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Walls in ACI318

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melsawaf

Structural
Dec 17, 2014
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EG
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- Is there any provisions for vertical members whether to consider it wall or column ??

i mean ratio of height to width or length ??
 
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Usual rule of thumb is a ratio of 4:1, anything beyond being reasonably designed as a wall. When it is touch and go though, it's a good idea to check what capacity you get if it were designed as a column.

However I have no clue what the American code says.

 
i believe that 4:1 ratio is mentioned in BS code

in the Egyptian code the ratio is 5:1

 
ACI in definitions says a column is 3:1 with the smaller side being the least lateral dimension. But it explains that any member used to carry predominately a compressive load is a column.
 
From the horses mouth.
ACi 318-14 said:
Wall—a vertical element designed to resist axial load, lateral load, or both, with a horizontal length-to-thickness ratio greater than 3, used to enclose or separate spaces.
 
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