rectangular_wall

sectionproperties.pre.library.concrete_sections.rectangular_wall(d: float, t: float, dia_bar: float, area_bar: float, spacing: float, cover: float, double: bool = True, n_circle: int = 4, conc_mat: Material = Material(name='default', elastic_modulus=1, poissons_ratio=0, yield_strength=1, density=1, color='w'), steel_mat: Material = Material(name='default', elastic_modulus=1, poissons_ratio=0, yield_strength=1, density=1, color='w')) → CompoundGeometry[source]

Constructs a reinforced concrete rectangular wall section.

Constructs a reinforced concrete rectangular wall section of depth d and thickness t. The wall reinforcement has a maximum spacing of spacing and is doubly reinforced if double is set to True, or singly reinforced if it is set to False.

Note

As the reinforcing bars are described by discretised circles, the area of each bar is required to ensure that the correct reinforcing area is provided.

Parameters:

  • d (float) – Concrete wall depth

  • t (float) – Concrete wall thickness

  • dia_bar (float) – Diameter of the reinforcing bars, used for calculating bar placement

  • area_bar (float) – Area of the reinforcing bars

  • spacing (float) – Maximum spacing of the reinforcement bars, the calculated spacing is equal to ceil(extent / spacing) + 1

  • cover (float) – Clear cover to the reinforcing bars

  • double (bool) – If set to True, provides two layers of reinforcement to the wall. If set to False, provides a single central layer of reinforcement to the wall. Defaults to True.

  • n_circle (int) – Number of points used to discretise the circular reinforcing bars. Defaults to 4.

  • conc_mat (Material) – Material object to assign to the concrete area. Defaults to pre.DEFAULT_MATERIAL.

  • steel_mat (Material) – Material object to assign to the steel area. Defaults to pre.DEFAULT_MATERIAL.

Raises:

ValueError – Geometry generation failed

Returns:

Reinforced concrete rectangular wall section geometry

Return type:

CompoundGeometry

Example

The following example creates a 1000 mm long x 180 mm thick rectangular concrete wall, reinforced with a single layer of N12-200 with 30 mm cover. A coarse finite element mesh is generated to show the different material regions:

from sectionproperties.pre import Material
from sectionproperties.pre.library import rectangular_wall
from sectionproperties.analysis import Section

concrete = Material(
    name="Concrete",
    elastic_modulus=30.1e3,
    poissons_ratio=0.2,
    yield_strength=32,
    density=2.4e-6,
    color="lightgrey",
)
steel = Material(
    name="Steel",
    elastic_modulus=200e3,
    poissons_ratio=0.3,
    yield_strength=500,
    density=7.85e-6,
    color="grey",
)

geom = rectangular_wall(
    d=1000,
    t=180,
    dia_bar=12,
    area_bar=110,
    spacing=200,
    cover=30,
    double=False,
    n_circle=12,
    conc_mat=concrete,
    steel_mat=steel,
)

geom.create_mesh(mesh_sizes=[0])  # a size of zero creates a coarse mesh
Section(geometry=geom).plot_mesh()

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../_images/sectionproperties-pre-library-concrete_sections-rectangular_wall-1.png

Reinforced concrete rectangular wall section geometry