Short Rebar Splices

[learning2geotech]

If I have short overlap between two rebars,i.e 10" instead of the proposed 24",can I add another section of rebar, same size, say 8ft long, to the overlapping area?

 

[strucbells]

Provide a sketch to confirm what you are asking. Generally, yes you can have a third bar (if it has adequate splice length to each of the other 2 bars that are partially lapped) that provides the required splice length. Usually this may be done for constructability reasons, such as avoiding really long bars with hooks.

 

[r13]

I think you need a 4' bar centered on the bar to be spliced.

 

[dik]

They're 55M bars and have to be 10' long (WAG). The splice length is dependent on the tensile development length, hence the bar size.

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