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Openings in walls
Isolated openings which are smaller than the pitch
of the reinforcement need not be trimmed. Where
an opening does affect the structural integrity,
consideration should be given to the use of diagonal
bars at the corners of the hole, to provide better crack
control. Where an opening occurs in a wall which
does not affect the structural integrity, it should be
trimmed with bars of diameter one size larger than
that used in the surrounding wall. For such situations
the minimum wall thickness should be increased to
175mm. U-bars of the same size as the horizontal bars
should be placed around the opening enclosing the
According to that if interrupted bar is 12dia, you have to provide 16mm bars.
also minimum thickness of walls shall be 175mm