PROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Flush Wall Pilaster Design Based on 2016 CBC Chapter A
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 1605.3.2) Yes
SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY (5=Gravity) 3 D
SERVICE AXIAL LOAD P = 50 k, at pilaster center
SERVICE SHEAR LOAD V = 9.5 k, (may be negative)
SERVICE MOMENT M = 8.2 ft-k, (positive or negative)
SECTION DIMENSIONS (in)
input effective
t= 8 te = 7.63
D= 24 d= 23.63
L= 48 Le = 48.00
B= 24 b= 23.63
R= 80 Re = 48.00

WALL PILASTER HEIGHT h = 15 ft

VERTICAL REINF. (EACH SIDE) 2 # 8 DISTANCE PILASTER REINF. a= 18.63 in
HORIZ. TIES 2 legs # 4 @ 8 in o.c. (TMS 402 6.1.4.1)

WALL GROUTED ? (Yes, No) No , (only pilaster grouted) [THE WALL PILASTER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

ANALYSIS
TOTAL REINFORCEMENT AREA As = 3.16 in2 MODULAR RATIO n = 21.48
TOTAL EFFECTIVE AREA An = 798 in2 PILASTER REINF. RATIO r = 0.006
NEUTRAL AXIS FROM WALL FACE yt = 9 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333

NET MOMENT OF INERTIA In = 39198 in4 MAX. TIES SPACING (2106A.1.1.2) Smax = 8 in
RADIUS OF GYRATION r = 7.01 in
MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS Em = 1350 ksi TRANSFORMED WALL PILASTER AREA
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS Es = 29000 ksi At  An  bd  2n  1 r  931 in2
CHECK VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT LIMITATION OF PILASTER (TMS 402 5.3.1.3)
As = 3.16 in2 > 0.0025 bd = 1.40 in2 [Satisfactory]
< 0.04 bd = 22.34 in2 [Satisfactory]
ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO AXIAL LOAD ONLY AXIAL STRESS AT MIDHEIGHT OF THE PILASTER

 2
 P   half wall weight 

F a   SF  0.25 f
'
m  1.0   140h r    0.483 ksi
fa 
0.060 ksi

  At
[for h/r < 99] < Fa, [Satisfactory]
ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE ALLOWABLE REINF. STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE


F b   SF  0.33 f m 
'
 0.660 ksi
F S   1.33 or 1.0  (20) or 32  32.0 ksi

TOTAL MOMENT ACTING AT MIDHEIGHT TRANSFORMED MOMENT OF INERTIA

2
 Pd  a
M T  M   0.1  
13.1 ft-kips
I t  I n   2n  1 As    50704 in4
 2  2
STRESS IN THE EXTREME FIBER DUE TO MT MAX.STRESS COMBINED AXIAL & FLEXURE

MTy 
fb 0.029 ksi f m f a f b 0.089 ksi
It < fa, [Satisfactory, the section is uncracked] < Fb, [Satisfactory]

MAX. REINF. STRESS COMBINED AXIAL & FLEXURE AXIAL LOAD AT BASE OF THE WALL PILASTER

 a 
f S  2n  f a  f b   3.6 ksi
P t  P   full col. weight   61.227 k

 d  < Fs, [Satisfactory]

ALLOWABLE AXIAL LOAD FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION ONLY

  h  
2

Pa    SF  0.25 f '
m An  0.65 F S AS 1.0    
 140 r  

449.26 k
[for h/r < 99]
> Pt, [Satisfactory]


SHEAR DESIGN DETERMINED FROM THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSION

V
fv = 17 psi < 
F v  MIN  SF  1.125 f
'  d
 0.5  Av F s  ,  SF  2 f
' 

bd 
m
 AnS 
m

(TSM 402-11 2.3.6)
= 81.8 psi [Satisfactory]
 PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Flush Wall Pilaster Design Based on 2016 CBC Chapter A

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 1605.3.2) Yes
SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY 4 E or F
( 1 = B, 2 = C, 3 = D, 4 = E or F, 0 = WIND, 5 = GRAVITY)
SERVICE AXIAL LOAD P = 11.5 k, @ center top of pilaster
MAX SHEAR LOAD V = 20 k
MOMENT AT MIDHEIGHT M = 106 ft-k, (positive or negative)
SECTION DIMENSIONS (in)
input effective
t= 8 te = 7.63
D= 24 c= 23.63
L= 48 Le = 48.00
B= 24 b= 23.63
R= 80 Re = 48.00

WALL PILASTER HEIGHT h = 29 ft

VERTICAL REINF. (EACH SIDE) 3 # 8 DISTANCE PILASTER REINF. a= 18.63
HORIZ. TIES 2 legs # 4 @ 8 in o.c. (TMS 402 6.1.4.1)
[THE WALL PILASTER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]
WALL GROUTED ? (Yes, No) No , (only pilaster grouted)

ANALYSIS
REINFORCEMENT AREA AT ONE SIDE As = 2.37 in2 PILASTER REINF. RATIO r = r' = 0.005
TOTAL EFFECTIVE AREA An = 798 in2 DISTANCE d' = 2.50 , d = 21.13
NEUTRAL AXIS FROM WALL FACE yt = 9 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333
NET EFFECTIVE MOMENT OF INERTIA In = 39198 in 4
MAX. TIES SPACING (2106A.1.1.2) Smax = 8
RADIUS OF GYRATION r = 7.01 in NEUTRAL AXIS DEPTH FACTOR
MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS Em = 1350 ksi k = {[nr+(2n-1)r' ]2+2[nr+(2n-1)r(d'/d)]}2 - [nr+(2n-1)r' ]
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS Es = 29000 ksi = 0.283
MODULAR RATIO n = 21.48 LEVER-ARM FACTOR j = 1-k/3 = 0.906
TRANSFORMED AREA At = An+(-r+nr+nr' ) c b = 910 in2
CHECK VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT LIMITATION (TMS 402 5.3.1.3)
As,total = 4.74 in2 > 0.005Ae = 0.005bd = 2.50 in2 [Satisfactory]
< 0.04Ae = 0.04bd = 19.97 in2 [Satisfactory]
AXIAL LOAD AT MIDDLE OF THE PILASTER TOTAL MOMENT ACTING AT MIDHEIGHT

P Mid  P   half col . weight    Pd 

22.353 k M Mid  M   0.1   107.1 ft-kips
 2 
CHECK IF THERE IS TENSILE STRESS IN CROSS SECTION AXIAL LOAD AT BASE OF THE PILASTER
PMid / A = 28 psi < MMid / (In / y) = 309 psi
(tensile exist) P t  P   full wall weight   26.681
ALLOWABLE AXIAL LOAD FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION ONLY

  h  
2

 '
P a  0.25 f A n  0.65 F S A st 1.0  
m
 140 r  

  
326.35 k
[for h/r < 99]
> Pt, [Satisfactory]


ALLOWABLE REINF. STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE

 P Mid 
F S   1.33 or 1.0  (20) or 32  32.0 ksi F b   SF 
'

 Pa 
 
'
 0.33 f m  0.626

THE CORRESPONDING STRAIN IN THE TENSILE BARS IS THE STRAIN IN THE EXTREME COMPRESSION FIBER IS

FS  kd  Fb  =
'
eS  
em  MIN ,
ES
0.0011
 d  kd  e s  0.0004365
  Em  (steel governs)
STRESS IN THE EXTREME FIBER DUE TO MT MOMENT DUE TO THE MASONRY

1 kd
f b  em E m  0.589 ksi < Fb', [Satisfactory] Mm bkd f b (d  )  66.49 ft-kips
2 3
STRAIN IN THE COMPRESSION BARS STRESS IN THE COMPRESSION BARS

 kd  d '  '
'
e 
S  em  0.0002543 f S  2 E S e 'S  14.749 ksi
 kd 
MOMENT DUE TO THE COMPRESSION BARS ALLOWABLE BENDING MOMENT

M M S  M m 
' '
M S  f S AS ( d  d ) 
' '
54.27 ft-kips 120.75 ft-kips
> Mt, [Satisfactory]
SHEAR DESIGN DETERMINED FROM THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSION

V   Av F sd  ' 
fv F v  MIN  SF  1.125 f m  0.5 
'
 SF  2
jbd
= 39.56 psi <
 , f m
  AnS  
(TSM 402-11 2.3.6)
= 81.8 psi [Satisfactory]

Technical References:
1. "Masonry Designers' Guide, Third Edition" (MDG-3), The Masonry Society, 2001.
in

in

in

k
 ksi

OMPRESSION FIBER IS

0.0004365
(steel governs)
 (cont'd)

d ' 
 ,  SF  2 f m
 