Larry,
Fy=40 ksi was a mid grade of reinforcing steel. It could go down to 33 ksi per ASTM A15.
A15 came in 3 grades: Structural Fy=33ksi Intermediate Fy=40 Hard Fy=50ksi
You may want to get a copy of:
CRSI Engineering Data Report - 48 Evaluation of Reinforcing Bars in Old Reinforced Concrete Structures
and
US Army Corps of Engineers - ETL 1110-2-568, Appendix D
http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-tech-ltrs/etl1110-2-568/toc.html
ASTM A305 addressed deformations and was replaced by ASTM A615.
Check this out for deformation issues for A305 vs. A615.
http://www2.ku.edu/~iri/publications/SLR08_1.pdf
Regards, Harold Sprague
From: lhauer@live.com
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Old Reinforcing Steel Grade
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:08:16 -0600
To All,
I am working on a job that involves an existing masonry building with the plans dated 1968. The reinf. steel spec. calls for reinforcing steel to "conform to ASTM A15 and A305-56T".
Should I assume this is Fy=40 ksi steel or can I assume a higher Fy?
Thanks in advance,
Larry Hauer S.E.