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Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab
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Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab

Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab

(OP)
Slab dimensions: 144' (trans.) x 72' (long.)x 8' (deep)
Top Bar Mat: 3 layers: #11 (trans) @ 8" oc
                       #10 (trans) @8" oc
                       #9  (long) @8" oc

 The top mat of bar will deform out of tolerance, therefore it must be supported. In order to support the mat plus 100psf LL during construction some type of internal or external bracing must be designed. Tie wire, Dobie's and standard bar chairs are out of the question since the slab is so deep. I have a priliminary plan to use warren trusses with verticals made out of double angle (top and bottom), #11 bars (vert.) and #7 bars (diag.)(member size will change pending further analysis). Does anyone have a solution that would be more efficient than using the trusses to support the top mat?
Thank you,
John
                       

RE: Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab

That brings back fond memories of walking mats the night before the pour!

I've always seen the supports composed of bent rebar, tied to the 'actual' reinforcement.  Lots of ties!  Particularly with double steel layers.  Most of these mats were 6 to 14 feet thick -



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RE: Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab

(OP)
Thank you,
I proposed a similar idea. Since, we have #5 hairpins 24" OC EW. I thought that we could use those to absorb the vertical load or increase the size of the hair pins. However, our steel sub. does not think that is a stable approach. I will look into that option and if it is $$$ efficient I am sure it will be more enticing.
John

RE: Suporting the Top Bar Mat in a Deep Concrete Slab

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On the only 8-foot thick mat I have designed, we used #8 or #9 vertical bars spaced at several feet to support the top mats.  The vertical bars are also good in case the mat cannot be completed in a single pour, which can easily happen for such a large mat.

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