Advanced Member Properties

The member’s code-based settings may be defined from the Advanced Member Properties dialog box accessed by the Properties Window. Herein, users may determine

• the element’s classification (i.e. primary or secondary seismic member);
• whether the element is with or without detailing for earthquake resistance;
• the cover thickness;
• the type of the longitudinal bars (cold-worked brittle steel and smooth -plain- longitudinal bars may be assigned);
• the type of lapping for the longitudinal bars;
• the length of lapping for the longitudinal bars, which may be defined in three ways; (i) the members have adequate relative lap length, compared with the minimum lap length for ultimate deformation (default option); (ii) the members have inadequate relative lap length (the ratio between the applied lap length and the minimum lap length for ultimate deformation should be defined); and (iii) the members have inadequate lap length (the absolute lap length should be assigned);
• the accessibility of area of intervention (needed for strengthened members and only in the Greek Seismic interventions Code);
• the mean percentage of the area loss of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement due to corrosion (only in the Greek Seismic interventions Code).

For Foundation Members (i.e. Individual Footings and Strip Footings) two more parameters need to be defined namely the Allowable Bearing Pressure  and the Resistance from Passive Soil Pressure.