Reinforcement Shape Codes to BS8666:2020
Stock lengths
(C)
Semi-circular
B
A R A
A
A A
(B) (B)
L=A L=A L=A + (B) – 0.5r - d L=A + (B) – 0.43R – 1.2d
L=A + 0.57 B + (C) – 1.6d
SHAPE CODE 00 SHAPE CODE 01 SHAPE CODE 11 SHAPE CODE 12
SHAPE CODE 13
D
D B
A
A
B
A
B A Semi-circular C
A (C)
(C) B
(C) (D)
B
L=A + (C) L=A + (C) L=A + B + (C) – r – 2d L=A + B + 0.57C + (D) - 0.5r – L=A + B + (C) – r – 2d
SHAPE CODE 14 SHAPE CODE 15 SHAPE CODE 21 2.6d SHAPE CODE 23
SHAPE CODE 22
B (C) B E B
A B
B A
C D (C) (C)
D D
D
D
A
A E (E) A E E
L=A + B + (C) L=A + B + (E) L=A + B + (C) L=A + B + (C) - 0.5r – d L=A + B + (C) – 0.5r – d
SHAPE CODE 24 SHAPE CODE 25 SHAPE CODE 26 SHAPE CODE 27 SHAPE CODE 28
(C) E
A
( F C
B A
B
D
Semicircular (E)
(D)
B
B
D
(D) B
A
A C
C A
L=A + B + (C) L=A + B + C + (D) - 1.5r – L=A + B + C + (D) - 1.5r – L=2A + 1.7B + 2(C) – 4d L=A + B + C + (E) – 0.5r –
3dSHAPE CODE 31 3d d SHAPE CODE 34
SHAPE CODE 29 SHAPE CODE 33
SHAPE CODE 32
A
F C (D)
(E)
A (E)
A
A (E)
B B B
C
D E D D D
B B
D
A B F C
F C F
C
L=A + B + C + (E) – 0.5r - L=A + B + C + (D) - r – L=A + B + C + D + (E) - 2r – L=A + B + C + D + (E) - 2r – L=A + 2B + C + (E)
d SHAPE CODE 35 2d
SHAPE CODE 36 4dSHAPE CODE 41 4d SHAPE CODE 44 SHAPE CODE 46
(C) (D) (D) (D) C
(C)
(C) D
A
A
A
(F)
A
(C)
B (E)
B B A
L=2A + B + 2(C) + 2q – 3r
B
L=2A + B + 2(C) - r - 2d L=2[A + B + (C)] – 2.5r – L=2(A + B) + 2(C) – 1.5r – L=A + B + C + D + 2(E) – 1.5r
- 6d 5d 3d – 3d
SHAPE CODE 47 SHAPE CODE 48 SHAPE CODE 51 SHAPE CODE 52 SHAPE CODE 56
A A
(C)
(D)
C
A B
D
B
A
B
C
(F) C = number of turns
B E
R
L=2A +3 B + (2C) – 3r - L=A + B + C + 2D + E + (F) - 3r - L=A L=Л (A – d) + B + 25 L=CЛ (A – d)
6dSHAPE CODE 63 6d SHAPE CODE 64 SHAPE CODE 75
SHAPE CODE 67 SHAPE CODE 77
A Nominal Size of Bar Minimum radius Minimum Minimum projection Anticipated actual Hook
for scheduling diameter for end diameter
B bending former
B d r Links where q
(D) mm mm M General bend (bob) or P end bend mm
mm links where bend >150° <150°
mm
C Isometric sketch
6 12 24 110 A) 110 A) 45
L=A + 2B + C + (D) – 2r –
4d 8 16 32 115 A) 115 A) 60
SHAPE CODE 98 10 20 40 120 A) 130 70
12 24 48 125 A) 155 85
All other shapes are Shape 16 32 64 140 A) 210 115
Code 99 and require fully
dimensioned 20 70 140 190 290 200
sketches.
25 87 175 235 365 250
32 112 224 305 465 320
L=TO BE CALCULATED
40 140 280 380 580 400
SHAPE CODE 99
50 175 350 475 725 N/A