One concern is whether the high stress levels induced in the reinforcement may cause excessive cracking in the concrete. Another concern is how accurately the current design codes can predict the shear strength. ... The yield strength, per ACI 31805,3 Section 3.5.3.2, is based on strain at 0.35 and was 97 ksi (669 MPa). It should be noted, however, that the 0.2 offset method by ASTM computed the yield strength of HP steel to be 120 ksi (827 MPa). The yield strength of ...