Akerewe:


Good day engineers in the house,
Pls i need professional insight as to know if I can extend or continue a building pillars with 16mm iron ROD having 12mm in the foundation after the initial error on the 12mm thickness as stated in the above write up.

Thanks in anticipation of your earliest professional response

Akerewe:


Good day engineers in the house,
Pls i need professional insight as to know if I can extend or continue a building pillars with 16mm iron ROD having 12mm in the foundation after the initial error on the 12mm thickness as stated in the above write up.

Thanks in anticipation of your earliest professional response

topsy23:


Are you taking the building to a storey building or the pillar is just to support the building load like parapet and roofing?

Akerewe:


To a 1 storey building

topsy23:


Did you involve engineer from the begining of the project? Because 12mm reinforcement is not the right iron for storey building. You might need to introduce another pillar using 16mm to support the existing one.

Building engineer and structural engineer are on this forum, they will throw more light on how you will go about it .

Akerewe:


Yes I involved an engineer nd I was told 12mm is ok but the welder collected money for 12mm nd got this type which 12mm was written on it's body but after d casting I decided to check d iron with caliper we discovered its below 12mm in size nd it's already casted. D engineer said that's d 12mm everyone is using but am still worried because d caliper show that it's not d full 12mm size but 12mm was written on it's body

QSFemi:
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yes, i am a qs that is why i am asking for prices instead of market surveying. the hike in prices are really affecting, have not been in Nigeria for a while, just came in and i needed to prepare a bill that night. is it bad to ask questions. qs femi

Akerewe:


Yes I involved an engineer nd I was told 12mm is ok but the welder collected money for 12mm nd got this type which 12mm was written on it's body but after d casting I decided to check d iron with caliper we discovered its below 12mm in size nd it's already casted. D engineer said that's d 12mm everyone is using but am still worried because d caliper show that it's not d full 12mm size but 12mm was written on it's body

topsy23:


Well, if the reading is still between 11.5mm - 11.7mm I believe is still okay. Since there is no regulatory body monitoring the manufacturing standard we will keep on having this issues .

That's just the truth

Gigaset:
I'll advise you to seek another structural engineer advise before is too late

Akerewe:


Ok thanks, but can I continue from there with d normal/real 12mm size or higher size rod

Enyinne:
Pls dont continue as I believe 12mm is not the right one . My structural Engineer used 16mm from foundation for the same type of building and he used 12mm on the upper floor with some keep pillars using 16mm . Consult a good Engineer to avoid stories that touch

Akerewe:


Ok thanks, but can I continue from there with d normal/real 12mm size or higher size rod

Akerewe:


Ok thanks no wahala, pls help me consult ur engineer if I can continue with 16mm because my engineer and everybody here said dat iron is ok nd thats what pple r buying as 12mm. Can I continue with 16mm

Akerewe:


To a 1 storey building (12mm was boldly written on it's body nd pple said it's what pple use everywhere for a storey building). Picture attached below.
Pls advice me on if it's possible to continue with d full 12mm or preferably 16mm

Akerewe:


Yes I involved an engineer nd I was told 12mm is ok but the welder collected money for 12mm nd got this type which 12mm was written on it's body but after d casting I decided to check d iron with caliper we discovered its below 12mm in size nd it's already casted. D engineer said that's d 12mm everyone is using but am still worried because d caliper show that it's not d full 12mm size but 12mm was written on it's body

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