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Historic rebar identification
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Catacus (Structural) 19 May 10 17:29
I have a concrete slab that is reinforced with what appears to be 3 wires twisted together, about 3/16" dia wire.

The slab is about 6" thick with the twisted bars bottom at 6" on center spanning 9 feet between dropped concrete beams.  It was a 4 story warehouse buildng, not sure of the age but obviously old, and it's in the midwest.

Any info on this type of reinforcing would be appreciated.

MiketheEngineer (Structural) 20 May 10 10:39
Years a go they used just about anything for rebar as there were no "standards" - they just knew it helped.  Scrap steel in bars, pipe or even angles was often used.

You might try to figure some kind of cross sectional area and then run some designs - just be very conservative.

Catacus (Structural) 20 May 10 12:28 字串3
Thanks Mike, I'm sure that you are right about that.  It is a substantial building though so they must have obtained a lot of it.  I  As you imply it's just a matter of getting the area of the reinforcing and doing some checks.  Thanks again

SlideRuleEra (Structural) 21 May 10 10:39
Catacus - If the building is really old, say early 20th century, you may have one of the patented reinforcement systems from that time period. See the attached document for guidance on evaluation of this type of reinforced concrete. www.SlideRuleEra.net
www.VacuumTubeEra.net
  • http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=75582196-7f10-45d8-a556-10


Catacus (Structural) 21 May 10 14:00
That's great, I'll see what I find, thanks Sliderulera 字串7

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