DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAPTER 12

a- Tension Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.2:

2
N/mm
420
fy
fc'
t
e

35

N/mm2

1.3

For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4

1.0

For others, ACI 12.2.4

For uncoated and zinc-coated (galvanized) reinforcement,, ACI 12.2.4

1.0

For normalweight concrete

1.0
Ld for Bars dia <= 20 mm :
Ld =

ACI 12.2.2

= 43.9 dp
= 33.8 dp
Ld for Bars dia > 20 mm :

For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
For others, ACI 12.2.4

Ld =

ACI 12.2.2

= 54.3 dp For Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast below), ACI 12.2.4
= 41.8 dp For others, ACI 12.2.4
b- Compression Development Length Calculations According ACI 12.3:
= 17.0 dp

Ldc = max of

ACI 12.3.2

= 18.1 dp ACI 12.3.2

= 18.1 dp and not less than 200 mm, ACI 12.3.1
c- Tension Development of standard hooks length Calculations According ACI 12.5:
Ldh =

= 17.0 dp ACI 12.5.2

and shall not be less than the larger of 8db and 150 mm, ACI 12.5.1

d- Tension Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.15:

e- Comperssion Splice Length Calculations According ACI 12.16:

For fy <= 420 MPa=

= 29.8 dp

ACI 12.16.1

For fy > 420 MPa=

= 0.0 dp

ACI 12.16.1

DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING ACI318M-08, CHAPTER 12

Bar Size
dp (mm)

Ld

10
12
14
16
18
20
25
28
32

338
406
473
541
609
676
1044
1169
1336

Hook

170
204
239
273
307
341
426
477
545

Ldh

MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT AND SPLICE LENGTHS (mm)

TENSION
Top bars (Min. 300mm concrete Cast
Class B
below)
Class A
Splice =
Splice = Ld
Class A
Class B Splice=
1.3Ld
Ld
Splice= Ld
1.3Ld
338
406
473
541
609
676
1044
1169
1336

439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

439
527
615
703
791
879
1357
1520
1737

571
686
800
914
1028
1143
1764
1976
2258

COMPRESSION

Ldc

SPLICE

200
217
253
289
325
361
452
506
578

298
358
417
477
537
596
746
835
954