Excess Reinforcement reduction factor regarding development Length
Excess Reinforcement reduction factor regarding development Length
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When we do not need to develop full fy, ACI Says that we can decrease development length in case developing full fy is not required. if i have a corbel is it permitted to me to use reduction factor of excess reinforcement (As,req/As,Prov.) to calculate the Ld for framing hooked bars.
When we do not need to develop full fy, ACI Says that we can decrease development length in case developing full fy is not required. if i have a corbel is it permitted to me to use reduction factor of excess reinforcement (As,req/As,Prov.) to calculate the Ld for framing hooked bars.






RE: Excess Reinforcement reduction factor regarding development Length
The area of reinforcing needed for the top primary bars is based on two sums indicated in section 11.9.3.5 which includes these:
The second term includes Avf which is based on shear friction calculations which do not allow reduction for excess reinforcing.
So you might interpret ACI to require this:
1. If the first term controls (Av + An) then you can reduce the distance.
2. If the second term controls (2Avf/3 + An) then you can't.
The lower Ah steel is also based on Avf but ACI does not say anything about development other than to say you need closed ties.
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