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Table 1.1 (Continued) Summary of tests and repetitions proposed by AC454
Property Test or calculation method No. of repetitions

Bends
Strength of bend

ACI 440.3R (B.5) For four available bar sizes:

total 10 (five from smallest
and largest bar size each)
For five or more available
bar sizes: total 15 (five
from smallest, median, and
largest bar size each)

Table 1.2 Test methods cited by AC454
ASTM test methods
ASTM A615/A615M-09 (2012 IBC), -04a (2009 IBC): Standard Specification for
Deformed and Plain Carbon Steel, ASTM International
ASTM C904-01 (2006): Standard Terminology Relating to Chemical-Resistant
Nonmetallic Materials, ASTM International
ASTM D570-98 (1010): Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics, ASTM
International
ASTM D792-08: Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative
Density) of Plastics by Displacement
ASTM D2584-11: Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins, ASTM
International
ASTM D5117-09: Standard Test Method for Dye Penetration of Solid Fiberglass
Reinforced Pultruded Stock, ASTM International
ASTM D5229/D5229M-92(2010): Standard Test Method for Moisture Absorption
Properties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials,
ASTM International
ASTM D7205/D7205M-06: Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber-
Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars, ASTM International
ASTM D7617/D7617M-11: Standard Test Method for Transverse Shear Strength of
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars, ASTM International
ASTM E1356-08: Standard Test Method for Assignment of the Glass Transition
Temperatures by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, ASTM International
ASTM E1640-09: Standard Test Method for Assignment of the Glass Transition
Temperature by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, ASTM International

ACI guide
ACI 440.3R-12: Guide Test Methods for Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) for
Reinforcing or Strengthening Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute
B.3: Test method for bond strength of FRP bars by pullout testing
B.5: Test method for strength of FRP bent bars and stirrups at bend locations
B.6: Accelerated test method for alkali resistance of FRP bars (Note: While this document
suggests various exposure periods, for the purpose of this document and consistently
with AC125, the exposure periods to be considered are 1000 and 3000 hours)