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Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

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Does anyone have any suggestions for masonry design? This is not something I use very often and all I currently have is the ACI masonry code. I looked on Amazon and pretty much all books had mixed reviews. The majority of my design with masonry is retaining walls, columns, and single story buildings. I don't need a reference that is way too advanced, just something with excellent semi-real world examples.  A search on here didn't find much, sorry.

RE: Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

(OP)
Thanks, guess I need to polish up on the search skills :(

RE: Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

ACI 530 is the best refernce, especially because of the COMMENTARY on both the codes and specifications. It is the "standard" that most codes are based on.

It offers a number of different design methods including Allowable Stress Design, Strength Design, Prestressed Masonry and Empirical Design of Masonry. This allows the designer to chose a method that may be most applicable for the type of structure and conditions/loading.

For very basic structures the Empirical section may be applicable.

Dick

RE: Suggestions for good Masonry design reference?

The Masonry Designers Guide (MDG) is a companion document that follows the ACI 530. Just like codes, it lags slightly because of the writing and adoption process. It has very good examples of a wide range of structures using different construction materials and methods. This is available through the ACI, The Masonry Society (TMS) and the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA). If you take a ACI 530 seminar, there is usually a discounted price for the ACI 530/MDG package.

There are some excellent on-line free resources. The NCMA (ncma.org) has a set of TEK NOTES (over 100) that cover all aspects of concrete masonry design. These are not written in code language, but provide a good explanation of the basics of the design and construction with references to the appropriate codes and ASTM stsandards. There a number of good notes on different structural design methods, construction and specifications. Just go to the NCMA site and check a state and any producers name to gain access.

Masonry design is really nor radically different from concrete design. A masonry wall is a structural element with properties depending on the material strengths, height and thicknesses.

A "partially" or fully reinforced wall is a concrete element built using grout and concrete masonry units that are bonded loadbearing forms that become a part of the structure. Amount and location of reinforcement is determined by the designer. - Just don't make the mistake of overdoing the amount and strength of the grout.

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