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Masonry Shear Wall Design Based on IBC 2006 / ACI 530
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
SEISMIC PERFORMANCE CATEGORY D Seismic D
( C,D,E, 0=WIND, 5=GRAVITY)
SERVICE AXIAL LOAD P = 300 k
SERVICE SHEAR LOAD V = 20 k
SERVICE MOMENT LOAD M = 400 ft-k
THICKNESS OF WALL t = 8 in
LENGTH OF WALL lw = 12 ft
EFFECTIVE HEIGHT of WALL hw = 16 ft
VERT. REINF. AT EACH END (As) 2 # 5 => DIST. FR BAR'S CENT. TO END a = 8 in
WALL HORIZ. REINF. (Ash) 1 # 4 @ 16 in o.c.
[THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]
WALL VERT. REINF. (Asv) 1 # 4 @ 16 in o.c.

ANALYSIS
REINF. AREA AT EACH END As = 0.62 in2 MODULAR RATIO n = 21.48
GROSS WALL AREA Ag = 1098 in2 REINFORCEMENT RATIO = 0.0006
EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF WALL d = 136 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333
EFFECTIVE THICKNESS OF WALL bw = 7.26 in REQD MIN. HORIZ. REINF. Ash,min = 0.064 in2/ft
MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS Em = 1350 ksi Ssh,max = 48 in
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS Es = 29000 ksi REQD MIN. VERT. REINF. Asv,min = 0.064 in2/ft
Ssv,max = 48 in
THE ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS THE ALLOWABLE REINF. STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS

F b SF 0.33 f m
'
0.660 ksi
F S 1.33 or 1.0 24 or 20
32.00 ksi

THE TOTAL AXIAL FORCE ACTING AT BOTTOM IS THE TOTAL MOMENT ACTING AT BOTTOM IS

P T P wall weight
316.5 kips 720.00 ft-kips
M T M V h w
THE SHEAR STRESS IN MASONRY IS

V = 19 psi
fv
b wl w
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY

800.00

700.00

600.00

500.00
Pm (k)
400.00

300.00

200.00

100.00
400.00

300.00

200.00

100.00

0.00

0.00 200.00 400.00 600.00 800.00 1000.00

Mm (ft-k)
 (cont'd)
THE CODE SEC. 2.3.2.2.1 PERMITS COMPRESSION FORCES TO BE RESISTED BY COMPRESSION REINFORCEMENT
ONLY IF THE LATERAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS OF CODE SEC. 2.1.6.5 ARE MET. SINCE IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE
TO MEET THESE PROVISIONS IN WALLS, THE CONTRIBUTION OF REINFORCING STEEL TO COMPRESSIVE FORCE

THE DESIGN FORCES P & M ARE ALSO PLOTTED ON THE INTERACTION DIAGRAM. FROM THE INTERACTION DIAGRAM,
THE ALLOWABLE MOMENT AT AN AXIAL LOAD P IS
Mm = 823 ft-kips, at c = 107 in > M [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY

THE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS IS GIVEN BY

1 M T 45M T
SF MIN 4
'
f m , 80 , for M T 1.0
Fv, without reinf.
3 Vd Vd Vd
=
MT
SF MIN ( '
f m , 35) , for 1.0
Vd
= 46.67 psi > 1.5 fv [Satisfactory]
(factor 1.5 from IBC 2106.5.1)

1 M T 45M T M T 1.0
SF MIN 4 f
'
, 120 , for
2 Vd m
Vd Vd
Fv, max. =

M T 1.0
SF MIN (1.5 '
f m , 75) , for
Vd
= 77.46 psi > fv [Satisfactory]

CHECK THE MINIMUM AREA OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED :

V Av
1.5 0.08 in2 / ft < 0.15 in2 / ft (No shear reinf. reqd.)
F sd s
CHECK MAXIMUM REINFORCEMENT PERCENTAGE (IBC 06, 2107.8) :

M 0.1 < 1.0 , and

Vd
P= 300 kips > 0.05 fm' An = 82.35 kips

n f 'm 0.0044 > = 0.0006 [Satisfactory]

max
f
2 f y n 'y
f m

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.