Title:
Development Length of Deformed Reinforcing Bars— A Worldwide Review
Author(s):
Christoph Mahrenholtz and Akanshu Sharma
Publication:
Materials Journal
Volume:
117
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
125-134
Keywords:
bond; design; development; reinforcement; reinforcing bar
DOI:
10.14359/51725782
Date:
9/1/2020
Abstract:
The world becomes ever smaller and thus the global construction industry moves closer together. For this reason, civil engineers are looking for possibilities to harmonize design—for example, in the field of reinforced concrete structures. The streamlining would ease working in an international context and could offer opportunities for optimization: harmonization allows the identification of the technically best and most economical solution. This also holds for the provisions to calculate the development length of deformed reinforcing bars which, to date, differ notably from code to code. It is not reasonable that local codes define different development lengths for identical situations in terms of geometry and material used. This paper analyzes the provisions for the calculation of the development lengths according to internationally selected national codes as a basis for this discussion.