The program chooses to reinforce every sixth joint with double bars of 6 mm in diameter. To handle this, we also choose to reinforce the wall horizontally. We now get a stable wall but the shear capacity in the wall is insufficient. The bars must of course be anchored down to the underlying slab. We choose 6 reinforcement bars with a diameter of 10 mm placed in hollow stones 4 meters from the left edge of the wall. Another way is to reinforce the wall vertically. The following vertical and horizontal loads are applied on the wall.Ī calculation shows that the wall becomes unstable due to the large horizontal force.Īn opportunity to get the wall stable is of course to increase its size, and thus self-weight, but this is usually not a feasible option. With this program, in addition to designing the masonry wall/column for vertical and horizontal loads with or without reinforcement, you can also calculate shear walls that are included in the building's stabilizing system.Īs an example, we study a T-shaped wall made of solid brick with the above dimensions. However, occasionally we get support questions about whether our programs can handle load-bearing masonry walls, which is our cue to introduce Masonry Design. In our neighboring countries, on the other hand, its load bearing capabilities are often considered as well. In Sweden, the masonry wall is mostly used as a shell wall, i.e.
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