LESSON 5

Concrete Reinforcement -
Continuation

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According to EC2, there are two types of concrete reinforcement:
BSt 500 M – mashes and BSt 500 S – rebars, with characteristic yield
strength fyk = 500 MPa. Steel reinforcement is manufactured in three
grades, all of 500 N/mm2 characteristic yield strength, but with
different ductility

Tensile and other properties of steel for the reinforcement of concrete according to EC-2,
Annex C
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The designed yield strength fyd, are derived from the idealized
(characteristic) stresses fyk by dividing by the partial safety factor
for steel γs:

f yk
f yd 
S

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Welded fabric mashes can appear like Q (from German word –

Quadrat) and R (from German word – Rechteck). Q-mashes
have same distance between adjacent bars, while R-mashes
have different distance between adjacent bars. Mashes are
marked with one letter and number such as Q 335 or R 335.
Letter means the type of mash, while number means cross-
sectional area of bars in longitudinal way (in these cases
a=3,35cm2/m).

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“R” “Q”

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According to EC2, types of Q-mashes are:

Q 131, Q 188, Q 196, Q 257, Q 283, Q 335, Q 424, Q 503, Q 525, Q 785

According to EC2, types of R-mashes are:

R 131, R 257, R 335, R 424, R 503, R525

According to EC2, types of rebars are:

Φ = 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32 [mm]

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Design Basics

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  Load Bearing Capacity "R"

 Actions "S"

 Safety Zone "Z"

Z=R−S
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