Wednesday, June 11, 2008

RE: Brittle and Ductile steel elements

"PCA Notes on ACI 318-05 Building Code Requirements for Structural
Concrete with Design Applications " see
http://www.cement.org/bookstore/profile.asp?store=&pagenum=1&pos=0&catID
=&id=8665


Wesley C. Werner

-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Morris [mailto:dmorris@bbfm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:06 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: Brittle and Ductile steel elements

Wesley Werner wrote:
> No. All ASTM F1554 anchor rods are ductile and the highest Fu is
> 125 ksi for F1554, Gr 105. Look under the definitions in the front of
> Appendix D for the requirements for ductile vs brittle. The
> requirements relate to elongation and reduction in area under tension
> loading. PCA's commentary on 318-05 Appendix D has a chart with these
> properties listed for some common steel types. If you are just
> beginning to work with Appendix D, I would highly recommend PCA's
> commentary on the code. It has many helpful resources.
>
>
> /Wesley C. Werner, PE/
>
Which PCA publication is this?


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