Non-load bearing cmu wall design
Non-load bearing cmu wall design
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I trying to find an example of how to design a interior non-loading bearing cmu wall for out of plane seismic loading. Does anyone know of such example
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RE: Non-load bearing cmu wall design
RE: Non-load bearing cmu wall design
the wall is 16' tall
RE: Non-load bearing cmu wall design
How does an interior wall get hit by 90 mph wind??
RE: Non-load bearing cmu wall design
I'd distribute the seismic as a uniform pressure and design the wall on a 1-foot basis. Size the reinforcing as you would for any other lateral load on a wall (similiar to cantilevered beam).