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Design for Girder at Masonry Wall Based on ACI 530-05
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
SPECIAL INSPECTION ( 0=NO, 1=YES ) 1 Yes
TYPE OF MASONRY ( 1=CMU, 2=BRICK ) 1 CMU
MASONRY STRENGTH fm' = 1.5 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
ALLOWABLE INCREASING ? (IBC/CBC 1605. Yes
GIRDER SERVICE LOAD PG = 37 kips
ECCENTRICITY e = 3 in
BEARING LENGTH Lbr = 20 in
SERVICE LATERAL LOAD w1 = 25 psf
SERVICE PARAPET LOAD w2 = 45 psf
THICKNESS OF WALL t = 8 in
PARAPET HEIGHT hp = 2 ft
WALL HEIGHT h = 15 ft

WALL VERT. REINF. (Asv) 2 # 7

@ 16 in o.c. (at each face)

[THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

ANALYSIS
EFFECTIVE THICKNESS te = 7.63 in
EFFECTIVE LENGTH (ACI 530, 2.1.9.1)
Le = 4te + Lbr = 50.52 in
LOAD DISTRIBUTION P = PG / L e = 8789 lbs / ft
CHECK BEARING CAPACITY (ACI 530, 2.1.9.3)
fbr = PG / [(t - 3) Lbr] = 370 psi
< 0.25 fm' = 375 psi
[Satisfactory]
REINF. AREA AT EACH SIDE As = 0.45 in2
EFFECTIVE DEPTH (ACI, 1.13.3.5) d = 5.44 in REINFORCEMENT RATIO = 0.0069
WIDTH OF SECTION bw = 12.00 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333
MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS Em = 1350 ksi THE NEUTRAL AXIS DEPTH FACTOR IS
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS Es = 29000 ksi
k 2n n n
2 = 0.41584
MODULAR RATIO n = 21.48
THE ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS THE ALLOWABLE REINF. STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS

F b SF 0.33 f m
'
660 psi
F S 1.33 or 1.0 20000 or 24000
32000 psi

THE DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM TO M1 IS THE GOVERNING MOMENTS AND AXIAL FORCES ARE

h h p 2 Pe 1
2

S h hp
= 13.2 ft
M1 2
Pe w1 h 2 h2p = 2186 ft-lbs/ft

2h h w1 2w1h 2

 h h p 2 Pe 1
2

S h hp M1 2
Pe w1 h 2 h2p
2h h w1 2w1h 2

P1 P wall weight
= 9116 lbs / ft
 (cont'd)
THE GOVERNING SHEAR FORCES ARE
2
w 2h p = 90 ft-lbs/ft
h h p
2
w1 Pe M2
V 1 h h p w1
= 331 lbs / ft 2
2h h
P 2 P wall weight
= 8962 lbs / ft

V 2 h w1 V 1 = 44 lbs / ft THE GOVERNING SHEAR STRESS IN MASONRY IS

MAX V 1 , V 2 , V 3
V 3 h p w2
= 90 lbs / ft = 3.61 psi
fv
t eb w
DETERMINE THE REGION FOR FLEXURE AND AXIAL LOAD (MDG Tab 12.2.1, Fig 12.2-12 & 13, page 12-25).

M t M t e 1 M t e 1
e
Pd 6d Pd 2d 3 Pd 2d 3
1. Wall is in compression and not cracked. 2. Wall is cracked but steel is in compression. 3. Wall is cracked and steel is in tension.
REGION 3 APPLICABLE FOR (M1, P1)
REGION 1 APPLICABLE FOR (M2, P2)

CHECK REGION 1 CAPACITY

5438 ft-lbs / ft > M1 [Not applicable]
b t
2
te
Mm Fb P
w e

6 6 5454 ft-lbs / ft > M2 [Satisfactory]

CHECK REGION 2 CAPACITY
2315 ft-lbs / ft > M1 [Not applicable]
t e 2P 2
MmP 2286 ft-lbs / ft > M2 [Not applicable]
2 3b w F b
CHECK REGION 3 CAPACITY (The moment maybe limited by either the masonry compression or steel tension, MDG page 12-25).

1 kd te kd t e kd
M m MIN b wkd F b d P d , A s F s d P
2 3 2 3 2 3
2265 ft-lbs / ft > M1 [Satisfactory]

M2
2286 ft-lbs / ft > [Not applicable]

THE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS IS GIVEN BY

F v SF MIN '
f m , 50 = 51.64 psi > fv [Satisfactory]

Technical References:
1. "Masonry Designers' Guide, Third Edition" (MDG-3), The Masonry Society, 2001.
2. Alan Williams: "Structural Engineering Reference Manual", Professional Publications, Inc, 2001.