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INDEX TO TECHNICAL NOTE 7

1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 AS 3600–2009 STRESS DEVELOPMENT AND LAP SPLICING DESIGN RULES FOR STRAIGHT D500N TENSILE REINFORCING BARS 2
Tensile Development Lengths (Basic Lsy.tb and Refined Lsy.t) 2
Tensile Lap Lengths (Basic Lsy.tb.lap and Refined Lsy.t.lap) 3
Standard Hook or Cog to Straight D500N Bar End 3
3 SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO AS 3600–2009 3
Revised formula for basic development length Lsy.tb 3
Broadened definition of basic factor k1 to include slip-form construction 3
Updated definition of basic factor ξbc in-line with ACI 318-14 3
Improvements to calculation of refined factor k4 4
Improvements to calculation of refined factor k5 4
Splices between bars of different sizes 4
Minimum clear distance between parallel bars, and minimum concrete cover 5
Upper limit to clear distance sb in non-contact lapped splices 5
Splices in columns with offset bars 5
4 REFERENCES 5
APPENDIX A TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS 6
APPENDIX B DESIGN TABLES TO AS 3600–2009 11
INDEX GENERAL TABLES – TENSILE DEVELOPMENT LENGHTHS (Lsy.tb, Lsy.t.min) AND LAP LENGTHS (Lsy.tb.lap, Lsy.t.lap.min) 16
INDEX COVER-CONTROLLED TABLES – TENSILE DEVELOPMENT LENGHTHS (Lsy.tb, Lsy.t.min) AND LAP LENGTHS (Lsy.tb.lap, Lsy.t.lap.min) 41
INDEX SPACING-CONTROLLED TABLES – TENSILE DEVELOPMENT LENGHTHS (Lsy.tb, Lsy.t.min) AND LAP LENGTHS (Lsy.tb.lap, Lsy.t.lap.min) 66
APPENDIX C WORKED EXAMPLES USING DESIGN TABLES TO AS 3600–2009 71
EXAMPLE C.1 Refined Design aided by using the General Tables in Appendix B 71
EXAMPLE C.2 Standard Design Solutions for a General Notes Drawing derived using the Cover-Controlled Tables in Appendix B 72
EXAMPLE C.3 Refined Design of the Tensile Lapped Splices in Two High-Strength Concrete Columns aided by using the General Tables in Appendix B 72
EXAMPLE C.4 Refined Design of a Tensile End Anchorage under Transverse Compression in a Continuous Concrete Beam aided by using the General Tables in Appendix B 74
EXAMPLE C.5 Simple Design Example to illustrate Use of the Spacing-Controlled Tables in Appendix B, or the AS 3600–2009 Quick-Reference Table in Appendix D 75
APPENDIX D ALTERNATIVE QUICK-REFERENCE TABLES 76
AS 3600–2009 QUICK-REFERENCE TABLE – Tensile Development Lengths (Basic Lsy.tb & Min. Refined Lsy.t.min) and Tensile Lap Lengths (Basic Lsy.tb.lap & Min. Refined Lsy.t.lap.min)…. 77
AS 3600–2001 QUICK-REFERENCE TABLE – Tensile Development Length (Lത sy.t ) and Tensile Lap Length (Lത sy.t.lap ) of Straight D500N Bars (a≥2c) 79

Cover photograph shows ultimate failure condition with significant concrete spalling, resulting from longitudinal face splits above pairs of lapped N24 tensile bars, superimposed over a regular pattern
of deep transverse flexural cracks, in the top surface of the negative uniform moment region in a SRIA bar-bond test performed at Curtin University during the development of AS 3600–2009 [13].
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