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Provides scope, compliance statement, and instructions for reinforcing table usage in IRC prescriptive installations and in professional IBC design when required. Includes design parameter coverage, foundation and above-grade system considerations, seismic design category groupings (A-C and D), and guidance for lintels, preparation notes, and drawing details. 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Foam plastic panels are 1.45 pcf nominal density, 2.75-in thick, and the concrete wall  \nthickness is 4,6,8,10 or12 inches. Stronghold ICF stay-in-place concrete forms conform to ASTM E2634 Standard  \nSpecification for ICF, as referenced in IRC R404.1.2.2.6.1, IRC R608.4.4 and IBC 1903.4.  \nTable of Contents  \nDesign Parameters for Using Stronghold ICF Wall Reinforcing Tables………………………………………………………………………3  \nGENERAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3  \nFOUNDATION WALLS BELOW GRAD…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3  \nFOOTING…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3  \nABOVE GRADE WALL_ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4  \nLINTELS IN LOAD-BEARING WALL OPENING……………………………………………………………………………………………………………5  \nPreparation of Stronghold ICF Foundation Walls and Footing ………………………………………………………………………………6  \nGeneral Notes to Stronghold ICF Foundation Wall and Footing Tables 1-15……………………………………………………………6  \nIBC and IRC Soil Bearing and Classification Tables …………………………………………………………………………………………………8  \nFOUNDATION WALL TABLES 1-6………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \nSTRONGHOLD ICFFOUNDATION WALLS DRAWING DETAILS………………………………………………………………………","cbCaipsNZd8TqkYT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipsNZd8TqkYT","pdf",2744351,69,"English","# Design Parameters for Using Stronghold ICF Wall Reinforcing Tables\n## GENERAL\n## FOUNDATION WALLS BELOW GRADE\n## FOOTING\n## ABOVE GRADE WALL\n## LINTELS IN LOAD-BEARING WALL OPENING\n## Preparation of Stronghold ICF Foundation Walls and Footing\n## General Notes to Stronghold ICF Foundation Wall and Footing Tables 1-15\n## IBC and IRC Soil Bearing and Classification Tables\n## FOUNDATION WALL TABLES 1-6\n## Stronghold ICF Foundation Walls Drawing Details\n## Footing Tables 7-15\n## Stronghold ICF Footing Drawing Detail\n## Preparation of Stronghold ICF Above Grade Wall\n## Above Grade Wall Tables 16-19\n## Stronghold ICF Above-Grade Walls Drawing Detail\n## Preparation of Stronghold ICF Lintels in Wall Openings\n## General Notes to Stronghold ICF Lintel Tables 20-23\n## ICF Lintel Tables 20-23\n## Stronghold ICF Lintels Drawing Details\n## Appendix A: Engineered Reinforcing Tables","[{\"question\":\"What codes and standards does the Stronghold ICF structural guideline reference?\",\"answer\":\"The guideline targets compliance with the 2018 and 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC), including ACI 318-14.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the reinforcing tables be used for IRC versus IBC projects?\",\"answer\":\"The reinforcing tables are intended for prescriptive installations under the IRC, and for estimating reinforcing for construction where professional design is required under the IBC.\"},{\"question\":\"What work does Stronghold ICF provide in this guide, and what must be handled separately?\",\"answer\":\"Stronghold ICF forms and the guide cover forming concrete walls only; other structural elements and non-structural elements interacting with the forms must comply with the code.\"}]","STRONGHOLD INSULATED CONCRETE FORM (ICF) Structural Guideline - USA | PDF",174]