Lap length is one of the important term in the reinforcement. This is usually confused with another important term called development length and anchorage length.
In this article, the lap lengths of bars is discussed. During the placement of steel in Reinforced concrete structure, if the required length of single bar may fall short. To get the desired design length, lapping of two bars side by side is done. An alternative to this is to provide mechanical couplers.
In this Video Lecture I will discuss Reinforcement Lapping Length for Beam Column and Slab
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