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BARSPLICER DoughNUT
TERMINATION SYSTEM

THREADED END ANCHORAGES

FOR REINFORCING BARS

PERFORMANCE TEST DATA

January 2012

BarSplice Products, Inc., 4900 Webster Street, Dayton OH 45414, USA

 Tel: (937) 275-8700  Fax: (937) 275-9566  E-mail: bar@barsplice.com
Copyright © 2012, Barsplice Products, Inc., "BPI". All rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION
Barsplice Products, Inc. have conducted a series of tests on threaded dowel bar mechanical
end anchorages, sizes No. 4 through No. 11. The tests have been conducted on Barsplicer
DoughNUT end anchorages. The purpose of the testing is to ensure that products are
manufactured to the quality standards of BPI's ISO 9001 Quality System and are capable of
exceeding strength requirements of various Building Codes. Net head bearing area in tension
exceeds 4x rebar cross-sectional area.

TENSILE TEST PROCEDURE

Test specimens were in-air loaded monotonically in tension to failure to determine the
capability of the end anchorage system. The tests were conducted in accordance with
"Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products", ASTM
A370. Loads were applied through the bearing area of the head. The testing was performed
to exceed the mechanical anchorage strength requirements of ACI (American Concrete
Institute) 318, Section 12.6 and ASTM A970, Class A.

All monotonic tension tests were carried out in a 600 kip Forney universal testing machine,
located at the Barsplice manufacturing facility. Current calibration certificates for the test
machine are on file.

TEST RESULTS
Results of the tension testing are summarized in Table 1 and represented in Chart 1.

The reinforcing steel used in these tests conforms to the requirements of ASTM A615, Grade 60.

SUMMARY
Tension test specimens exceeded the strength requirements of ACI 318, Section 12.6,
namely 100% x Specified Yield Strength of Grade 60 rebar. Additionally, the tension test
specimens exceeded the strength requirements stated in ASTM A970, Class A, namely the
specified tensile strength of Grade 60 rebar which equates to 90,000 psi or 150% x specified
yield for A615 rebar.
 TABLE 1: TENSILE TEST RESULTS

PEAK STRENGTH PEAK STRENGTH

BARSPLICER % BARSPLICER
TEST ID STRESS TEST ID %
DoughNUT GRADE DoughNUT STRESS
NUMBER IN NUMBER GRADE
SIZE 60 SIZE IN REBAR
REBAR 60 SPEC.
SPEC. (psi)
(psi) YIELD
YIELD
99,800 166% 109,710 183%
4T1219 9T1095
101,750 170% 109,430 182%
No. 4 98,050 163% 109,910 183%
4T1226 9T1120
95,700 160% 109,930 183%
102,806 171%
No. 9 103,570 173%
No. 5 5T1121
102,484 171%
9T1328
110,960 185%
99,955 167% 110,400 184%
6T2281 9T1341
100,227 167% 111,100 185%
No. 6 97,773 163% 102,315 171%
6T2469 10T1062
107,500 179% 102,882 171%
106,100 177%
No. 10 104,102 174%
No. 7 7T1333
106,400 177%
10T1334
104,677 174%
108,139 180% 99,263 165%
8T1401 11T2411
108,481 181% 99,449 166%
No. 11
107,962 180% 102,923 172%
8T1506 11T2527
107,873 180% 102,962 172%
No. 8
103,684 173%
8T1812
103,734 173%
100,658 168%
8T1813
103,696 173%
 CHART 1: TENSILE TEST RESULTS

BARSPLICER DoughNUT

120,000

110,000
STRESS IN REBAR (psi)

100,000

90,000
Minimum
Strength
Requirement

80,000
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

SIZE