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Development Length Calculation as per Indian Code ►
Development length is the extra length of bar provided beyond the required section in order to ensure the following; ►

To develop a safe bond between the bar surface & the concrete so that no failure due to slippage of bar occurs during the ultimate load conditions. ▼
Also, the extra length of the bar provided as development length is responsible for transferring the stresses developed in any section to the adjoining ▼
sections (such as at column beam junction the extra length of bars provided from beam to column).
Importance: Provision of appropriate development is an important aspect of safe construction practices, proper development length in reinf. bars shall be provided as
per the steel grade considered in design otherwise in scenarios where less development length against the required is provided the structures will be prone to
encounter  failure due to slippage of joints, bonds, anchors & Laps, in such cases the bars will not yield first but the failure will happen at joints & laps prior to
yielding of reinforcement bars.

Calculation of Development length:

As per the Indian Standard – IS 456: 2000, clause 26.2.1 the development length Ld is given the following expression;

 Where,             Ø            = nominal dia of reinforcement bar

 σs               = Stress in bar at the section considered at design load
 τbd           = Design bond stress
The above given formula is used to calculate the required development length in mm for any given dia of bar, same formula is used for limit state method as well as
working stress method. The only change in calcula on in both methods is due to the different value of design bond stress; the values of design bond for Limit State &
working stress are as follows;

Design Bond Stress in Limit State Method

Concrete Grade M20 M25 M30 M35 M40 & Above
Design Bond Stress (τbd, N/mm2) 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.9 For Plain Bars in Tension
1.92 2.24 2.4 2.72 3.04 For deformed bars in tension
**Note: For bars in compression 1.25 mes the above-given values shall be used.

Design Bond Stress in Working Stress Method

Concrete Grade M20 M25 M30 M35 M40 M45 M50
Design Bond Stress (τbd, 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 For Plain Bars in tension

N/mm2) 1.28 1.44 1.6 1.76 1.92 2.08 2.24 For deformed bars in tension
**Note: For bars in compression 1.25 mes the above given values shall be used.

Generally, in practice, the development length requirement is expressed as ‘41 times Ø’ or ‘41 Ø’ where 41 is the factor calculated using the above formula & Ø is the
dia of the bar.
Example: In the following images, calcula on for development length in limit state method (Fig.1), as well as working stress method (Fig.2) for M25 concrete grade &
415 steel grade, are illustrated;

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Fig-1 (For Limit State Method)

Fig-2 (For Working Stress Method)

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Labels: Design Bond Stress, Development Length, IS 456, Limit state method, Working Stress method

42 comments:

Sadagoban RaMbo 5 September 2017 at 00:22

simply superb....really nice explanation and example problmes reallyy easy to understand

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Alok Dixit 12 September 2017 at 12:40

Thanks

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Unknown 16 October 2017 at 09:13

Very good to explain the Development length formulas,

Really I like it!!!
Thanks
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