Masonry Guardwall Design
Masonry Guardwall Design
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I am currently designing a "masonry guardwall". The wall is 5'-00" tall and sits on top of a stone retaining wall. The thickness of the masonry wall is 16" and the reinforcement will be extended from masonry wall to stone wall and maintain at least a development length. The stone retaining will require a type S motar.
According to IBC, the traffic load for this guardwall is 6,000 lbs. I am thinking to use the 6,000 lbs of load to apply to the top of a 5'-00" wide by 5'-00" tall wall as the design model and then design rebar for flexural and shear. It is simply considering the load is applied at top of a 5' wall and 45 degree force transfer to the base. Is this assumption reasonable and conservative?
Is there any design samples somewhere which I can follow?
Thank you for your help.
According to IBC, the traffic load for this guardwall is 6,000 lbs. I am thinking to use the 6,000 lbs of load to apply to the top of a 5'-00" wide by 5'-00" tall wall as the design model and then design rebar for flexural and shear. It is simply considering the load is applied at top of a 5' wall and 45 degree force transfer to the base. Is this assumption reasonable and conservative?
Is there any design samples somewhere which I can follow?
Thank you for your help.






RE: Masonry Guardwall Design
I attached a file from NHI 13061, which is an FHWA LRFD training manual; go to Section 16 (railings & barriers) and you'll find the same info from AASHTO.
The entire training manual can be downloaded at:
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RE: Masonry Guardwall Design
Thanks a lot for your help.
RE: Masonry Guardwall Design
RE: Masonry Guardwall Design