varies depending on load to be put on slab, local codes, lots of variables. Check with bldg. dept., better yet a structural engineer.
2" based strictly on the slab thickness. However, it may be governed by form spacing, rebar spacing or rebar clearance to the forms.
You still need rebar, unless you are filling a drop in an existing slab that already has steel in it.
There is no way to answer without a design and the square footage.
I assume they would be tied using tie-wire to the rest of the rebar cage.
No. There are plenty of complete driveways with no steel. Assuming you are refering to flatwork and not an actual building foundation.
When the slab is loaded and force applied to it, the top of the slab directly under the load will be put in compression. However at the bottom of the slab. the concrete will pull itself in tension. Put the ends of your fingers together than flex your wrist up. You will feel the pressure at the top of your fingertips and you will see a gap open at the bottom. That is what is happening in a slab. Concrete is strong in compression, poor in tension. Rebar, or steel, is the opposite. By combining the two, you develop a product that is superior and complimentary to the strengths and weaknesses of the individual materials.
Rebar and Post Tension cable (PT) are two entirely different items. Rebar is the static steel bars placed in the concrete while the PT are high tensile strength cables that were placed in concrete than stressed under hydraulic jacking to a tension generally around 2500 to 3500 psi. As a result, the situations for repair are different. The exposed rebar can be cleaned and patched through approved methods. However the PT should be looked at by a professional as it is an integral part of the structure and, as mentioned before, is under tensioned stress. If the exposed rebar is in a PT slab, caution should be used and a professional consulted as well, due the rebar being integrated with the PT.
As a guideline, 4 inches thick, but it would depend on what is going to be sitting on top of it. You may need thicker and/or to reinforce it with rebar.
Rebar Detailing is a procedure of making shop drawings for the steel reinforcement for the development procedure. The Rebar Detailing procedure incorporates the position, bending shapes, amount, description, laps of the reinforcing steel and measurements. The Rebar Detailing Drawings are made to incorporate the separating, area, rebar size and lap of steel. The Rebar Detailing Services includes: Rebar Detailing Services, Rebar Shop Drawings Services, Rebar fabrication Services, Rebar Framing Plan Design, Rebar Structure Foundation, Rebar Pit Design, Rebar Framing Plan, Rebar Beam Design, Rebar Structure Steel Detailing, Structure Foundation Rebar Detailing.
Rebar Detailing is a procedure of making shop drawings for the steel reinforcement for the development procedure. The Rebar Detailing procedure incorporates the position, bending shapes, amount, description, laps of the reinforcing steel and measurements. The Rebar Detailing Drawings are made to incorporate the separating, area, rebar size and lap of steel. The Rebar Detailing Services includes: Rebar Detailing Services, Rebar Shop Drawings Services, Rebar fabrication Services, Rebar Framing Plan Design, Rebar Structure Foundation, Rebar Pit Design, Rebar Framing Plan, Rebar Beam Design, Rebar Structure Steel Detailing, Structure Foundation Rebar Detailing.
I have seen this done where a full mat was replaced in lieu of fibermesh. It is dependent on the intended use of the area where the slab is and ultimately if it is acceptable by the engineer of record for the project.
bent and tied metal rebar for the slab-to-wall connection at all filled cells bent metal straps embedded into the lintel to connect roof to wall