Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
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What are the chances that a building constructed in 1946 has rebar or other reinforcement in the CMU walls?
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What are the chances that a building constructed in 1946 has rebar or other reinforcement in the CMU walls?
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RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
Dick
Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
Or cut out a small section
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
I there are many possibly critical area, an X-ray or metal detector may give a better idea of the range of construction differences.
Just after WWII, the banks started looking closely at the codes since they had a lot of money lent out and this instigated many code changes and requirements.
Dick
Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
Government warehose structures of this era that I have examined have had none.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Rebar in CMU walls 1946 building?
The moral of the story. Don't assume. Today there are good methods of assuring you have what you think.