Thanks! That's Exactly what I'm going to do. I'll just keep widening the vertical section until I get enough to make it work for the f_rupture of the mortar. I can do like a transformed section except I'll be condensing it instead of the typical expansion when transforming steel. Then just...
I've got a project where I have to design a brick lattice wall to match an existing wall for a Church addition. Its an exterior site wall with brick pilasters in between the lattice work. See the attached pic. How in the world do I run a number on the lattice work for out of plane forces...
The question was meant to be more general in nature but the specific case I have on my plate currently is an infill wall for gravity only. I was thinking along the lines of MotorCity but the studs and the track work together as fastened so checking the track for bending about the axis parallel...
I've come across a question from contractors a couple times which I don't have a clear answer for. Many time a light gauge exterior wall will slightly overhang past the edge of an elevated slab. Usually its an inch or so, so no big deal. I've had the question raised about what the maximum...
