The splice is occurring between dowels sticking out from a base slab and the vertical reinforcement in the column being placed on top of the slab. Some error in placement of the dowels cause them to be a few inches to short and the contractor has proposed to hook both the end of the dowel and...
Thanks for your help everyone! I think I'll head down the path of using headed terminators, but all the ideas and explanations provided were really helpful! There just isn't enough research on using hooks in this manner to confidently design, in my opinion.
@JAE That's too bad there isn't any research on it, do you know if there is any research into using headed terminators in the same manner?
@dik Do you know where I can find/buy past publications of ACI? Google isn't being too helpful.
Hi,
I am wondering if anybody knows whether or not it is permitted to use hooks for a reduction in lap splice length.
ACI 318-14 Cl. 25.5.2. talks about lap splice lengths for deformed bars in tension, and calculates it using the development length, but the development length mentioned...
