Small Gestures and Ingenuity | The First Place to Rust on a Car Frame
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you know what the “3K” means these days? Back in the day, the “3K” stood for “Hard, Dirty, Dangerous.” Nowadays, it apparently stands for “Salary, Vacation, Hope.” You might be thinking, “Hope? What’s that about???” but as long as young people are interested, that’s good enough.…
Stacking Direction of Reinforcing Bars in the Frame | Transmitting Tensile Stress via Longitudinal Splices
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s gotten crazy cold, hasn’t it? It’s almost time to break out the Japanese steteko! The History of Steteko—but let’s get back to the topic at hand. This post is also about rebar, but back when I wrote about rebar overlapping (around 2,011), I wondered, “Is this really okay…?”
How to Lap Rebar (Part 2) | Lap Joints Can Cause Cracks
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m planning to keep digging up popular posts from my old blog. After all, I’m a “digger,” lol. But anyway, this is a continuation of my last post. The overlap of rebar and the distance between overlaps Problematic overlap positions. Just like last time…
Reinforcement Bar Lap Lengths and Spacing | Basics of 45D and L/2 Offset
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was in Kagoshima until Monday. I arrived in Azumino City, Nagano, the other day. The temperature dropped sharply from around 18 degrees to -3 degrees... But anyway, do you remember how to overlap rebar? &nbs…
Important Photos for Sprayed-Concrete Formwork Assembly | Shots Required for Government Official Inspection
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. During a labor cost audit the other day, I saw something absolutely crazy lol. You know, those accidents where people accidentally step on the gas instead of the brake—the ones that have been in the news lately! I was chatting with our general contractor when—BAM!—he plowed right into the concrete wall of the parking lot…