you could cast in a rc ring beam to the wall head and cast in threaded rods to tie in the wall plate.
Use 30x5 galvanised mild steel vertical restraint straps @ 1.5m c/c along length of wall plate(s) (bolted to wall plate, resin anchored into stones @ min. 150mm from bottom of strap).
Tie the...
I agree with csd72. Engineering judgement would be the best option. Whilst BS8110 has safety factors involved to take into account material characteristics etc. it all depends on how servere the loss of cross section is. If the slab is designed to the absolute minimum reinforcement required to...
I agree with csd72. the timber will creep over time leading the cracking through the mortar. Also there is the problem of stiffness (timber cf masonry). The easiest solution would be a prestressed lintel/or RC which you should be able to buy of the shelf of a builders merchant.
Dont see why eccentricity would be a problem. All depends on the pile arrangement within the pile cap (triangular cf rectangular etc.). As mentioned above just run the rebar through the pile cap.
