Advanced mode for member data adjustment on 2D elements

Advanced mode of the Member data adjustment dialogue offers all the possible options.

To select the advanced mode, tick check box Advanced mode at the top part of the dialogue.

The advanced mode allows the user to adjust any parameter to any available value.

General parameters

Name	Defines the name of member data.
Type	Specifies the member type. Select "shell".
Advanced mode	In Advanced mode, this option is ON.

Basic data

Type of reinforcement geometry	Orthogonal: The reinforcement is arranged in two orthogonal directions. User: The user may define up to three independent directions for the reinforcement.
Type of cover	Use minimal cover: the minimal allowable cover is applied. User defined: User defined cover size is used instead.
Different layers per side	If ON, the reinforcement properties for the upper and lower reinforcement layer are set independently.
Userreinforcement	This Option controls the use of user reinforcement in the 2D-design. If ON, the input field Bars distance is opened for user’s input. Read also the note below the table.
User input thickness	If ON, the user may define the thickness of the slab. This manually input thickness is considered in the phase of design of reinforcement. The check, however, always uses the real thickness of the defined slab.
Thickness	Specifies the thickness of the slab. Manual input of slab thickness may be useful for e.g. renovations when different thickness from the modelled one is considered for the design and assessment. By default, the thickness is taken from the slab input in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
Main reinforcement steel	Specifies the steel used for the main reinforcement.
Stirrups reinforcement steel	Specifies the steel used for the transverse reinforcement.

Note: User reinforcement: The user reinforcement in slabs is used for the design, when the program calculates the amount of required reinforcement – it calculates the amount that is needed in addition to the user required. Moreover, if the user reinforcement is specified and the user wants to input some real reinforcement, the program asks whether the user reinforcement should be converted into the real reinforcement or not. The program does not allow to have both user and real reinforcement in a slab at the same time. Therefore, once a real reinforcement in a particular slab is defined, the user reinforcement is removed (i.e. either converted into the real reinforcement or deleted).

Longitudinal / Upper + lower

Number of directions	If Type of layout is set to User, it is possible to select if the reinforcement is laid in two or three directions. Usually, two directions are used.
Number of reinforcement layers	Defines the total number of reinforcement layers. All the bars in one layer are laid in the same direction – i.e. they are parallel to each other.
Diameter (du) *	Specifies the diameter of the reinforcement bars.
Directionangle *	Specifies the direction angle. The user may select from the previously defined direction angles. It is not allowed to assign the same angle to 2 directions. Hint: The design algorithm controls certain minimum angles between the reinforcement directions to ensure an acceptable design solution.
Type of cover *	The user may choose various definitions of cover size: Layer on previous layer: One layer is laid on the other one. Cover from previous: The user defines the cover from the previous layer. The cover is measured from a surface of one reinforcement bar to the surface of the other bar. Cover from edge: The user defines the cover from the edge of the slab. Distance from previous: The user defines the distance from the previous layer. The distance is measured from the centre of one reinforcement bar to the centre of the other bar. Distance from edge: The user defines the distance from the edge of the slab.
Concrete cover (cu) *	Shows or provides for the input of cover.
Bars distance *	Specifies the distance between individual bars in one layer.

Note: Items marked with an asterisk must be defined for each reinforcement direction. The total number of directions is specified by the item Number of reinforcement layer.

Minimum concrete cover

Input for sides	Different cover may be defined for individual sides of the slab.
Environmental class	Defines the environmental class.
Delta tb	Defines the condition that may affect the value of minimal cover (not applicable to all standards).
Concrete	Informs about the concrete grade used.
Stone diameter	Informs about the size of stones in concrete.

Creep coefficient

User defined creep coefficient	If ON, the user may input the creep coefficient manually.
Creep coefficient	Defines the value of creep coefficient.
Relative humidity	Defines the relative humidity.
Load time	Specifies the load time in days.
Age of concrete	Specifies the age of concrete.

Actions

Load default values

Loads the default settings made in the setup dialogue.

Concrete setup

Enables the user to adjust parameters in the setup dialogue.