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Hairpins
Grover1, The author of the metal building book emphasizes that placing reinforcing across control joints will only leave you with cracks not at the control joints. DaveAtkins, The reference i used for slabs on grade states that reinforcing should always be stopped across a control joint...- furter123
- Post #9
- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Hairpins
Doesn't placing reinforcing across a control joint render the joint ineffective?- furter123
- Post #6
- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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horizontal thrust - rigid frame to concrete footing
klipper brings up an excellent point that I haven't seen anyone address in any of these forums about hairpins. I know hairpins are commonly used, but what about control joints and their affect on the load transfer? Most if not all of the reinforcement in a slab is supposed to be stopped...- furter123
- Post #29
- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
