Unreinforced masonry wall design for compression:

Created on: 9/3/2018 12:25:42 AM

Wall height : 1524mm

Wall length : 85344mm

239mm

CRICTICAL LOAD CASE :

Load case number 1

Load case description : ACI Condition of Load

CHARACTERISTIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF THE MASONRY UNIT

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - Tables 3a) & 3b)

Characteristic compressive strength as specified = 7MPa fk=7MPa

Unit cassification : Solid, non-modular brick unit, aspect ratio = 0.67
Characteristic compressive strength = 7MPa fk=7MPa

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH MODIFICATIONS

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - §4.2.2.2

No modifications

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL TYPES OF WALLS

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - §5.2

Provide flat metal ties of cross-sectional 20mm x 3mm at centre to centre distances
of at least 450mm, horizontally and vertically. An equivalent mesh can also be used.
The minimum depth of embedment into each leaf should be at least 50mm.

DIMENSIONAL LIMITS FOR IN PLANE LOADING

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - §5.1.2.2 and §5.1.2.3 and §5.1.1 and Table 6

Simple horizontal restraint, two edges : Effective height is h, 1524mm heff=1524mm

Simple vertical restraint, two edges : Effective length is l85344mm leff=85344mm

Effective thickness, tef = 228.6mm 229mm

tef = wall thickness for collar jointed walls equal to sum of the thickness of the two leaves

Slendernes ratio = 7 < 27 OK

CAPACITY REDUCTION FACTOR

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - Appendix G1 & G2

Calculated eccentricity, ex = 0mm ex=0mm

Additional eccentricity due to slenderness effects, ea = 0.804mm ea=1mm
Total eccentricity, et = 0.804mm et=1mm
Design eccentricity, em = 0.804mm em=1mm

b =1 b =1

VERTICAL LOAD RESISTANCE:

SABS 0164 - 1980 Part I - §5.4.1.2

Action effect exceeds the vertical load resistance: Cr = 500kN/m < Cu = 98767kN/m FAIL