difference in shear reinforcement detail?
difference in shear reinforcement detail?
(OP)
I am connecting new and existing concrete elements. Its hard for new stirrups to have sufficient anchoring in existing concrete element so I designed the beam as noncomposite (new RC part is able to take over the whole shear force). For shear reinforcement (vertical stirrups)I was thinking about using detail A or B. Detail B is common but I have seen detail A before. As far as the lenght of rebar go its pretty much the same. Detail A is more easy to make. Have you ever used detail A, does it have any advantages over detail B? What do you guys think?






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RE: difference in shear reinforcement detail?
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I'm guessing that the proposed stirrup configurations were, in part, motivated by a desire to respect the somewhat challenging sequence of construction here. I've proposed an alternative below.
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