Title:
Concrete Q&A: Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement and Cover Depth Against Ground
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
40
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
63-64
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51702021
Date:
1/1/2018
Abstract:
Table 20.6.1.3.1 of ACI 318-141 requires that concrete cast against and permanently in contact with ground has 3 in. (76 mm) specified cover over reinforcement. Can this cover be reduced if the reinforcement is epoxy coated?
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 519 pp.
2. Standard Specifications No. 23, “Standard Building Regulations for the Use of Reinforced Concrete,” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1920, pp. 283-302.
3. MacGregor, J.G., Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, third edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997, 939 pp.