Issue
Horizontal and vertical reinforcing steel in concrete bent diaphragms is congested.
Action Item
Structures will review reinforcement layout in bent diaphragms.
Issue
Horizontal reinforcing steel does not extend fully underneath top flanges of modified bulb tee girders in concrete bent diaphragms; vertical reinforcing steel does not exist in that area.
Action Item
Structures will review reinforcement layout in bent diaphragms.
Issue
Possibility of eliminating the closure pours adjacent to expansion joint seals. Decided to keep the closure pour detail but show the construction joint as permitted.
Action Item
Structures will update the Expansion Joint Seal standard drawing to show the closure pour construction joint as permitted.
Issue
Possibility of eliminating the transverse construction joint detail for cast-in-place concrete decks.
Action Item
Structures and Construction will continue to discuss.
