BRIEF INSTRUCTIONES Application for creating specifications for reinforcement steel of concrete structures is written in Microsoft Excel.

Instalation Copy "SPEC-CONC.X !" into "Sprea"s#eet Solutions" "irectory w#ic# is locate" in "Program $iles%Microsoft Office%!emplates%". Program usage Creation of new "ocument starts wit# "$ile&New&Sprea"s#eet Solution&SPEC-CONC". A new empty "ocument is opene". !#ere is a new option on t#e menu 'ar name" "Specification" wit# ( items) "New Element"* "En" of Element"* "+ecapitulation"* "Ma,e Catalog"* "-elete" an" ".nsert". .tem "-elete" contains items "+ow/s0" an" "-rawings"* an" item ".nsert" contains item "+ow/s0". -ocument contains 1 s#eets) "Specification"* "S#apes" an" "2eig#ts". .n s#eet "Specification" our "ocument is going to 'e create"* s#eet "S#apes" contains often use" s#apes of 'ars* an" s#eet "2eig#ts" contains unit weig#ts of 'ars. Creation of new "ocument starts wit# Specification&New Element. -ialog 'ox is opene") .n fiel" "-rawing num'er" we write num'er of t#e "rawing /can 'e more t#en one0 w#ere element is "isplaye". 2#en all fiel"s are fille" clic, on "O.3." 'utton. After t#at* in s#eet "Specifications" #ea"er will 'e written. Remark: program will NOT print columns where shapes are defined and last column. Now we can "escri'e 'ars. 2#en we enter fiel" "POS"* fiel"s w#ic# will 'e automatic calculate" are fille" wit# "4.44". 2#en we enter fiel" "type"* s#ape will 'e "rawn. -imensions are written in t#e "rawing as 5ou enter t#em. Program will calculate an" fill fiel"s "lg"* "lg"* "6" i "67peaces"* using "ata in s#eets "S#apes" an" "2eig#ts". .n s#eet "S#apes" most often s#apes are allrea"y "rawn. $or t#e sa,e of easyer wor,ing it is necessary to #a8e printe" catalog w#ere all s#apes are "isplaye" /. will explain #ow to print catalog later* in section catalog printing. .f 5ou #a8e s#ape w#ic# #asn9t 'en pre8iously "efine"* 5ou can "efine it as new s#ape in ta'le "S#apes"* or 5ou can write "X" /wit#out :uotation mar,s0 in fiel" "type"* an" lengt# /in meters0 in fiel" "lg". .n t#ac case 5ou can "raw s#ape later manualy* on t#e paper. .f 5ou inten" to "o t#at 5ou #a8e to reser8e space 'y increasing t#e #eig#t of t#at row. In section DETAILED INSTRUCTIONES I will explain how to define new shapes. .n s#eet "2eig#ts" weig#ts of most often use" 'ars are alrea"y written. 5ou can a"" weig#ts of more 'ars. In section DETAILED INSTRUCTIONES I will explain how to define new bars.

2#en 5ou enter all "ata a'out positions select Specification&En" of Element. Program will write total weig#t of all 'ars groupe" 'y si;e an" type. $inally* "ialog 'ox will 'e opene" again* an" now 5ou can) -write "ata a'out next element -c#oose "+ecapitulation" an" recapitulation will 'e ma"e -c#oose "Cancel" an" "ialog 'ox will 'e close" 2#en all "ata for all elements are entere" c#oose "+ecapitulation". !#is comman" can 'e c#osen in t#e "ialog 'ox or in t#e menu. Program will write total weig#t of all 'ars groupe" 'y si;e an" type for all elements toget#er. <esi"e* weig#t of steel in e8ery element will 'e liste". Making catalog On t#e menu is comman" Specification&Ma,e Catalog. 2#en 5ou c#oose t#is comman" program will ma,e s#eet "Catalog"* an" ma,e catalog of all s#apes in s#eet "S#apes". 5ou s#oul" print t#is catalog. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONES General $or effecti8e wor, wit# t#is program "Microsoft Excel =>" #as to 'e installe"* an" computer s#oul" #a8e at least 1? M< of +AM memory. .f specification 'ecomes to 'ig* response coul" 'e :uite slow. .n t#at case 5ou can "i8i"e specification in se8eral smaller pieces. 5ou s#oul" 'e familiar wit# Excel. Installation $ile "SPEC-CONC.X !" can 'e in any "irectory on t#e "is,* an" new "ocument will 'e create" 'y "ou'le clic, on t#e icon. Program usage 2#en 5ou c#ange content of any cell program will calculate all fiel"s w#ic# "epen" on t#at fiel" li,e lengt#* weig#t* sum* recapitulation. !#at goes for c#ange of num'er of elements in t#e #ea"er* too. As . sa" 'efore* program will calculate contents of se8eral cells* 'ase" on "ata in s#eets "S#apes" an" "2eig#ts". 5ou can fill t#is cells manually* an" program will except t#ose "ata as if t#ey were its own. $or example* fiel" "lengt#" is normally fille" 'y program* 'ut you can c#ange its 8alue 'y entering "esire" lengt# manually. !#at proce"ure is applie" w#en we want to "raw s#ape manualy /in fiel" "type" 5ou enter "X"* in fiel" "lg @mA?" 5ou enter lengt# of t#e 'ar* an" a"Bust row #eig#t0.

!#ree columns after "lg @mA?" contain "esignation of t#e 'ar type. !#ose columns contain 8alues "CCC"* "CCC" an" "CCC". !#ese 8alues can 'e c#ange"* 5ou can write* let9s say* "A." an" "A..." instea". !#en t#e ta'le "2eig#ts" #as to contain "escription of 'ars of t#ose types. Entering new shapes in sheet "Shapes" S#eet "S#apes" alrea"y contains many often use" s#apes of 'ars. .f 5ou want to use some s#ape w#ic# is not "efine"* 5ou s#oul" "efine it t#is way) .n fiel" "-ES.6NA!.ON" enter "esignation /"name"0 for t#at s#ape. -esignation is 8ali" if contains only letters an" num'ers. .f "esignation alrea"y exists program will warn 5ou* an" "eman" to alter "esignation. .n fiel" " EN6!D" enter formula on w#ic# lengt# is calculate". .n formula s#oul" 'e 8aria'les a* '* c* "* e* , an" r. .n fiel" "SDAPE" "raw t#e s#ape. S#ape is "rawn wit# stan"ar" Excel "rawing comman"s. Esually it is easiest to copy existing s#ape an" t#en c#ange it. Column #eig#t s#oul" 'e a"Buste" to t#e "rawing si;e* 'ut it is recommen"e" not to 'e more t#en F4. Column #eig#t in s#eet "Specification" will 'e same as in t#e s#eet "S#apes". .n "rawings t#e following con8ention is applie") lines w#ic# represent 'ar #a8e t#ic,ness G.?F* an" ot#er lines /li,e "imension lines0 #a8e t#ic,ness 4.>F. 5ou "on9t #a8e to follow t#at con8ention. Entering new bars in sheet "Weights" S#eet "2eig#ts" contains many often use" 'ars. .f 5ou want to use 'ar t#at is not liste" in t#e s#eet 5ou s#oul" enter its c#aracteristics. .n fiel" "!5PE" enter s#ort "esignation for type name li,e CCC. !#ere can 'e only one "esignation for a single type* an" it is at t#e 'eginning of t#e type "efinition. .n fiel" "!.! E" enter title for t#e group. 2#en program ma,es sum an" recapitulation it will group 'ars w#ic# are 'etween two titles or after t#e last title. !#ere #as to 'e at least one title for e8ery type* an" can 'e more of t#em. Example for groups are "CCC" $iel" "2E.6D!S" contains unit weig#t of t#e 'ar. Occasions w#en 5ou #a8e to a"" "ata in s#eet "2eig#ts" will 'e 8ery rare* an" if 5ou must* it is easiest to imitate alrea"y entere" "escriptions. Deleting drawings or rows Sometimes it may 'e necessary to "elete "rawings or entire row. Stan"ar" Excel comman"s for "eleting cell contents or entire rows "o not "elete "rawings* so 5ou #a8e to "o t#at from t#e menu)

Specifications&-elete&+ow/s0* or Specifications&-elete&-rawing. .n t#e first case entire rows from selecte" range will 'e "elete"* an" in t#e secon" case "rawings. Inserting additional rows .f 5ou #a8e to insert a""itional row or rows 5ou #a8e to "o t#at from t#e menu) Specifications&.nsert&+ow/s0. A""itional row will 'e inserte" 'efore t#e row w#ere selecte" cell is. .f a range is selecte"* same num'er of rows will 'e inserte" as t#ere are in selection. .n inserte" rows 5ou are entering position "escription normally. 5ou can sen" :uestions to aut#or) 'oris'Hcana"a.com. Iisit we' site) #ttp)JJspecifi,aciBe.tsx.org an" an" loo, for t#e news.