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Title: Reinforcement Congestion in Cast-in-Place Concrete

Author(s): James Klinger, Oscar R. Antommattei, Aron Csont, Trevor Prater, Michael Damme, and Bruce A. Suprenant

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 44

Issue: 12

Appears on pages(s): 49-59

Keywords: code, constructability, contractor, consolidation

DOI:

Date: 12/1/2022

Abstract:
Although the Code requires the engineer to design for adequate concrete placement, it offers very little guidance for congested reinforcement. This article provides information on design and detailing prerequisites, reinforcement congestion economics, allowance recommendations related to congestion of reinforcement, and proposed Code and Commentary language with respect to constructability.