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  1. Sparkes1992

    Blockwork Wall with 3 Tonne object hanging from side of wall

    Hi Guys, Ive got a blockwork wall 4 meters in height and its supported a 3 tonne object bolted into the side of the wall at half its height. I'm guessing this will place quite a large concentrated moment onto the wall. I'm not 100% sure about how to go about designing this wall to deal with...
  2. Sparkes1992

    Vertical and horizontal bending of brick walls

    Hi guys, Was hoping someone could shed some light on horizontal vs vertical bending of brick walls. I'm guessing if you had a wall that's restrained too and bottom then you would probably only need to design for horizontal bending of the brickwork. When would you look at both horizontal and...
  3. Sparkes1992

    Reinforced Masonry to footing design

    Hi guys, i was hoping someone could help me get my head around the connection from a masonry wall to a strip footing. I've noticed that its quite typical just to extend the masonry reinforcement down into the footing and to cog it by 200mm or so. My question is, as this reinforcing bar is...
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    Sheer capacity reinforced masonry

    Can anyone shed some light on why there is a reduction in strength to the reinforcement component in the shear design check for masonry in the AS3700?
  5. Sparkes1992

    Registered building practitioners, Australia

    Hi guys, Quite new to the engineering game and am a little unsure as to how the certifying process works. Let's say i design a job but another RBP signs off on the job in order to get the building permits, does the person who signed off on the job take 100% responsibility for the design if...
  6. Sparkes1992

    Truss Reactions

    Hi Guys, I've been modelling a simple truss in the program spacegass with a dead and live loading on the top chord. I seem to be getting large horizontal reaction forces. Shouldn't the bottom chord of the truss be acting in tension hence stopping the top chord from opening up? How do i ensure...

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