Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
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Is there technically a maximum height limit somewhere? For empirical design there is but for engineered masonry can we go as high as the numbers take us?
For example, a 36 ft. high 8" thick reinforced CMU wall - interior - with only 5 psf on it laterally and no vertical loading except for self-weight.
The numbers work, even taking into account some "extra" out of plane second order effects. But it seems, well, too thin to me.
For example, a 36 ft. high 8" thick reinforced CMU wall - interior - with only 5 psf on it laterally and no vertical loading except for self-weight.
The numbers work, even taking into account some "extra" out of plane second order effects. But it seems, well, too thin to me.






RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
This says it can not be done. But, I would look it a more current Standard before saying that it can not be done.
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: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
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RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
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: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
Garth translated well for me. We Arizona residents need to stick together.
RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls
RE: Maximum height of concrete masonry walls