The reinforcement that is applied must comply with all kinds of safety rules and standards. You will find useful overviews here.
What is the weight of a metre of rebar?What is lapping length?According to KOMO/Kiwa and EurocodeBending radius (pdf)Lapping length of reinforcing steel bars and reinforcing mesh (pdf)Eurocode in practice (pdf)Eurocode 2 Reinforcement guide (pdf)British Standard reinforcing bars (pdf)
