Ties between Piers and Grade Beam
Ties between Piers and Grade Beam
(OP)
What is the best way to tie piers to grade beams.
Is it better to run the rebars from the pier long enough then bend them to run parallel with the rebar in the grade beam and use wire ties to join them together rather than use bent hooks between the pier and the grade beam?
Is it better to run the rebars from the pier long enough then bend them to run parallel with the rebar in the grade beam and use wire ties to join them together rather than use bent hooks between the pier and the grade beam?






RE: Ties between Piers and Grade Beam
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Ties between Piers and Grade Beam
RE: Ties between Piers and Grade Beam
1 - straight bars with a tall pier cap to grade beam transition
2 - hook pier bars towards center of pier and thread grade beam bars through
I've done both but option 1 is cleaner. The contractor has to be ready to box out the pier excavation in order to keep soil out of the excavation