DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAP

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a- Tension Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.2:
420
fy
N/mm2
fc'

28

N/mm2

1.3

For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
For others, ACI 12.2.4

1.0
e

1.0

For uncoated and zinc-coated (galvanized) reinforcement,, ACI 12.

1.0

For normalweight concrete

Ld for Bars dia <= 20 mm :
Ld=

ACI 12.2.2

= 49.1 d For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
= 37.8 d For others, ACI 12.2.4
Ld for Bars dia > 20 mm :
Ld=

ACI 12.2.2

= 60.7 d For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
= 46.7 d For others, ACI 12.2.4
b- Compression Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.3:
Ldc = max of

= 19.0 d ACI 12.3.2

= 18.1 d ACI 12.3.2

= 19.0 d and not less than 200 mm, ACI 12.3.1
c- Tension Development of standard hooks length Calculations According ACI 12.5:
Ldh =

= 19.0
d ACI 12.5.2
and shall not be less than
the larger
of 8db and 150
mm, ACI 12.5.1

d- Tension Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.15:

e- Comperssion Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.16:

For fy <= 420 MPa=
= 29.8 d ACI 12.16.1
For fy > 420 MPa=
= 0.0 d ACI 12.16.1

Bar Size
d (mm)

Ld

10
12
14
16
18
20
25
28
32

378
454
529
605
680
756
1167
1307
1494

MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

TENSION
Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete
Cast below)
Class A Class B
Hook
Class A Class B
Splice = Splice =
Ldh
L
Splice=
Splice=
d
Ld
1.3Ld
Ld
1.3Ld
190
229
267
305
343
381
476
533
610

378
454
529
605
680
756
1167
1307
1494

491
590
688
786
884
983
1517
1700
1942

491
590
688
786
884
983
1517
1700
1942

491
590
688
786
884
983
1517
1700
1942

639
767
894
1022
1150
1278
1973
2209
2525

REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAPTER

bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

oated and zinc-coated (galvanized) reinforcement,, ACI 12.2.4

bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

hooks length Calculations According ACI 12.5:

ELOPMENT AND SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

COMPRESSION
Ldc

SPLICE

200
229
267
305
343
381
476
533
610

298
358
417
477
537
596
746
835
954