Question: 1 . A big box retail store is built with CMU bearing walls around its perimeter. The store measures 4 5 0 ft across the
A big box retail store is built with CMU bearing walls around its perimeter. The store measures ft across the front and back and ft across the sides. The walls are ft tall and are reinforced horizontally with truss bars in alternate courses and vertically with # bars in oncenter. There is an tall bond beam running around the full perimeter of the building at the roof level ft to support the roof framing. The openings in the CMU walls, and the associated lintels are as follows:
Opening
Location
Quantity
Size
Lintel
Lintel Rebar
Door
Front wall
x
tall CMU
#
Door
Side wall
each side
x
tall CMU
#
Door
Back wall
x
tall CMU
#
Window
Side wall
x
tall CMU
#
Note: each lintel should be a multiple of long and have of bearing on each side of the opening. Opening sizes are listed as height x width
a Determine the national average bare cost for the lintels using RSMeans pts
b Determine the national average bare cost to for the bond beams using RSMeans
pts
c Determine the national average bare cost for the vertical reinforcing using RSMeans and associated grout using RSMeans Use maximum ft long pieces and lap splice the bars at least bar diameters. Include waste for the grout. pts
d Determine the national average bare cost for the typical CMU using RSMeans pts
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