Boiler106
Structural
- May 9, 2014
- 206
we've carried a 60ft maximum spacing for construction joints for concrete retaining walls for decades but we don't know where this originated. We've noted that many other firms carry this same requirement and we often get pushback from contractors.
from our research, we cant find anything concrete (ahem) on the subject.
does anyone know where this might have originated or where i can find some guidelines? CRSI retaining wall guide and ACI 224.3 do not seem to be of help.
It would seem to me that contraction joint spacing is far more critical and maybe construction joint spacing could be stretched.
thoughts?
from our research, we cant find anything concrete (ahem) on the subject.
does anyone know where this might have originated or where i can find some guidelines? CRSI retaining wall guide and ACI 224.3 do not seem to be of help.
It would seem to me that contraction joint spacing is far more critical and maybe construction joint spacing could be stretched.
thoughts?
