Use this option to define additional code parameters for the steel bar type according to the CAN/CSA-S16.1-94, CAN/CSA-S16-01 + Supp. No.1 (2005), CAN/CSA-S16-09, and CAN/CSA-S16-14 codes. Access the parameters by clicking the More button in the Member definition - parameters dialog.
The following parameters are defined:
- Load type for directions Y and Z.
- Section parameters
Anet/Agross Ratio
This value applies to a tensile force acting on the cable. It is a coefficient that defines the relationship of the member cross-section area, not considering the bolt or rivet openings (Anet), to the total cross-section area (Agross).
- Stiffener spacing for the outermost and intermediate panels.
- Round pipes case conditions. If the Unidirectional bending of pipes option is selected, then, for this type of section, a bending moment equal to a sum of moments operating along axis Y and Z is calculated; the resultant moment is the basis for bar design.