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Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule and Its Advantages

Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule

Bar bending schedule (or schedule of bars) is a list of reinforcement bars for a given reinforced concrete work
item, and is presented in a tabular form for easy visual reference.

Table of bar bending schedule summarizes all the needed particulars of bars – diameter, shape of bending, length
of each bent and straight portions, angles of bending, total length of each bar, and number of each type of bar.
This information is a great help in preparing an estimate of quantities.

Calculation of Reinforcement Shape, Cutting and Bending Lengths

Figure 1 depicts the shape and proportions of hooks and bends in the reinforcement bars – these are
standard proportions that are adhered to:

(a) Length of one hook = (4d ) + [(4d+ d )] – where, (4d+ d ) refers to the curved portion = 9d.

(b) The additional length (la) that is introduced in the simple, straight end-to-end length of a reinforcement bar
due to being bent up at say 30o to 60o, but it is generally 45o) = l1 – l2 = la

Where,

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Fig: Hooks and bends in Reinforcement

Giving different values to respectively), we get different values of la, as tabulated below:

Figure 2 presents the procedure to arrive at the length of hooks and the total length of a given steel
reinforcement.

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Fig: Typical Bar Bending Schedule

Advantages of Bar Bending Schedule

Bar bending schedule provides details of reinforcement cutting and bending length. Advantages of bar bending
schedule is when used along with reinforcement detailed drawing improves the quality of construction, cost and
time saving for concrete construction works.

Advantages of bar bending schedule in concrete construction are:

1. When Bar bending schedule is available, cutting and bending of reinforcement can be done at factory and
transported to site. This increases faster execution at site and reduces construction time and cost due to less
requirement of workers for bar bending. Bar bending also avoids the wastage of steel reinforcement (5 to 10%)
and thus saves project cost.

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2. Using bar bending schedule for when used for Fe500, it saves 10% more steel reinforcement compared to
fe415.

3. It improves the quality control at site as reinforcement is provided as per bar bending schedule which is
prepared using the provisions of respective detailing standard codes.

4. It provides the better estimation of reinforcement steel requirement for each and every structural member
which can be used to compute overall reinforcement requirement for entire project.

5. It provides better stock management for reinforcement. Steel requirement for next phase of construction can
be estimated with accuracy and procurement can be done. This prevents stocking of extra steel reinforcement at
site for longer time, preventing corrosion of reinforcement in case of coastal areas. It also prevents shortage of
reinforcement for ongoing work by accurate estimation and thus concrete construction works can proceed
smoothly.

6. Bar bending schedule is very much useful during auditing of reinforcement and provides checks on theft and
pilferage.

7. Bar bending schedule can be used for reinforcement cutting, bending and making skeleton of structural member
before it can be placed at the required position. Other activities such as excavation, PCC etc can proceed parallel
with this activity. So, overall project activity management becomes easy and reduces time of construction. It
becomes helpful in preventing any damages due to construction time overrun.

8. It provides benchmarks for quantity and quality requirements for reinforcement and concrete works.

9. Bar bending schedule provides the steel quantity requirement much accurately and thus provides an option to
optimize the design in case of cost overrun.

10. It becomes easy for site engineers to verify and approve the bar bending and cutting length during inspection
before placement of concrete with the use of bar bending schedule and helps in better quality control.

11. It enables easy and fast preparation of bills of construction works for clients and contractors.

12. The quantity of reinforcement to be used is calculated using engineering formulas and standard codes, so
there is no option for approximate estimation of steel reinforcement.

13. With the use of bar bending schedule, mechanization of cutting and bending of reinforcement can be done,
again reducing the cost and time of project and dependency on skilled labor requirement. It also improves the
reliability on accuracy of bar cutting and bending.

14. When mechanized bar cutting and bending is used, the cost of reinforced concrete work per unit reduces and
helps in cost optimization of construction project.

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