Given that Sb represents the average bond stress on a bar with diameter d under maximum stress, what is the formula to calculate the required embedment length l?

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14 Jan 2019
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The embedment length l is determined by dividing the product of the bar diameter d and tensile stress t by four times the average bond stress Sb, resulting in l = dt / (4Sb).

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