This part of ES 547 specifies technical requirements for plain bars designed for reinforcement in ordinary concrete structures and for non-prestressed reinforcement in prestressed concrete structures.
Two steel grades, PB 240 and PB 300 are defined.
This part of ES 547 applies to hot-rolled steel without subsequent treatment.
It also applies to reinforcement supplied in coil form. The requirements of this part of ES 547 apply to the straightened product.
Plain bars produced from finished products, such as plates and railway rails, are excluded. Steel bars for use as lifting hooks are also not included.