Maximum Allowable Clear Spans for Lintels in Flat Loadbearing Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Walls^(1)(2)(3) (1-10M Bottom Bar)

Table A-17

Forming Part of Sentence 9.20.17.4.(3)

⁽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-17 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.