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3 - BARGRIP - Test - Report - Rev Sept - 2012 PDF
3 - BARGRIP - Test - Report - Rev Sept - 2012 PDF
SYSTEM
TEST
REPORT
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make corrections and other revisions as it sees fit, without notice. All products described herein are supplied solely in accordance
with BPI’s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. This document is of a promotional nature only. Aspects of structural design,
evaluation of product fitness for use, suitability or similar attributes are the responsibility of others.
REPORT ON
TESTING
for
TESTING
for
INTRODUCTION
has been conducted for Barsplice Products, Inc., by Wiss, Janney, Elstner
ASME Section III, Division 2, ACI 318-77, ACI 349-76, and typical splice
steel sleeve which has an inner diameter larger than the reinforcing bar
onto the bar with a series of overlapping pressings. The second rein-
forcing bar is then inserted into the sleeve. Using the die set, the
The testing has been conducted under the Quality Assurance Program
OP-19.
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DESCRIPTION OF TESTS AND SPECIMENS
cyclic tests on each splice size. The static testing, which consists
been conducted in accordance with ASTM A 370 and the applicable portions
fied reinforcing bar yield. Following the 100 cycles, each specimen was
loaded to failure.
ASTM A 615 Grade 60 reinforcing bars have been used in the testing
program. These bars have a minimum specified yield strength of 60 ksi and
The bars were spliced by Dayton Barsplice, Inc. at their plant in Dayton,
Ohio. The spliced bars, along with the unspliced control bars, were
splice sizes:
One control bar for each of the above deformations and bar sizes was
Test Requirements
Engineers’ “Code for Concrete Reactor Vessels and Containments” (ASME Sec-
tion III, Division 2), American Concrete Institute’s “Building Code Require-
ments for Reinforced Concrete” (ACI 318-77), ACI’s Criteria for Reinforced
“Six splice specimens for each reinforcing bar size, and splice type
loading rate set forth in SA-370. For swaged splices, three different
“A tensile test on an unspliced specimen from the same bar used for
“The average tensile strength of the splice shall not be less than
be less than 125 percent of the specified minimum yield strength of the
spliced bar. Each individual test report on both the spliced and unspliced
shall be the same, and equal to the length of the splice sleeve, plus not
less than one bar diameter nor more than three bar diameters at each end...
size (and grade for taper threaded splices and threaded splices in thread
fied minimum yield strength of the reinforcing bar. One cycle is defined
as an increase from the lower load to the higher load and return.”
ACI 318-77 -
ACI 349-76 -
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full length of connector (at 0.9 yield) exceeds that of an unspliced
bar by more than 50 percent and if the maximum computed design load
required, no more than one-half of the bars shall be spliced in one plane
“8-18.7.2 Butt Splices - Butt splices shall be used only for #14
and #18 bars, except where otherwise shown on the drawings and where #11
bars are butt-spliced to the larger sizes or when authorized by the Con-
and the steel shall have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.05 percent based
upon ladle analysis. Except as provided herein, all welding shall conform
to AWS Standard D12.l. All butt splices shall develop 90 percent of the
bar in the case of transition splices. Bars shall be cleaned of all oil,
grease, dirt, rust, scale and other foreign substances and shall be flame
dried before splicing. Adequate jigs and clamps or other devices shall
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“8-18.7.2.1.2 Qualification Tests. - As a condition of approval,
the Contractor shall make three test butt splices in the presence of the
butt spliced and the test butt splices shall be tension tested to des-
for each unspliced and spliced bar tested. Tension tests shall be per-
formed on full cross section specimens in accordance with ASTM E8, using a
gage length that spans the extremities of the weld or sleeve. Certified
additional deformation of #14 and smaller bars due to slip or other move-
ment within the splice sleeve shall not exceed 0.015 inches (unit strain
30,000 psi. The additional deformation of #18 bars shall not exceed 0.03
unspliced bar based upon a 10-inch gage length spanning the extremities
unspliced and spliced bars tested for the Qualification and Tension Tests...”
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TEST PROCEDURE
sal testing machine using stress rate control. No. 14 and smaller bars
Static Testing
Prior to loading the specimens, punch marks were placed on the speci-
mens. Four punch marks were placed on the spliced specimens. Two marks
on opposite sides of the bar were placed at either end of the coupler.
The distance between these marks was measured using dividers and a machinist’s
scale. The unspliced bar was marked with a series of punch marks on oppo-
site sides along the length of the bar. This established a series of
overlapping gage lengths with the middle third of each gage length clearly
defined.
The specimen was inserted between the grips of the testing machine,
the grips of the machine. The knife edges which grip the specimen are
testing will not cause slippage. The springs react against pins inserted
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out the effects of curvature.
No. 14 18
No.7,6 8
No.5 6
For each gage length the extensometer was calibrated in accordance with
extensometer and test machine signals. Discrete data points were obtained
by monitoring the extensometer and reading the load of the testing machine.
At 2% strain the extensometer was removed, and the bar was loaded to
failure. The load/strain curves and the discrete data points are given
The ultimate load of the specimens was observed with the trailing
needle of the test machine dial. The total elongation at failure was
measured using a machinists scale for the spliced specimens across the
was determined using the same gage length as the spliced specimen with
the failure surface included in the middle third of the gage length. Elonga-
tion measurement was made on both sides of the specimen, and the results
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Cyclic Testing
spliced specimen from one of each deformation pattern. The tensile load
the specified yield. One hundred cycles of this load were applied. Both
during the cycling and after, the specimens were observed for slippage
specimens were loaded to failure. The maximum load obtained in the cycled
TEST RESULTS
Static Test
type, bar size and bar manufacturer. The first one or two numerals repre-
sent the size of the bar being spliced or the size of the bar in the case
The next pair of letters indicates the type of test and bar manufac-
The second represents the steel mill which manufactured the reinforcing
the specimen withstood prior to failure. The mode of failure for the
the steel sleeve and then a break in the sleeve at its center. “Pull-Out”
occurred when one of the two reinforcing bars was drawn out of the sleeve.
Cyclic Test
Each of the spliced specimens listed in Table 10 was given 100 cycles
DISCUSSION
The test results are discussed in four separate sections. Each one of
Division 2, ACI 318-77, ACI 349-76, and typical requirements of the United
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ASME Section III, Division 2
are that:
#10 1.27 95
#9 1.00 75
#8 .79 59
#7 .60 45
#6 .44 33
#5 .31 23
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Average Tensile 90% of Average Specified Minimum
Coupler Strength of Spliced Tensile Strength of Tensile Strength of
Size Specimens (kip) Control Bars (kip) Control Bars (kip)_
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ACI 318-77
yield strength of the bar. 125 percent times 60,000 psi times the
No. 10 1.27 95
No. 9 1.00 75
No. 8 .79 59
No. 7 .60 45
No. 6 .44 33
No. 5 .31 23
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ACI 349-76
splices is that the splice develop at least 125 percent of the specified
yield strength of the bar. If the strain measured over the full length
bar by more than 50 percent, then the splices are required to be staggered
yield.
125 percent times 60,000 psi times the nominal reinforcing bar
No. 10 1.27 95
No. 9 1.00 75
No. 8 .79 59
No. 7 .60 45
No. 6 .44 33
No. 5 .31 23
this deformation pattern has a design stress greater than .5 x fy. The
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strain in the remainder of Bargrip sleeves splicing the No. 7 bars
is less than 1.5 times the strain in its corresponding unspliced control
bar.
The strain in all of the other Bargrip sleeves was less than 1.5
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United States Corps of Engineers
for No. 18 bars and by .0015 for No. 14 and smaller bars.
No. 9 1.00 81
No. 8 .79 64
No. 7 .60 49
No. 6 .44 36
No. 5 .31 25
Strain Criteria - The strain in each of the No. 18 bar splices tested
did not exceed the strain in its corresponding control bar by .003. The
strain in each of the No. 14 and smaller splices did not exceed
Respectfully submitted,
Jack P. Stecich
Project Manager
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