Loose Lintel Angle Design
Loose Lintel Angle Design
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Does anybody have a good reference for loose lintel angle design? The problem seems to be pretty complicated in reality.
Can you assume the angle is braced by the brick? Has anyone simplified it and produced span tables?
Can you assume the angle is braced by the brick? Has anyone simplified it and produced span tables?






RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
Free dowload on lintels from the brick industry
http://www.gobrick.com/Portals/25/docs/Technical%2...
Index of publications:
http://www.gobrick.com/TechnicalNotes/LinkstoTechn...
It's not a difficult design.
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
Loose Angle Lintels. Loose angle lintels are used in
brick veneer and cavity wall constructions where the lintel
is laid in the wall and spans the opening. This type of lintel
has no lateral support. Figure 1a shows this condition.
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
http://www.lulu.com/shop/whitney-mcnulty/single-an...
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www.HowToEngineer.com
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
They should be designed for the full height of brick above. Deflection will govern L/480 (see s304.1 masonry code Canada). Even if you have a control joint on one side only arching is ineffective. Rarely do I see control joints specified on the architectural drawing at design stage.
Taking 480x1.56=748. Design for L/748. Loose angles should not be designed for over 10'-0" spans. I would connect the angle back to the main lintel with batten plates or provide hangers to beam above (with a knee brace in ceiling space).
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
RE: Loose Lintel Angle Design
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