In a staircase reinforcemt, what is the reason that the upper re-inforcement is bent to form the base of the staircase slab, but it is not so in the lower end??
Hello everybody, My architect has recommended 2 nos of rebars at top and 3 nos of rebars at bottom (all 20mm dia)of beam. In addition 3 extra shortpieces (16mm) in the bottom middle and 4 short pieces (16mm) at the top (L/4) at the column beam intersection. Since all the rebars cannot be fitted...
Thanks for the reply. What I mean is what should be the safe range of percentage of reinforcement in a double reinforced rcc beam. and the disadvantage of over reinforcemtn & under reinforcement.
The normal practice here while putting up lintel beams is to chip off the concrete in the columns till the rebars are exposed and hook the lintel rebars in the column rebars. Doesnt it effect the load bearing capacity/ strength of the columns??
Can rebars taken out from RCC be reused safely??
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