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Sheer capacity reinforced masonry

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Sparkes1992

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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?
 
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You might get better results if you post in the AS/NZS forum.
 
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I think it might be that the direction of the potential cracks will not be perpendicular to the reinforcement.
 
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