Wall / Column Kicker - Re
Wall / Column Kicker - Re
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In one of our job, the contractor wants to construct the walls/columns without kicker (75mm).
It gets me question that the pros and cons of kicker / kickerless method of construction
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It gets me question that the pros and cons of kicker / kickerless method of construction
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RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
Therefore, if you chose to go along with the contractor, you will have to maintain the stability of the wall another way. Good luck.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
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RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
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The "Knuckle joint" I refer to is the joint(at the sill plate) between the top of the concrete wall and the pony wall. This joint has no fixity to resist the soil load, so it is treated as a pinned joint. This condition is not critical for yielding walls, but can be critical for non-yielding, or basement walls that are not full height. That is why I refer to the condition as a "Knuckle Joint".
Sorry if I mislead anyone here.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
Maybe I got my terminology wrong. My apology if I misled, I was thinking of what we construction people call kickers or starters and this is different to what you have explained.
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RE: Wall / Column Kicker - Re
Though this is not a design feature, it would be helpful in construction.
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They are fiddly because the shuttering joiners have to 'hang' the shutters for the kickers above the base slab. It takes time and increases costs.
Contractors like kickerless as it is simpler. There is nothing wrong with when done properly, but depending on how the top of the slab was finished they can be more prone to leaking than kicker constructtion.
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kicker or kick plate is on walkways
Dont know what the hell a pony wall is!
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