Introduction

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PRESENTER: I'll probably reiterate this

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throughout this course.

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But when I first started using Revit,

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I assume that any concrete element in Revit

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should come with pre-built reinforcement.

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I guess I still think that it should,

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but that's just not the way it works.

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Think of it this way.

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Look at concrete elements in Revit

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not in terms of what Rebar is being hosted,

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but in terms of how Rebar is being hosted.

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Concrete columns, footings, slabs, and great

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beams all have different cover settings

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that can be built in your concrete components

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automatically.

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That being said, all concrete elements basically

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have four faces that are either exposed to air, earth,

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or other concrete elements.

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What these faces are exposed to make

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a difference in how deep or shallow you

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need to reinforcement.

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Also items such as concrete slabs

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need to have reinforced in at least a third above the bottom

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to ensure the reinforcing is actually well reinforcing

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something.

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So in this course, what we're going to do first

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is examine cover settings.

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As I mentioned, any element that we select which is concrete

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is going to have cover set that we can set to that element

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specifically.

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Once we figure out what the cover settings are,

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we're going to jump in and add a new cover

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setting in its own video.

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Then lastly, we'll add reinforcing to a wall.

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Once we have all of our cover settings set up,

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we have a new cover setting.

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We're going to go in and actually physically

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add reinforcing to a wall, and then we'll be done.

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So let's get started exploring Rebar cover.