thread507-401855 THE HORROR

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thread507-401855

THE HORROR

 

[JLNJ]

Thank God those bars are hooked at the top.

 

[BridgeSmith]

Hooked at the top where there's no moment, but totally lacking tension reinforcement at the highest tension stress in the toe - brilliant!

Rod Smith, P.E., The artist formerly known as HotRod10

 

[WinelandV]

Come on, BridgeSmith. Didn't you see the WWF as the bottom level reinforcement? /sarc

Please note that is a "v" (as in Violin) not a "y".

 

[BridgeSmith]

Come on, BridgeSmith. Didn't you see the WWF as the bottom level reinforcement? /sarc

I know you were being sarcastic, but as far as I can tell, the WWF doesn't cross the ties (what they call "binders"). It would be physically impossible to have any cross wires inside of the tie, so at the critical section, what little tension capacity the wires would have is all but negated by the fact that they're not developed hardly at all (you don't get much from 2" of straight, smooth wire). A couple pieces of twine would provide more strength; at least that would have some decent bond with the concrete.

Rod Smith, P.E., The artist formerly known as HotRod10