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SteelReinforcementForConcreteBS8666:2005
BritishStandardBS8666the'Specificationforscheduling,dimensioning,bendingandcuttingofsteel
reinforcementforconcrete'.
Thepreviousstandard(BS4466)isavailablehereforreferencepurposes.
Table1RadiusOfBending
Radiusofbending:maximumvaluesrequiringbending
BarSize
6
8
10
12
16
20
25
32
Radius(m)
2.5
2.75
3.5
4.25
7.5
14.0
30.0
43.0
Note.Barstobeformedtoaradiusexceedingtheabovedimensionswillbesuppliedstraight.

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58.0

Table2Minimumschedulingradii,formerdiametersandbendallowances
Nominal Minimum Minimum Minimumendprojection,P
sizeof radiusfor diameter General(min5d Linkswhere
bar, scheduling,
of
straight),
bend<150
d
r
bending includinglinks
(min10d
former, wherebend
straight)
M
150
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
6
12
24
110*
110*
8
16
32
115*
115*
10
20
40
120*
130
12
24
48
125*
160
16
32
64
130
210
20
70
140
190
290
25
87
175
240
365
32
112
224
305
465
40
140
280
380
580
50
175
350
475
725
*Theminimumendprojectionsforsmallerbarsisgovernedbythepracticalitiesofbendingbars.
Note1Dueto'springback'theactualradiusofbendwillbeslightlygreaterthanhalfthediameterof
former.
Note2BS4449:2005gradeB500Ainsizesbelow8mmdoesnotconformtoBSEN19921.1:2004.
Table3Standardshapes,theirmethodofmeasurementandcalculationoflength
Methodofmeasurementof
bendingdimensions
Shape
Code

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Totallengthofbar
(L)measuredalong
centreline
A

Methodofmeasurementof
bendingdimensions
Shape
Code

Totallengthofbar
(L)measuredalong
centreline
A+B+C+(E)0.5r
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A
Stocklengths.

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+B+C+(D)r2d

01

SeeNote4.
A+(B)0.5rd

Shape
Code

Shape
Code

11
36

NeitherAnorB
shallbelessthanP
inTable2
A+(B)0.43R1.2d

Shape
Code

12

Shape
Code

NeitherAnorB
shallbelessthanP
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inTable2norless
than(R+6d)
A+0.57B+(C)1.6d

Shape
Code

13

NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.

Bshallnotbeless
than2(r+d).Neither
AnorCshallbeless
thanPinTable2nor
lessthan(B/2+5d).
SeeNote3.
Key
1Semicircular

NeitherAnor(D)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+B+C+D+(E)
2r4d

Shape
Code

A+(C)4d

Mayalsobeusedfor
aflaglinkviz:

Shape
Code

44

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Shape
Code

Shape
Code

A+B+C+D+(E)
2r4d

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+(C)

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Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.
A+2B+C+(E)
NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.
SeeNote1.
2A+B+2C+1.5r
3d

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NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
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A+B+(C)r2d

Shape
Code

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NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
Shape
inTable2.
Code
A+B+C+(D)1.5r
3d

Shape
Code

(C)and(D)shallbe
equalandnotmore
thanAnorlessthan
PinTable2.
Where(C)and(D)aretobeminimizedthe
followingformulamaybeused:L=2A+B+
max(21d,240)
2(A+B+(C))2.5r
5d

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Cshallnotbeless
than2(r+d).Neither
Anor(D)shallbe
lessthanPinTable
2.(D)shallnotbe

lessthanC/2+5d.
Key
1Semicircular

Shape
Code

A+B+(C)r2d

Shape
Code

(C)and(D)shallbe
equalandnotmore
thanAorBnorless
thanPinTable2.
Where(C)and(D)aretobeminimizedthe
followingformulamaybeused:L=2A+2B+
max(16d,160)
A+B+C+(D)
+2(E)2.5r5d

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Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.
A+B+(C)

Shape
Code

(E)and(F)shallbe
equalandnotmore
thanBorC,norless
thanPinTable2.
2A+3B+2(C)3r
6d

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24

Shape
Code

25

Shape
Code

Aand(C)areat90
tooneanother.
A+B+(E)
NeitherAnorB
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.IfEisthe

criticaldimension,
scheduleas99and
specifyAorBasthe Shape
Code
freedimension.See
Note1.
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A+B+(C)

(C)and(D)shallbe
equalandnotmore
thanAorBnorless
thanPinTable2.
Where(C)and(D)aretobeminimizedthe
followingformulamaybeused:L=2A+3B+
max(14d,150)
A+B+C+2D+E+
(F)3r6d

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Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+B+(C)0.5rd

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(F)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
2.
A

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Seeclause10.

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+B+(C)0.5rd
(Ad)+B

Shape
Code

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75

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(C)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
A+B+(C)r2d

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Shape
Code

WhereBisthelap.
C(Ad)

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(C)

shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
Shape
1.
Code
A+B+C+(D)1.5r
3d
98

C=numberofturns
WhereBisgreaterthanA/5thisequationno
longerapplies,inwhichcasethefollowing
formulamaybeused:L=C(((Ad))2+B2)0.5
A+2B+C+(D)2r
4d

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Shape
Code

Isometricsketch
NeitherAnor(D)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.
A+B+C+(D)1.5r
3d

Shape
Code

32

99

Allothershapes

NeitherCor(D)
shallelessthanPin
Table2.
Tobecalculated
SeeNote2.

Wherestandardshapescannotbeused.

Shape
Code

NeitherAnor(D)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.
2A+1.7B+2(C)
4d

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Ashallnotbeless
than12d+30mm.B
shallnotbelessthan
2(r+d).(C)shallnot
belessthanPin
Table2,norless
thanB/2+5d.See
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Noothershapecodenumber,formofdesignation
orabbreviationshallbeusedinscheduling.

Adimensionedsketchshallbedrawnoverthe
dimensioncolumnsAtoE.Everydimensionshall
bespecifiedandthedimensionthatistoallowfor
permissibledeviationsshallbeindicatedin
parenthesis,otherwisethefabricatorisfreeto
choosewhichdimensionshallallowfortolerance.

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Note3.
Key
1Semicircular

Shape
Code

A+B+C+(E)0.5r
d

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NeitherAnor(E)
shallbelessthanP
inTable2.SeeNote
1.
Thevaluesforminimumradiusandendprojection,randPrespectively,asspecifiedinTable2,shallapplytoall
shapecodes(see7.6).
Thedimensionsinparenthesesarethefreedimensions.Ifashapegiveninthistableisrequiredbutadifferent
dimensionistoallowforthepossiledeviations,theshapeshallbedrawnoutandgiventheshapecode99andthe
freedimensionshallbeindicatedinparentheses.
Thelengthofstraightbetweentwobendsshallbeatleast4d,seeFigure6.
Figure4,Figure5andFigure6shouldbeusedintheinterpretationofendingdimensions.
Note1Thelengthequationsforshapecodes14,15,25,26,27,28,29,34,35,36and46areapproximateandwhere
thebendangleisgreaterthan45,thelengthshouldbecalculatedmoreaccuratelyallowingforthedifference
betweenthespecifiedoveralldimensionsandthetruelengthmeasuredalongthecentralaxisofthebar.Whenthe
bendinganglesapproach90,itispreferabletospecifyshapecode99withafullydimensionedsketch.
Note2Fiveendsormoremightbeimpracticalwithinpermittedtolerances.
Note3Forshapeswithstraightandcurvedlengths(e.g.shapecodes1213,22,33and47)thelargestpractical
mandrelsizefortheproductionofacontinuouscurveis400mm.SeealsoClause10.
Note4Stocklengthsareavailableinalimitednumeroflengths(e.g.6m,12m).DimensionAforshapecode01
shouldberegardedasindicativeandusedforthepurposeofcalculatingtotallength.Actualdeliverylengthsshould
bebyagreementwithsupplier.

Table4
BARMASSperlinearmetre(kg/m):
50mm:15.413kg/m 40mm:9.864kg/m
16mm:1.579kg/m 12mm:0.888kg/m

32mm:6.313kg/m
10mm:0.616kg/m

25mm:3.854kg/m
8mm:0.395kg/m

20mm:2.466kg/m
6mm:0.222kg/m

ExcerptsFromSection8DrawingFormsforSchedulingandDimensioning
Figure4Dimensioningofanacuteangle
8.6Iftheanglebetweentwoportionsoftheshapemeetingata
bendisnotarightangle,itshallbedefinedbycoordinatesand
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8.7Whendimensioninganacuteanglethetangentiallines
showninFigure4shallbeused.

Figure5Dimensioningofcrankedbars

8.8Apartfromshapecode98,barsbentinplanes
shallbesketchedisometricallyorshownintwo
elevations,usingfirstangleprojection.Thewords
"bentintwoplanes"or"isometricsketch"shall
appearonthescheduleadjacenttothesketch.
8.9Theoveralloffsetdimensionofacrankshallbe
notlessthantwicethesizeofthebar.Theangled
length(seeFigure5)shallbenotlessthan:
a)10dforbarsnotexceedinganominalsizeof
16mm
b)13dfornominalsizesgreaterthan16mm

Figure6Exampleofbarwithmorethanonebend

8.10Forallshapeswithtwoormorebendsinthesameor
oppositedirections(whetherinthesameplaneornot),the
overalldimensiongivenonthescheduleshallalwaysinclude
aminimumstraightof4dbetweenthecurvedportionofthe
bends,asshowninFigure6.
ThevalueofxinFigure6shallbenotlessthanthefollowing:
a)10dforbarsnotexceedinganominalsizeof16mm
b)13dfornominalsizesgreaterthan16mm
NOTETheminimumvaluesofxareexpressedintermsofthenominalsizeofthereinforcement.In
practice,rollingandbendingtolerances,andthefactthatthecircumscribingdiameterofdeformed
reinforcementmaybeupto10%greaterthanthenominalsize,shouldbeconsidered.
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