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  1. TomNally

    Components of Water-to-Cement Ratio

    Say that the cement-like components of a mix design consist of portland cement, fly ash, and ground granulated blast furnace slag (ggbfs). Would the water-to-cement ratio be determined by dividing the water weight by the sum of (portland cement + fly ash + ggbfs)? Thanks. ---Tom Nally
  2. TomNally

    Development of flexural reinforcement in footings and pile caps

    Thanks to everyone. The reason I ask is because I see example details where the longitudinal tensile rebars are hooked at the cantilever end of a beam. (In 318-08, see Figure R12.5.4 which shows hooked tensile steel at the end of a cantilver.) Yet, there seems to be no ambiguity in this...
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    Development of flexural reinforcement in footings and pile caps

    Hi, Friends: Say that we have a 6'x6' isolated footing, 24" deep, with a single layer of rebars on the bottom. Is there any code requirement that the rebar at the edges of the footing be developed by hooks? Followup and related question: Say that we have a 6'x6' concrete pile cap, 24" deep...

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