I have a 1-story Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall building where the electrical contractor cut through the diaphragm chord reinforcement multiple times to make openings for conduit. Looking for ideas on how to repair this. The chord steel also acts as horizontal reinforcement for the shear wall.
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Contractor Cut Through Diaphragm Chord
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Bolt a steel plate or angle with equivalent capacity to the cut bars to the inside face of the wall as close to the bond beam as possible. Extend the anchorage beyond the openings a good ways. Kind of cheesy but I can't imagine loads are crazy high for a single story box.
You've lost your hooked bar requirements for horizontal bars though.
You've lost your hooked bar requirements for horizontal bars though.
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