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2.19 Steel Reinforcement 73<br />

have projections or deformations on the surface for the purpose of improving the bond with concrete<br />

and reducing the width of cracks opening in the tension zone.<br />

The diameter of a plain bar can be measured easily, but for a deformed bar, a nominal diameter<br />

is used that is the diameter of a circular surface with the same area as the section of the deformed bar.<br />

Requirements of surface projections on bars are specified by ASTM specification A 305 or A 615.<br />

The bar sizes are designated by numbers 3 through 11, corresponding to the diameter in one-eighths<br />

of an inch. For instance, a no. 7 bar has a nominal diameter of 7 in. and a no. 4 bar has a nominal<br />

8<br />

diameter of 1 in. The two largest sizes are designated no. 14 and no. 18, respectively. American<br />

2<br />

standard bar marks are shown on the steel reinforcement to indicate the initial of the producing mill,<br />

the bar size, and the type of steel (Fig. 2.6). The grade of the reinforcement is indicated on the bars<br />

Figure 2.6<br />

Some types of deformed bars and American standard bar marks.

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