ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
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Can A496 bars be used instead of A615 rebars?, ACI 318 limits the deformed bars specifications to A615, A706, A995, A996 (Sec. 3.5.3.1) and A1035 (Sec. 3.5.3.3). Here in Nicaragua the masonry construction method used is "confined masonry", concrete elements are usually 6"x6" and these A496 bars are quite cheaper than the A615 because of their higher strenght and smaller diameters. These concrete elements are designed following ACI 318 recommendations, but i'm not sure if you can write on the drawings that ACI code 318-xx has been used for the design when A496 is not specified as rebar, although it is specified as deformed wire (Sec. 3.5.3.5). I might be misinterpreting the code thinking deformed wire can be used only for slabs and walls.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks in advance for any help.






RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
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RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
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RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
Ductility is not defined in the same ways in A615 and A1064, so a quick comparison cannot be made here.
The development provisions of ACI 318 apply to wires, the same as rebar.
Deformed wire should yield at 75 ksi, with an ultimate of 85 ksi; grade 60 rebar yields at no less than 60 ksi, with an ultimate of 90 ksi, minimum (grade 75 yields at 75 ksi with an ultimate of 100 ksi.)
ACI 318 refers to "deformed reinforcement", with the implication that wire and bar are similar in use, with certain limitations where ductility is critical. There is also a limit on wire diameter, namely that wire larger than D31 is permitted only in welded wire applications.
RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?
RE: ASTM A496 rebar instead of A615 rebar?