Recent content by JackHandy

TXStructural Thank you. I am familiar with the OSHA guidelines. They are very vague and give no help from a structural stand point. Believe me, I want to keep the steel vertical. Does CRSI have a committee on the guying of rebar cages? I would be interested in learning more. Due to...

A technical paper would be great. These cages, especially in seismic zones, can become very dense and tall. They are like supporting a slinky. Thanks

Does anyone know how to check the strength of a rebar cage when it is braced or guyed? I am not counting on the horizintal bars for strength (no horizontal shear flow), so I am summing the bar properties about a guy location. I am applying the wind load specified by the CalTrans Spec for rebar...