Eng_Girl
Structural
- May 12, 2023
- 19
Hi Everyone,
I've never quite understood the concept of skin reinforcing. I understand it's purpose is to prevent surface cracks but I'm wondering if I need to supply skin reinforcing as well as flexural reinforcing. For context, I'm designing a retaining wall which has 25M @150 both ways each face. That'd be 6 bars per meter each way so actually 12 bars with a total area of 6000 mm2 (each face). My required skin reinforcing is 4300 mm2 so I thought I didn't need skin reinforcing as well. Is this correct?
I've never quite understood the concept of skin reinforcing. I understand it's purpose is to prevent surface cracks but I'm wondering if I need to supply skin reinforcing as well as flexural reinforcing. For context, I'm designing a retaining wall which has 25M @150 both ways each face. That'd be 6 bars per meter each way so actually 12 bars with a total area of 6000 mm2 (each face). My required skin reinforcing is 4300 mm2 so I thought I didn't need skin reinforcing as well. Is this correct?