H40 (40 mm) Reinforcing Bar - BS (UK)

H40 (40 mm) is a BS (UK) reinforcing bar to BS 4449:2005. Its nominal diameter is 40 mm, giving a cross-section area As of 1256.6 mm² and a mass of 9.864 kg/m. It is supplied in grade B500A / B500B / B500C with characteristic yield f_yk = 500 MPa. The tables below give the total steel area for 1-10 bars and the area per metre of width at common bar spacings.

Area As: 1256.6 mm²
Diameter: 40 mm
Mass: 9.864 kg/m
f_yk: 500 MPa

Bar properties

d	Nominal diameter	40 mm
As	Cross-section area	1256.6 mm²
m	Mass per metre	9.864 kg/m
u	Nominal perimeter	125.7 mm
f_yk	Characteristic yield	500 MPa

Total area for n bars (As = n × 1256.6 mm²)

Bars	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
As (mm²)	1,257	2,513	3,770	5,026	6,283	7,540	8,796	10,053	11,309	12,566

Area per metre at spacing (As/m = 1000/s × 1256.6 mm²)

s (mm)	75	100	125	150	175	200	250	300
As/m (mm²/m)	16,755	12,566	10,053	8,377	7,181	6,283	5,026	4,189

Source: BS 4449:2005. Area = π/4 × d² for metric bars; ASTM areas are the standard's tabulated nominal values. Grades available: B500A, B500B, B500C.

Other BS (UK) bar sizes

H8 (8 mm)H10 (10 mm)H12 (12 mm)H16 (16 mm)H20 (20 mm)H25 (25 mm)H32 (32 mm)

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