AGEN 204 – STRUCTURES ENGINEERING 2

CONCRETE DESIGN
(Metal Reinforcement)

ENGR. JACK O. BERTULFO

Instructor I
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
College of Engineering and Geosciences

May 31, 2021

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Steel Reinforcement
Steel is the most widely used reinforcing material for almost all
types of concrete construction.
It is an excellent partner of concrete in resisting both tension and
compression stresses.
Comparatively. Steel is ten times stronger than concrete in
resisting compression load and hundred times stronger in tensile
stresses.

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Steel Reinforcement
The design of concrete assumes that concrete and steel
reinforcement act together in resisting load and likewise to be in
the state of simultaneous deformation, otherwise, the steel bars
might slip from the concrete in the absence of sufficient bond due
to excessive load.

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Identification of Steel Bars

Steel reinforcing bars are provided with distinctive markings
which identify the name of the manufacturer with it’s initial and
the bar size number including the type of steel bar’s such as:

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Methods of Estimation
Direct Counting
Area Method