Thanks for responding. Type 2 Mechanical Couplers can be used for connecting the reinforcement, however the problem with using these couplers are
1) Length of the coupler for 1” bar = 12.3” which is greater than depth of the beam
2) The diameter of the coupler for a 1” bar is 2.2” which will...
A contractor constructing a RC Special Moment Resistant Frame structure had cut off the column rebar to short at the column/beam interface. The column’s rebars 1” dia, extends only 12” above the poured column at that joint. The original detail is for the column rebars to bend at 90 degrees (with...