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Why Anchorage bar is provided?
To provide support for lateral reinforcement or shear reinforcement in the form of stirrups so they could be held in place. When sufficient bond strength is not available due to insufficient development length, Anchorage bars are used to add up to the development length because they can be longer since they are bent.
What is Anchorage bar?
Anchorage Length: Anchorage length is the equivalent length of the reinforcement bar which is considered to be available when a straight bar is bent through some angle. It is provided only at the support. Anchorage length is provided if sufficient development length cannot be provided inside the support.
Why hooks are provided in slab?
Hooks are provided for to resist seismic movement. To prevent concrete from splitting outward. It prevent slippage of steel from the concrete. To Keep longitudinal steel bars in position and hold steel tightly.
Why stirrups are provided in beam?
The main aim of providing stirrups in beam is to hold the main reinforcement rebars together in RCC structure. They are provided at proper intervals to beam and columns for preventing them from buckling. Stirrups also protect the RCC structures from getting collapsed during earthquakes.
Why are stirrups provided?
Stirrups are provided to hold the main reinforcement rebars [1] together in an RCC structure. Stirrups are placed at proper intervals to beams and columns to prevent them from buckling. Also, they protect RCC structures from collapsing during seismic activities (earthquakes).
What is the Anchorage value of a reinforcement bar?
Anchorage bonds are provided to avoid slipping of reinforcement from the concrete.The IS Code has specified details about this,Deformed bars when used requires no anchorage value as provided development length is sufficient,but in case of plain bars standard U-shaped hook anchorage value of 16d (d=diameter of the bar used) is provided.
What are anchor bars?
Anchor bars are the bars which are given on compression side (usually) to hold the Stirrups or lateral reinforcements and the main bars. Refer the below picture. In the picture beam cross section is shown along with reinforcements.
What is the Anchorage value of a bent steel bar?
Anchorage in steel bars is normally provided in the form of bends and hooks. Twisted steel bars or deformed steel bars are not provided with hooks. The anchorage value of bend of bar is taken as 4 times the diameter of bar for every 45. 0. bend subjected to maximum of 16 times the diameter of bar.
What is the basic anchorage length of a bar?
P(1) The basic anchorage length is the straight length required for anchoring the force As.fyd in a bar, assuming constant bond stress equal to fbd; in setting the basic anchorage length, the type of the steel and the bond properties of the bars shall be taken into consideration.