Structural Clay Tile Wall
Structural Clay Tile Wall
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I'm looking for design information on a structural clay tile wall. I didn't really look at it extremely closely during my original site visit because I assumed it was non-loadbearing but after reviewing pictures and all other information, it appears that it is loadbearing. It looks like an 8" nominal wall with T-shaped tiles that are 8" x 8" with 2" x 4" notches top and bottom. The tiles are laid in alternate directions so that each face is 8"/4"/8"/4" as they stack.
I have borrowed Brick and Tile Engineering by Plummer (Nov 1962, 2nd Ed) and the Handbook of Design (July 1955, 2nd Ed) but they don't have anything like the T-shapes seen here.
Any assistance or links to more information would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have borrowed Brick and Tile Engineering by Plummer (Nov 1962, 2nd Ed) and the Handbook of Design (July 1955, 2nd Ed) but they don't have anything like the T-shapes seen here.
Any assistance or links to more information would be appreciated. Thanks.






RE: Structural Clay Tile Wall
Maybe check BIA for more info. "Structural Renovation of Buildings" by Newman has some info, but no design info.
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RE: Structural Clay Tile Wall
Thanks. I did some research and they appear to be Denison Interlocking Tiles. I actually found some load bearing capacities in a Sweets Catalog that was nearly a century old.
Denison Interlocking Tile
I'll make sure to add a significant factor of safety when analyzing the loads, however. Thanks.