Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
(OP)
Where can I find information regarding the effects of electrical conduit inside structural CMU walls? A contractor wishes to run the conduit horizontally in the wall, which would obviously cross through the grouted cells. They also want to place vertical conduit in cores that are to be reinforced and grouted. Is this acceptable practice?






RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
PVC OK, but ask for his placing plan and make him stick to it.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
I don't see any reason that the conduits need to be in the vertical cores which are to be grouted.
RE: Electrical Conduit in CMU walls
If you have good engineering and resulting open cores, the only logical thing is to put the conduit in the open cores from a practical constructabilty standpoint and also for cost. Puting conduit in a grouted cell with rebar only decreases the structural liability. Doubtful if you have any cores that are grouted without reinforcement in them.
Dick