Sep 8, 2010 #1 eit09 Civil/Environmental Joined Jul 8, 2009 Messages 183 Location US I was am wondering if RISA Foundation Takes into account the compression reinforcing when calling out required tensile reinforcement spacing in the design strip output?
I was am wondering if RISA Foundation Takes into account the compression reinforcing when calling out required tensile reinforcement spacing in the design strip output?
Sep 8, 2010 #2 JoshPlumSE Structural Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 10,833 Location US For flexural capacity, RISAFoundation always ignores the compression steel. The slabs are designed as singly reinforced sections. The only time the compression steel is accounted for is when you are looking at temperature / shrinkage reinforcement. Upvote 0 Downvote
For flexural capacity, RISAFoundation always ignores the compression steel. The slabs are designed as singly reinforced sections. The only time the compression steel is accounted for is when you are looking at temperature / shrinkage reinforcement.
Sep 8, 2010 Thread starter #3 eit09 Civil/Environmental Joined Jul 8, 2009 Messages 183 Location US Thanks JoshPlumn! Upvote 0 Downvote