concrete wall reinforcement
concrete wall reinforcement
(OP)
according to 14.3.5 vertical and horizontal reinforcement shall not be spaced farther apart than 18".
Now usually I spec #5 for basement wall. A lot of time I design it as pinned at the bottom so I need a lot of horizontal reinforcement but not whole lot vertical. Do I still need to use #5 @ 18" o.c. vertically? or can I follow aci 14.2.7? This is ACI 318 btw.
I am asking this because my boss always tell me to put it @ 16" vertical. I feel like for this particular basement wall I design, the horizontal steel will do most of the work (#5 @ 12" o.c.). Can I space the vertical only at 36" o.c.? Based on my calc, 36" o.c. vertical is plentiful. (8" thick wall, d=4).
thanks!
Now usually I spec #5 for basement wall. A lot of time I design it as pinned at the bottom so I need a lot of horizontal reinforcement but not whole lot vertical. Do I still need to use #5 @ 18" o.c. vertically? or can I follow aci 14.2.7? This is ACI 318 btw.
I am asking this because my boss always tell me to put it @ 16" vertical. I feel like for this particular basement wall I design, the horizontal steel will do most of the work (#5 @ 12" o.c.). Can I space the vertical only at 36" o.c.? Based on my calc, 36" o.c. vertical is plentiful. (8" thick wall, d=4).
thanks!
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RE: concrete wall reinforcement
But I don't understand how you are designing the wall. Basement walls usually span vertically. How are you designing it to span horizontally?
DaveAtkins
RE: concrete wall reinforcement
RE: concrete wall reinforcement
Never, but never question engineer's judgement
RE: concrete wall reinforcement
DaveAtkins
RE: concrete wall reinforcement
Never, but never question engineer's judgement
RE: concrete wall reinforcement