Masonry Anchor Bolt Design Calculator
The CMHA Masonry Anchor Bolt Design Calculator is a spreadsheet-based calculator tool to aid in the design of anchor bolts…
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Precast Concrete Lintels for Concrete Masonry Construction
INTRODUCTION Lintels function as beams to support the wall weight and other loads over an opening, and to transfer these…
Concrete Masonry Cantilever Retaining Walls
INTRODUCTION Using concrete masonry in retaining walls, abutments and other structural components designed primarily to resist lateral pressure permits the…
Strength Design of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Foundation Walls
INTRODUCTION Although concrete masonry foundation walls can be constructed without reinforcing steel, reinforcement may be required for walls supporting large…
Post-Tensioned Concrete Masonry Wall Design
INTRODUCTION The 1999 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402 (ref. 1), was the first masonry code…
Concrete Masonry Fence Design
INTRODUCTION Concrete masonry fences and garden walls are used to fulfill a host of functions, including privacy and screening, security…
Strength Design of Concrete Masonry Walls for Axial Load & Bending
INTRODUCTION Building structural design requires a variety of structural loads to be accounted for: dead and live loads, those from…
Strength Design Provisions for Concrete Masonry
INTRODUCTION Concrete masonry elements can be designed using one of several methods in accordance with Building Code Requirements for Masonry…
Splices, Development & Standard Hooks for Concrete Masonry Based on the 2009 & 2012 IBC
INTRODUCTION Building codes include requirements for minimum reinforcement development lengths and splice lengths, as well as requirements for standard hooks,…
Steel Reinforcement for Concrete Masonry
INTRODUCTION Reinforcement in concrete masonry walls increases strength and ductility, increases resistance to applied loads, and in the case of…