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Favourable Bond & Unfavourable Bond Condition

 Ref. Code IRC: 112-2020 Favourable bond conditions: For normal weight concrete, the bond conditions are considered to be favourable for: (a) All bars, with an inclination between 45° and 90° to the horizontal (b) All bars which are horizontal or have inclination up to 45° to the horizontal and are: a)        either placed in members whose depth in the direction of concreting does not exceed 250 mm b)       or embedded in members with a depth greater than 250 mm, and when concreting is completed, are:     either in the lower half of the member at least in concrete portion located below 300 mm from its top surface Unfavourable-bond conditions : All other conditions are considered as unfavourable bond conditions.