Reinforcement Drawings for Concrete Slabs

CEDRUS-5 is the most popular program for analysis and design of concrete slabs. It handles generic geometry slabs, with holes, compact or hollow, supported on any layout of linear and point supports, using the finite element method. The loads may also be generic, distributed, linear or point, placed at any position on the slab. The finite element mesh is created fully automaticaly and in zero time we get results for diplacements, reactions, section forces, and reinforcement. Reinforcement requirement results are produced everywhere on the slab, for the desired direction, in cm2 per meter width or additionaly along section zones, so that the slab is reinforced in zones with uniform distribution of the concentrated moments, that appear in point supports or corners of the slab. The only thing missing for a coplete automatic design of the slab is the drawing of the reinforcement bars on the formwork of the slab, and this is what CEDRUS-5H does.

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Model generation CEDRUS-5H reads the formwork geometry

from ACAD and generates the model of the exact geometry of the slab.

CEDRUS-5 model is created fully automatic

and the engineer has only to input the loads.

Furthermore the engineer may define in

ACAD the way the basic upper and lower reinforcement will be cut, i.e. per span or continuous over several spans.

Basic Reinforcement
In CEDRUS-5, according to the calculation results, the basic reinforcement quantities are given in cm2/m per slab area. The decision for the final quantity lies on the engineer and comes from a visual check of reinforcement isolines results, as it was happening manually till now during CEDRUS-5 analysis. The engineer maintains the advandage to allow localy some moment peaks, as he did manually.

The engineer may also apply uniform basic reinforcement to simplify the construction. In some cases he may apply more basic reinforcement to undertake forces that dont appear in this specific analysis under vertical loads, such as temprature loads, superimposed loads, or minimum required reinforcement. In general, basic reinforcement may easily be modified by the engineer per span, in cm2/m width upper, lower, in x direction, in y direction, for given covers and angle.

Additional Reinforcement
For the calculation of additional upper reinforcement CEDRUS-5H automatically generates section zones over all supports, linear or point. The engineer may modify those or define new section zones. Therefore placement of the additional reinforcement has two advantages:

The calculation is based on section zones,

so we avoid the problem of concentrated moments and therefore achieve more economical solution. They are generated automatically by the program, the engineer can modify their position and dimensions.

Envelopes, Results
We exit CEDRUS-5 after automatic transfer of the reinforcement results for several limit states: Servicability-frequent, Servicability-quasi permanent, Servicability-occasional and Ultimate Limit State which are automatically created or for limit states defined by the engineer via envelopes menu of CEDRUS-5.

Generation of Reinforcement Bars

CEDRUS-5H generates reinforcement bars and prepares drawings for ACAD. First we select the desired bar diameters and distances and whether to respect or not the minimum reinforcement requirements of the Code. Then, completely automatic, the proposed basic reinforcement appear on the screen according to the engineers decisions in CEDRUS-5. Through Check we get the exploitation factor on every reinforcement position to evaluate the economy of the solution. Exploitation factor is defined as the ratio of required (calculated) over available reinforcement. Exploitation factor serves for the evaluation of the strength and economy of reinforcement. Together with the evaluation of deformations in CEDRUS-5, they form a key criterium for the selection of the thickness of the slab.

The minimum proposed additional reinforcement are also automatically produced on the screen, according to the reinforcement requirements of section zones of CEDRUS-5. Through Check the program returns the exploitation factor of the minimum proposed reinforcement. Through Design the program automatically proposes diameter and distance for every reinforcement position.

Every solution produced by Design is registered to a reinforcement list. The list can be activated and further modified by the engineer.

Automatic production of formwork drawings for ACAD

Previewing the formwork drawing for ACAD the angineer can define drawing titles, assumptions, legend, drawing border, paper, scale, text sizes and it is ready to export to ACAD. You may add or modify everything you desire in ACAD. Though, there is not much to do since the drawing is automatically produced in a high level of completeness.

Even the aesthetic and readability of the drawing may be improved by the engineer, since the reinforcement bar and its distribution line may be modified through corresponding parameters of the attributes form of the reinforcement position.

Bar Lists in EXCEL

The program also exports Bar Lists to EXCEL ready to order. The exact weight of straight length and bended bars is written in the lists and through that you may have another estimation of the economy of the solution.

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