LowLax
Structural
- Feb 22, 2005
- 93
Our office typically does not show reinforcing dowels between a concrete foundation wall and a reinforced CMU wall. This is for low seismic areas A or B.
We use the grout on top of the concrete wall to resist shear at the bottom of the wall. The rebar in the CMU wall is usually just there for bending strength mid-height in the wall. The CMU walls start at the floor height and are completely above grade.
I'm asking what other people think because I've gotten a lot of calls recently from contractors wondering if we missed something on our drawings. I assume everyone else must be using a dowel at the bottom and maybe they have a good reason for doing so.
We use the grout on top of the concrete wall to resist shear at the bottom of the wall. The rebar in the CMU wall is usually just there for bending strength mid-height in the wall. The CMU walls start at the floor height and are completely above grade.
I'm asking what other people think because I've gotten a lot of calls recently from contractors wondering if we missed something on our drawings. I assume everyone else must be using a dowel at the bottom and maybe they have a good reason for doing so.
