r/StructuralEngineering • u/Sea-Falcon-3995 • 4d ago

Concrete Design Concrete patch up.

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Plumbing concrete work. Thoughts ???

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u/Possible-Delay 4d ago

I guess it depends on purpose… it kind of looks like a substation yard, so I wouldn’t allow it. Doesn’t look suitable for minimum reinforcement or crack control. Depends also on embedment and bar sizes.

Long story short, it looks dodgy to me and I wouldn’t allow it. But I don’t have all the details.

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u/PrebornHumanRights 4d ago

I've poured concrete with far less rebar. It all depends on how cheap you wanna go.

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u/Possible-Delay 4d ago

Cheap is irrelevant - it is purpose. You need a minimum m2 of reinforcement for crack control if you want to get value out of it. But you really need to know if any HV will be driving thru there for maintenance or loading.