Revit standard hook Length (US metric template)

Add new 45 Rebar Hook :

Project browsers families structural rebar rebar hook - Standard - 90 deg Right click &
duplicate rename : Standard - 45 deg. And change type properties to.

Add new Rebar Bar Type

Project browsers families structural rebar rebar bar any existing type Right click &
duplicate rename : T10.. And change type properties to.

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First let us use the default Revit value for hook parts length

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For Hook detail see the Revit documentation

Revit Help - Model the Design - Structural Modeling Reinforcement Rebar - Define and
Add a Rebar Hook - Rebar Hook Length Parameters

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Draw a structural wall with 50 mm rebar cover & draw building section

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(1) - 90 Standard hook

Chose M_02 Rebar shape T10 Size - and click spacebar to make rebar horizontal

For 90 Standard hook Type

Hook Length : 160mm

Tangent Length : 160mm

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From the figure in Revit
evit Help

Hook Length = 0.5 * 3.1416 * 35 + 120 40 = 135mm

Extension Multiplier * Bar Diameter = 12 * 10 = 120mm

Bent radius (to the center line of rebar) = 0.5 * Standard Bend Diameter + 0.5 * Bar Diameter
= 0.5 * 60 + 0.5 * 10 = 35mm

When we remove auto calculate and try to change Tangent Length the Hook
Length changed and will be equal to Hook Length value , that weird , and we
will see later different behavior when moved to other hooks angle.

From instance
nce Properties of rebar
Bar Length = 1270mm

Bar Length = 1000 2*40 + 2*120 + 2*0.5*3.1416*35 = 1270mm (OK)

(2) - 180 Standard hook

Chose M_01 Rebar shape T10 Size - and click spacebar to make rebar horizontal

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For 180 Standard hook Type

Extension Length = Extension Multiplier * Bar Diameter = 4 * 10 = 40mm

Hook Length : 110mm

Tangent Length : 80mm = Extension Length + 0.5 * Standard Bend Diameter + Bar Diameter

Offset Length : 80mm = Standard Bend Diameter + 2 * Bar Diameter

Hook Length = 3.1416 * 35 + 40 40 = 110mm (OK)

From instance Properties of rebar

Bar Length = 1219.9mm

Bar Length = 1000 2*40 + 2*40

2* + 2*3.1416*35 = 1219.9mm (OK)

When we remove auto calculate and set Tangent Length:: 100mm the Hook
Length will be 130mm , Ok , when
w we add 20 mm to Extension Length the
Hook Length will be increased by 20 mm.

(3) - 45 Standard hook

Copy the last Rebar and change Hook At Start & Hook At End value to (Standard - 45 deg.)

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For 45 Standard hook Type

Extension Length = Extension Multiplier * Bar Diameter = 12 * 10 = 120mm

Hook Length : 130.9mm

Tangent Length : 136.6mmmm = Extension Length + (0.5 * Standard Bend Diameter + Bar
Diameter) * tan(0.5*45)

Tangent Length = 120 + 40 * tan(22.5) = 136.6mm

Offset Length : -

40 * tan(22.5) =16.6mm

Hook Length = 0.25 * 3.1416 * 35 + 120 16.6 = 130.9mm (OK)

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From instance Properties of rebar

Bar Length = 1261.8mm

Bar Length = 1000 2 * 16.6 + 2 * 120 + 2 * 0.25 * 3.1416 * 35 = 1261.8mm

mm (OK)

(4) - 135 Stirrup/Tie

Make new rebar shape (Stirrup / Tie ) :

Project browsers families structural rebar rebar shape M_02 Right click & duplicate
rename : M_02S And change type properties to.

M_02S - Right click & Edit Family Type change Style Parameter value to be : Stirrup / Tie
load into Project

Chose M_02S Rebar shape T10 Size - and click spacebar to make rebar horizontal

change Hook At Start & Hook At End value to (Stirrup/Tie

( - 135 deg.)

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Extension Length = Extension Multiplier * Bar Diameter = 6 * 10 = 60mm

Hook Length : 88.9mm

Tangent Length : 90.0mm

mm = Extension Length + (0.5 * Stirrup/Tie Bend Diameter + Bar
Diameter)

Tangent Length = 60 + 20 + 10 = 90.0mm

Offset Length : 58.3 = 28.3 + (20 +10) = 58.3mm

(20 + 5) * cos(45) =17.7mm

60 * cos(45) + 5 * cos(45) =46.0mm = 17.7 + 28.3

Hook Length = (135/180) * 3.1416 * 25 + 60 (20+10) = 88.9mm (OK)

From instance Properties of rebar

Bar Length = 1177.8mm

Bar Length = 1000 2 * 30 + 2 * 60 + 2 * (135/180) * 3.1416 * 25 = 1177.8mm

mm (OK)

Eng. Aiham Mahmoud

23/12/2015
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