Reinforcing Specification for Cracking Analysis Form
The Reinforcing Specification for Cracking Analysis form is accessed by clicking the Specify Cracked Reinf button on the Analysis Options form, which is accessed using the Analyze menu > Set Options command.




The Reinforcing Specification for Cracking Analysis form is used to specify the rebar to be used in the cracking analysis. Note that the spreadsheet in the middle of the form displays a strip ID, the X and Y starting points for the rebar, the width and length of the rebar, and the location (top or bottom) of the rebar.

Specify Reinforcing by Specify that the reinforcing is to be based on bar size or bar area by selecting the appropriate option.

Set All Full Length To Choose one of the following options. The choice you make here affects where entries are required with respect to the spreadsheet displayed in the Full Length Reinforcing that is Fully Effective (Developed) Over its Entire Length area of the form.

Program Calculated Button When the Program Calculated button is clicked, no additional entries are required in the Full Length Reinforcing that is Fully Effective (Developed) Over its Entire Length area of the form. SAFE bases analysis on default reinforcement values. Note that by left clicking in any of the cells in the Reinf Type column, changes can be made to individual rebar by selecting User Typical or User Other from the drop-down list, as described in the next two bullets.

User Typical Button When the User Typical button is clicked, also provide input in the User Typical Top Reinforcing and User Typical Bottom Reinforcing areas of the form. During analysis, SAFE will use the data for all rebar specified as User Typical in the Reinf Type column in the Full Length Reinforcing that is Fully Effective (Developed) Over its Entire Length area of the form.

Bar Size/Bar Area Note that when Bar Size is selected in Step 1, select the rebar size from the drop-down list (e.g., #2, 10M and so forth). When Bar Area is selected in Step 1, accept the default value or type a new one directly into the edit box.

Note that the default units, as displayed in the Units area of the form, are Kip-in. Use the Units drop-down list to change the units if necessary.

Bar Spacing Accept the default or type a revised value directly into the edit box.

Hook Location Specify if hooks are to be used at the start, end, or both ends of the rebar or not at all by selecting from the drop-down list.

User Other Button When the User Other button is clicked, double click in the cells in the Area, Spacing, and Hooks columns of the spreadsheet in the Full Length Reinforcing that is Fully Effective (Developed) Over its Entire Length area of the form and type directly into the cells (Area and Spacing columns) or select from the drop-down list (Hooks).

Note: The form has been designed to allow you to use the three options (Program Calculated, User Typical and User Other) in conjunction with one another to quickly tailor data entry to meet your specific needs. For example, if most, but not all, of the rebar can be calculated by SAFE, (1) click the Program Calculated button; (2) click the cell in the Reinf Type column for the row of data to be altered; (3) select the User Typical or User Other option; and (4) provide additional data input as described above for the User Typical or User Other options to modify those rebar that require specification other than the default.

Additional User Reinforcing If necessary, double click in the cells in the Additional User Reinforcing area of the form to access and select from the drop-down lists (Strip, Location, Hook) or type directly in the edit boxes (Bar Start, Bar Length, Area, Spacing) to add additional reinforcing for the analysis.

Add Rows Button Click the Add Rows button to add additional rows to the spreadsheet and then double click in the cells to specify the reinforcement.

Insert Rows Button Click the Insert Rows button to insert rows above the row where the cursor is located in the spreadsheet and then double click in the cells to specify the reinforcement.

Delete Rows Button Highlight one or more rows and click the Delete Rows button to delete rows of data from the spreadsheet.

Clean Data Button When data have been entered into the spreadsheet, clean the Clean Data button to remove blank rows or rows of partial data.

Assume Specified Additional Rebar is Fully Effective (Developed) Over its Entire Length When this check box is checked, SAFE will complete analysis assuming that any additional reinforcing specified by the user is fully developed over the entire length of the specified rebar.

Units Displays the current units. If necessary, use the drop-down list to select different units.

Reset To Defaults - Clear All button. Click the Clear All button to reset the Reinforcing Specification for Cracking Analysis form to default values.

Bars Epoxy Coated When this check box is checked, SAFE will complete the analysis assuming that the rebar is epoxy coated.

Click the OK button to accept the entries to the form or the Cancel button to close the form without saving any of the entries on the form.