Beams:

 

To get Beams rebar click Beams button on the main window.

Save and save as buttons: to save input files with extension hms. Output file will have the name inserted in input file.

Load button: to reload old input files for changing or modifying.

Cross section button: click cross section button to show beam elevation or beam cross section.

Beams Program draws rebar details for simple beams and continuous beams ,

For Simple beams: Number of Spans = 1

For continuous beams: Number of Spans = 2 and up,

 

Note: The span variable will not be activated until entering number of spans

 

1) Simple Beam:

 

The variables are:

1.1 Name of Beam: Name,

1.2 Number of similar Beams: Number,

1.3 Beams dimensions: Height (H), Width (B),

1.4 Cover layer for Beam reinforcement: Cover,

1.5 Cover layer for side reinforcement: Side CV,

1.6 Level: level of top of the beam,

1.7 starting number of Bar Mark (1st barmark),

1.8 Slab THK: Thickness of Slab carried by the beam,

1.9 Side Dia: Value of side reinforcement bars diameter,

1.10 Side E/F: Number of side reinforcement bars each side,

1.11 Top Hook: Value of hook for top reinforcement bars,

1.12 Bottom Hook: Value of hook for bottom reinforcement bars,

1.13 Second Link: Pick ring or tie to choose type of the internal reinforcement link ,

And insert in the Cell Number of bars: the number of top or bottom bars included in the internal reinforcement link, or the ties number in case of tie,

1.14 Miscilience:

  • Pick Lap @ minimum diameter when the overlapping value follows the reinforcement minimum diameter ,
  • Pick cranked Bars when reinforcement bars are cranked,
  • Pick Side with hook when side reinforcement bars have hook,
  • Pick Lap from table when overlapping value to be taken from given table ( default value : overlapping = 50*bar diameter),

1.15 Bottom: to define the bottom reinforcement bar's properties

  • pick with hook when 1st & last bottom bars have hook,
  • Pick straight when 1st & last bottom bars are straight without hook,
  • Pick Ubar when 1st & last bottom bars have the shape of U ,

1.16 Span Variable:

  • Col/Beam cell : choose col if the support is column, choose Beam if the support is beam,
  • Current Span = 1 ( simple beam ),
  • SP1 = value of left support width ( Sp1 = 0 for cantilever beam ),
  • LB1 = Length of beam span ( the length in light from left support to the right support),
  • SP2 = Value of right support width ( Sp2 = 0 for cantilever beam ),
  • Top No : Number of top reinforcement bars,
  • Bottom No : Number of Bottom reinforcement bars,
  • Top Support Dia : Diameter of top reinforcement bars at supports,
  • Top Middle Dia : Diameter of top reinforcement bars at the middle of beam span,
  • Tick Share Link Distribution when there is second spacing for links reinforcement near supports,
  • Link Dia : Diameter of links reinforcement,
  • Link Left L/? : insert value of length percentage near Left supports where share links located ( ex : ?=4 if percentage is 0.25*L and ?=3 if percentage is 1/3*L where L = span length )
  • Link Right L/? : insert value of length percentage near Right supports where share links located ( ex : ?=4 if percentage is 0.25*L and ?=3 if percentage is 1/3*L where L = span length )
  • Link Space1 : Spacing between links reinforcement in the middle of the span,
  • Bottom Dia : Diameter of Bottom reinforcement bars,
  • Link Space : Spacing between links reinforcement near supports,
  • Top Sup Dia Right: Diameter of top reinforcement bars at right support,
  • Extra Bot No : Number of extra bottom bars reinforcement in second layer,
  • Top From Left : This includes two cells : - in first cell insert the extension distance of top bars from left support into beam's span ( Double click to calculate automatically according to the value in second cell,

- In second cell insert the number that will divided by the span length to get the value in first cell,

  • Top From Right : The extension distance of top bars from right support into beam's span,
  • Grid Left : Name of grid cross the left support on beams Plan,
  • Grid Right: Name of grid cross the right support on beams Plan,
  • Extra Bot Dia : Diameter of extra bottom bars reinforcement in the second layer,
  • Extra Bot L : in first Cell insert Length of extra bottom bars reinforcement ( Double click to calculate automatically according to the value in second cell), in second cell insert percentage of beams length to get extra bottom bars length. 

Input File for simple beam :

OutPut File for Simple Beam,

1) Continuous Beam:

Insert span number

The variables are: same variables in simple beam in addition to

  • Extra Top Dia : Diameter of extra bottom bars reinforcement in the second layer,
  • Extra Top N : Number of extra top bars reinforcement,

Choose the number of span and insert the variables. 

 

Notes:

 

  1. By default, the overlapping number is two per span, and the minimum number is one per span, to do that you must enter Top From Left  Or Top From Right equal zero, and you cannot insert zero for both variable.
  2. If you dont have a side bars insert zero for Side Diameter.

 

 

 

Input File for :

Span 1:

Span 2:

Span 3 :

Output File for Continuous beam :