Title: Rationale for Suggested Development, Splice, and Standard Hook Provisions for Deformed Bars in Tension

Author(s): James O. Jirsa, LeRoy A. Lutz, and Peter Gergely

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 1

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 47-61

Keywords: anchorage; bond; building codes; development length; hooks; reinforced concrete; reinforcing steel; splices; structural design

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Date: 7/1/1979

Abstract:
Provisions recommended by ACI Committee 408 for development and splice lengths, and hooked bar anchorages, for bars in tension, are discussed and explained. They are compared with current code provisions and illustrated with several design examples. The recommendations are published in the preceding article.