Breakaway Walls
Breakaway Walls
(OP)
Curious if any of you know of a resource to design breakaway walls (preferably CMU) for walls built between an augercast pile foundation.
I've never designed anything to fail.
The wall has to withstand the wind pressures without failure, but has to fail under the much higher flood loading.
Thanks.
I've never designed anything to fail.
The wall has to withstand the wind pressures without failure, but has to fail under the much higher flood loading.
Thanks.





RE: Breakaway Walls
RE: Breakaway Walls
I think to try to guarantee anything to fail at a precise load is more difficult than designing it to resist the load.
RE: Breakaway Walls
This is a residential structure however, and they will likely stucco the walls between the piles. I was thinking of a cantilevered wall that would roll over at a load somewhat greater than the design wind load or even unreinforced masonry that would simply break upon flood impact. The flood load is going to be nearly 75 times the wind load, so there is a huge window between the two.
RE: Breakaway Walls