PREPARATION OF BAR

BENDING SCHEDULE
Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule
Bar bending schedule (or schedule of bars) is a list of reinforcement
bars, vis--vis, a given RCC work item, and is presented in a tabular
form for easy visual reference. This table summarizes all the needed
particulars of bars diameter, shape of bending, length of each bent
and straight portions, angles of bending, total length of each bar, and
number of each type of bar. This information is a great help in
preparing an estimate of quantities.
Figure 1 depicts the shape and proportions of hooks and bends in
the reinforcement bars these are standard proportions that are
adhered to:
(a) Length of one hook = (4d ) + [(4d+ d )] where, (4d+ d ) refers
to the curved portion = 9d.
(b) The additional length (la) that is introduced in the simple, straight
end-to-end length of a reinforcement bar due to being bent up at
say 30o to 60o, but it is generally 45o) = l1 l2= la
Where,

Fig: Hooks and bends in Reinforcement

Giving different values to

respectively), we get

different values of la, as tabulated below:

Figure 2 presents the procedure to arrive at the length of hooks and

the total length of a given steel reinforcement.