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ShapeCode

00

TotallengthofbarL
Measuredalongcenterline
A

ShapeCode

11

TotallengthofbarL
Measuredalongcenterline
A+(B)0.5rd
NeitherAnorBshallbelessthanPinTable2

12

A+(B)0.43R

13

A+0.57B+(C)1.6d

1.2d

Bshallnotbelessthan2(r+d).NeitherAnorCshallbelessthan

NeitherAnorBshall

PinTable2norlessthan(B/2+5d).SeeNote3.Key:1Semi

belessthanPin

circular

Table2norlessthan
(R+6d)

14

A+(C)4d

15

NeitherAnor(C)

A+(C)
NeitherAnor(C)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Seenote1.

shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1.

21

A+B+(C)r2d

22

A+B+C+(D)1.5r3d
Cshallnotbelessthan2(r+d).NeitherAnor(D)shallbeless
thanPinTable2.Whereusedasalink,AshallnotbelessthanP
forlinksinTable2and(D)shallnotbelessthan(C/2+5d.)Key:
1Semicircular

24

A+B+(C)

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2

23

A+B+(C)r2d
NeitherAnor(C)

Aand(C)areat90tooneanother

shallbelessthanP
inTable2

25

A+B+(E)

26

NeitherAnorBshall

A+B+(C)
NeitherAnor(C)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Seenote1.

belessthanPin
Table2.IfEisthe
criticaldimension,
schedulea99and
specifyAorBasthe
freedimension.See

28

27

A+B+(C)0.5rd
NeitherAnor(C)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Seenote1.

note1.
A+B+(C)0.5r
d
NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1.

29

31

A+B+C+(D)1.5r3d
NeitherAnor(D)shallbelessthanPinTable2

A+B+(C)r2d
NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1.

33

2A+1.7B+2C4d
Ashallnotbelessthan12d+30mm.Bshallnotbelessthan2(r+

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A+B+C+(D)

d).(C)shallnotbelessthanPinTable2,norlessthan(B/2+

1.5r3d

5d.)SeeNote3.

NeitherAnor(D)

Key:1Semicircular

shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1.

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A+B+C+(E)

A+B+C+(E)0.5rd

35

0.5rd

NeitherAnor(E)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Seenote1

NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1

36

A+B+C+(D)r

A+B+C+D+(E)2r4d

41

2d

NeitherAnor(E)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Mayalsobeused

NeitherAnor(D)

forflaglinkviz:

shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
1

44

A+B+C+D+(E)

A+2B+C+(E)

46

2r4d

NeitherAnor(E)shallbelessthanPinTable2.Seenote1

NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2

47

2A+B+2C+1.5r

2(A+B+(C))2.5r5d

51

3d

(C)and(D)shallbeequalandnotmorethanAorBnorlessthan

(C)and(D)shallbe

PforlinksinTable2.Where(C)and(D)aretobeminimizedthe

equalandnotmore

followingformulamaybeused:L=2A+2B+max(16d,160)

thanAnorlessthan
PinTable2.Where
(C)and(D)areto
beminimizedthe

63

2A+3B+2(C)3r6d
(C)and(D)shallbeequalandnotmorethanAorBnorlessthan
PforlinksinTable2.Where(C)and(D)aretobeminimizedthe
followingformulamaybeused:L=2A+3B+max(14d,150)

67

followingformula
maybeused:
L=2A+B+max
(21d,240)

56

A+B+C+(D)+
2(E)2.5r5d
(E)&(F)shallbe

SeeClause10

equalandnotmore
thanBorC,norless
thanPinTable2

64

A+B+C+2D+E+
(F)3r6d
NeitherAnor(F)

Cp(Ad)+B
WhereBisgreaterthanA/5thisequationnolongerapplies,in
whichcasethefollowingformulamaybeused:
L=C((p(Ad))+B)1/2
C=Numberofturns

77

shallbelessthanP
inTable2.Seenote
2

75

p(Ad)+B
WhereBisthe
overlap

99 Allothershapeswherestandardshapescannotbeused.
Noothershapecodenumber,formofdesignationorabbreviationshallbeusedin
scheduling.

98

A+2B+C+(D)2r4d
Isometricsketch.
NeitherCnor(D)

AdimensionalsketchshallbedrawnoverthedimensioncolumnsAtoE.Everydimension
shallbespecifiedandthedimensionthatistoallowforpermissibledeviationsshallbe
indicatedinparenthesis,otherwisethefabricatorisfreetochoosewhichdimensionsshall
allowfortolerance.

shallbelessthanP
inTable2

Tobecalculated
SeeNote2.

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Thevaluesforminimumradiusandendprojection,randPrespectively,asspecifiedinTable2,shallapplytoallshapecodes(see7.6).
Thedimensionsinparenthesisarethefreedimensions.Ifashapegiveninthistableisrequiredbutadifferentdimensionistoallowforthepossible
deviations,theshapeshallbedrawnoutandgiventheshapecode99andthefreedimensionshallbeindicatedinparenthesis.
Thelengthofstraightbetweentwobendsshallbeatleast4d,seefigure6.
Figures4,5and6shouldbeusedintheinterpretationofbendingdimensions.
NOTE1Thelengthequationsforshapecodes14,15,25,26,27,28,29,34,35,36and46areapproximateandwherethebendangleisgreaterthan45,the
lengthshouldbecalculatedmoreaccuratelyallowingforthedifferencebetweenthespecifiedoveralldimensionsandthetruelengthmeasuredalongthe
centralaxisofthebar.Whenthebendinganglesapproach90,itispreferabletospecifyshapecode99withafullydimensionalsketch.
NOTE2Fivebendsormoremightbeimpracticalwithinpermittedtolerances.
NOTE3Forshapeswithstraightandcurvedlengths(e.g.shapecodes12,13,22,33and47)thelargestpracticalmandrelsizefortheproductionofa
continuouscurveis400mm.SeealsoClause10.
Notationofsteelreinforcement
Typeofsteelreinforcement

Notation

GradeB500A,GradeB500BorGradeB500CconformingtoBS4449:2005

GradeB500AconformingtoBS4449:2005

GradeB500BorGradeB500CconformingtoBS4449:2005

GradeB500CconformingtoBS4449:2005

AspecifiedgradeandtypeofribbedstainlesssteelconformingtoBS6744:2001

Reinforcementofatypenotincludedintheabovelisthavingmaterialpropertiesthataredefinedinthedesignorcontractspecification.

NOTEIntheGradedescriptionB500Aetc,'B'indicatesreinforcingsteel.

Dimensioningofanacuteangle

Fig.4

Dimensioningofcrankedbars

Fig.5

Exampleofbarwithmorethanonebend

Table2MinimumScheduleRadiusandBendAllowances

Normal
Bar
Size
d

Minimum
Radius
for
Scheduling
r

Minimum
Diameterof
Bending
Former

Minimumendprojectionp
General(min
5dstraight)

Links
where
bend<150

6mm

12mm

24mm

110mm

110mm

8mm

16mm

32mm

115mm

115mm

10mm

20mm

40mm

120mm

130mm

12mm

24mm

48mm

125mm

160mm

16mm

32mm

64mm

130mm

210mm

20mm

70mm

140mm

190mm

290mm

25mm

87mm

175mm

240mm

365mm

32mm

112mm

224mm

305mm

465mm

40mm

140mm

280mm

380mm

580mm

NOTE1
Dueto'springback'theactualradiusofthebendwillbeslightlygreaterthanhalfthediameterof
theformer.
Fig.6

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Tolerancesoncuttingandbendingdimensions
Thetolerancesforcuttingand/orbendingdimensionsshallbeinaccordancewithTable5andshallbetakenintoaccountwhencompletingtheschedule.The
endanchorageorthedimensioninparenthesesintheshapecodesspecifiedinTable3shallbeusedtoallowforanypermissibledeviationsresultingfrom
cuttingandbending.
Table5Tolerances
Cuttingandbendingprocess

Tolerance(mm)

Cuttingofstraightlengths(includingreinforcementforsubsequentbending

+25,25

Bending:
1000mm
>1000mmto2000mm
>2000mm

+5,5
+5,10
+5,25

Lengthofbarsinfabric

25or0.5%ofthelength
(whicheverisgreater)

Radiusofbending
ReinforcementtobeformedtoaradiusexceedingthatspecifiedinTable6shallbesuppliedstraight.
Table6Maximumlimitforwhichapreformedradiusisrequired
BarSize

Radius

6mm

2.5m

8mm

2.75m

10mm

3.5m

12mm

4.25m

16mm

7.5m

20mm

14.0m

25mm

30.0m

32mm

43.0m

40mm

58.0m

NOTE1Therequiredcurvaturemaybeobtainedduringplacing.
NOTE2Forshapeswithstraightandcurvedlengths(e.g.shapecode12,13,22and33)thelargestpracticalradiusfortheproductionofacontinuouscurveis
200mm,andforlargerradiithecurvemaybeproducedbyaseriesofshortstraightsections

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