Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
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We have a detail where a masonry wall will be built around a 4x4 steel column, so the column is essentially "embedded" in the wall. The masonry will be fully grouted. The structure is an exterior trash enclosure, in an environment where the temperature ranges from below 0 F in the winter to above 100 in the summer. If the column has the horizontal masonry bars welded to it, when it expands and contracts is it likely to cause the masonry to crack? The masonry wall also has lots of vertical reinforcement which seems like it would help restrain any cracking that would be caused by the change in column length.
The length of the column is about 12'. I did a quick calc based on the thermal expansion of the member, and it's very small (about 1/16"), but maybe not enough to say no problem?
The length of the column is about 12'. I did a quick calc based on the thermal expansion of the member, and it's very small (about 1/16"), but maybe not enough to say no problem?






RE: Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
Assuming the masonry's coefficient is equivalent to concrete, and concrete's approximates steel's coefficient, I doubt if you will have a problem.
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RE: Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
RE: Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
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RE: Steel Column Embedded in Masonry Wall
Design the masonry to be completely unbraced