Permissible stress in engineered masonry grouted unreinforced block pier not supported top or side
Permissible stress in engineered masonry grouted unreinforced block pier not supported top or side
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CSA Standard S304-04 Table 5, "Specified flexural tensile strength, ft", says that ft "normal to bed joints (vertical span), MPa", for type N mortar with grouted hollow block and brick, is 0.50 MPa under factored loads. The table footnote (1) says "The stresses in this table do not apply to free-standing cantilever walls (no support at the top or sides). In such cases the strength shall be limited to 0.1 MPa."
Question: Would I be correct in using the 0.1 MPa for isolated block piers supporting a wood framed cottage, when checking the piers to resist the wind load reaction from the wind acting on the cottage?
Question: Would I be correct in using the 0.1 MPa for isolated block piers supporting a wood framed cottage, when checking the piers to resist the wind load reaction from the wind acting on the cottage?






RE: Permissible stress in engineered masonry grouted unreinforced block pier not supported top or side
RE: Permissible stress in engineered masonry grouted unreinforced block pier not supported top or side
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