reinspected and cleaned. Reinforcement shall not be bent or straightened in &@ manner that will injure the material. Bars with kinks or bends not shown on drawings shall not be placed. The heating of reinforcement for bending or straightening will be permitted only if the entire operation is approved by the Engineer. In slabs, beams and girders, reinforcement shall not be spliced at points of maximum stress. At all points where bars lap or splice, including distribution steel, wire-tied minimum lap of 40 bar diameter shall be provided, unless Otherwise shown. Splices in columns and piers shall be lapped sufficiently to transfer the full stress by bond. Splices in adjacent bars shall be staggered. b. Design: Reinforcing details, shown on the drawings, shall govern the furnishing, fabrication, and placing of reinforcement insofar as they apply. Except 8s otherwise shown on the drawings or specified, construction shall conform to the following requirements: l. Concrete Covering Over Steel Reinforcement: The concrete covering over steel reinforcement shall be as follows: 2. (a) Beams & girders 3" to outside of (b) Solid Slabs 2-1/2" outside of (c) Tied Columns 3" outside of (ad) Walls 3" to outside of (e) Footings 3" outside of Minimum Bar Size: 1-1/2" main steel steel main steel 1-1/2" steel steel Unless otherwise shown on the drawings, bars less than 3/8" diameter shall not be used in the work, except for stirrups, and distribution steel. ties, spirals, 3. Steel in Walls: Unless otherwise shown steel in walls shall be continuous throughout the length of the various members. Splices shall not occur at critical sections. 4. Wire-Mesh Reinforcement: Wire-mesh reinforcement where shown in slabs, shell be secured in position by spacer bars and chairs. 5-20 Spacer bars