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Stirrups

After performing calculation (by "Checks" Tab) you can display and/or change stirrups in the "Stirrups-Ductility" Tab window. In the below figure is shown an example of a column section designed for seismic zone with three hoops and two cross-ties as transverse reinforcement.

Sezioni_GENERICHE_Stirrup

Options, text boxes and graphic commands are provided in the dialog box to change the initial proposal for hoops and cross-ties. For each change that you make the program performs an immediate shear check showing in the upper frame caption if it is Ok or Not:

Stirrups_General

The three hoops have been generated typing in the upper grid of this dialog window, for each hoop, the long. bar numbers that define vertices. To erase whole hoop type 0 in the first column of the grid. The cross-ties can be generated with graphical command Command_Tie

or typing the number of the two bars which define the single tie.  Each cross-tie can be erased with the dedicated graphical Command_erase

command or typing 0 in the grid.

The commands in the Tab bar are (from left to rigth):

  • Comm1

Print preview.  Capture the image present in the main window and  paste it in the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (useful to print the diagram directly on paper):

  • comm2

Print numerical results for ductility check. Not active in the present display of stirrups.

  • Comm3

Copy. This command copy the image at moment displayed in the main window in the clipboard memory so you can paste it in any document you want.

  • Comm4

This command generate a dxf file of the image at moment displayed in the main window.

  • Comm5

Start the graphical generation of a new cross-tie by clicking with mouse on any two longitudinal bars

  • Comm6

Erase a cross-tie by clicking on it with mouse

Diameter and pitch of hoops and diameter of cross-ties can be changed in the corresponding text-boxes.

Cross-ties can be also generated typing in the grid (or type 0 to erase).