Calculation of Actual Bar Spacing

Bar spacing is checked at every station along the beam span to verify that it is within the code limits.

For the first bar set along the span, the spacing is taken as:

s = \frac{Bar Set Length}{Total Number of Bars - 1}

Equation 5-9

For the remaining bar sets along the span, the spacing is taken as:

s = \frac{Bar Set Length}{Total Number of Bars}

Equation 5-10