Bond Beam Location 2

[twinnell]

I have seen a note on drawings that requires bond beams to be placed above openings and where shown on plans and shall be placed no greater than 10'-0" OC vertically. Can anyone tell me where I can find anything that tells where bond beams should be placed, besides the top of the wall or when reinforcing is designed to span between bond beams. This note is a typical note and applies to all projects even though the reinforcing is designed for a span from foundation to roof.

 

[JKW05]

One last remark from me...

You indicated that you have vertical reinforcing at 16" o.c. and are using truss-type joint reinforcing. I always specify ladder type joint reinforcing for walls with vertical reinforcing, as recommended in NCMA TEK 12-2B, as the diagonals can interfere with the rebar and grout placement.

 

[concretemasonry]

JKW05 -

You are dead on about the ladder type being preferred for grouted walls. Also clipping cross wires is something I have never run across in 40 years. Any mason is smart enough to set the wire right and a rebar or wire can also be accomodated since at most it is 1/2" longitudinally.

Sometimes engineers always assume truss-type elements are better, which is not always true.

Dick