Designation:A775/A775M−17StandardSpecificationforEpoxy-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-sitearepresentedinAppendixX1.1.6ThisspecificationisapplicableforordersineitherSIunits(asSpecificationA775M)orinch-poundunits[asSpeci-ficationA775].1.7ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A615/A615MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainCarbon-SteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA706/A706MSpecificationforDeformedandPlainLow-AlloySteelBarsforConcreteReinforcementA944TestMethodforComparingBondStrengthofSteelReinforcingBarstoConcreteUsingBeam-EndSpeci-mensA996/A996MSpecificationforRail-SteelandAxle-SteelDeformedBarsforConcreteReinforcementB117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)Ap...
