{"id":2921,"date":"2026-04-09T15:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conideas.com.et\/?post_type=engineering_tool&#038;p=2921"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:17:41","slug":"reinforcement-bar","status":"publish","type":"engineering_tool","link":"https:\/\/www.conideas.com.et\/am\/engineering_tool\/reinforcement-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinforcement Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"engineering-tool-card rebar-tool-card\">\n\n  <h2>Rebar Calculator<\/h2>\n\n<!-- ================= TABS ================= -->\n<div class=\"rebar-tabs\">\n\n  <button class=\"tab-btn active\" data-mode=\"procurement\">\n    Procurement\n  <\/button>\n\n  <button class=\"tab-btn\" data-mode=\"boq\">\n    BoQ \/ Ferayo\n  <\/button>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<small style=\"display:block;margin-bottom:8px;color:#555;\">\nProcurement = Buy by berga (12m) | BoQ = Measure by kg\n<\/small>\n\n  <!-- ================= BASIC INPUT ================= -->\n  <div class=\"section\">\n    <label>Rebar Input<\/label>\n\n    <div id=\"barContainer\">\n\n      <!-- SINGLE ROW -->\n      <div class=\"input-row bar-item\">\n\n        <select class=\"dia-select\">\n          <option value=\"\">Dia<\/option>\n          <option value=\"8\">8<\/option>\n          <option value=\"10\">10<\/option>\n          <option value=\"12\" selected>12<\/option>\n          <option value=\"16\">16<\/option>\n          <option value=\"20\">20<\/option>\n          <option value=\"25\">25<\/option>\n          <option value=\"32\">32<\/option>\n          <option value=\"custom\">Custom<\/option>\n        <\/select>\n\n        <input type=\"number\" class=\"dia-custom\" placeholder=\"mm\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n        <input type=\"number\" class=\"length\" placeholder=\"L (m)\">\n        <input type=\"number\" class=\"qty\" placeholder=\"Qty\">\n\n        <input type=\"number\" class=\"price\" placeholder=\"Price\/berga\">\n\n        <label class=\"price-toggle\">\n          <input type=\"checkbox\" class=\"price-kg\"> \/kg\n        <\/label>\n\n        <!-- JS WILL CONTROL THIS BUTTON -->\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"row-action-btn add-btn\">+<\/button>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ================= ACTION ================= -->\n  <div class=\"button-group\">\n    <button id=\"calculateBtn\" class=\"calculate-btn\">Calculate<\/button>\n    <button id=\"resetBtn\" class=\"reset-btn\">Reset<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ================= RESULT ================= -->\n  <div id=\"resultBox\" class=\"tool-result-card\" style=\"display:none;\">\n    <h3>Summary<\/h3>\n    <div id=\"tableOutput\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ================= ADVANCED ================= -->\n  <div class=\"section\">\n\n    <button id=\"advancedToggle\" class=\"toggle-btn\">Advanced Options<\/button>\n\n    <div id=\"advancedSection\" class=\"toggle-section\">\n\n      <!-- INPUT MODE -->\n      <label class=\"price-toggle\">\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"manualMode\">\n        Use manual input (ignore above)\n      <\/label>\n\n      <!-- ================= 1. 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