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WALL CONSTRUCTION

T HORIZONTAL TOP
LINTEL REINFORCEMENT
AS REQUIRED

MINIMUM NO. 3
STIRRUP AS REQUIRED
“C” STIRRUPS ARE
D d BAR d BOTTOM BAR ACCEPTABLE
TOP CONCRETE WEB (HIDDEN)

VERTICAL CONCRETE CORE
1
1 / IN. FORM — STAY-IN-PLACE
2
MINIMUM OR REMOVABLE
1
2 / IN.
2
MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL BOTTOM LINTEL REINFORCEMENT AS REQUIRED*
(a) SINGLE FORM HEIGHT SECTION CUT THROUGH VERTICAL CORE OF A WAFFLE-GRID LINTEL

T
HORIZONTAL TOP
1
1 / IN. LINTEL REINFORCEMENT
2
MINIMUM AS REQUIRED*
1
2 / IN.
2
MAXIMUM MINIMUM NO. 3
STIRRUP AS REQUIRED
“C” STIRRUPS ARE
ACCEPTABLE
BAR BAR
D d d CONCRETE WEB (HIDDEN)
TOP BOTTOM
FORM — STAY-IN-PLACE
OR REMOVABLE
VERTICAL CONCRETE CORE

1
1 / IN. HORIZONTAL BOTTOM
2
MINIMUM LINTEL REINFORCEMENT
1
2 / IN. AS REQUIRED*
2
MAXIMUM
(b) DOUBLE FORM HEIGHT SECTION CUT THROUGH VERTICAL CORE OF A WAFFLE-GRID LINTEL
*FOR BUNDLED BARS, SEE SECTION R608.8.2.2.
NOTE: CROSS HATCHING REPRESENTS THE AREA IN WHICH FORM MATERIAL SHALL BE REMOVED,
IF NECESSARY, TO CREATE FLANGES CONTINUOUS THE LENGTH OF THE LINTEL. FLANGES SHALL
HAVE A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 3 IN., AND A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 5 IN. AND 7 IN. IN 6 IN. NOMINAL
AND 8 IN. NOMINAL WAFFLE-GRID WALLS, RESPECTIVELY. SEE NOTE a TO TABLES R608.8(6)
AND R608.8(10).

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
FIGURE R608.8(3)
LINTELS FOR WAFFLE-GRID WALLS

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