Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
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ACI 318 does not seem to address minimum temp reinforcement in continuous wall footings. I have been just using "rule of thumb" type reinforcement minimums for 9 years since college. Does anyone know where I can get info on the IBC code required temperature reinforcement for continuous/strip wall footings?? The inspectors do not even know!! They just know that the footings should have some.





RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
for a strip footing supporting a load bearing wall, if calculations show that no reinforcing is required for shear or flexure, I use ACI 318, 14.3 as a guide for minimum reinforcing.
based on my own experience, most building officials expect to see reinforcing in concrete and many city/county/state codes required at least 2 #5 bars in a footing, or #5 spaced at 12" o.c. each way. Contractors typically call a strip footing a "grade beam" and they are used to seeing reinforcing in a grade beam. providing some type of reinforcing will certainly eliminate the arguments with a contractor or city/county/state inspector.
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings
RE: Temperature Reinforcement - Strip Footings