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Hello everyone from Russia! I'm in the process of building a house. This autumn I did a basement slab (floor) and walls of house and now the time has come for the first (ground) floor. For now, I have situation shown on the pictures. The drawings of basement and walls are also attached. On the drawing you can see basement walls, residual reinforcement and future slab (all reinforcement of walls are not shown). So, I have a question. What should I do with residual reinforcement? According to Russian standarts and designers books I should bend them and connect with the main bars of slab reinforcement or cut them out. But how should I bend them? I mean, what length should be? How they should be connected to main bars? The problem is that I can't find single solution for this problem, moreover I can't understand which one is better and why it's good solution. Unfortunately Russian designers in this case just say: "It doesn't matter which one you will use. They are the same" or "I would use this one because...because...I like it"😁 I am really intrested what will you do with this reinforccement. I attached some ideas, I hope my problem will be clear for you😀 P.S If It's possible, send me maybe some typical projects or drawings and proofes why your or my solution the best. P.P.S If you have any other qustions according to my project I am ready to discuss them with you. Best regards, Kirill

Assalam o alaikum, I am to model a basement in ETABS. Basement has 4 side walls and a slab at top. If I model slab as it as at top of walls, it behaves as partially fix support and produces moment at connections between slab and walls. But i want to release this moment.I want my slab to behave as Simply Supported where it connects wall and as monolithic where slab connects with beam and also I want my walls acting as Propped Cantilevers instead of both ends fixed. Also suggest me how to provide same connection in real by detailing of reinforcement. Jazak Allah. Thanks.