I am doing a deep basement wall for a residence in a SDC C. It appears that the minimum reinforcing of .0020 with .0007 minimum only comes into play when you are in an SDC D. The basement is a bit much for an 8” CMU wall and the next size in this area that is used is 12” CMU. I only need #5’s at 24” o.c. in the 12” CMU which is a little less that the .0013 that would be required for the principle reinforcing. I’m pretty sure I’m o.k. since I am not in an SDC D and in addition I don’t even need to consider seismic for a residence in an SDC C. Am I missing anything?
Thanks,
Joe Grill
Joseph R. Grill, PE
email: VVEng@cableone.net