Chapter 18: Structural Reinforcement

Add Rebar

Exercise 18-1
1. Start Revit 2018

2. Open the file Exercise 18-1.rvt

3. You will see a simple structure of two isolated footings, two columns, and one
beam. We will create rebar for all elements

4. Start Reinforcement Settings command, from left pane, make sure you are at
General. Turn off Include hooks in Rebar Shape definition

5. Start Rebat Cover Settings dialog box. Duplicate Interior (framing, columns),
and call it Interior (framing, columns) – My Project, and set the distance to be
35 mm

6. Select the beam, and set the three covers to be Interior (framing, columns) – My
Project

7. Go to Section 1

8. Select the beam, from context tab, click Rebar, when the message will come
up, read it, and click OK. From Rebar Shape Browser select M_T1, and from
Properties, select 10M, the message will come up again, click OK

9. From context tab, locate Placement Orientation, select Perpendicular to Cover

10. Using the vertical reference plane at the left, add the bar in a way that
reference plane is at the center of the rebar (you can use Align command to do
that)

11. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Number with
Spacing, and set Quantity to 8, and Spacing to 150mm

12. Mirror the latest rebar using the mid point of the beam

13. Copy the left rebars to the right by 1375mm, and change the Quantity to 10,
and Spacing to 300mm

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14. This is what you should get:

15. Go to Section 2

16. Select the beam, click Rebar, select M_00, from Properties select 16M. From
context tab, locate Placement Orientation, select Perpendicular to Cover, and
place it at the middle of the lower part of the beam just above stirrups

17. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Fixed Number,
and set Quantity to 4. From Properties set Hook at Start, and Hook at End to
be Standard – 90 deg

18. Go to Section 1

19. Click the rebar you just added. From context tab, locate Rebar Constraints tab,
click Edit Constraints. At the left of the beam, click Bar Handle: Start of Bar,
and click off the checkbox. The value now reads -40mm. Change it to -175mm.
Do the same thing to the right of the beam. When done click ( ) to end the
command

20. Click the rebar you just added, from Properties, click Edit Type, Duplicate,
Accept the name (which is 16M 2). Click Hook Length button, for Standard – 90
deg. set the Hook Length to be 450mm, click OK twice

21. Go to Structure tab, locate Reinforcement panel, click Rebar, from context tab
locate Placement Methods, click Sketch Rebar button, then select the beam,
from Properties make sure 16M is selected. Using the ref plane at the middle,
start drawing a straight line just below the cover and go left all the way to the
left cover of the column, then go down by 580mm, press [Esc] twice, and click
( ) to end the command

22. Select the latest rebar, from context tab, set the Rebar Set to Fixed Number,
and Quantity to 4

23. Mirror the latest rebar using the mid point of the beam

24. This is what you should get:

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25. Select the left column

26. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_T1 shape, from Properties
select 10M, make sure Perpendicular to Cover is selected, and place it just
above the bottom cover

27. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Number with
Spacing, and set Quantity to 4, and Spacing to 150mm

28. Copy the latest rebar upwards twice, by 700mm, and by 1800mm

29. Select the rebar set at the middle, and change the Spacing to 250mm

30. Select the left column

31. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_00 shape, from Properties
select 16M, set Hook at Start and Hook at End to None. Make sure Parallel to
Workplane is selected, and place it just to the right of the left cover, and to the
left cover as well

32. Select the two rebar you just added, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel,
select Fixed Number, and set Quantity to 4

33. Select the left isolated footing

34. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_17 shape, from Properties
select 16M. Make sure Parallel to Workplane is selected, and added to footing

35. Select the rebar you just added, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select
Fixed Number, and set Quantity to 6

36. Repeat steps 33 to 35 again but this time Perpendicualr to Cover

37. Select the rebar you just added, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select
Fixed Number, and set Quantity to 6

38. Select the rebar you just added, you will see a handle at the right and a handle
at the left, move the right handle to the left and left handle to the right to get the
following setup:

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39. Go to Structure tab, locate Reinforcement panel, click Rebar, select Rebar
Shape M_00, from context tab locate Placement Methods, click Sketch Rebar
button, then select the left column, from Properties make sure 16M is selected.
Draw a dowel bar just like the following:

40. Select it, and select Fixed Number, Quantity 4

41. Mirror it using the midpoint of the isolated footing

42. Select all rebars in isolated footing and column

43. Mirror them using the midpoint of the beam (Hint: use Filter)

44. Go to 3D view. Duplicate it, and call the new view 3D – Rebar

45. Select all rebars (Hint: Use Filter)

46. From Properties, locate Graphics, View Visibility States, click Edit locate 3D-
Rebar view, click on both View unobscured, and View as solid

47. Make sure Fine and Shaded is selected

48. Look at the 3D model, and inspect each part of the rebar you did

49. Save and close the file

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