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fitment
Also called: ligature
Standards
tie, ligature or stirrup reinforcement
Source - AS 2870-2011: Residential slabs and footings
Standards
unit of reinforcement commonly used to restrain from buckling the longitudinal reinforcing bars in beams, columns and piles; carry shear, torsion and diagonal tension; act as hangers for longitudinal reinforcement; or provide confinement to the core concrete
Also referred to commonly as a stirrup, ligature or helical reinforcement.
Source - AS/NZS 2327:2017: Composite steel-concrete construction in buildings
Standards
unit of reinforcement commonly used to restrain from buckling the longitudinal reinforcing bars in beams, columns and piles; carry shear, torsion and diagonal tension; act as hangers for longitudinal reinforcement; or provide confinement to the core concrete
Also referred to commonly as a stirrup, ligature or helical reinforcement.
Source - AS 3600:2018: Concrete structures
HB50
items of fixed furniture in a building, usually fitted by the builder, as opposed to loose furniture purchased by the occupier
HB50
<reinforcement> unit of reinforcement commonly used to restrain from buckling the longitudinal reinforcing bars in beams, columns and piles, and/or to carry shear, torsion and diagonal tension
Traditionally the term ‘tie’ tended to be used for closed loops of reinforcement, e.g. as in column ties. But the term should not be used in this sense now to avoid confusion with its meaning in strut-and-tie.
See also: helix <reinforcement>; stirrup <reinforcement>