Brick Serpentine Wall
Brick Serpentine Wall
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Does anyone know how to analyze and design a brick serpentine wall? I found some guidelines from BIA Technical Notes 29A - Brick in Landscape Architecture - Garden Walls
Rev [Nov. 1968] (Reissued Jan. 1999). It applies to "minor" garden walls.
However, these are rules of thumb. They don't tell me if they can withstand a 120 mph wind or for what height limits.
Thanks
Rev [Nov. 1968] (Reissued Jan. 1999). It applies to "minor" garden walls.
However, these are rules of thumb. They don't tell me if they can withstand a 120 mph wind or for what height limits.
Thanks






RE: Brick Serpentine Wall
RE: Brick Serpentine Wall
Thanks. That echoes my initial thoughts. However, the architect is pushing us to do a thin wall 6 feet high above grade in a 120 mph zone "just like the ones" Thomas Jefferson did and are found in the reference 29A.
I came up with a wind load of 16.2 psf and a section modulus for the curvy wall geometry. The P/A+M/S yields a very small tension in the brick mortar.
RE: Brick Serpentine Wall
RE: Brick Serpentine Wall
RE: Brick Serpentine Wall
"Behaving as a unit" is my concern also.
Concerning the section modulus, I calculated the section very similar to a corrugated metal deck. As far as the length is concerned, I will put pilasters at corners, junctions and any change of direction.