Designation:A775/A775M−19StandardSpecificationforEpoxy-CoatedSteelReinforcingBars1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA775/A775M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversdeformedandplainsteelreinforcingbarswithprotectiveepoxycoatingappliedbytheelectrostaticspraymethod.NOTE1—Thecoatingapplicatorisidentifiedthroughoutthisspecifica-tionasthemanufacturer.1.2Otherorganiccoatingsmaybeusedprovidedtheymeettherequirementsofthisspecification.1.3RequirementsforcoatingsarecontainedinAnnexA1.1.4RequirementsforpatchingmaterialarecontainedinAnnexA2.1.5Guidelinesforconstructionpracticesatthejob-sitearepresentedinAppendixX1.1.6Thisspecificationisapplicableforordersineitherinch-poundunits(asSpecificationA775)orSIunits[asSpecificationA775M].1.7Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.9Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A615/A615MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainCarbon-SteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA70...