REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

ASTM STANDARD PHILIPPINE STANDARD (S.I.)

Bar Size (dia) Bar Nominal Nominal Bar Nominal Nominal
Designationinch Designation Dia., mm Area, mm^2 Size, mm Area, mm^2 mass kg/m
(English) (Soft Metric)
#3 0.375 #10M 9.5 71 10 79 0.618
#4 0.500 #13M 12.7 129 12 113 0.890
#5 0.625 #16M 15.9 199 16 201 1.580
#6 0.750 #19M 19.1 284 20 314 2.465
#7 0.875 #22M 22.2 387 N.A. N.A. N.A.
#8 1.000 #25M 25.4 510 25 491 3.851
#9 1.128 #29M 28.7 645 28 616 4.831
#10 1.270 #32M 32.3 819 32 804 6.310
#11 1.410 #36M 35.8 1006 36 1019 7.986
#14 1.693 #43M 43 1452 42 1385 10.870
#18 2.257 #57M 57.3 2581 58 2642 20.729
Source: NSCP 2010

Typical values in RC/PC Design

psi MPa ≈MPa β1
2500 17.3 17 0.85
3000 20.7 21 0.85
4000 27.6 28 0.85
4500 31.1 30 0.83
5000 34.5 35 0.80
5500 38.0 38 0.78
6000 41.4 415 0.75
6500 44.9 45 0.73
7000 48.3 48 0.70
8000 55.2 55 0.65
>8000 >55 0.65

Conversion factors
1 inch = 25.4 mm
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 sq ft = 0.0929 sq.m
1 lb = 0.4535 kg
1 pcf = 16.02 kg/cu.m
1 pcf = 0.157 kN/cu.m
1 kip/ft = 14.59 kN/m Compiled by:
1 kip/ft = 1488 kg/m
1 ksi = 6.895 MPa CHRISLAM S. MANTAWIL
1 psf = 0.0479 KPa
1 psf = 47.88 N/sq.m
1 ksf = 47.88 kPa
1 ft-kip = 1.356 kN-m
1 in-kip = 0.113 kN-m
1 in-kip = 11.52 kg-m