Bill,
FWIW, the building officials at the I-Code hearings currently in progress just approved a detail for the next IRC (2007 supplement coming out in July) that looks similar to Alternate A. Actually what they approved was a vertical bar with standard hook T&B wrapped around the top and bottom continuous bars, rather than the 90-degree bar, but it’s the same concept.
Gary
From: Bill Allen [mailto:T.W.Allen@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:36 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Alternate Cold Joint Location
Dear colleagues,
A contractor has requested an alternate cold joint location. In the sketch found in the link below:
http://www.allendesigns.com/projects/20603/20603AlternateColdJoint.gif
Alternate A is the method shown on the approved plans.
Alternate B is what the contractor wants to do.
The dowels match the slab bars.
Should I have a concern about the request?
Regards,
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
Consulting Structural Engineers
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