DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAPTER 12

a- Tension Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.2:

fy

420

N/mm2

fc'
t

30

N/mm2

1.3

For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
For others, ACI 12.2.4

1.0
e

1.0
For uncoated and zinc-coated (galvanized) reinforcement,, ACI 12.2.4

For normalweight concrete

1.0
Ld for Bars dia <= 20 mm :
Ld=

ACI 12.2.2

=
For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
47.5 d
=
For others, ACI 12.2.4
36.5 d
Ld for Bars dia > 20 mm :
Ld=

ACI 12.2.2

=
For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
58.6 d
=
For others, ACI 12.2.4
45.1 d
b- Compression Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.3:
= 18.4 d

Ldc = max of

ACI 12.3.2

= 18.1 d ACI 12.3.2

=
and not less than 200 mm, ACI 12.3.1
18.4 d
c- Tension Development of standard hooks length Calculations According ACI 12.5:
Ldh =

18.4ofd 8db
ACIand
12.5.2
and shall not be less than the =
larger
150 mm, ACI
12.5.1

d- Tension Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.15:

e- Comperssion Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.16:

For fy <= 420 MPa=
For fy > 420 MPa=

= 29.8 d

ACI 12.16.1

= 0.0 d

ACI 12.16.1

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MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

TENSION
Bar Size
d (mm)

10
12
14
16
18
20
25
28
32

Ld

365
438
511
584
657
730
1128
1263
1443

Hook
Ldh
184
221
258
294
331
368
460
515
589

Class A
Splice = Ld

Class B
Splice =
1.3Ld

365
438
511
584
657
730
1128
1263
1443

475
570
665
760
854
949
1466
1642
1876

Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below)

Ld

Class A
Splice= Ld

475
570
665
760
854
949
1466
1642
1876

475
570
665
760
854
949
1466
1642
1876

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w), ACI 12.2.4

inforcement,, ACI 12.2.4

w), ACI 12.2.4

w), ACI 12.2.4

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THS (mm)
COMPRESSION

00mm concrete Cast below)

Class B
Splice= 1.3Ld
617
741
864
987
1111
1234
1906
2134
2439

Ldc

SPLICE

200
221
258
294
331
368
460
515
589

298
358
417
477
537
596
746
835
954