Maximum Allowable Clear Spans for Lintels in Flat Loadbearing Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Walls(1)(2)(3) (2-15M Bottom Bar)
Table A-19
Forming Part of Sentence 9.20.17.4.(3)
Notes to Table A-19:
(1) Deflection criteria is L/240, where “L” is the clear span of the lintel.
(2) Linear interpolation is permitted between ground snow loads and between lintel depths.
(3) 10M stirrups are required at a maximum d/2 spacing for spans greater than 1 200 mm, where “d” is the distance from the top of the lintel to the level of the bottom reinforcing bar in the lintel.
Table A-19 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code, Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.