Shear Wall Detailing
Shear Wall Detailing
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Hi,
I have a steel frame which is braced along one elevation with a 215mm masonry wall. The steel column is a 203UC 46.
I want to build the blockwork tight into the web of the column but the mason is saying its difficult to cut off such a small amount off of the block edge to run the blockwork tight into the column web.
I am also shot fixing walls ties at 450mm crs to the web to tie the masonry to the steel column.
The only thing I can think of is to use a 140mm wide block at the end of the masonry panel which sits between the column flanges, then pack with mortar out to the column flanges for a tight fit.
Anyone come up with this problem before?
John.
I have a steel frame which is braced along one elevation with a 215mm masonry wall. The steel column is a 203UC 46.
I want to build the blockwork tight into the web of the column but the mason is saying its difficult to cut off such a small amount off of the block edge to run the blockwork tight into the column web.
I am also shot fixing walls ties at 450mm crs to the web to tie the masonry to the steel column.
The only thing I can think of is to use a 140mm wide block at the end of the masonry panel which sits between the column flanges, then pack with mortar out to the column flanges for a tight fit.
Anyone come up with this problem before?
John.






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Then fill the entire area between the flanges/web with concrete, boxing it out as required. Weld some starters to the web to lap with the horizontal reinforcing.
Even if you do manage to get the block to work its likely to leak the block fill as its going to be difficult to seal, and could result in voids in the wall.
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I can't make a connection between the wall and the eaves beam as the Arch has a continuous short window 700mm high running the length of the building above my shear wall along grid B.
John.
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Could this be an 100x100x10 angle bolted face down between columns and bolted to the block every 600mm. Columns are 5m centres. Not sure how I would design this.......?
The Arch will not want to see anything obstructing the window.
regards,
John.
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Koot is suggesting providing a girt (likely a SHS) to act as a collector at the top of the wall. This will allow you to connect the top of your shear wall to this girt, as well as making the window installation easier.
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It certainly could so long as the numbers work. You might also be able to install something behind the masonry rather than on top of it. With that, however, you're likely to have eccentricity to deal with at the column connection. While you're not planning to use a wide flange, this NCMA tek may provide some useful detailing tips: Link
Are the CMU walls themselves designed to span horizontally between columns then?
Same as you've been designing everything else so far. Start with a free body diagram showing how lateral loads make their way out of the roof diaphragm and into the block walls.
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Yes the walls have been designed to span between the columns.
I could be in trouble here as the steel is being fabbed in the shop at the mo.
John.
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I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
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Thanks for that. Would the following detail work or is a channel normally used due to the compression force. I calculate the force in the girt to be 4.6kN.
If the wall is built tight to the column web does the girt become redundant or am I totally missing the point?
I also have ties shot fixed at 450mm centres on both sides of the column web to tie the masonry to the steel column.
John.
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Should be fine so long as all of your connections are designed properly.
Some of each. You're correct in thinking that, with no girt, there's still a load path there (columns lean on block). The trouble, in my mind, is a) assessing that path and b) constructability issues surrounding the mason's ability to build it snug up to the column web. In my opinion, a drag strut / girt member of some sort is required.
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John.
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What about using a timber that is bolt fixed to the top of the wall (at 450mm crs) and secured tight into the column webs, possibly a 75x150 (timber grade C16). This could be sorted on site without any steel fabrication and the load transfer into the top of the shear wall would be distributed. The timber could be treated if we were worried about it's design life.
John.
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I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
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John.