Form: Reinforcing Bar Sizes
Define the reinforcing bar (rebar) name, diameter and area using the Reinforcing Bar Sizes form, which is accessed using the Define menu > Section Properties > Reinforcing Bar Sizes command.
Bar ID, Bar Area, and Bar Diameter display areas. The rebar sizes are shown in the cells of the Current Bar Set spreadsheet. Type changes directly into the cells.
Clear All Bars button. Click this button to clear all data from the Current Bar Set spreadsheet.
Sort Bars By ID button. Click this button to present the data in the Current Bar Set spreadsheet in ascending order based on the Bar ID values.
Add Common Bar Set button. Click this button to display the Set Common Rebar Set form. Click on a rebar set in the Select area of the form to add that set to the rebar sizes available in the model.
The reinforcing bar data is used in the following locations in the program:
The reinforcing bar data specified here is used with the Frame Section Property Reinforcement Data form to define reinforcing steel in concrete column frame sections.
The reinforcing bar data specified here is used with the Quick Layer Definition Data form to define reinforcing steel in layered slab and wall sections.
The reinforcing bar data is used to define reinforcing steel in the Section Designer utility. Section Designer is used to define wall pier sections and unusual frame sections. In that instance ETABS uses both the specified area of the bar and the diameter of the bar. The diameter is used to determine the location of the center of the bar when the face of the bar is aligned at a certain cover.
To access Section Designer for defining wall pier sections,click on a defined wall pier in the ETABS display window to select it, click the Design menu > Shear Wall Design > Assign Pier Sections for Checking command, click the Add Pier Section button, fill in the Pier Section Data form and click the Section Designer button. See the Shear Wall Design Manual for more information (Help menu > Documentation > Shear Wall Design command).
To access Section Designer for frame sections, click the Define menu > Section Properties > Frame Sections command to display the Frame Properties form; click the Add New Property button to display the Frame Property Shape Type form; click the SD Section option, fill in the SD Section Data form and click the Section Designer button.
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