reinforced wall masonry for dummies
reinforced wall masonry for dummies
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i have Zero masonry experience. i have to do a reinforced masonry wall about 15' high, 30' long. wall loads are just selfweight and wind.
looking for a basic detail drawing and reference do design this.
thanks,
looking for a basic detail drawing and reference do design this.
thanks,






RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
Amrhein's "Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook: Clay and Concrete Masonry", Fifth Edition is your best resource.
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
i would probably need a go by drawing as i'm lost where to start. i dont even know the available types of cmu to use in the market.
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
Dik
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
Also get your hands on ACI-530, which will have more information as well.
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
Another pair of a resources and the premier masonry document, ACI 530 and the engineering manual that usually is used in parallel and distributed as part of the package used at seminars conducted by various organizations (ACI, NCMA, TMS and various masonry promotion groups. I don't have a copy of the manual with me now, so the exact title the big, heavy book has some very good examples of different situations and problems applicable to all areas (geographically, seismic and wind) and is commonly used in many countries.
In masonry design, the important thing to remember is that you are designing a wall and not just different products. If you arbitrarily grout all cells full even if they have no reinforcement, you change the character or the wall, so distribution of loads, and stresses will not agree with the the assumptions made in the development of the codes, standards and any tables since they are based on the f'm of a hollow block prism that can have a wide variation depending on local block available and the block configurations.
Dick
Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.
RE: reinforced wall masonry for dummies
Dik