Summary
Supplementary reinforcement significantly enhances anchor capacity restraining concrete breakout, particularly for shear near edges or high-tension loads. Providing information on supplementary reinforcement allows PROFIS Engineering to apply more realistic assumptions for concrete behavior.
Prerequisites
Make sure you are logged in to your PROFIS Engineering account and have opened the Anchoring to Concrete module. If you need help accessing the module, click here for step‑by‑step instructions.
Step-by-step instructions
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Open the Reinforcement tab
In your Anchoring to Concrete design workspace, navigate to the Reinforcement tab on the left-hand side of the screen.
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Go to Supplementary reinforcement:
- Select the suitable Supplementary reinforcement option from dropdown menu.
- When either the Tension supplementary reinforcement or Shear supplementary reinforcement option is selected, reinforcement details need to be added.
Note
Supplementary reinforcement is available only when using EN 1992‑4 with static or seismic load conditions, for anchor groups of up to nine anchors, and where at least one finite edge is present.
Tip
PROFIS Engineering defaults to the assumption that supplementary reinforcement is not present. To account for the beneficial effects of supplementary reinforcement, please adjust the above options accordingly.