12" masonry at corners
12" masonry at corners
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I am detailing some 12" wide masonry shear piers (3'-4" and 4'-4" long) that are semi-highly loaded. Therefore I am concerned about grout and reinforcing continuity. As I am sketching them, I am having a hard time maintaining cell alignment around corners. Is there a special 'L' shaped block that is an odd length (20") that is used in order to tooth the blocks? Do I need to call out for removal of face and end shells to allow for grout flow?
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
RE: 12" masonry at corners
Pay more attention to properly specifying the mortar, cell fill, cell cleaning, and rebar placement. These are the things that routinely get screwed up...not the coursing.