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CE A433 RC Design
T. Bart Quimby, P.E., Ph.D.
Spring 2007
To force the bar to be the weak link: max * [Lb**db] > max *
[*db2/4]
Lb > (max / max)*
[db/4]
Development Length
Ld = development length
max = + fy
Lb > (fy / max)* [db/4]
Lb > fy * db / (4*max)
Concrete Strength, fc
Type of Concrete
3 f y min( t e ,1.7) s
Ld
40 f c min cb K tr ,2.5
d
b
K tr
Atr f yt
1500 sn
db
The Modifiers
More Modifiers
K tr
Atr f yt
1500 sn
Cutting Bars
> max(d,
12db)
End of #6 bar
End of #8 bars
End of #10
bars