Corbel
This screen contains input fields in the left part, corbel view in the right upper corner and results in the right bottom corner. The appearance of the workspace may be change in the window "Global settings" that is available in the part "Options" of the main menu. Following inputs should be specified for the detail:
Materials
The materials of member and reinforcement can be specified in this part. There is a dedicated window "Materials" for materials input. This window can be launched using "Material" button. Both pre-defined strength grades and user defined input of material characteristics are available in this window.
Dimensions
Part "Dimensions" is dedicated for the selection of the corbel shape and specifying its dimensions.
Button for changing the corbel type
The dimensions may be specified in the corresponding input fields or directly in the workspace with the help of active dimensions.
Editing dimensions in the workspace
Loading
The corbel is loaded mainly by the vertical force with certain eccentricity. This part contains following inputs:
Eccentricity aC |
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Vertical force FEd |
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Horizontal force HEd |
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HEd/FEd |
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Slide plate
Following data may be specified for the sliding plate:
Length lp |
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Height Δh |
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Width bp |
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Reinforcement
The main tensile reinforcement may be specified here. The reinforcement is defined by the number of bars and diameter.
If the setting "Minimum cover" is switched on, the software automatically calculates the minimum cover according to the stirrups diameter and the parameters specified in the window "Reinforcement cover" (the window may be opened using the button "Edit"). The user defined value may be specified if the setting is switched off.
The button with corbel scheme launches the window "Reinforcement" that contains extended options for reinforcement input (second layer, different diameters per layer).
Button for detailed input of reinforcement
Stirrups
The reinforcement by horizontal and vertical stirrups should be also specified for the corbel. Horizontal stirrups are necessary for the elimination of transverse tension in the compression struts, vertical stirrups also create the tension ties in the strut and tie model for long corbels.
The stirrups are defined by the diameter, number of stirrups (number of rows along the corbel length) and number of bars (number of bars in one row). The steel grade may be specified in the part "Materials" (described above).
Results
The right bottom part of the window shows the results of the analysis and also the error messages. The analysis is described in the theoretical part of the help.