Bolster update:
I am thinking about using 1/2" bar as a bar bolster on top of the deck. I have not seen it done before in any references but don't know why it would not work well and be cheap. The slab is sloped for drainage and within a year the floor will be weathered in. I have a couple...
Thank you EDub24. I appreciate your thoughts on the matter. Since posting, I have continued to peruse online suspended deck reinforcement pictures also. Based upon yours and JAE's input and what I have seen online, my current plan is to align long bars with the valleys of the deck that do not...
Hi BA,The Canam looks the same product or pretty much similar. I forgot what LVL stands for also! I think the industry also refers to it as 'B' deck. Mine happens to be from Vulcraft. Maybe it is their acronym. It has the embossments as you note. It's been years since I studied suspended...
Lateral rebar position relative shear stud postion question.
Hi, I have another question regarding hte lateral position of the same rebar relative to the shear studs in a 4" metal decked, suspended composite slab. Does running 3/8" rebar right up against or very near 36/4 patterned 3" long...
Hi hokie66, I would think he would but I have never considered calling him on one. I have called his office maybe once. I prefer to bother him via email. Even with email I do not expect him to respond immediately. when I first realized the building I had dreamed up and designed was not going to...
Thank you JAE for your comments. My engineer is great. I've been working with him for over 4 years on this project. He is employed by a reputable west coast engineering firm. Finding a structural engineer who is willing to work with a homeowner/designer/architect/general contractor was not easy...
Thanks JAE for reading. I have sent the request to the engineer also although he is on break and I am not sure he will be back at work before I need to get the bar cut and installed. I have done considerable searching on the question but unable to find much on the question. The Design Guide 18...
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Hello,
I am placing reinforcing bars during the setup for a 4" total thickness concrete slab on top of 1.5" LVL metal deck. It's a residential project but almost light commercial in scale. There are two trapezoidal shaped areas to pour, about 30'x20' and about 18'x25'. The...
