Thanks all for the comments, I came across a newer spec today a615/a615m-05a, it states that the test specimen shall be at least 94 % of the applicable weight [mass] per unit length prescribed in table 1. Table one prescribes the unit length per foot, which leads you to think of it as being a...
ASTM states;
Shall be at least 94 % of the applicable weight (nominal weight), this means the bar can be 6% light, with no max on the heavy side. If a bar fails on weight we normally take two more retest and if one of those fails (over 6% light) we fail the heat of steel. The diameter of the...
Astm a615 gives a nominal weight per foot, I work in a lab and occasional have rebar fail due to weight, to get around some of these failures management has us testing a three foot section of rebar and dividing by three to get the weight of a one foot section. Is this a normal testing procedure...
