IfcReinforcingElement

Definition from IAI: Bars, wires, strands, and other slender members embedded in concrete in such a manner that the reinforcement and the concrete act together in resisting forces.

HISTORY New entity in IFC Release 2x2

Geometry Use Definitions:

The geometric representation of IfcReinforcingElement is given by the IfcProductDefinitionShape, allowing multiple geometric representations. Included are:

Local Placement
The use of local placement is defined at the supertype IfcBuildingElementComponent.

Standard Geometric Representation
The use of Standard Geometric Representations is defined at the supertype IfcBuildingElementComponent. Further constrainst on the geometric representation may be defined in subtypes.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcReinforcingElement

ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF

(ONEOF(IfcReinforcingBar, IfcReinforcingMesh, IfcTendon, IfcTendonAnchor))

SUBTYPE OF (

IfcBuildingElementComponent);

SteelGrade

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

SteelGrade

The nominal steel grade defined according to local standards.

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcReinforcingElement;

ENTITY IfcRoot;

GlobalId

IfcGloballyUniqueId;

OwnerHistory

IfcOwnerHistory;

Name

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

Description

OPTIONAL IfcText;

ENTITY IfcObjectDefinition;

INVERSE

HasAssignments

SET OF IfcRelAssigns FOR RelatedObjects;

IsDecomposedBy

SET OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatingObject;

Decomposes

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatedObjects;

HasAssociations

SET OF IfcRelAssociates FOR RelatedObjects;

ENTITY IfcObject;

ObjectType

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

INVERSE

IsDefinedBy

SET OF IfcRelDefines FOR RelatedObjects;

ENTITY IfcProduct;

ObjectPlacement

OPTIONAL IfcObjectPlacement;

Representation

OPTIONAL IfcProductRepresentation;

INVERSE

ReferencedBy

SET OF IfcRelAssignsToProduct FOR RelatingProduct;

ENTITY IfcElement;

Tag

OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;

INVERSE

FillsVoids

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelFillsElement FOR RelatedBuildingElement;

ConnectedTo

SET OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatingElement;

HasCoverings

SET OF IfcRelCoversBldgElements FOR RelatingBuildingElement;

HasProjections

SET OF IfcRelProjectsElement FOR RelatingElement;

HasStructuralMember

SET OF IfcRelConnectsStructuralElement FOR RelatingElement;

ReferencedInStructures

SET OF IfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure FOR RelatedElements;

HasPorts

SET OF IfcRelConnectsPortToElement FOR RelatedElement;

HasOpenings

SET OF IfcRelVoidsElement FOR RelatingBuildingElement;

IsConnectionRealization

SET OF IfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements FOR RealizingElements;

ProvidesBoundaries

SET OF IfcRelSpaceBoundary FOR RelatedBuildingElement;

ConnectedFrom

SET OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatedElement;

ContainedInStructure

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure FOR RelatedElements;

ENTITY IfcBuildingElement;

ENTITY IfcBuildingElementComponent;

ENTITY IfcReinforcingElement;

SteelGrade

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

END_ENTITY;