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Reinforcement Placement

Reinforcement placement in beams requires careful consideration of rebar position and bending. Longitudinal rebars that are collinear must be bent to avoid collision. Large diameter rebars over 14mm must be bent prior to placement using a double bending machine. When reinforcing successive beams, the rule is to use straight bars in beams with odd numbers and bent corner bars in even numbered beams. Rebar priority in beam cross sections depends on the beam shape, with corner bars placed first followed by internal bars and additional layers as needed.

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Reinforcement Placement

Reinforcement placement in beams requires careful consideration of rebar position and bending. Longitudinal rebars that are collinear must be bent to avoid collision. Large diameter rebars over 14mm must be bent prior to placement using a double bending machine. When reinforcing successive beams, the rule is to use straight bars in beams with odd numbers and bent corner bars in even numbered beams. Rebar priority in beam cross sections depends on the beam shape, with corner bars placed first followed by internal bars and additional layers as needed.

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Reinforcement placement

Placing rebars along the length of the beams (longitudinal reinforcement):


In two successive beams that have the same section, the longitudinal rebar pairs placed both inside the
upper and lower stirrup corners are collinear therefore, it is compulsory for the one to be bent so as to
bypass the other. This bending must be vertically done in order to have adequate space for the proper
concreting.

When using large diameter rebars (greater than 14), the bending cannot be manually done during the implementation
therefore, it has to be done prior to placement by means of a double bending machine.
An effective rule to follow in cases like this is: (a) the bars placed in beams with odd numbers 1,3,5, to
be straight and (b) the corner bars placed in beams with even numbers 2,4,6, to be appropriately bent.

Placing rebars in a beams cross section

Case (1) shows, in priority order, the possible rebar positions in a rectangular 250/500 beam (with no slab
on top).
At the lower part of the beam, the first rebars to place are the corner bars 1, then the internal bars 2
followed by one bar 3 or if it is necessary by a second bar 3.
At the upper part of the beam the same things apply as well.
Case (2) shows a section beam where at the upper part, the priority 6 is given to the rebar placed
outside the perimeter of the stirrup. The bar 6 must be positioned at a distance around 20 mm away from
the stirrup so as to avoid damage during additional operations by plumbers, electricians etc. This bar
should be fitted upon the slab support rebars or upon the upper leg of the stirrup which might close
outside the beams body.

Notes:
Rebars in place 6 may be used only when they cross the adjacent column or when they are anchored
inside it.
In many cases, the stirrup cage is constructed and fitted inside the beam half closed so as to facilitate
the implementation of the longitudinal rebars. Moreover its upper leg has a larger length which allows,
after the placement and the wiring of the longitudinal rebars, its trouble free closing with the use of the
proper machinery.

Case (3) shows a T section beam, where at the upper part the priority 6 is given to the rebars outside
the perimeter of the stirrup.
Case (4) shows in priority order, the possible rebar positions in a rectangular 350/500 beam with a four
legged stirrup. It is mandatory to place firstly the corner bars 1, then one rebar 2 and the second rebar 2
followed by the rebars 3. If the reinforcement requirements are so large that cannot be met by an
increase in the rebar diameter, bars 4 and 5 of the second layer are placed one by one.

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