Concrete column tie requirements
Concrete column tie requirements
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Anyone know of guidance for when cross ties are needed for concrete columns? For instance if you have a column that is 6'-0" x 12'-0" how many interior ties should be provided? My situation would be non-seismic.






RE: Concrete column tie requirements
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
You can have a rectangular concrete section, no problem. What I was suggesting is that arrangement of the main reinforcing can be made circular.
RE: Concrete column tie requirements
Circular pattern inside a rectangular shape? Boy, that would be a lot of concrete cover, no? Given the original dimensions above of 6'x12' I don't know how feasible that is. Seems like the location of the bars relative to the c.g. of the column would not be efficiently located. Maybe I am missing your point.
I separately posted this, but do you have any thoughts if it's a given that it's 2 rectangular patterns of reinforcing, one inside the other, if the interior ties (lateral support bars) need to specifically hook the interior layer? Or is confining the outer layer and providing lateral support for the outside layer sufficiently meets the requirements?
RE: Concrete column tie requirements