Concrete pile cap reinforcement
Concrete pile cap reinforcement
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When we design a concrete pilecap there are two approaches: Consider it as grillage of beam or deep beam or consider as a strut model. But regardless of the method, we provide the reinforcement as uniformly distributed along the whole length/breadth of the pile cap.
My question is: Can we provide the calculated reinforcement only within the width of the piles? It means making a grillage of concealed beams within the pilecap. Thus we can economize a lot on reinforcement.
Any thoughts and ideas? Thanks!
My question is: Can we provide the calculated reinforcement only within the width of the piles? It means making a grillage of concealed beams within the pilecap. Thus we can economize a lot on reinforcement.
Any thoughts and ideas? Thanks!





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