reodata 4.0 - OneSteel Reinforcing

ast.fsy - Product of reinforcing steel area (Ast),mm 2 and reinforcement yield
stress (fsy), MPa - gives nominal tensile capacity of a reinforcing bar - units
generally kilo Newtons (kN) by dividing product by 1000.
Band Beam - Wide beam with width significantly greater than depth,
generally about 1200 to 2400 wide, used in buildings and carparks to
minimuse structural floor depth. Either reinforced or post-tensioned concrete
depending on the span and design loads.
Beam - A narrow member in a building structure predominantly acting in
flexure, generally horizontal.
Bending moment - Internal action effect due to bending, normally resolved
about a principal axis at a cross-section of a structural member.
Bond strength - Normally expressed as the average ultimate stress that
can develop at the interface between a bar and concrete when longitudinal
slip occurs.
500n contistREtch (cs) - 500 MPa low carbon bar : strength achieved by
continuous stretching process.
centre heave - Generally refers to deformation of a housing slab caused
by the contraction of the expansive (clay) soils around the edge of a house -
generally caused by drying out of the soils around house edge - opposite
would be edge heave.
column - A narrow vertical member in a building as distinct from a wall,
normally under combined compression and bending.
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compression - An internal state of compressive stress prependicular to a
cross-section.
compression member - A structural member predominantly in compression.
cover - Minimum clear distance from an exposed concrete surface to
closest bar - for durability design not just to main bars but to closest bar
which is generally a stirrup or a tie. Insufficient cover is a major cause of
reinforcement corrosion in concrete.
creep - Property of concrete (dependant upon its constituents and internal
state of stress) where a concrete element will deform due to sustained
stress during its life. This is very important in the calculation of long-term
deflections, and in prestressed/post-tensioned concrete design as an element
can lose a significant proportion of its prestress.
Decking - Profiled steel sheeting or structural steel decking used as a dual
formwork, reinforcement system.
Deflection - Normally the maximum vertical or horizonal movement of a
structural member or a building frame, measured relative to the member
supports or between adjacent floor levels in the case of sway.
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