Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
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Is it necessary to splice rebar at construction joints. The particular application is for concrete shear walls.
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RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
Don't misread the answer to assume that you can terminate the bars at the joint - unless you are purposely making an expansion joint or a tensile separation between the two concrete placements on either side.
RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
Just to be clear, it will be a horizontal joint in the wall. We will specify that the joint is roughened.
I assume that this does not change your answers.
RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
In a wall pour, it's nice to limit the bar projections, as they are a little dangerous, plus they get in the way for the chutes or hoses or whatever.
RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
RE: Rebar Splices at Construction Joints
For example, in canadian code, not more than only 50% of splicing can occur in the same location in the platic hinge region (that can be 3 story height) of a ductile shear wall.
Check you local concrete code.