Table 2 — Steel Design Strength (ACI 318 Appendix D Based Design) for US Rebar
Nominal
Tensile
Rebar Size
lb (kN)
4,290
#3
(19.1)
7,800
#4
(34.7)
12,090
#5
(53.8)
17,160
#6
(76.3)
23,400
#7
(104.1)
30,810
#8
(137.0)
39,000
#9
(173.5)
49,530
#10
(220.3)
1 Tensile = ϕ A
as noted in ACI 318 Appendix D
f
se,N
uta
2 Shear = ϕ 0.60 A
as noted in ACI 318 Appendix D
f
se,N
uta
3 See Section 2.4.4 to convert design strength (factored resistance) value to ASD value.
4 ASTM A706 Grade 60 rebar are considered ductile steel elements. ASTM A 615 Grade 40 and 60 rebar are considered brittle steel elements.
Table 3 — Load Adjustment Factors for #3 US Rebar in Uncracked Concrete
Spacing Factor in
#3
Tension
Uncracked Concrete
Embedment h
3-3/8
4-1/2
ef
in (mm)
(86)
(114)
1-3/4
(44)
n/a
1-7/8
(48)
0.59
0.57
2
(51)
0.60
0.57
3
(76)
0.65
0.61
3-5/8
(92)
0.68
0.63
4
(102)
0.70
0.65
4-5/8
(117)
0.73
0.67
5
(127)
0.75
0.69
5-3/4
(146)
0.78
0.71
6
(152)
0.80
0.72
7
(178)
0.85
0.76
8
(203)
0.90
0.80
8-3/4
(222)
0.93
0.82
9
(229)
0.94
0.83
10
(254)
0.99
0.87
11
(279)
1.00
0.91
12
(305)
0.94
14
(356)
1.00
16
(406)
18
(457)
24
(610)
30
(762)
36
(914)
>48
(1219)
1 Linear interpolation not permitted
2 Shaded area with reduced edge distance is permitted provided rebar has no installation torque.
3 Spacing factor reduction in shear, f
, assumes an influence of a nearby edge. If no edge exists, then f
AV
4 Concrete thickness reduction factor in shear, f
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ASTM A 615 Grade 40
4
Shear
1
2
ϕN
ϕV
sa
sa
lb (kN)
2,375
(10.6)
4,320
(19.2)
6,695
(29.8)
9,505
(42.3)
12,960
(57.6)
17,065
(75.9)
21,600
(96.1)
27,430
(122.0)
Edge Distance Factor
in Tension
f
f
AN
RN
7-1/2
3-3/8
4-1/2
7-1/2
(191)
(86)
(114)
(191)
n/a
n/a
0.32
0.23
0.13
0.54
0.33
0.24
0.14
0.54
0.34
0.25
0.14
0.57
0.43
0.31
0.18
0.58
0.49
0.36
0.21
0.59
0.53
0.38
0.22
0.60
0.60
0.44
0.25
0.61
0.65
0.48
0.28
0.63
0.75
0.55
0.32
0.63
0.78
0.57
0.33
0.66
0.91
0.67
0.39
0.68
1.00
0.76
0.44
0.69
0.83
0.48
0.70
0.86
0.50
0.72
0.95
0.55
0.74
1.00
0.61
0.77
0.66
0.81
0.77
0.86
0.88
0.90
0.99
1.00
1.00
, assumes an influence of a nearby edge. If no edge exists, then f