Structural · S-5C8E9

CMU Wall Opening Lintel and Jamb Reinforcing Detail

Materials

Masonry / CMU

Elements

Beams Walls Bearing Walls Reinforcing

Connections

Rebar Splice / Development

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Concrete masonry unit non-load-bearing wall opening reinforcing with vertical jamb bars and horizontal lintel bars. The lintel features two number five reinforcing bars placed per the lintel schedule with alternating hooks matching the size and spacing of horizontal reinforcement. Stirrups sized as number three bars match the spacing of vertical wall reinforcement, positioned with the first stirrup located two inches from the edge of the opening. One hundred eighty-degree hooks are provided at the top of wall where straight bar height exceeds wall height above the opening. Additional notes specify that for wall heights not exceeding thirteen feet, one number five vertical jamb bar of location type A may be provided in place of two number five bars.

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