I know that there's transverse tension at splices which resisted by concrete (concrete at construction joint may be weak) in addition to previous we need to extend bars above construction joint by minimum lap splice to ensure that there will be sufficient length for splice after casting concrete
Usually in cores and shear walls, one extends vertical bars above the construction joint a distance at least equal to the lap splice length to allow for splicing bars away from the construction joint. I asked if the splices are intersecting the construction joint (i.e that part of the splice is...