BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO

3766:1999

Construction
drawings Simplified
representation of
concrete reinforcement
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ICS 01.100.30
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National foreword

This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 3766:1995 and

implements it as the UK national standard. This standard, together with
BS EN ISO 7518:1999, supersedes BS 1192-3:1987 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee

B/212, Tolerances, drawing practice, modular co-ordination, joints, project
information and computer modelling, to Subcommittee B/212/2, Construction
drawing practice, which has the responsibility to:
aid enquirers to understand the text;
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enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK
interests informed;
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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the EN ISO title page, page 2, the ISO title page, pages ii to iv, pages 1 to 6
and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the Amendments issued since publication
direction of the Sector
Committee for Building and Amd. No. Date Comments
Civil Engineering, was
published under the authority
of the Standards Committee
and comes into effect on
15 October 1999

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Contents

Page
National foreword Inside front cover
Foreword 2
Foreword iii
Text of ISO 3766 1
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 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 3766
NORME EUROPENNE
July 1999
EUROPISCHE NORM

ICS 01.100.30

English version

Construction drawings Simplified representation of

concrete reinforcement
(ISO 3766:1995)
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Dessins de construction Reprsentation Zeichnungen fr das Bauwesen

simplifie des armatures de bton Vereinfachte Darstellung von Bewehrungen
(ISO 3766:1995) (ISO 3766:1995)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 July 1999.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and
bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained
on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CEN
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Comit Europen de Normalisation
Europisches Komitee fr Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

1999 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national
Members.
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Foreword
The text of the International Standard from
Technical Committee ISO/TC 10 Technical
drawings, product definition and related
documentation of the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) has been taken over as an
European Standard by CEN/CS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of
a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by
January 2000, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2000.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations, the national standards organizations
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of the following countries are bound to implement

this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard
ISO 3766:1995 has been approved by CEN as a
European Standard without any modification.

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Contents
Page
Foreword iii
1 Scope 1
2 Ordinary reinforcement (non-prestressed) 1
3 Prestressed reinforcement 3
4 Drawing conventions 3
5 Drawing notations 5
Annex A (informative) Bibliography 6
Table 1 1
Table 2 3
Table 3 3
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Descriptors: Drawings, technical drawings, concrete structures, reinforced concrete, prestressed

concrete, graphic symbols.

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of
preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical
committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that
committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental,
in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are
circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International
Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO 3766 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 10, Technical drawings, product definition and related documentation,
Subcommittee SC 8, Construction documentation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 3766:1977), which
has been technically revised.
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Annex A of this International Standard is for information only.

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1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the simplified representation of reinforcement in reinforced concrete
and in prestressed concrete for use on construction drawings.

2 Ordinary reinforcement (non-prestressed)

Simplified representation of reinforcement in non-prestressed concrete is shown in Table 1.
Table 1
No. Description Simplified representation

2.1 Bar, general representation, continuous extra-thick line

2.2 Section of bar

2.3 a) Elevation of bar terminating in a 90 bend

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b) Elevation of bar terminating in a 180 hook

c) Plan of bar terminating in a bend or hook

2.4 Bar without end anchorages, if necessary to indicate

ends of more than one bar where bars are not separated
on the drawing

2.5 Anchorage ring or plate

a) Elevation or plan view

b) End view

2.6 Bar bent at right angle away from the viewer

[but use 2.3 c) for standard end anchorage]
2.7 Bar bent at right angle towards the viewer
[but use 2.3 c) for standard end anchorage]
2.8 Bars joined by mechanical couplers
2.8.1 General representation

a) Tension coupler

b) Compression coupler

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Table 1
No. Description Simplified representation

2.8.2 Specific representation, if required

a) Taper-threaded coupler

b) Cold-forged ends and parallel threads

c) Rolled-on parallel threads

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d) Parallel threads cut into bar

e) Coupler swaged onto bar

f) Coupler attached to bar by studs

2.9 Welded fabric, section

2.10 Welded fabric, one sheet shown on plan

2.11 Welded fabric, identical sheets in a row

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3 Prestressed reinforcement
Simplified representation of reinforcement in prestressed concrete is shown in Table 2.
Table 2
No. Description Simplified representation

3.1 Prestressing bar or cable, long chain double-dashed

extra-thick linea
3.2 Section of post-tensioned reinforcement in pipes or
conduits
3.3 Section of prestressed reinforcement

3.4 Anchorage at tensioning enda

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3.5 Fixed anchoragea

3.6 End view of anchorage

3.7 Movable splicea

3.8 Fixed splicea

a
When no confusion with ordinary reinforcement can possibly arise, prestressed reinforcement can be drawn with a continuous
extra-thick line.

4 Drawing conventions
The drawing conventions observed in the simplified representation of concrete reinforcement are given
in Table 3.
Table 3
No. Convention Simplified representation

4.1 Bends shall normally be represented on drawings showing

radii

4.2 A bundle of bars may be drawn using a single line, with end
markings indicating the number of bars in the bundle
EXAMPLE
Bundle with three identical bars
4.3 Each set of identical bars, stirrups or links shall be indicated
by one bar, stirrup or link drawn with an extra-thick line,
with a continuous thin line across the set terminated by
short oblique lines to mark the extreme bars, stirrups or
links. A circle drawn with a continuous thin line connects the
set line with the correct bar, stirrup or link

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Table 3
No. Convention Simplified representation
4.4 Bars placed in groups spaced equidistantly and
containing an identical number of identical bars, may
be indicated as shown in the example

4.5 Two-way reinforcement shall be shown in section, or

marked with text or the double-headed arrow in the
example in order to show the directions of bars in the
outside layer on each face of the construction in plan or
elevation
4.6 The location of layers of reinforcement on plan
drawings shall be indicated as follows, where
B = Bottom layer
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T = Top layer
1 = Layer nearest the concrete face
2 = Second layer from the concrete face
NOTE 1 B and T are used for the English language; equivalent
letters for other languages
a) Bottom and top layers shown on separate plans
b) Bottom and top layers shown on the same plan; the bottom
layer shall be indicated by a dashed extra-thick line

4.7 The location of layers of reinforcement on elevation

drawings shall be indicated as follows, where
N = Near face
F = Far face
1 = Layer nearest the concrete face
2 = Second layer from the concrete face
NOTE 2 N and F are used for the English language; equivalent
letters for other languages
a) Near-face and far-face reinforcement shown on separate
elevations
b) Near-face and far-face reinforcement shown on the same
elevation; the far-face layer shall be indicated by a dashed
extra-thick line

4.8 If the arrangement of the reinforcement is not clearly

shown by the section, an additional detail showing the
reinforcement may be drawn outside the section

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Table 3
No. Convention Simplified representation
4.9 All the types of links present shall be indicated on the
drawing. If the arrangement is complicated, it may be
clarified by the aid of a detail outside the section

5 Drawing notations
5.1 Items of information concerning reinforcing bars shall be written on the drawing in the longitudinal
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direction of the bars or along reference lines indicating the bars in question.
Items of information for welded fabric shall be written along the diagonal line. The number of sheets of
fabric shall be indicated together with the fabric type reference.
A bar quality and profile can be designated by a single letter if it is properly defined, e.g. B = Fe B 500
(ribbed) to European Standard EN 10080.
5.2 The following information concerning reinforcing bars shall be given on the drawing:
Example
a) number; 19
b) quality; B
c) nominal size, in millimetres; 20
d) bat mark; 23
e) spacing, in millimetres; 200
f) location in slab or wall (see 4.6 and 4.7). T

The information concerning the example presented shall be written:

19B20-23-200T
5.3 The following information concerning bundles of reinforcing bars shall be given on the drawing:
Example
a) number of bundles; 5
b) number of bars in a bundle; 3
c) quality; B
d) nominal size, in millimetres; 40
e) bundle mark; 27
f) spacing of bundles, in millimetres; 400
g) location (see 4.6 and 4.7). B
The information concerning the example presented shall be written:
5 3B40-27-400B

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Annex A (informative)
Bibliography
[1] ISO 128:1982, Technical drawings General principles of presentation.
[2] ISO 10209-1:1992, Technical product documentation Vocabulary Part 1: Terms relating to
technical drawings: general and types of drawings.
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