Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
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is it okey for a continuous top(CTB) and bottom(CBB) bar to share the same hook .. ( please see image bellow ) , what section of the code prohibits or allows this kind of detailing . . please check the length of hook if valid..





RE: Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
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RE: Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
2) I think that most engineers, in many situations, would consider U-bars to be a better development situation than a pair of independent hooks. I know that I would.
3) For flexural applications, it's unlikely that you'd ever have both sides of the U-bar in tension concurrently. As such, you may not really be "sharing" the hooks in any way that matters.
4) As others have mentioned, the detail presents constructibility challenges.
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
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RE: Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
Im not designing .. but I was just building the tie beam... ( i forgot to tell you that it is a tiebeam )
anyways it wasn't that hard to build .. ( i should have took a picture of it )
I needed to do it cuz it could save the contractor a lot of money . for the materials
so to recap?
1.) it was not hard to build
2.) it saved a lot of money
if this are the advantages that I had experienced ... the last question is .. will it be safe?
RE: Cont top and bottom bar shar the same hooks..
Dik