Rebar Shops
Rebar Shops
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It is my understanding that the concrete contractor will build from the rebar place (shop) drawings and not the structural drawings. We have a project where the rebar shops don't show a lot of information (like spread footing locations and wall elevations) and the rationale is that the contractor will use the rebars shops and the structural drawings for construction.
How have you handled this?
How have you handled this?






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However, on rebar placing drawings you probably won't find spread footing locations or even wall elevations. Those bits of information aren't really useful for placing rebar, are they? The rebar placing drawings should be stand alone documents that the rebar placer can place all rebar from. And should contain surface clearances, bar spacings, starting and ending locations, etc.
This isn't to say that any formwork or footing locations should come from those documents, that information would be contained in the contract documents or formwork documents, if they are produced. I say as long as the specificatons reference ACI, then the ACI detailing manual would apply as a typical standard of practice.
At least that's my interpretation.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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The references for practice are the CRSI Manual of Standard Practice and CRSI Placing Reinforcing Bars book. The ACI Detaiing Manual is maintained by ACI/CRSI joint technical committee 315, and provides guidance for detailing and development of placing drawings. Also, tolerances are shown in ACI 117, so that reference should be handy.
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