Anchorage Bond

 
 
 Plain bars have a smooth surface and are mostly mild-steel which can be easily bent to
form small radius bends for use in links etc.
 Type 1 are deformed bars which are square-twisted to increase the bond resistance.
 Type 2 are also deformed bars having a ribbed surface with enhanced bond characteristics.
They are available in both mild and high-yield steel and are the most commonly used type of
reinforcement.
 Fabric is manufactured from bars conforming to BS 4449 or wires conforming to BS 4482.
Generally fabric has a higher bond coefficient than individual bars
Anchorage length
 
 
 Laps and Joints
Lengths of reinforcing bars are joined by lapping. The minimum lap length specified in
clause 3.12.8.11 is not to be less than 15 Ø or 300 mm whichever is greater. From clause
3.12.8.13 the requirements for tension laps are the following:
1. The lap length is not to be less than the tension anchorage length;
2. If the lap is at the top of the section and the cover is less than two bar diameters the
lap length is to be increased by a factor of 1.4;
3. If the lap is at the corner of a section and the cover is less than two bar diameters
the lap length is to be increased by a factor of 1.4;
4. If conditions 2 and 3 both apply the lap length is to be doubled.
The length of compression laps should be 1.25 times the length of compression
anchorage. Note that all lap lengths are based on the smaller bar diameter. The code
gives values for lap lengths in Table 3.27.