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  1. PTStressHead

    Opal Tower - Sydney Australia

    Also in the report photos, you can clearly see that the starter dowels for the panel in the critical column zone are not developed/cast into the column below. They are cogged into the 200 slab A flimsy attempt at a compression splice has been attemped by using 180 degree hook bars from the top...
  2. PTStressHead

    Opal Tower - Sydney Australia

    My thought is as to how much care was taken in ensuring that the tensile horizontal reinforcement in the bottom of the panel was anchored and developed within and past the critical nodal zone directly above the column. The columns look to be very close to the end of the walls. A 180 panel is...
  3. PTStressHead

    Opal Tower - Sydney Australia

    Agree, this is likely a pavement slab on grade at B3, Probably 120-140 thick with a light top mesh and saw cut control joints. The joint running north/south in image may be a pour break/expansion joint (concrete texture looks to differ. Suspect joint dowels may have bound up and no debond agent...

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