F. SURFACE DIMENSIONING

CHAPTER F 'SURFACE DIMENSIONING' 9 1.3 Calculation of Minimum Armament With this option the program calculates the minimum reinforcement for the whole surface, the same everywhere (top - bottom, X and Z direction). NOTE: The minimum reinforcement is calculated from the minimum reinforcement of the parameters and the corresponding regulations and the worst (largest) of the two is placed. 1.4 Arming areas With this option it is possible to graphically define one or more arming areas. If we define an area, a reinforcement will be placed in the whole area, which can obviously be differentiated by direction (X and Z) and by layer of placement (top - bottom). This reinforcement can also be either total final reinforcement (ignoring the minimum reinforcement), or original minimum reinforcement + additional reinforcement. Let's look at the functions in detail: Selecting the command displays the following dialog box: NOTE: Note that all other menu commands work dynamically and simultaneously with this window open, which is very useful and instructive. To define a new area, we press the " New " button and graphically define the arming area with a window.