' Gove! TOF INDIA CENTRAL DESIGNS ORGANISATION CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARIMENT NIRMAN BHAWAN, NEW DELII-110 011 No.CDO/SE(D)/G-291/ ML November 1996 TECHNICAL CIRCULAR NO. 1 OF 1996 - 97. THERMO-MECHANICALLY 7 REATED BARS (TMT-BARS) 1.0 * Introduction: Thermo Mechanleally Treated (TMT) Bars 1s a recent technological advancement for production of high strength detormed steel bars for concrete relnforcement, th cis, Process higher strength Is obtained by thermo mechanteal treatment, wherein the steel bars get intensive cooling Immediately after rolling, Sudden reduction In temperature creates a hardened surface layer with the Internal core still belng hot, While further cooling in atmosphere, tempering takes place by the heat from the core, This process Is expected to Improve the properties of strength and ductility of the bars 2.0 Advantage Generally, the higher strength In steel can be obtalned by Increasing Car content, Mlero alloying, Thermo Mechanteal Treatment or Cold Twisting. So far Ia Indi, cold twisting of bars was used extensively for production of high strength b: bars can easily be Identified by the two main ribs being hellcal, where as in hot rolled bars these ribs are straight, In the case of 1MT Hars the higher strenpth Is obta thermo mechanical treatment and the Carbon content leading to Improved Ductility, ned by also has been brought down 3.0 Permission to use However, It may be noted that deliberations are golng on at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), for making appropriate Provisions Is relevent HIS Codes and it is expected that this will be done shortly. Meanwhile the properties of these bars have been examined In this office and It has now been decided that these bars may be allowed to be used In CPWD works. 4.0 Properties This steel Is currently being produced In varlous grades by M/s Stee! of India Ltd. (SAIL) and M/s Tata Stcel. The trade names for these hare are TISCON-TMT respectively. The grades. chemleal prop are Indicated in Table I, 11, & 111, Authority SAIL IMT and Ues and mechanteal properties | “ . These, Teysi M/s TATA S1EEL YIELD STRE (0.2% PROOF STRESS) CONSIDERING EQUIVALENT 1S 1786 - 1985, An n/a AS PEI 500 N/mm’ 550 N/imin? Phosphorous Phosphorus Grade Yield Strength, Tensile strength Soren ellfeea| ee IM 42 oar 0.045 085 0.090 oso TISCON TM1-50 0.190 0.045 0.015 0.090 Hscon rndStandard table of SP-16 (Design Ald to 15:456) can be used for utilising these bars in the design process. However. there are Iinitations when It comes to using the stre Aths Migher then 415 MPa in Earthquake prone Areas. 1S 113920 - 1993 forbids using strengths higher than 415 Mra under following situations. 4 The structure Is located In Seismic Zone - 1V & V, M. The Structure Is located in Sclsmlc Zone - Il and has the Importance factor (1) greater than 1.0. Il, The structure Is located In Selsmic Zone - U1 and Is an Industrial Structure. Iv. The structure ts located In Selsinie Zone - 111 and 1s more than & storeys high. 5.2. While every care shall be taken to avold mixing different types and prades of bars In the same structural members as maln relforcement to satisty Clause 25.1 of 18:456-1978, the Technteal Clrewlar No. 9, Issued by CDO vide EE(D)I/1JS/80/199-298 dated 8.4.82 can We used as a pulde exigencies where two grades/types of bars are to be ws building. 6.3 This cire: dtu the same ‘ular does not cover use of corrosion Resistant Steel (CRS) bars. 6.0 Identification Care shall also be taken to properly Identity these bars at atte all be specially trained for looking for Mentitication marks on these bars. White LISCOr Ha are available with embossed marks on thelr bars (ht 1). SAL IML are ye to do Currently SAIL Is providing Bundled Bars which are colour coded yellow tor PML 5 Green for TMT 660 (No colour cove for IMT 415) at the Indicating the grade with each bundle The ttt 500 and cut tac Lends along sttha ty Hence It sil be advisable to see thit only one type/grade of bars are brought to site and used in the project alter conducting each lot. E tests forNEELLTA PScoN—TUT 42 (py) TISCON-THT SO 1 IDENTIFICATION MARKS ror ‘TIscon-THTT BARS FIG-1 7,0 Difficulties, Iany, felt wile using these bars may be brought Le the notice of the cpo, so that the same can be examined further. 9.0 This issues with the approval of pirector General of Works, CPWD- Copy to: 1... PPS to DGW. 2, PS toall ADGS. 3, All Chilef Engineers, CPWD & FED a a ‘All Superintending Engineers epwn & PWD. G. ALExceutive Engincers. EPWD and MS vb. ] Watley Allee aleapye at (Hose URIAN) SUPTDG. eIDESIGNS)!