrow respectively the right arrow key we can also type x respectively 13 6 Use of the Edit menu One of the most known functions of Windows and other GU s is the mutual use of the commands Undo Cut Copy Paste and Clear Through the commands Copy and Paste elements can be copied between files within ConCrete Plus or from a file in ConCrete to a file in ConCrete Plus and vice versa see 8 7 These functions can also be used in the edit box of the input bar We can e g use these functions to calculate certain lengths with the help of a calculation program and copy these values to the edit box of the input bar 13 7 Zoom in and out on the screen At the bottom of the Reinforcement plan window you ll find a number of functions to improve the legibility and manipulation of the plan The functions zoom in enlarge image and zoom out reduce image are accessible through the resp icons and amp You can also use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom in and out With the button you draw a selection frame The part of the drawing within the selection frame will be
29. yi Li raa taj I l I 1 i j H 7 5 stir 6 8 6 sim 6 9 3sim 6 10 6 stir o6 l 11 6 stir 6 12 6 stir 66 13 5 s r 66 14 3sm o6 1b 381 1b 381 1b A Ao 101 400 400 110 4h qqs Figure 19 A first reinforcement plan If one practical bar choice can be applied for the whole beam i e for all spans this can be realised by clicking in the dialog box for the diameter determination on the button OK for all instead of on the button OK This spares you from copying bars Note that by indicating different cut numbers certain bars are only put where needed ConCrete Plus detect these places itself In the same way by means of the button OK for span you can apply a bar choice for bottom or top reinforcement to all the sections of the selected span 2 A first reinforcement plan 17 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 2 5 Entering geometrical data We saw in ConCrete that we could set a certain tolerance for the difference in dimensions between the drawing in ConCrete Plus versus the calculation Through the command Dimension tolerances in the menu Preferences we can call again this dialog box Tolerances dimensions defined in ConCrete can be changed in ConCrete Plus max absolute difference Help 0 010 m Retrieve Cancel C max relative difference 1 0 Store OK aldi Figure 20 Tolerances between ConCrete
30. 1 4 2 0 16 __ 362 7 2 12 2 11595 l l I I 6 2 12 2 L 15129 1 8 2 12 2 L 15585 I 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 l 54 H e 4 10 5 stir 66 11 6 stir 66 12 3 stir G13 4 stir 6 Figure 53 Reinforcement plan with changed bar lengths 7 6 Entering web reinforcement Higher beams are usually equipped with web reinforcement To determine this web reinforcement it s sufficient to define the maximum vertical distance between two successive layers So select Web reinforcement in the menu Preferences The screen displays the following dialog 7 Modifying the reinforcement 52 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Web reinforcement 2 Max vert space between bars 40 cm 5 Min vert space between bars cm Diameters to be used jv 6 lv 8 jv 10 jv 12 lv 14 V 16 jv 20 v 25 MV 32 v 40 Retrieve Cancel Store Help 7 F Figure 54 Web Reinforcement Set the Max vert space between bars for example on 20cm This is the height of the bar divided by 2 Click OK As shown in the figure below ConCrete Plus shows that web reinforcement should be used 2 2 20 265 3 268 330 a 330 3 1 2 68 330 3 2 8 330 15 2 6 371 4 2 6 16 L_ 15390 5 2 16 _115 290 1 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 4x12 6x18 5x30 3x18 72 180 54 46 48 10
31. 11 2 Plot units As already mentioned in 11 1 ConCrete Plus exports the reinforcement plan in real size But we have to specify in which units this should happen These plot units are independent of the units and precision discussed in Chapter 6 Selecct the command Plot Units under the menu Preferences to select the desired plot units mm or cm In most cases it is advisable to set the plot units in mm For beams longer than 32m it is necessary to set the plot units to cm 11 3 Creating a plot file The last step is saving the reinforcement drawing in a file of the desired format As for the bar bending schedule you can choose to make a plot file of the current element of the selected class or of the entire project for some file formats not all options are possible Select the desired command under the submenu Create plot file in tne menu File 12 Saving opening closing 77 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 12 Saving opening closing 12 Saving opening closing 78 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 12 1 Opening an existing project Select tne command Open in the menu File or click on Br to open an existing project in ConCrete Plus Apart from the documents already saved in Concrete Plus all documents created with ConCrete can be opened as well As already mentioned in 2 2 you cannot create any new projects with ConCrete Plus 12 2 Saving an e
32. 36 111 f 10x40 il 372 920 16 L_ 15390 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 72 180 54 4 9 Sst 06 si N Esim o 6 8 PPETI jane 362 sb py l 1b 401 5 To change the position of the bar bending schedule select in the submenu position of bar bending schedule in the Lay out menu the choice top or bottom see 5 7 9 2 Numbering of the bars In our example the bars and the stirrups are numbered with figures starting from 1 It may however occur that we wish the numbering of the list of the bars to be visualised in lower or upper case In ConCrete Plus we can set this by selecting the submenu Numbering bars in the menu Lay out The following dialog box appears on the screen Numbering bars m m numbering bars in figures X enclose bar numbers with following characters left right Help Cancel i 9 Bar bending schedule 64 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Figure 66 Numbering bars Select in the pull down menu whether you want to number your bars with figures or with characters in lower or upper case All numbers are automatically adapted When using characters the program will proceed with a1 or A1 after reaching z or Z In this way the numbers are also Unlimited when using characters In practice very often a continuous numbering of the rebars over the different beams
33. 4 144 266 372 l Class 15 F s I 2016 Class 16 H L 4 2 16 L_ 153 F Class 17 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 Class 18 i Class 19 asma T 1 6s 36 ETOL 1 Class 20 1b 362 t x 10 401 4 u noir Builder Architect BuildSoft n v BuildSoft n v BuildSoft n v Hundelgemse 244 1 9820 Merelbeke CONCRETE Contractor Engineer Concrete fck 25 N mm2 BuildSoft n v Mr Someone Bars S 500 stirrups S 500 Scale 1 30 Date 1 12 2011 Plan nr 1 ongewijzigd Figure 82 another look and feel of ConCrete Plus Note Your personal configuration is automatically saved Next time you start ConCrete Plus you ll find the same configuration again 12 Saving opening closing 87 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 14 Overview of the menus 14 Overview of the menus 88 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 14 1 File menu Open Reopen Close Save Save as Preferences saving Export bar schedule of project of class of element Create plotfile of project of class of element Page setup Print options Print project class element Modify Quit 14 2 Edit menu Undo open an existing project See 2 2 and 12 1 close the current project see 12 4 save the current project again see 12 2 save the current project under another name see 12 2 setting for automatically saving and backup see 12 3
34. 7 3 Curved or straight anchorage uuuuuununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 47 7 4 Continuous or discontinuous anchorage uneesssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 47 7 9 MoOdifying Bar lengtns 2 ee 50 7 6 Entering web reinforcement uu 0000000000000000000000n En 52 7 7 Maximum bar length 22 e nn 54 7 8 Modifying th SUES 33 24 52 22072 325222262 252 225 5 et SE aa Sasse ee Een 55 CHAPTER 8 AN ENTIRE PROJECT OF BEAMS ccccccsssseeseeeeeeees 58 8 1 INIFOQUCHON e r6 2 2 aan cece saensecexeutceiesdenceucs ectceveseundeucseins 59 8 2 Deiining C1aSSeS iisas rae dhe teselveac ceca tec tetenseat ceca Praa paaa ASit dadai 59 8 3 Getting an element out Of a certain class uuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 60 8 4 Moving an element to another class unuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 60 8 5 Duplicating an element ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 60 8 6 Deleting an element 0 0000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 61 8 7 Copying elements between projects uunuunsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 61 CHAPTER 9 BAR BENDING SCHEDULE cccccssesssseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 62 9 1 Automatic generation of bar bending schedule uuuzzuuuu000000000nnnnnnn 63 9 2 Numbering of The D rs u 63 9 3 Exporting a bar bending schedule file
35. 8 150 7 k al i 6 5 stirr 6 7 6 sim 6 6 8 3 stir 6 9 4 stir 66 10 5 stir 66 11 6 stir 06 12 5 stir 6 13 3 06 ib 362 sh 362 ib 4 10 401 401 110 Figure 55 The web reinforment suggested by ConCrete Plus Like the bars of the longitudinal reinforcement this bars can be changed at any time by clicking on the appropriate text in the Reinforcement Plan For bar 14 this gives 7 Modifying the reinforcement 53 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Bar n14 Ea 1 2 5em 25cm 372 cm 1 lt eee I move downwards upper bar 0 cm OK voor alle Help Cancel L Figure 56 Editing the web reinforcement By clicking the button OK for all the distance from start and end points of the web reinforcement to the column axis will be all taken the same The vertical position is adjusted along 7 7 Maximum bar length Selection in the menu Preferences the option Maximum bar lengths to set the maximum bars lengths For each diameter a different maximum lengths can be defined Bars for with the theoretical length exceeds the maximum bar length will be split automatically The lap length and anchorage length are also taken into account Mamam bar length Ex maximum length 6 1400 cm 8 1400 cm 10 1400 cm ie 1400 cm 14 1400 cm 16 1400
36. Form text Help 2 14hooks o8 Form text Symbol sections figures Cancel DIRI onn n Figure 31 Cross sections Indicate just like in 4 3 and 4 4 which information should be placed on the plan The buttons under Text bars and Text stirrups serve for whether or not using indication lines to the bar or to the stirrup The choice possibilities for the information are analogous to those for the longitudinal view By clicking on one of the cross section representations at the top of the dialog box we can change the representation of the cross section We can choose between an indication of the reinforcement according to the position in the cross section whether or not with indication lines or an indication of the reinforcement by placing the number of the list immediately with the cross section drawing and a list next to it with in order the numbers of the list and their belonging information The cross section drawing looks as visualised below if we choose the first possibility 9 2 8 328 45 96x1 stir f 10x40 06 92 16 L_ 12388 SECTION 1 1 Figure 32 Cross section 1 alternative representation 4 Comments on the plan 30 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus A pull down menu offers the possibility to indicate the cross section with figures capital letters or small letters We can also choose wether the section indication should be drawn of the whole height of the bea
37. K button They can be set as standard settings by pressing the Store button If the actual settings are different from the 4 Comments on the plan 27 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus standard settings they can be set equal to the standard settings by pressing the Retrieve button The button Cancel does not change the actual settings The standard settings are saved when ending the program When starting the program the standard settings are drawn up and immediately become the actual settings For the explanation of Form text we refer to 4 6 amp Reinforcement plan kadkade veral plan Spant Span2 Class 1 1 k z r 10 184 2 2 20 184 3 pA 268 328 42 08 328 r Iq qqgd el Figure 29 Reinforcement plan with alternative stirrup comment If we e g change the information on the second line to the first information choice with the first radio button our reinforcement plan looks as visualised in Figure 29 Font type font size and the number of the layer on which the information will be placed in general CAD sofware are set by selecting the fourth command Stirrups in the menu Lay out under the first submenu Representation see 5 5 4 4 Bars We select the second command Bars in the menu Lay out under the submenu Comments if we wish to modify the information of the bars in the longitudinal
38. PRESENTATION ccessseeeeeeeseeeseeeeeees 33 5 1 MILOQUCHON EEEE aca d ae chars te ccccecesebecaxciecaccacuutervinioiucstevenarviveesessiereieiss 34 5 2 Defining your own Styles cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 34 Table of contents 1 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 5 3 Selecting Styles se nee ee ee ee 35 9 4 Layer NAMES er sale ve cccuvsseeenenessccdevnsneneueuseuded sted 36 5 5 Setting the background colour uuuuurunusnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 37 5 6 Positioning of the title frame ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 38 5 7 Positioning of the bar bending schedule ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 38 5 8 Positioning of the title sacs iacercsscoiechiaid cisinraicanseeddcacsevoigansesddensseiehtanns edeae 39 CHAPTER 6 UNITS AND PRECISION sssseeeeeseeseeeeeeseeeeeseeeenens 40 6 1 nl geXe ETe43 0 0 PERPRPEEBEREEBEPERNESEREFRRERBEE PPELERLEEEPEEE FRRTEREFERETEULEFBELLPEPERETLUEFFPERERLEENES 41 6 2 UNIIS ee ee een 41 6 3 PIECISION esse san een aera de EEE E an ae 41 6 4 Possible combinations sazccccscnceccccee ces sbccateccsceaceceb sence cascendecebsaudecusceedseasscute 42 CHAPTER 7 MODIFYING THE REINFORCEMENT cccsssssseeeeeees 43 T V Bar 1oleranceS rsa ot a ra ae es eee aes 44 7 2 Continuous or discontinuous bars ON SUPPOFtS uuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 46
39. Plus _Preferenc es saving and saving automatical ly Se Preferences saving Saving automatically Errorlog Check at which moments the files have to be saved automatically geonennenssueen while printing IV before after 5 E while calculating V_ before vV after while working in project list before MV after Warning the back up files will be adjusted at each Cancel saving Figure 77 Preferences saving automatically Besides the fact that you can decide when a saving procedure should be performed you can also decide to keep a number of back up files Each time a save action is performed the previous version of the file is kept The number of back up files that should be kept can be indicated in the tab Preferences saving Preferenc es saving and saving automatically Preferences saving Saving automatically Errorlog Number of backup files N R ococccocccececosococcecccceccccccosecoccecesocsccecceocceccesoscceccecsccescccccesececcececcescceccesescesesesse ConCrete saves some back up files These files have the same name as the actual files but there is a number added The file extention is changed from con to cn It s enough to change the extention manually to be able to open the back up Cancel Figure 78 Preferences saving Higher stated protection is relative You can always make back ups of the entered project manually 12 Saving open
40. User s manual ConCrete Plus BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus BuildSoft nv All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or manual for any purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent from BuildSoft The programs described in this manual are subject to copyright by BuildSoft They may only be used by the licensee and may only be copied for the purpose of creating a security copy It is prohibited by law to copy them for any other purpose than the licensee s own use Although BuildSoft has tested the programs described in this manual and has reviewed this manual they are delivered As Is without any warranty as to their quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to the results and performance of the programs and as to the information contained in the manual lies with the end user BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF GONTENTS 2 ea 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 4442444 4000n00nnnnnnnnnn nenn nn nnnn nun nn nnnn nennen 4 1 1 Required hardware 22er 5 1 2 Installing GonGrete Plus sanieren 5 1 3 ConCrete the other modules c cssscsssssscnscnsessesesnccnsensenscnsesssensensenses 5 CHAPTER 2 A FIRST REINFORCEMENT PLAN uuusssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennn 6 2 1 IHLOQUCHON apa 7 2 2 Opening a ConCrete p
41. ce min 5 I no single hooks allowed Cc 200 mm allowed diam stirrups IV 6 8 710 r 12 a jo Cancel trans reinforc flanges 400 show in Reinf sketch window Help Figure 3 Characteristics of the reinforcement char compr strength fck 25 N mm 2nd ph 25 N mm safety factor 1 50 modulus of elasticity 30472 N mm Ecm 28 creep coefficient t to j 29 n 15 V include self weight 25 kN r M with flanges tensile strength for calculating crack width and deflection 256 N mm fetk fetm V maximum admitted compressive stress width under the rare combinations 15 00 N mm v after creep 0 6 fck Retrieve IV maximum admitted compressive stress under the quasi permanent combinations 11 25 N m after creep 0 45 fck take concrete shear contribution for fo Help J maximum admitted crack width under the quasi permanent combinations 0 30 mm IV after creep Cancel J calculate cracking allways under rare combinations Figure 4 Characteristics of the concrete 2 A first reinforcement plan 8 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus V Reduction of M on intermediate and restrained supports with fi 5 with redistribution oad andc vation factor x Yu Yu To Vow Wo Wr We 1stph 2ndph ras fm fo fm fo foo foo so ow 3 7 1 flodyeet gt fia roo foo roo fo fro fm r ow 38 7 2 aye gt iso Too foo no or jos J
42. data X Reinforcement plan Fee Overall plan Spant Span2 Class 1 1 yey 7184 184 tt 208 l l l l 4x18 6 3x18 4x12 4x12 6x18 5x30 3x18 ee a co ot ob N a ee S TO LE MO VE EN i Th i i iti pii Ce ae Re u Ki 7 5 stir 06 6 stir 6 9 3 stir 6 10 4 stir 6 A 19 5 stir 6 12 6 stir 6 13 5 stir o 6 14 3 sir o b 362 1 l 401 l 401 I Figure 22 Reinforcement plan after modifying geometry 2 A first reinforcement plan 19 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 2 6 Support characteristics Click with the right mouse button in the window Reinforcement plan to open the dialog box Support characteristics In this dialog box a number of characteristics of the different supports can be modified In the upper part of the dialog box the dimensions of the supports as drawn in ConCrete Plus are represented Here you can also change the vertical dimensions of the supports Further on you can decide whether the support will be executed as a direct support or more as an indirect one the reaction does not directly go to the foundation e g the support is a beam Is it a direct support than the anchorage lengths of the bars will be reduced with a factor 2 3 Finally there is an option to continue the transverse reinforcement stirrups and web reinforcement to the axis of the support Support characteristic
43. dow this leads to the conclusion that we have indeed entered two bars with a diameter of 8 mm Figure 14 The number 86 is now no longer indicated in italic Diameter determination Sa _ gt lio bs H 409 409 ae Figure 14 Diameter determination after first input Transfer in an analogous way the second top reinforcement section into two bars of diameter 20 mm 2 4 3 Copying bars We also wish to foresee two bars with a diameter of 20 mm for the third top reinforcement section We can do so by applying the same working method as in 2 4 2 There is however a quicker way We can copy the bars we have defined for the previous section to the section to be converted in the following way Instead of immediately selecting the section to be converted we first press the shift key and keep it pressed when selecting the meant section with the mouse No dialog window appears on the screen but the bars of the previous section are immediately copied to the selected section We can notice this by means of a different cursor 2 A first reinforcement plan 15 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus gt Figure 15 Cursor for copying bars This cursor inform us that the bars of the previous section are copied If we want to copy the bars of the next section we apply the same working method only now we press the control key instead of the shift key The little hand now
44. drukstand Formaat A4 v C Staand A4 Small Liggend A5 z AG A7 Netwerk AS Annuleren A8 Anderen ARCH A Figure 70 Page setup Choose e g for a A4 format and set the orientation to Landscape The reinforcement plan of the first span a scale of 1 20 will just fit on one A4 page 10 Printing 69 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 6 506 111 1m 7 66 111 1040 306 111 10x40 3 406 1 1040 ORNA Bulde Architect BuldSoft n v BuldSoft n v Engi are ict 25N ar Pps rrups Date 1 12 2011 Plann 1 mm 500 Figure 71 Layout span 1 10 2 Setting the print options Select the command Print options in the File menu On the screen appears the following dialog box 10 Printing 70 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Print options Spread title frames Nb of rows v Page width 1 1 v Content Right margin oO Bottom margin oO respect colours use larger penwidths Print with over all plan Print with spans Correction factor for scale ho Scale Print over all plan with bar bending schedule V Print spans with bar bending schedule Position cross sections beneath view Help besides view Plan numbering fixed text u Cancel V index from 1 2 OK tk Figure 72 Print options As already mentioned before the reinforcement plan is automatically
45. e list and then use the command Element Edit or just double click the beam in the list The selected beam is shown in the Reinforcement plan window 8 4 Moving an element to another class To move an element to another class just select the element in the list and drag it to another class In other words select it with the mouse keep the mouse button pressed move the mousse to another class and release the mouse button 8 5 Duplicating an element Suppose that we have to draw two elements from which the calculation in ConCrete is the same In practice it can be the beams of a multi storey building on different levels with the same loads but the beam on the lower floor is posed on larger supports than the one on the higher floor We can first generate the reinforcement plan for the beam on the higher level and then make a copy of this beam to modify this copy with the specific support dimensions of the lower beam Select the drawn beam in the Project list window Select the Duplicate command in the Element menu or click on the icon The element is duplicated and shown in the Reinforcement plan window The copy is identical to the original We can modify this copy without changing the original beam In this way we can draw beams with an identical calculation in different ways Of course the moment at which you make the copy is complete free to choose 8 An entire project of beams 61 BuildSoft n v User
46. e right We change the information on the indicated line by selecting another radio button in the right rectangle Stirrups ax WV draw transverse reinforcement in logitudinal view all v k indicated distance C real value O ax theoretical value I C 14x140 C 1904 C 1 2 C 1 2 14 2stirr 1 1 hook a8 each 140 1 2 14 2stirr Form text 1 1 hook Form text 88 each 140 C 1 14x2stirr 08 Form test P each 140 2 141 1 hook 08 Form text each 140 C 1 14x2stir o8 f Form text each 140 2 14hooks 88 Form text each 140 C Form text V each alternative sw I IH Fa C nihil Store Retrieve Help Cancel IK N 2 Figure 28 Stirrups The theoretical distance is the distance between the stirrups as it was calculated by ConCrete in other words without taking into account whether the total distance is a multiple of the distances The real distance is the distance we obtain by dividing the length along which the theoretical distance is valid by the number of stirrups With the last but one radio button we can let the program draw vertical lines on the desired line at the place of the horizontal position of the stirrups In the edit field at the left bottom side we can enter an alternative for each The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is similar to the signification in ConCrete Actual settings are confirmed by pressing the O
47. econd problem for prefabrication viz the presence of numerous reinforcement bars at the place of the nodes with the columns hinders the casting of the node or even make it practically impossible A 7 Modifying the reinforcement 47 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus fitting solution to solve this problem is to keep the anchorage reinforcement as limited as possible by means of discontinuous anchorage This means that the foreseen bottom reinforcement of the different spans is nowhere within the dimensions of the column and that we place extra anchorage bars mosily a little more centred in the cross section nearer to the section axis and possibly in the second layer to avoid conflicts with other bars These anchorage bars are of course within the dimensions of the columns and take care of the anchorage in the columns on the one hand and of the transfer to the bottom reinforcement in the span on the other As already mentioned in 2 4 1 the required sections for these anchorage bars the so called anchorage sections are indicated in the window Diameter determination there where the supports are located just above the bottom reinforcement sections We use the same working method as described in 2 4 2 to transform these sections into bars We transform the theoretical anchorage sections into bars as in j zu ie ent secam sat 1 2 faz 1 41 41 1 40 40 E 39 33 1 38 38 1 1 1 1 1
48. eeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 82 13 2 Automatic proposition for the reinforcement uuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnn 82 133 SUN d S er El a edda i saada ida baedd ei Edidi dakana 82 13 4 Connections with ConCrete unnuussssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 83 13 5 Use of the arr w Keys 2 ee 84 13 6 Use of the TEdIE Menu evec ae dee ese cecil tea decee te tecdde wan deddesetecdeebendeedebende 84 13 7 Zoom in and out on the screen uunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 84 13 8 Modifying the look and feel of ConCrete Plus sssss0200000000n 85 CHAPTER 14 OVERVIEW OF THE MENUS 224422240 200000000nnnnn nn nenn 87 14 1 File MeNnUr 22er 88 142 Edit men 2 ee ee 88 14 3 Element Menu BPESRRRRREIERERERERBERSRDEREE PEPPER FREPEHERBERFEREREEESEESEEEEFESERFRESHREE EST 89 14 4 Window menu 89 14 5 7 Lay out Men ee een 89 14 6 Preferences menu uurressnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnn 90 14 7 Cross section Menu ee en 91 14 8 2 Help Mend ee ee esse eo idanemine 92 Table of contents 3 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 4 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 1 1 Required hardware ConCrete is available for the operating systems Microsoft Windows 98 NT 2000 Millennium XP Vista or 7
49. en anchorage section is significantly lower Precisely because of this smaller anchorage section we require a larger anchorage length The anchorage length in our example is too big to let the anchorage bar fall within the width of the support Because of the reason mentioned in 7 1 the program nevertheless draws the bottom reinforcement with in 7 Modifying the reinforcement 49 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus principle too small anchorage lengths Therefore we enlarge the outer half width of the end supports to 20 cm After automatical recalculation our plan looks as follows SE Reinforcement plan tedaj Over allplan Spant Span2 u Class 1 1 Pt 1 2 08 330 32 68 20 r 4 2 16 ___ 362 5 2 16 __361 9 2 12 2 _115x125 l l tI 2 122 L 15x125 l l I 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 4x12 6x18 5x30 3x18 7 180 54 46 150 45 sti ot ve e Go 5sr 6 11 6 stir 06 12 3 stir d13 4 stir l is 5 stir 6 6 15 6 stir 06 16 5 stir 06 17 3 ir 06 1b 362 6D 362 7 101 401 401 110 4A Figure 50 Longitudinal view discontinuous anchorage 7 5 Modifying bar lengths So far we saw how to transform the theoretical reinforcement section into bars and how to tell the program how we wish to determine the bar lengths The calculation and drawing of the bar lengths is done automatically by the
50. er 13 Useful tips 12 Saving opening closing 82 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 13 1 Calculate automatically or not So far the program has always calculated the bar lengths after the complete transformation of the bottom or top reinforcement sections into bar diameters and after every modification If we however duplicate a beam to modify it it can be disturbing that the program interrupts us after every modification for a calculation which after all does not interest us We can avoid this by deactivating the fourth option Calculate automatically in the menu Preferences Now the program no longer automatically calculates the bar lengths at the end of each bar transformation and after each modification We wish to point out that the stirrups are always redistributed If all modifications have been entered and we finally want the bar lengths to be calculated we select the command Calculate in the menu Element or click on the icon This command calculates the bar lengths of the bottom and top reinforcement 13 2 Automatic proposition for the reinforcement So far we have defined the diameters of the reinforcement bars by ourselves In ConCrete Plus there s an option to get an automatic proposition from the program ConCrete Plus tries to propose a good reinforcement proposition This option can be activated by the Reinforce automatically command in the preferences menu The proposition that
51. erates a cross section through the beam at the position of the vertical line The drawing of the cross section appears beneath the longitudinal view Figure 24 The position of the stirrups and the longitudinal bars and the dimensions of the beam are indicated on this cross section It is important to know that these cross sections are adapted each time there is a modification in the reinforcement 3 Cross sections 22 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus ement plan ee n Spani Span2 Class 1 1 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 4x12 6x18 K Em bat if ji 7 5 stir 66 8 6 stir 66 l 3 stir a 4 s rr m i Im 5 stirr 12 6 stir 66 4 1b 362 eb 362 i 10 401 401 A 9 9 1 2 8 328 45 Mas 16 _ 105388 5 8 6x1s r 1040 06 14 SECTION 1 1 1q ddas BD Figure 24 Reinforcement plan with cross section 1 1 If we make several cross sections they are automatically numbered from the left to the right regardless the order in which they have been created 3 2 Observation direction When making a cross section in ConCrete Plus we have the choice to look left of right from the set position To change the direction in chich we are observing the cross section we select the choice left or right according to the case in the menu Cross sections under submenu Look to the The observation direct
52. export to a CAD program see 11 1 1 Font define the parameters of the font for the export to a CAD program see 11 1 2 Plot scale define the scale used for direct printing and for the transfer to a CAD program see 11 1 3 and 10 2 14 6 Preferences menu Units m cm mm define the units for the geometry see 6 2 and 6 4 14 Overview of the menus 91 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Precision cm mm Plot units cm mm Calculate automatically Save automatically Reinforce automatically Sounds Selection colour Bar tolerances Longitudinal reinforcement Web reinforcement Dimension tolerances Maximum bar length Stirrups Hook lengths Language 14 7 Cross section menu Look to the left right Remove define the precision for the geometry dimensions see 6 3 and 6 4 define the units for the export to a CAD program see 11 2 calculate the bar lengths immediately after each modification see 13 1 save automatically after certain operations see 12 3 obtain automatically a proposition for the bar diameters see 13 2 get some sound support when selecting editable dimensions see 13 2 set the selection colour change the tolerances between the theoretically required reinforcement quantity and the practically provided bars see 7 1 define the diameters that may be used for the longitudinal bars define the diameter and distance between
53. indow on the desired shape and confirm with the OK button By means of the buttons OK for all and OK for span the same stirrup form will be applied to the whole beam resp the whole span Click in the dialog box of Figure 62 on the button Add to add an extra stirrup in the section Again the dialog box of Figure 63 appears After selecting the desired shape for the new stirrup the number of stirrup forms in I Reinforcement plan E Over all plan Spant Span2 4 Class 1 1 Stirrup forms f Selected stirrup form 1 bd u 1 2 8 330 Number of stirrup forms 1 as 0 0 xg 5 cm b a yg 3 cm Ale S ra p b l 14 206 372 5 920 16 L_ 15390 I A 4x18 6x30 3 i 72 180 j 5Sstir 66 7 6 stir g6 8 39 1b 362 n e ea i 10 401 4 ig CEFER is increased by 1 The last added form is automatically selected in the way that we immediately can enter the insertion point rotation angle and folding lengths The added stirrup has the same diameter and longitudinal distance as the already present form s The form is only added in the selected stirrup zone Each time you click on the wizard button Ta ConCrete Plus proposes you an alternative logical shape for the stirrup 7 Modifying the reinforcement 57 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Added stirrup shapes can be
54. ing closing 80 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 12 4 Closing a project To close a project we select the third command Close in the File menu If modifications have been made and not yet saved the program asks us automatically whether we want to save this project or not 12 5 Editing the project data The project data were already set in ConCrete But it may happen that some data have been changed such as phone numbers or zip codes or that some information in the stage of Concrete were not yet known such as name and address of the contractor Select in the File menu the command Modify to change the project data The screen displays the following dialog box in which this data can be modified Project data Ex Ref Code CONCRETE Project BuildS oft n v Hundelgemsestwa 124441 9820 Merelbeke Builder Architect Contractor Engineer BuildSoft n v Help Cancel Figure 79 Project data The coordinates of the project owner the architect the contractor or the engineer are represented in four tabs 12 6 Quitting the program To quit the program we select the last command Quit in the File menu If we are working in a project and the modifications have not yet been saved the program asks us automatically whether we want to save our project or not 12 Saving opening closing 81 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapt
55. ing of the bars see 9 2 brings the window Reinforcement plan to the front see 2 3 brings the window Diameter determination to the front see 2 4 1 sets the windows in cascade brings the window Project list to the front see 2 3 shows the input palet manage the toolbars see 13 8 define the styles see 5 2 select a style for each type of component see 5 3 modify the backgrond color see 5 5 rename the layers see 5 4 position the title frame See 5 6 14 Overview of the menus 90 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Position of bar bending schedule top bottom position the bar bending schedule see 5 7 Title position Top left Top right Top center position the title see 5 8 Comments Bar legend define the symbol for the bar diameter see 4 2 Stirrups define the text that accompanies the stirrups in the longitudinal view see 4 3 Bars define the text that accompanies the longitudinal reinforcement in the longitudinal view see 4 4 Cross sections define the text that accompanies the longitudinal reinforcement and the stirrups in the longitudinal view see 4 5 Form text define the look of the text that accompanies the reinforcement see 4 6 Numbering bars define the layout of the bar numbers see 9 2 Bar codes define a unique code for the different shape types see 4 7 Plot settings File format define the format for the file to
56. ing the right button above the cross section sketch In our example we take two bars with a diameter of 8 mm located in the first layer We enter 1 as cut number The position of the outer bar in the group of two bars remains set at the maximum possible position namely 41 and 41 mm x i oO LS Gy K Dl 140 x 450 BEER Cancel OK for all OK for span gi Diameter determ 2 A first reinforcement plan 14 3 To TTT TOT kk de PETE ER 3 5 i U 3 a T a still to provide 14 mrt Figure 13 Diameter determination 2 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus When determining the number of diameters we can always check at the bottom of the dialog box how much mm reinforcement we have foreseen and how much there is still to foresee The reinforcement section of the bars we place in another layer than the first layer is automatically calculated to an equivalent reinforcement section in the first layer We have placed sufficient bars when the reinforcement section that is still to be foreseen becomes less than the imposed tolerance see 7 1 A negative value indicates the surplus of mm reinforcement versus the theoretically required section We confirm our choice by pressing the OK button The indication 2 8 is now above the earlier selected 86 in the Diameter determination win
57. ion is the same for all cross sections If we change the observation direction at a certain moment it is changed for all cross sections already made Cross sections Looktothe gi Remove gt right Figure 25 Changing the observation direction 3 Cross sections 23 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 3 3 Removing cross sections If we wish to remove a certain cross section we select its number in the menu Cross section under submenu Remove Cross sections Looktothe gt Figure 26 Removing a cross section The program removes the selected cross section and adjusts the numbering of the following sections Cross sections are automatically removed by the program when at a certain moment their position exceeds the length of the element or is within the measurements of a support This can happen when the width of a support or the length of a span or a zone is changed 3 Cross sections 24 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 4 Comments on the plan 4 Comments on the plan 25 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 4 1 Introduction So far we did not care about the text and explanation that the program automatically places with the drawing In practice each engineering office has its own way of making representations Therefore ConCrete Plus has been provided with various possibilities to clarify the drawing with the necessary information In this chapter
58. ken we do not require reinforcement there where the thin lines are located We will however always provide a minimum of longitudinal reinforcement for constructive reasons The theoretically required reinforcement sections are indicated in outline in mm The anchorage sections are indicated just above the bottom reinforcement sections there where the supports are located We will go on examining the matter later on see 7 4 2 4 2 Transposition of theoretical sections into bars In order to transfer a certain theoretical section into a number of bars we click with the mouse on the location of the number reflecting the theoretical section We will first transfer the top reinforcement sections into bars and therefore select the first top reinforcement section 86 left on top This number is 2 A first reinforcement plan 12 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus now framed and a dialog box appears on the screen to determine the distribution of the bars Distribution of bars x E TER EFT ie ie 30 5 Oo H Le ae i i i i l 140 x 450 Cancel OK for all OK for span j TITTA PPP TATT l OTOT E 2 B 3 rae T wi 3 3 still to provide 86 mn Help a ee f amp Diameter determ z We enter the number of bars of a certain group of bars in the first column Figure 12 Diameter determination in the second column the diameter in mm
59. ll overlap and with an indication of this overlap by small horizontal and or vertical lines Plans can be numbered with a fixed text and an index number which is automatically increased during printing In this way the printed plans are numbered in a continuous way If the scale see 11 1 3 on the print out does not fully correspond with the defined scale a correction factor can be set Because not all printer drivers are able to translate colours into gray scale we can set the option not to respect to colours of ConCrete Plus in order to transfer all elements in black to the printer 10 3 Printing an entire project To print an entire project we select the command Print project in the File menu The program then prints the entire project class after class and element after element For each element the program verifies whether all reinforcement sections are translated into sufficient bars only when this is the case the element is printed The plans are printed on the scale defined further in 11 1 3 For the font size we refer to 5 2 10 4 Printing an entire class If we wish to print all the elements of only one specific class we select this class in the Project list window Afterwards we select the command Print class in the File menu This command works in a similar way to that described in 10 3 10 5 Printing only one element To print only one element we have to get it in the Project list window and select the com
60. m or just in the region of the upper and lower fibres There are also a lot of possibilities to represent the obervation direction of the cross section The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is the same as in 4 3 4 6 Form text Up till now the form of the reinforcement in the comment is always represented by a drawing Instead of such a drawing it s also possible to put a text that indicates the form of the bar e g R 1500 indicates a right bar with a length of 1500 mm L 140x1500 a bar with a length of 1500 mm and a hook of 140 mm etc The choice of the text can be set by the last command Form text in the submenu Comments from the Lay out menu The following dialog box appears Formtext exe Form indication lt form drawing form code Dimensions separated by x Retrieve Ca ncel Store Help i n Bk Snssssnuossssnssossnonnssnnsunue Figure 33 Form text Here we can choose to indicate the form by a drawing or by a code We will see in 4 7 how these codes can be set The form indication will be followed by the different dimensions fold lengths of the bar separated by a fixed text which can also be set by the user e g x The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is the same as in 4 3 4 7 Bar codes The bar codes are the codes used to indicate the type of the bar form These bar codes can be set by selecting the
61. mand Print element in the File menu This command works analogous to 10 3 10 Printing 72 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 11 Export to CAD programs 12 Saving opening closing 73 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 11 1 Plot settings 11 1 1 File format A reinforcement plan can be automatically made with Concrete Plus in an easy way In some cases we want to group different beams on a plan and work further on this plan with additional details and a title page For these operations is a powerful CAD program required For that reason ConCrete Plus has the possibility to export the reinforcement plans to such CAD programs Most of these packages support the DXF format like AutoCad but also VersaCad and MicroStation Except DXF ConCrete Plus provides the ability to export the drawing to Strakon or through a 3D text file to Autostruct and Speedikon The choice of the desired format is set by selecting the command File format under the submenu Plot Settings in the menu Layout The screen displays the following dialog box File format x Sluite DXF without line thickness C DXF with blocks without line thickness C DXF with blocks and attributes C 3D textfile C Strakon C 3D XML Adfer Figure 74 File format A distinction is made between a pure DXF a DXF format with blocks for the comments on the plan and a DXF format with blocks a
62. meter determination Ctrl D TB Cascade v Projet list Numerical input v element v Window v Reinforcement v Help Restore default toolbars Figure 81 Hiding or showing toolbars With the command Restore default toolbars the original ConCrete Plus configuration is reset Finally you can also fix the position of the project list window By doubleclicking the header of the project list window or by dragging it to the left of the ConCrete Plus window the list is attached at the left side of the ConCrete Plus over the whole height of the window 12 Saving opening closing 86 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus RETTET ER Ze F i ConcretePlus C Program Files BuildSoft ConCrete CP con Reinforcement plan ee Sh File Edit Element Window Lay out Preferences Cross sections Help e x 0853 EEX Ad Teen aS g Overall plan TEPERT Span2 amp Class Ti ver all plan Span Span2 EHS 171272011 Clase 2 Class 1 1 Spani Bar bending schedule Class 3 Class 4 1 208 330 330 Class 5 5 208 mo 6 Class 6 4 4 2016 402 _ 15x390 Class 7 6 506 111 g 10x40 Class 8 Class 9 7 696 111 10x40 Class 10 8 306 111 10x40 Class 11 et S li Class 12 9 406 111 g om Class 13 i 14 206 372 37 Class 1
63. nd attributes describing the characteristics of the reinforcing elements ConCrete Plus will remember your choice when you quit the program When the program is restarted and a plot file has to be made it is not necessary to open this dialog box again unless a different format should be used 11 1 2 Plot font 12 Saving opening closing 74 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Remark all fonts transferred to a CAD program are in the same type Select in the menu Lay out the option Plot settings and the command Font to change this font The following dialog box will appear z A Plot font ee a b 100 O50 4 0 73 033 77 Retrieve 063 016 F amp 113 020 Sine 0 43 0 33 diameter sign code 066 0 33 066 033 feet 0 50 0 28 elp 128 038 a b ig o 28 pe s cres 050 0 36 j 108 020 Open Save x n nae noz ox Figure 75 Font First you can specify the name of the font This name only plays a role in case a DXF file is created The name should then match with the name of a known font in CAD program For all formats the ratio B H can be set as the nominal width of the font compared to the set height In the concerned CAD programs the nominal width is usually equal to the height However if narrower or wider letters are desired this can be set by the aforementioned ratio In the dialog box there is also a list in which the
64. necessary data for generating such bar bending schedule You generate such a file for a certain element a certain class of elements or the whole project Select the desired option in the submenu of the File Export bar schedule menu 9 Bar bending schedule 66 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus The standard Save dialog box appears on the screen The program suggests the name of the project as file name if possible completed with the name of the class and if possible also completed with the name of the element The file is a tabbed text file it can not only be read by ConCrete List but also by any other program that can read this type of file If you are using your own bar bending schedule program created within a spreadsheet or database program ConCrete Plus can also transfer the data to that program If the transferred data are not corresponding completely with the data your bar bending schedule program needs an adaptation of the exported data in ConCrete Plus is possible in dialog with BuildSoft In that case the user will find his own program in the list of formats that ConCrete Plus supports You can select your format by a pull down menu at the bottom of the Save dialog box By default the program propose the format that corresponds with ConCrete List type1 CCL In the file the length of the hooks are also saved How these hook lengths should be calculated can be defined with the command
65. o the nearest axis Enter also the minimum intermediate length between two parts of a bar Gaps smaller than the given value will not be cut out Further on the maximum deviation to theoretical required reinforcement section can be set either by a maximum absolute value or by a maximum relative value percentage These maximum deviation is only checked for values lower than the required value Suppose that we need a theoretical reinforcement amount of 406 mm In practice we would provide e g 2 bars 16 402 mm Strictly speaking those 2 bars 16 are insufficient By setting a maximum deviation we can force the program to accept it as sufficient Also the minimum transverse distance can be set Anyway the program will always check that the centre to centre distance of bars is at least twice the diameter net distance diameter Strictly speaking it is not allowed that the support widths be less than the values that follow from the required anchorage lengths from the bars that are anchored in the support Because this anchorage length is at the 7 Modifying the reinforcement 44 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus minimum 10 possibly reduced by a factor 2 3 for direct supports this means that bars 25 can t be anchored on a support with a width of 19cm Since this according to Eurocode 2 practical rule in practice seems to be rather unpractical ConCrete Plus allows you to just get a warning that the su
66. of that class is modified in the edit box below the list Pressing this button will change the name in the list The button Add allows you do add new classes The selected class and all sequent classes will move one position down and a new class will be inserted with the name in the edit box below the list The button Remove is only enabled when there is a class selected in the list With this button not only the name of the class is removed out of the list but also all elements that belonged to this class 8 An entire project of beams 60 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Note that the position of the class in the list can be easily changed First select the class you want to move Keep the mouse button pressed and move the class in the list to the desired position Release the Mouse button and the class is move to its new position We notice that in contradiction to ConCrete it is not possible to set the names of the different classes as standard values in ConCrete Plus Normally defining the different classes already takes place in ConCrete and the possibility to define classes in ConCrete Plus only serves for making possible corrections 8 3 Getting an element out of a certain class Are the elements belonging to the class not visible double click then first on the class name or click on the sign at the left To show and possibly modify the beam we have two possible methods First select the beam in th
67. of the project is used It can be interesting then not to start the numbering from 1 but from another figure Suppose that we numbering of the bars of a certain beam B should follow the numbering of another beam A First get the beam B out of the project Then select the command Numbering bars in the Element menu This command is only enabled when an element is show on the screen On the screen the following dialog bow appears Class1 1 Ez Start numbering bars and stirrups from 1 on linked to following Class 1 1 1 13 Help Cancel Figure 67 Bar numbering By means of 2 radio buttons you can indicate whether you want to start the numbering from a fixed number or adjacent to the numbering of another element In the last you have to select the element by means of a pull down menu it doesn t matter whether the elements belong to the same class or not If you indicate that the bars of your second beam should be numbered adjacent to the numbers of your first beam the reinforcement plan will look like below 9 Bar bending schedule 65 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus amp Reinforcement plan B 2 fos Overall plan Spant E Span Class 1 1 Spani Bar bending schedule 18 298 330 330 21 2 16 402 15x390 23 5 6 111 l 10x40 24 66 111 10x40 26 496 111 N 25 306 111 1m f 10x40 31 296 372 372
68. om r m f 7 3 fyes gt fiso Too roo Joon favo jos ea rw 38 7 4 fladypet gt iso oo foo loon pr Jos fom rw 38 7 5 fload types fs pm fm fo foro foso oa 7 mw 38 7 7 lleadype gt fis ooo roo Joon for jos a r mw 32 7 3 floadypes 150 Joo foo foo or foso oa Tr om f 75 floadypes If no fo no om jos om r m 32 the loads apply on the factor for calculating crack width and FF allways together top level olen 3 all combinations bottom level Ba 10 50 Retrieve Store Help Cancel Figure 6 Safety factors and combination factors Create this beam in the ConCrete program and save the file 2 2 Opening a ConCrete project As already mentioned before we can only draw with ConCrete Plus the reinforcement plans of elements calculated with ConCrete PowerFrame PowerPlate or Diamonds We cannot create a new project with ConCrete Plus 2 A first reinforcement plan 9 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus After having started ConCrete Plus select the first command Open in the menu File or click on the icon amp in the icon bar Select the saved file in the dialog box to open it On the left side of the screen appears in the upper side a button palette Figure 7 while in the under side the Project list window Figure 8 appears Project list 1 12 2011 x Class 1 1 a ic 1 141272011 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 iu m
69. pport should be wider but the program will however generate the reinforcement drawing Note that the acceptance of a smaller support width is not strictly allowed by Eurocode 2 Even more these warnings can be eliminated by checking the checkbox to avoid annoying messages that decreases the productivity Enter 5 cm as unit length for the bar length and 1 cm for the unit distance to the nearest axis Confirm with the OK button ConCrete Plus recalculates automatically the bar lengths To get the theoretical required bar length again see 7 5 SE Reinforcement plan tatay Bveral pen spant Sper2 Class 1 1 Ia aas on Figure 44 Reinforcement plan bar tolerances changed When rounding bar lengths to a multiple of 5cm the bars lengths are increased till the first multiple of 5 cm unless the theoretical length is not more than 2 mm bigger than the previous multiple In case the bars need to be extended they are as far as possible as much extended to the left as to the right Bars which are not a multiple of the indicated unit length and which cannot be extended sufficiently because otherwise they would not have sufficient concrete cover or worse would exceed the element are not extended at all For the meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel we refer to 4 3 7 Modifying the reinforcement 45 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConC
70. reinforcement 7 Modifying the reinforcement 46 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 7 3 Curved or straight anchorage ConCrete Plus gives you the possibility to apply a straight or curved anchorage hook on the supports There are three possibilities Figure 47 all bars are anchored with a hook unless the horizontal anchorage length is as big as the length required for straight anchorage all bars are as far as possible anchored straight only when the bar exceeds the measurements of the concrete a curved anchorage is applied only bars that exceed the axis of the column are anchored curved unless the horizontal anchorage length of the hook is as big as the length required for straight anchorage EA HL or t tr only straight till axis always straight i Li Figure 47 Curved or straight anchorage fi We can set the top reinforcement via the third button of the pallet and set the bottom reinforcement via the fourth button ConCrete Plus automatically recalculates and redraws the different bars for each modification The moment at which this choice is determined is of no importance Please notice that we always see the set choices represented in the pallet 7 4 Continuous or discontinuous anchorage In 7 2 we have pointed out that it is often interesting for prefabrication purposes to keep the bottom reinforcement separate per span There is however a s
71. rete Plus 7 2 Continuous or discontinuous bars on supports In practice it is often interesting not to let the bars continue over the entire beam length but to consider them per span think about prefabrication In ConCrete Plus we can indicate as well for the bottom as for the top reinforcement whether of not the bars on the supports can continue Ir J continuous ar zus discontinuous Figure 45 Continuous or discontinuous bars on supports Click with the Mouse in the pallet on the button until the desired option appears e g top reinforcement continuous ConCrete Plus automatically recalculates the top reinforcement and the bars 2 and 3 of Figure 43 are replaced by one bar 2 The numbering of the other bars is automatically adapted The reinforcement drawing now looks asfollows inforcement plan tee il jan Span Span2 Class 1 1 ge 2 2 20 265 1 2 08 330 3 2 68 330 r 4 2 16 L 15390 4x18 6x30 3x18 4x12 72 180 54 4 4 6 Stir 6 N 6 stir 06 8 3 stir 6 9 4 stir 6 4x12 6x18 5x30 3x18 48 108 150 45 ko sn 11 6 stir 6 12 5 stir 6 5 Il Sr ECI qqa gt Figure 46 Longitudinal view continuous reinforcement In case of continuous bottom reinforcement on the supports we select the second button and use the same working method as for the top
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73. s Ex left endsupport v left width 10 right width 10 cm height above the upper side of the left beam 0 cm height below the under side of the left beam 250 cm V direct support continue stirrup and web reinforcement to axis Cancel Figure 23 Support characteristics 2 A first reinforcement plan 20 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 3 Cross sections 3 Cross sections 21 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 3 1 Creating cross sections So far we have represented our beam only in longitudinal view In practice we will also make a certain number of cross sections over the length of the beam to illustrate the position of the bars in the cross section In ConCrete Plus the maximum number of cross sections per element is 26 The position of the cross sections can be chosen freely over the length of the beam knowing that we cannot make a cross section that goes through a support We use the following working method in order to make a cross section We click with the mouse in the bottom left corner of the window Reinforcement plan 21 We then move the mouse over the front view of the beam When moving the mouse we see a vertical line that follows the position of the mouse appearing in the window Note that cursor changes when the position allows a cross section or not Click on the position where you want to have a cross section and ConCrete Plus automatically gen
74. scaled to fit at the best to the window size Another interesting function is the pan function With the mouse you can move the position of the drawing in the window When you press the left mouse button and keep it pressed when moving the mouse over the window the position of drawing will follow the position of the mouse 12 Saving opening closing 85 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus In the Diameter determination window the horizontal and vertical scale of the drawing can be adapted by clicking with the mouse on the buttons x2 or 2 These buttons are situated at the left side from the horizontal scrollbar for the horizontal scale and above the vertical scrollbar for the vertical scale These scales don t have any relation with the scale in the Reinforcement plan window nor with the scale that is used for the printing and for the transfer to a CAD program 13 8 Modifying the look and feel of ConCrete Plus You can adapt the look and feel of ConCrete Plus to your way of work thanks to the concept of dockable toolbars This means that you can drag and drop the toolbars You can also drop the Reinforcement pallet to the icon bar To make a toolbar completely free just doubleclick it If you need no longer a certain toolbar simply hide it by closing it Toolbars can be shown again at any moment by the Window Toolbars commands Window Fl Reinforcement plan J Dia
75. selected stirrup form is always represented with a thick line in the section sketch With each selected shape corresponds a shape type an insertion point xX yo a rotation angle around the insertion point and the folding lengths a b etc On the sketch of the shape type the different folding lengths are indicated and the insertion point is marked with a red dot To modify folding lengths and insertion point you can edit the new values in the edit boxes The rotation angle can be modified by a pull down menu To modify the shape type of the stirrup click on the button with the shape On the screen appears the dialog box of Figure 63 Figure 61 Shape type button GE Reinforcement plan Elle Overall plan Spant Span2 val Class 1 1 Seis Selected stirrup form 1 x Add i 2 68 330 2 Number of stirrup forms 1 TFt o g EJ er 5 0 0 x 5 cm EI vo j3 m A Jo Ei TE f l i ta P 5 gl 4 2 16 L 15390 3K 5 2 16 153 l I 4x18 6x30 3 OK for all 3x18 l ke 72 180 poe 45 I sense 1 MN 6st 6 34 OK for span 06 dp aan ib 362 ib et Help Cancel i 10 401 w AH x Iq qqagd Figure 62 Stirrups forms 7 Modifying the reinforcement 56 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Choose stirrup form Figure 63 Choose stirrup form Click in this w
76. settings Figure 41 Setting the title position 5 A proper representation 39 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Chapter 6 Units and precision 6 Units and precision 40 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus 6 1 Introduction So far we did not care much about the units of our drawing and the precision with which we indicate the different dimensions In this chapter we will learn how to set both 6 2 Units ConCrete Plus offers you the possibility to set our own units To change the units select in the menu Preferences under the first submenu Units the desired units Automatically all dimensions in the window Reinforcement plan are set in the selected unit It doesn t matter at what moment the units are set 6 3 Precision Select in the menu Preferences under the second submenu Precision the desired option Again all dimensions are automatically adapted Setting the precision to mm will change the window Reinforcement plan as follows Tik Reinforcement plan kalka Dverallplan Spant Span2 Class 1 1 pa 1 2 8 328 0 5 2 16 L_ 12 03880 4x180 6x30 0 3x 18 0 4x12 0 f 72 0 540 5 I 1 a 1 4 5x30 0 BO y 108 0 150 0 455 i 5 sim 06 12 6 stir 66 13 5 stir 6 ty TTY i 7 Sst 6 8 6 stir 06 9 3 stir 6 10 4 stir Figure 42 Reinforcement plan with precision in
77. stve s Retrieve title box STYLE21 STYLE21 5 iding schedule STYLED STYLEO z Help Cancel numbers next to element STYLE19 v J numbers in comments other style STYLE20 X i Figure 36 Style choice With the help of pull down menus you can assign a style to the different elements in the drawing In these pull down menus only the styles defined in 5 2 are listed With hidden geometry the flanges who are at the backside of the beam are meant The numbers next to element are the numbers that are put at the begin and endpoint in the longitudinal view and the number that are put by the reinforcement elements in the cross section when the representation with the list is chosen see 4 5 For the meaning of the title box we refer to 10 1 To represent all reinforcement numbers in the same style there s the option numbers in comments other style For the meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel we refer to 4 3 5 4 Layer names To included drawings of ConCrete Plus in a generalised CAD program it s not only important to use the same representation style but also it s the best to use the same layer names To be able to define these layer names select the fourth command Layer names in the Lay out menu The following dialog box appears on the screen 5 A proper representation 36 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus I AYERS Figure
78. ther CAD programs it is possible that another code is required You can freely set the code in ConCrete Plus With help of the button Save we can save the settings in a special font file Earlier saved fonts can be found by means of the button Open There are already a number of fonts installed in the program directory 11 1 3 Plot scale When creating the plot file ConCrete Plus exports the geometry to the CAD program in its real size measured in the selected plot units see 11 2 regardless of the plot scale The plot scale is used to define the real size of the font For instance if the font size is set to 3 mm and the plot scale is 1 50 then ConCrete Plus exports a font with real size 3 mm x 50 150 mm When in the CAD program the plan is plotted on 1 50 the final font size will be indeed 3 mm If that same plan is plotted at 1 100 then the final font will be 1 5 mm Select in the Layout menu the Plot settings submenu and then the Plot scale command to set the plot scale The following dialog box will appear Plot scale Ex Basic scale 1 30 Longit scale C Section scale Ratio section scale longit scale 1 00 Retrieve Cancel Store Figure 76 Plot scale 12 Saving opening closing 76 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Here you can define the longitudinal scale and the section scale They can be different from each other
79. to other CAD programs For this transfer the font size will correspond only if the same scale is used in the CAD program as the one that was set in ConCrete Plus see 11 1 3 When another scale is used the font sizes will be adapted with the same proportion Styles which are not used by any element can be removed by selecting them in the list and clicking on the button Remove The name of the style can be changed by entering a new name in the edit box beneath the list and then clicking on the button Rename As long as the number of defined styles is less than 30 new styles can be added by typing a new name in the edit box and clicking on the button New The meaning of the buttons OK Store Retrieve and Cancel is the same as in 4 3 5 3 Selecting styles The next step is to assign elements to the dedicated styles Select the second command Style choice in the Lay out menu The following dialog box appears on the screen 5 A proper representation 35 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Style choice x lines dimensioning dimensioning text in text in sections lines text longitudinal view axes STYLE yv STYLE2 v STYLE3 geometry STYLE4 vy STYLES v STYLEG v hidden STYLE5 v geometry situps STYLE7 vj SsTrees v strues str eio v bars STYLE11 STYLE13 STYLE14 STYLEI2 STYLEIS sections STYLEIB stye itt YS Store title
80. to the working method of ConCrete Plus by means of a simple example Let us consider a two span beam This is the Structure and loads window of ConCrete TB Structure and loads Lo code beam 1 spans 2 width beam 140 height beam 450 load types 2 height beam 1st phase 450 I m a 1400 _ 4 00 z1 1 22 1 self weight load type1 load type2 p kN m 10 00 10 00 P kN 0 00 0 00 0 00 kN 12 59 56 14 12 59 6569 184 91 65 69 JLS 0 00 0 00 0 00 kNm 900 0 00 0 00 opti h 458 458 mini h 337 337 mini b Figure 1 Structure and loads example 1 The load values of the second load type are the following self weight load typel load type2 15 00 15 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 Figure 2 Second load case The actual values of the analysis parameters are shown in the following figures Figure 3 to Figure 6 The applied standard is Eurocode 2 2 A first reinforcement plan 7 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus Beams Plates longit reinforcement 5 500 stinups S 500 safety factor 1 15 max admitted reinf stress under rare combinations 0 80 fyk reinforcement cover top 30 mm bottom 30 mm min reinf ratio top 0 0015 y bottom 0o01 5 top reinf constant per span 7 bottom reinf constant per span lateral cover mm stirrup dist const over crackls stirrup dist multiple of mm min 50 mm 0 mm max by standard ao Retrieve transverse distan
81. we will learn how to determine what information is placed at what location on the plan 4 2 Bar legend The symbol to use for indicating the bar diameter can be set by the command Bar legend under the submenu Comments in the Lay out menu Bar legend Figure 27 Bar legend In the third option other the use can define the symbol by himself 4 3 Stirrups If we wish to change the information of the stirrups in longitudinal view we select the first command Stirrups in the menu Lay out under the second submenu Comments The dialog box of Figure 28 is now visualised on the screen We can indicate by means of a check box whether or not we want the stirrups to be drawn in the longitudinal view With the pull down menu we can indicate how many stirrups should be drawn per zone We have different choices drawing all stirrups drawing 1 stirrup per zone in the middle of the zone drawing 2 stirrups per zone one at the beginning and one at the end of each zone 4 Comments on the plan 26 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus drawing 3 stirrups per zone one at the beginning one in the middle and one at the end of each zone In the square left on top we can indicate by means of four radio buttons to what line related to the dimensioning line we wish to give what information The different possibilities for this information are indicated in the big rectangle on th
82. window Diameter determination In the window Reinforcement plan the longitudinal reinforcement is missing We determine this longitudinal reinforcement as follows Remark When the option Reinforce automatically is checked in the menu Preferences than ConCrete Plus calculates a fitting reinforcement proposition Of course you can change this proposition by a proper choice as described in this section Select the second command Diameter determination in the menu Window or click on kal A new window appears with the title Diameter determination Figure 10 In the margins of this window there are several buttons to improve the readability of the content Click e g on the button x2 in the right margin 2 A first reinforcement plan 11 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete Plus through witch the vertical scale is doubled This is what happens before and after doubling the vertical scale k Diameter determination 2 TY 36 409 409 se 2 155 211 155 36 351 86 86 351 36 e Figure 10 Diameter determination amp Diameter determination kelka Figure 11 Diameter determination 2 The representation of the beam in Figure 11 is completely analogous with the Reinforcement sketch window from ConCrete The thick lines indicate where reinforcement is required The ending points of the thick lines are the locations of zero points of the bending moment Strictly ta
83. xisting project To save an existing project in ConCrete Plus there are two possibilities The first possibility is to save the document under the same name by clicking the command Save in the File menu This command can only be selected if there were changes to the previously saved project With the Save command the files are always stored in binary format type ConCrete The second possibility is to save the project under a different name by selecting the command Save As in the File menu This command is in contrast to the previous always selectable The document can then be stored in binary format type ConCrete or text format type ConCrete Txt The latter format allows you to open files stored in the Macintosh version in the Windows version and vice versa 12 3 Saving automatically In order to protect ourselves against the loss of data by a breakdown or any other cause we can activate the option Save automatically in the Preferences Save automatically menu This option is marked by a sign if its active in the other case the option is not marked When the option is activated the program will automatically save after certain actions To define after which actions the automatically save procedure should be performed click on the Preferences saving command in the File menu The following dialog box appears 12 Saving opening closing 79 BuildSoft n v User s manual ConCrete

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