Mike finally turned his gaze on Ethan. He reached under the battered wooden bench seat of the trailer and pulled out a thick, spiral-bound book. The cover was stained with coffee and smeared with red clay dirt. The title read, in bold, simple letters:
Crsi Placing Reinforcing Bars.pdf, CRSI standards, rebar placement, concrete reinforcing steel, lap splice lengths, bar supports, ACI 318, rebar inspection. Crsi Placing Reinforcing Bars.pdf
| Category | Specific Updates in the 10th Edition | | :--- | :--- | | | Updated and expanded coverage of bar markings for all grades and manufacturers | | Bend Shapes & Hook Data | Greatly expanded library of typical reinforcing bar bend shapes, with updated standard and stirrup/tie hooks data | | Fabrication Tolerances | Reinforcing bar fabrication tolerances have been updated for greater precision | | Placing Drawings & Bar Lists | Expanded coverage regarding placing drawings and bar lists, which are the instructions from engineers to contractors | | Bar Supports | Coverage of bar supports has been revised, with a reformat of Chapter 3 to serve as a commentary to ANSI/CRSI RB4.1, the Standard for Supports for Reinforcement | | Field Placing Tolerances | Expanded field placing tolerances, including the addition of vertical bar placement specifications | | First/Last Bar Placement | Greatly expanded coverage of recommended placement for the first and last bars in a member | | New Bar Size | Added information for the new bar size #20 to the guide | | Hoisting Equipment | Updated hoisting equipment and hand signal illustrations for crane safety | Mike finally turned his gaze on Ethan