Things to Check Before Casting Shear Walls and CORE Walls
A shear wall may be a linear wall, near the edges of buildings. A core wall is provided around staircases or lifts wells. As core walls may be inside the building, they may not be as effective as shear walls provided at the edges. Moreover, core walls will have openings. However, core walls are 3-dimensional and may have more stability.
- Approved shop drawings and Authorities drawings
- Dimensions
- Vertical reinforcement
- Vertical reinforcement overlap
- Top-level the concrete pour
- MEP Clearances and lift clearance where applicable
- Concrete spacers / cover blocks
- Safety
- Cleaning
- Alignment
- Tightening of bars
- Number and diameter of starter bars
- Level of trimming the vertical bars in slabs or beams
- Horizontal bars and confinement
- Side chute for pouring the concrete in heights not exceeding 1.5 m if not possible with an extension pipe
- Round corners
Read Also: Inspection Checklist For RCC Slabs
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