DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAP

a- Tension Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.2:

420
fy
N/mm2
35
fc'
N/mm2
t

1.3
1.0

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

1.0

For uncoated and zinc-coated (galvanized) reinforcement,,

1.0

For normalweight concrete

Ld for Bars dia <= 20 mm :
Ld=

ACI 12.2.2

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

ACI 12.2.2

54.3 d
=
For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
41.8 d
=
For others, ACI 12.2.4
b- Compression Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.3:

Ldc = max of

= 17.0 d

ACI 12.3.2

= 18.1 d ACI 12.3.2

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

= 17.0 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:

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e- Comperssion Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.16:

For fy <= 420 MPa=
For fy > 420 MPa=

= 29.8 d

ACI 12.16.1

= 0.0 d

ACI 12.16.1

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MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

TENSION
Bar Size
d (mm)

10
12
14
16
18
20
25
28
32

Ld

338
406
473
541
609
676
1044
1169
1336

Hook

170
204
239
273
307
341
426
477
545

Ldh

Class A
Splice = Ld

Class B
Splice =
1.3Ld

338
406
473
541
609
676
1044
1169
1336

439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

Top bars (Min. 300mm concret

Ld
439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

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rete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

galvanized) reinforcement,, ACI 12.2.4

rete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

rete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

According ACI 12.5:

and 150 mm, ACI 12.5.1

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SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

COMPRESSION

p bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below)

Class A
Splice= Ld

Class B
Splice= 1.3Ld

439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

571
686
800
914
1028
1143
1764
1976
2258

Ldc

SPLICE

200
217
253
289
325
361
452
506
578

298
358
417
477
537
596
746
835
954