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Barlines Rebar Detailing Standards in The Philippines: Metric (Si), Standard Hooks and Other Detailing Criterias
Barlines Rebar Detailing Standards in The Philippines: Metric (Si), Standard Hooks and Other Detailing Criterias
[A100REBARDETAILINGSTANDARDS] Co.,Inc.
BarlinesRebarDetailingStandardsinthe
Philippines
METRIC(SI),STANDARDHOOKSANDOTHERDETAILINGCRITERIAS
ByAmadeus(Mady)Magpile,PresidentandCEO
INTRODUCTION
ThisisfirstinaseriesofarticlesoutliningtheCodeofStandardsBarlinesReinforcingSteel
CompanyDetailersadheretointhepracticeofReinforcingSteelEngineeringinthePhilippines.
BecausethecurrentpracticeinthePhilippinesisstillpredominantlycutandbendatthe
jobsitethepracticeofrebarestimating,detailing,fabricationandeveninstallationvariesfrom
jobtojob.Andthegeneralabsenceofsophisticatedfabricatingequipmentandindustry
organizationssometimescalleduponingeneralnotesandspecificationstoprovidequality
controlisareattimesconflicting.Wehavenotedthatonmanyoccasions,mandatorylanguage
areusedspecifyingcompliancetotheConcreteReinforcingSteelInstitute(CRSI),whenCRSIhas
nopresenceatallinthePhilippinesandtheirstandardsarenotatallcompletelyapplicable.
WhileCRSIstandardsisagoodtemplatetodrawfromBarlinesfounditselftweakingthe
standardssometomakeitworkinthePhilippines,whichwearesureeveryonedoes.
BecausetheauthorwasamemberoftheCRSICommitteeonReinforcingBarDetailingandthat
Barlinesmothercompanyhasdoneworkinmanycountriesoftheworldandhavelearnedto
adapttosomanyrebarengineeringstandards,thetaskseemeasierassignedtoBarlines.Itis
hopedthatbywritingtheseseriesofarticlesACodeofStandardPracticecanbeadoptedin
thePhilippines.
METRICvs.IMPERIAL
IntheInternationalSystemofMeasurement(SI),theMetricSystem,alldimensionsin
ReinforcingSteelPlacingDrawingsshallbeshowninmillimeters,thus:365,625,720,9000.
Somemayshowaspacebetweenthousandsandhundreds,butsuchisnotmandatory.By
adoptingthisstandardtheuseofmmabbreviationsbecomesunnecessary.Spacingofbars,
dimensionsandlengthsofbarsshallalsobeshowninmillimeters.Tofollowthepracticeinthe
UnitedStatesandtoconformtocalibrationoffabricatingequipments,rebardimensionsshallbe
roundedtothenearestinchor25mmforendhooksandtothenearestquarterinchor5mmfor
stirrupandtiehooks.Theseincrementsalsoarecompatibletotolerancesinfabricationandbar
placement.
ThePhilippineNationalStandard(PNS)barsizesarenotuniversal.Itisworthcomparingthe
barsizestohaveagraspofitseffectonstandardhooks.
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TableA100.1
BARSIZECOMPARISON
Youwillnoteintheabovebarsizecomparisontable,10m,16mand36mofthePhilippinesarea
bitlargerthanbarsizesoftheUnitedStates.Itfollows,thatexceptforthesebarsizes,all
standardhooksrequiredbytheAmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI)fortheU.S.barsizescanbe
maintainedinthePhilippineswithveryminoradjustments.
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AVAILABLESTOCKLENGTHS
UniqueinthePhilippines,barsareavailableinmultiplestocklengths.Becauseoftheabsenceof
fabricatingequipments,theMillstookuponthemselvestomakeavailablevariouslengthsto
reducetheamountshearingthatwillbeneededinacutandbendpracticeatthejobsite.
BarsinthePhilippinesareavailablein:6.00,7.50,9.00,10.50,and12.00meters.Onaspecial
order,15.00meterscanbemadeavailable.
STANDARDHOOKS
Toavoidhairlinecracksinducebyexcessivebendingstresses,theACIestablishedcontrolsby
specifyingtheminimuminsideradiusorinsidediameterofbendthatcanbemadeforeachsize
ofbar.Thisminimumbenddiameteriscommonlyknowinfabricationisasthepindiameter.
Theradiusofdiameterofthebendisusuallyexpressedasamultipleofthenominaldiameterof
thebardb.Theratioofdiameterofbendtodiameterofbarisnotaconstantbecauseithas
beenfoundbytestthatthisratiomustbelargerasthebarsizeincreases.Theminimumpin
diametersofbendspecifiedbyACI318(318M)forreinforcingbarsareasfollows:
Otherthan
8m 6db 4db
28m,32m,36m 8db
40m,50m 10db
db=nominalbardiameter
BesidestherequirementsofACI318,theroundingofendhookstothenearest25mmand
stirrupandtiestothenearest5mmallowanceforspringbackinfabricationandmaintaininga
policyofproductionfabricationpinsizenosmallerthantheASTMA615/A615Mbendtestpin
sizewereallrecognizedaswell.IntheTables,theextralengthofbarallowedforhookis
designatedasAorG.TheAandGforhooksmadeitpossibleforsoftwaredevelopersto
programthemassuch.Forexample,aBarlinesDetailer,usingadetailingsoftwareonlyneedto
entertheplus(+)orminus()keytorecallastandardhookdimensionsforanysizebarattheA
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orGcells.UsingMicrosoftEXCELspreadsheet,onecanembedalookuptableatthosesame
cells,eliminatingmemorizingallthedifferenthookdimensions.Asanaddedrule,theAorG
canalsobeadimensionlessbutnotmorethanstandards(SeeTableoftheminimumAorG
Dimension).
FabricatingequipmentmostlikelywillbecomingfromtheUnitedStates,ChinaorKorea.
BarlinesequipmentisallfromKRBMachineryofPennsylvania,U.S.A.,andthesameequipment
thatfabricatedthePETRONASTowersinMalaysia.
PHOTOS
HerearesomephotosofBarlinesFabricatingEquipmentfromKRB.
TheKRBShearline,withtheloadingtableattherightsideoftheshearhead,themeasuring
conveyorandthesortingtableontheleftsideoftheshearhead.Inthisinstance,themultiple
barshavebeenblocked(blockercalibratedevery5mm)andshearedoff.Atthepushofa
buttonbytheoperator,thebarswillbeliftedandslidintotheopenbinno.2,whilebinno.1is
closedwithbarsofdifferentlengthorsizethanontheconveyor.
BelowistheKRBHeavybender.Noticethepinsizearoundwhichthebarwasbent.Noticealso
theextralengthattheendrequiredbythepintocatch.Shorterthanstandardmaymakeit
impossibletobendthebar.
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BelowisaphotoofBarlinesGreenElephantKRBStirrupmatic.Itiscapableofshearingand
bendingmultiplestirrup/tiesbothinstraightrodsandincoiledrebar,inbarsizes10m,13mand
16m,inoneoperation.WhilecoilisstillnotreadilyavailableinthePhilippines,Barlinesisable
togetthemfromTaiwan.WithCoilsrebarwasteisreducefromoneremnantevery12meter
stockto1remnantevery3000meterstock.Againthismachineiscalibratedinincrementsof5
mm.
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TableA100.02
THEPHILIPPINESMETRICREINFORCINGBARS
NOMINALDIMENSIONS
BARSIZE AREA MASS DIAMETER
#8 50.3 0.394 8
ThereinforcingsteelshownaboveareavailableaccordingtoPNSGrade230(ASTMGrade33)
fromsize#8to#36;PNSGrade275(ASTNGrade40)fromsize#10to#36;andPNSGrade415
(ASTMGrade60)fromsize#10to#50.PNSGrade415alsoisavailablemarkedwithWwhich
denoteswieldableproperty.
BarlinesRebarDetailersandEstimatorshallbemindfulofthePNSGradesandWeldability
requirementsofreinforcingsteel.BarlinesassumesthatwieldablegradesconformstoASTM
A706,Grade60bars,whichisLowAlloySteel,requiredforbarsthatareweldedandonDuctile
FrameorBoundaryElementsofShearWallsinSeismicZone4,suchastheentirePhilippines.
Itisnot,however,theresponsibilityofaRebarDetailertochangethegradesofrebaras
specifiedbytheDesignEngineer.
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BarlinesRebarDetailersshalldetailstandardhooksonbarsaccordingtotheseminimum:
ACI318(318M)minimumbenddiameters,
Roundingto5mmand25mmincrements,
Springbackinfabrication,and
FabricatingEquipmentcalibration.
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BarlinesReinforcingSteel
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TableA100.03
RECOMMENDEDENDHOOKS,AllGrades
D=FinishedbendDiameter(PinDiameter)
90degree
180degreehook hook
D* AorG J
BarSize (mm) (mm) (mm) AorG(mm)
#8 50 100 65 125
#10 60 150 80 150
#12 80 175 105 200
#16 100 200 130 250
#20 135 250 180 375
#25 155 275 205 425
#28 240 375 300 475
#32 275 425 335 550
#36 305 475 375 625
#40 400 675 500 725
#50 500 850 600 900
*Finishedbenddiametersincludespringbackeffectwhenbarsstraightenoutslightly
afterbeingbentandareslightlylargerthanminimumbenddiametersinACIChapter3,
Section7.2.
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TableA100.04
STIRRUPANDTIEHOOKDIMENSIONS(AllGrades)
Bar 90degree
Size D*(mm) hook 135degreehook
HookA0rG HApprox
(mm) HookAorG(mm) (mm)
10 40 105 105 65
12 50 115 115 80
16 65 155 140 95
20 120 355 230 135
25 155 410 270 155
135DEGREESEISMICSTIRRUP/TIEHOOKDIMENSIONS
(AllGrades)
Bar
Size D*(mm) 135degreehook
HookAorG
(mm) HApprox(mm)
10 40 110 80
12 50 115 80
16 65 140 95
20 120 230 135
25 155 270 155
*SamenoteasintableA100.03
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OTHERDETAILINGCRITERIAS
RADIALPREFABRICATION(BendType9)
Whenreinforcingbarsareusedaroundacurvedsurfaces,suchasdomesortanksandwhenno
specialrequirementisestablishedinthecontract,suchbarsshallbedetailedandprefabricated
inaccordancewiththecriteriaestablishedinthefollowingtable.
TABLEA100.05
Barsaretobefabricatedwhen
Bar eithertheradiusorbarlengthis
Size lessthetabulatedvalue
Radius(meter) BarLength(meter)
#10 1.50 3.00
#12 3.00 3.00
#16 4.50 3.00
#20 12.00 3.00
#25 18.00 9.00
#28 27.00 9.00
#32 33.00 9.00
#36 33.00 18.00
#40 54.00 18.00
#50 90.00 18.00
Barswillbefurnishedstraightforallotherconditions.Thestraightbarswillthenhavetobe
sprunginplacetofit.Radiallyprefabricatedbarsofanysizetendtorelaxtheradiusoriginally
prefabricatedasaresultoftimeandnormalhandling.Thelastfewmillimetersinvolvedinthe
lapspliceareaoftenappearsasatangentratherthananarcduetolimitationsofstandard
bendingequipment.
Thepresenceofthetangentendmaynotcauseanyproblemonmostbarssincetheyare
generallylapspliced.However,forsizes#40and#50barscannotbelapsplicedandareusually
splicedusingamechanicalspliceorsplicedbybuttwelding.Itisaproblemtoplacearadially
bentbarwhenusingmechanicalspliceduetothetangentendsonbarsbenttoasmallradii.To
avoidthisproblem,all#40and#50barsbenttoaradiusof6100mmorlessshallbedetailed
andfurnishedwithanadditional450mmaddedtoeachend.Barsbenttoradiigreaterthan
6100mmwillbedetailedandfurnishedtothedetailedlengthwithnoconsiderationsgivento
thetangentend.
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LOADINGLIMITS
TableA100.06
MAXIMUMARCLENGTHFORSHIPPING
TotalLengthover12000mm.
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TableA100.07
MAXIMUMRIGHTANGLELEGFORSHIPPING
TotalLengthover12000mm.
TablesA100.06shows,forvariousradiiofbending,themaximumlengthofreinforcingbarthat
willnotexceed2235mm.TableA100.07shows,forLshapedbars,therightangledimension
fromtheapextoastraightlinebetweentheendsofthebarnotexceeding2235mm.
Theaboveisforsinglebar.Bundlesofbarsoccupyagreaterspace,therefore2235mmlimit
hasbeenselectedratherthe2400mmmaximumloadlimit.Generally,shippingwidthsgreater
than2400mmrequirethepermissionofauthoritiesormustbeshippedunderspecialfreight
rates.
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