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Is it neccesary to have masonry filled cells with rebar above and below window openings? Is there any code requirement for that ? I see some builders add them and some don't.

For Florida Residential Buildings(1 and 2 Story houses): 1- Do you guys put corner bars intersecting Slab Control Joints at corners? Or we should only use one of the two, either control joint or corner bar, because one could defeat the purpose of having the other? See Snip below 2- Do you guys...

For Florida Residential Buildings(1 and 2 Story houses): 1- Do you guys put corner bars intersecting Slab Control Joints at corners? Or we should only use one of the two, either control joint or corner bar, because one defeats the purpose of having the other. See Snip below 2- Do you guys add...

Thank you all for your contributions.

Thank you WesternJeb.

I am the structural engineer in charge of providing this detail. The snip of the one I attached is an example I was provided with from another firm and I just wanted to know if it meets the code requirements. I just wanted to know if there is a code for this type of connection or a design...

How do you design it? What Engineering Principles? Do you have an example?

Thank you for your responses. This for a garage extension of a 1 story CMU house. Is there any section of the ACI360 that you can guide me to? ... I have been looking for a requirement or guidelines there and I have not found anything specific for my condition. So there is not a Code that...

Does Anyone know what is the min. code requirement for rebar length into new slab when connecting existing slab to new slab with epoxied rebars? And how about max. spacing? ACI318 calls for 18" max. spacing for temp and shrinkage reinf. ... Is that applicable for nonstructural slabs on ground...

XR250, Would you mind sharing the spreadsheet that you used to balance the footing eccentricity? Which section of the IRC are you referring to?

Thank you PhamENG.

Thank you for your responses DaveAtkins and phamENG. How can you account for load eccentricity using the approach #2. When you spread the load at 45 deg?

In Residential Construction in Florida, A lot of houses (1 and 2 story)are designed with Monolithic Footing with fiber mesh on top. I have read multiple forums and re-searched online and asked around in my office and I have not found calculations for monolithic footings with fiber mesh on top...