Wall corbel (Geometry)

Column corbel property	Description
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Modules where available
Function	It models corbels attached to plane walls.
Position	Horizontal, attached to wall.
Geometry	Straight
Connection	Always rigid at the wall it is attached to. User-defined at the point where other object is attached to it.
Material	Concrete
Load direction	Arbitrary in
Load type	All point and line load in
Available analysis results	Displacement, internal forces, stresses, stability and vibration shape in
Default Short Command	WCOR

Definition steps

1. Start  Wall corbel command from   Shell component menu in  tabmenu
2. Set the direction of the Wall corbel, whether the corbel should be adjusted to the positive or negative side of the wall according to its local coordinate-system.
   
3. Set the properties of the new wall corbel at  Default settings
   • Identifier (General)
     The program automatically generates it, but User can define custom value. Identifier (ID and Position) number can be displayed in model view (Display settings).
   • Geometry (General)
     User can specify the followings:
     • the side of the wall
     • relative position of the Corbel compared to the wall (l, x)
     • length of the Corbel (l)
     • position of the load application, x, marked with red arrow in the figure below
     • the heights of the corbel at the wall and at the end of corbel
       
   • Connection
     In Connection tab the Motion springs, Rotation springs, Plastic limit forces and Plastic limit moments can be managed.
     With the „Rigid” and the „Hinged” buttons pre-defined end condition values can be applied to the corbel edge.
     
   • Material
     Only concrete material can be set for wall corbel.
4. Place the corbel along a wall by drawing a line.

Optional steps:

5. Modify the Corbel properties with the  Properties tool of the Wall corbel tool palette.
6. Set the display settings of Wall corbel at Settings > All > Display > Bar similarly to Beams.
7. Wall corbels are stored on “Walls” Object layers. At layer settings, the default color and pen width can be set for all walls and wall corbels.