I'm designing a concrete slab in STAAD. AT the end of the file, I have the following and would like to define the cover as 2.6":
START CONCRETE DESIGNCODE ACI 2011UNIT INCHES KIPFYMAIN 60 ALLFC 4.5 ALLDESIGN ELEMENT ALLCLB 2.6 ALLCLT 2.6 ALLEND CONCRETE DESIGNPRINT SUPPORT REACTIONFINISH
The output gives a cover of 0.75" which is not was defined in the input, the following is an example:
ACI 318-11 ELEMENT DESIGN SUMMARY =====================================
ELEMENT LONG. REINF MOM-X /LOAD TRANS. REINF MOM-Y /LOAD (SQ.IN/FT) (K-FT/FT) (SQ.IN/FT) (K-FT/FT)
FY: 60.000 KSI FC: 4.500 KSI COVER (TOP): 0.750 IN COVER (BOTTOM): 0.750 IN TH: 6.000 IN 2 TOP : Longitudinal direction - Only minimum steel required. 2 BOTT: Longitudinal direction - Only minimum steel required. 2 TOP : Transverse direction - Only minimum steel required. 2 BOTT: Transverse direction - Only minimum steel required. 2 TOP : 0.065 0.00 / 0 0.065 0.00 / 0 BOTT: 0.065 0.07 / 4 0.065 0.06 / 4
How do I get the cover accurately considered in the output?