PROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Allowable Stress Design of Masonry Bearing Wall Based on TMS 402-16/13 & 2018 IBC
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
SERVICE GRAVITY LOAD P = 625 lbs / ft

SERVICE LATERAL LOAD w1 = 26.7 plf / ft

SERVICE PARAPET LOAD w2 = 80.2 plf / ft

THICKNESS OF WALL t = 8 in
PARAPET HEIGHT hp = 2 ft
WALL HEIGHT h = 20 ft
ECCENTRICITY e = 6 in

MASONRY SPECIFIC WEIGHT gm = 130 pcf [THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

WALL HORIZ. REINF. 1 # 5 @ 16 in o.c. (at middle)
WALL VERT. REINF. 1 # 5 @ 16 in o.c. (at middle)

ANALYSIS
VERT. REINF. AREA AT EACH SIDE As = 0.23 in2 MODULAR RATIO n = 21.48
EFFECTIVE DEPTH (TMS 402 6.1.3.5) d = 3.82 in REINFORCEMENT RATIO r = 0.0051

WIDTH OF SECTION bw = 12.00 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333

EFFECTIVE THICKNESS te = 7.63 in THE NEUTRAL AXIS DEPTH FACTOR IS

MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS Em = 1350 ksi

k  2n   n  n
2 = 0.370586
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS Es = 29000 ksi
THE ALLOWABLE STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS THE ALLOWABLE REINF. STRESS DUE TO FLEXURE IS


F b   SF  0.33 f
'
 
660 psi F S   1.33 or 1.0  (20) or 32  32000 psi
m

THE DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM TO M 1 IS THE GOVERNING MOMENTS AND AXIAL FORCES ARE

  h  h p  2 Pe  = 10.5 ft 1.05  
2
= 1541 ft-lbs/ft
S  h  hp     M1  Pe  w1  h 2  h 2p  
 2h h w1  2 w1h 2  2 

P1  P   wall weight 
= 1623 lbs / ft
THE GOVERNING SHEAR FORCES ARE

 h h p 
2 2
w1 Pe w2 h p= 160 ft-lbs/ft
M2
V 1   h  h p  w1   = 280 lbs / ft
2
2h h
P 2  P   wall weight 
= 798 lbs / ft

= 254 lbs / ft THE GOVERNING SHEAR STRESS IN MASONRY IS

V 2  h w1  V 1

V 3  h pw2
= 160 lbs / ft MAX  V 1 , V 2 , V 3  = 3.06 psi
fv
t eb w
DETERMINE THE REGION FOR FLEXURE AND AXIAL LOAD (MDG-3 Tab 12.2.1, Fig 12.2-12 & 13, page 12-25).

M te M  te 1  M  te 1 
      
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 2 APPLICABLE FOR (M2, P2)
 (cont'd)
CHECK REGION 1 CAPACITY

6232 ft-lbs / ft > M1 [Not applicable]

te 
2
b wt e
Mm Fb  P  
6 6  M2
6319 ft-lbs / ft > [Not applicable]
CHECK REGION 2 CAPACITY
497 ft-lbs / ft < M1 [Not applicable]
t e 2P 
2
Mm P  
2 3b w F b  249 ft-lbs / ft > M2 [Satisfactory]
CHECK REGION 3 CAPACITY (The moment maybe limited by either the masonry compression or steel tension, MDG-3 page 12-25).

1  kd   t e   kd   t e kd 
M m  MIN  b wkd F b  d    P  d   , As F s  d    P   
2  3   2  3   2 3 
 1560 ft-lbs / ft > M1 [Satisfactory]

 1560 ft-lbs / ft > M2 [Not applicable]

THE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS IS GIVEN BY (TMS 402 8.2.6)

F v   SF  1.125  f '
m = 58.0948 psi > fv [Satisfactory]

Technical References:
1. "Masonry Designers' Guide, Third Edition" (MDG-3), The Masonry Society, 2001.
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MASONRY STRENGTH
REBAR YIELD STRESS
SERVICE DEAD LOAD
FLOOR LIVE LOAD

PARAPET HEIGHT
WALL HEIGHT
ECCENTRICITY

WIDTH OF SECTION
PROJECT :

LATERAL LOAD (E/1.4 or W)

LATERAL LOAD (E/1.4 or W)
THICKNESS OF WALL

WALL VERT. REINF. (Asv)

SEISMIC COEFFICIENT
IMPORTANCE FACTOR

ANALYSIS
REINF. AREA AT EACH SIDE
EFFECTIVE DEPTH

GROSS MOMENT OF INERTIA

CLIENT :
JOB NO. :
Masonry Bearing Wall Design Based on UBC 97

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

TYPE OF MASONRY ( 1=CMU, 2=BRICK )
fm'
fy
=
=

CHECK REINFORCING RATIO (UBC 2108.2.4.2)

r = As / d bw =

THE CRACKING MOMENT STRENGTH IS

PDL
PLL

0.002

CHECK WALL SLENDERNESS REQUIRED BY EQ(8-19)

(Pw + Pf) / Ag =
w1
w2
t
hp
h
e
2
Ca
I

16.89 psi

Mcr = S fr = (bw te2 / 6)(4 fm'0.5) =

THE EFFECTIVE AREA OF REINFORCING STEEL IS

Ase = (Pu + As fy) / fy =

THE MOMENT CAPACITY OF THE WALL IS

fMn = f[Asefy(d-a/2) - Pu(d-te/2)] =
fMn = fAsefy(d-a/2) =

where f = 0.8
CHECK DEFLECTION LIMITATION BY SEC. 2108.2.4.6

0.007 h = 1.55 in
As

d
bw
Ig

CHECK CAPACITY OF LOAD COMBINATION UBC(12-6), 0.9D+Eh

Pu = 0.9 (PDL + Pw) =
THE DEPTH OF THE COMPRESSIVE STRESS BLOCK IS
a = (Pu + As fy) / (0.85 fm' bw) =
1068
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
#
=
=

=
=
=
=
1.5
60
270
360
27.28
89

2.5

7.3
4

12.00

0.17 in2/ft
444

<

<
1

18.5

0.66
1.15

0.15
5.38

1503

lbs/ft

0.66

THE MOMENT AND DEFLECTION AT THE MID-HEIGHT OF THE WALL ARE GIVEN BY

Du = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mu - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

Mu = wuh2/8 + Puf e/2 + PuDu =

> Du
CMU
ksi
ksi
lbs / ft
lbs / ft
plf / ft
plf / ft
in
ft
ft
in

in2/ft
in
in
in4/ft
@

0.04 fm' =

ft-lbs/ft

in

3279
16

1st Cycle
0
1708

ft-lbs/ft
DATE :

in o.c. (at each face)

MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS

STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS
MODULAR RATIO

0.5rb = 0.5{0.85(0.85)fm'(0.003Es) / [fy(0.003Es+fy)] =

60

> Mcr
psi

c = a/ 0.85 =

2nd Cycle

[Satisfactory]

<= Not applicable

(Du > D s, conservatively)

0.305
1735

[Satisfactory]
PAGE :
DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

[THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

EFFECTIVE THICKNESS

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

THE DEPTH OF NEUTRAL AXIS IS

0.77
THE CRACKED MOMENT OF INERTIA IS
Icr = n Ase(d-c)2 + bc3 / 3 =

>
in

3rd Cycle

Mu
94

0.321
1736
=> Eq (8-29) Applicable
n
te =
Em =
Es =

0.005

in4/ft
7.63
1125
29000
25.78

Final
0.322
1736

[Satisfactory]
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CHECK CAPACITY OF LOAD COMBINATION UBC(12-5), (1.2+0.5CaI)D+0.5L+Eh
Pu = (1.2+0.5CaI)(PDL + Pw) + 0.5 PLL =
THE DEPTH OF THE COMPRESSIVE STRESS BLOCK IS
a = (Pu + As fy) / (0.85 fm' bw) =
THE EFFECTIVE AREA OF REINFORCING STEEL IS
Ase = (Pu + As fy) / fy =

Mu = wuh2/8 + Puf e/2 + PuDu =

THE MOMENT CAPACITY OF THE WALL IS

fMn = f[Asefy(d-a/2) - Pu(d-te/2)] =
fMn = fAsefy(d-a/2) =

where f = 0.8
CHECK DEFLECTION LIMITATION BY SEC. 2108.2.4.6
0.007 h = 1.55 in

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY BY SEC. 2108.2.4.5

fVn = f 2 Amv (fm')0.5 =
where f = 0.6
CHECK PARAPET BENDING CAPACITY
fMn >

Techincal References:
Mu
0.18 in2/ft

>

4255
Du

[Satisfactory]
0.72

THE MOMENT AND DEFLECTION AT THE MID-HEIGHT OF THE WALL ARE GIVEN BY

Du = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mu - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

lbs/ft
2054

in

3484

>
lbs/ft

1st Cycle
0
1818

ft-lbs/ft
THE DEPTH OF NEUTRAL AXIS IS

> Mcr
c = a/ 0.85 =

2nd Cycle

[Satisfactory]

<= Not applicable

(Du > D s, conservatively)

1. "Masonry Designers' Guide, Third Edition" (MDG-3), The Masonry Society, 2001.
0.375
1882

[Satisfactory]
0.85
THE CRACKED MOMENT OF INERTIA IS
Icr = n Ase(d-c)2 + bc3 / 3 =
in

3rd Cycle
91

0.413
1889
=> Eq (8-29) Applicable

>

Vu = 1.4 [w1h/2 + w2(h + 0.5hP)hP/h + PDLe/h] =

2. "Seismic Design of Masonry Using the 1997 UBC", Concrete Masonry Association of NV & CA, 2003.
[Satisfactory]
Mu
in4/ft

Final
0.417
1890

[Satisfactory]

698
 in
ksi
ksi

in
ft-lbs/ft

[Satisfactory]
 (cont'd)

in
ft-lbs/ft

[Satisfactory]

lbs/ft
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REBAR YIELD STRESS
SERVICE DEAD LOAD

WALL HORIZ. REINF.

WALL VERT. REINF.
SEISMIC PARAMETER

ANALYSIS
PROJECT :

LATERAL LOAD (E/1.4 or W)

LATERAL LOAD (E/1.4 or W)
THICKNESS OF WALL
PARAPET HEIGHT
WALL HEIGHT
ECCENTRICITY
MASONRY SPECIFIC WEIGHT
CLIENT :
JOB NO. :

VERT. REINF. AREA AT EA. SIDE

EFFECTIVE DEPTH
WIDTH OF SECTION
GROSS MOMENT OF INERTIA

r = As / d bw = 0.0035

where
fy
=
=

[Satisfactory]

where

Pw =
emu
a
ey
P

CHECK WALL AXIAL STRESS (TMS 402 9.3.5.4)

PDL
w1
w2

1.2 (Pw + Pf) / Ag = 24.19 psi

h
e
gm
2
2

<
t
hp

SDS

DETERMINE CRACKING MOMENT (TMS 402 Tab 9.1.9.2)

fr = 150

a = (Pu + As fy) / (0.80 fm' bw) =

EFFECTIVE AREA OF REINFORCING STEEL
Ase = (Pu + As fy) / fy =
As

d
bw
Ig
CHECK REINFORCING RATIO (TMS 402-16/13 9.3.3.2/9.3.3.5)

=
=
DATE :
Strength Design of Masonry Bearing Wall Based on TMS 402-16/13 & 2018 IBC

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

TYPE OF MASONRY ( 1=CMU, 2=BRICK )
MASONRY STRENGTH fm'

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
#
#
=

=
=
=
=

 MAX

= fy / Es =
0.0025
1.5
1
1.5
60
625
26.7
80.2
8
2
24.17
6
130
5
5
1.246

0.23
5.57
12.00
444


CMU
ksi
ksi
lbs / ft
plf / ft
plf / ft
in
ft
ft
in
pcf

in2/ft
in
in
in /ft


 0.64 f 'm 








 f  min 
 y


= D + 0.75 L + 0.525 QE =

(0.5 h + hp) gm t =

psi, (TMS 402 Tab 9.1.9.2)

Mcr = S fr = (bw te2 / 6) fr =

Pu = (0.9 - 0.2SDS) (PDL + Pw) =

DEPTH OF THE COMPRESSIVE STRESS BLOCK

0.25 in2/ft
THE MOMENT AND DEFLECTION AT THE MID-HEIGHT OF THE WALL ARE GIVEN BY

du = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mu - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

Mu = wuh2/8 + Puf e/2 + Pudu =
<

1455

1.05

4




@
@

 mu

f y

0.64 f m 

0.05 fm' =

ft-lbs/ft

in
'

mu





2.63
d'

1221
d
16
16

, (TMS 402 9.3.2 c)

CHECK CAPACITY OF LOAD COMBINATION (0.9 - 0.2SDS) D + Eh , (2018 IBC 1605.2.1 & ASCE 7-10 12.4.2)

1201 lbs/ft
 P

  mu    y  bd


 mu

1st Cycle
0
2870

mu  
for bars middle

 P

  mu    y  bd

 
 y , y E s


, (TMS 402-16/13 9.3.3.2.1 a/9.3.3.5.1 a)

0.00207 , (TMS 402-16/13 9.3.3.2.1 a/9.3.3.5.1 a)
for bars each
PAGE :
DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

[THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]

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

EFFECTIVE THICKNESS
MASONRY ELASTICITY MODULUS
STEEL ELASTICITY MODULUS
MODULAR RATIO

face

kips/ft, (TMS 402-16/13 9.3.3.2.1 d/9.3.3.5.1 d)

75
lbs / ft ,
psi

DEPTH OF NEUTRAL AXIS

> Mcr
[Satisfactory]
Pf =

c = a/ 0.80 =
CRACKED MOMENT OF INERTIA

1.283
2999
[Satisfactory]
625

1.32


lbs / ft

in
n

Icr = n Ase(d-c)2 + bc3 / 3 = 107 in4/ft

2nd Cycle 3rd Cycle

1.377
3008
te =
Em =
Es =

=
7.63
1350
29000
21.48

0.0082

Final
1.384
3009
=> TMS 402-16 Eq (9-25) Applicable
in
ksi
ksi

in
ft-lbs/ft
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0.007 h =
b
CHECK MOMENT CAPACITY OF THE WALL (TMS 402 9.3.5)
fMn = f[Asefy(d-a/2) - Pu(d-te/2)] =
fMn = fAsefy(d-a/2) =

where f = 0.9, (TMS 402 9.1.4)

CHECK DEFLECTION LIMITATION (TMS 402 9.3.5.4)

ds = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mser - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

Mser = wh2/8 + Pf e/2 + Pds =

2.03

EFFECTIVE AREA OF REINFORCING STEEL

Ase = (Pu + As fy) / fy =

wu = 1.4 w1 =
in

Mu = wuh2/8 + Puf e/2 + Pudu =

CHECK MOMENT CAPACITY OF THE WALL (TMS 402 9.3.5)

fMn = f[Asefy(d-a/2) - Pu(d-te/2)] =
fMn = fAsefy(d-a/2) =

where f = 0.9, (TMS 402 9.1.4)

CHECK DEFLECTION LIMITATION (TMS 402 9.3.5.4)
> ds

0.28 in2/ft
THE MOMENT AND DEFLECTION AT THE MID-HEIGHT OF THE WALL ARE GIVEN BY
37.38 plf / ft

du = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mu - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

ds = 5Mcrh2/(48EmIg) + 5(Mser - Mcr)h2/(48EmIcr) =

Mser = wh2/8 + Pf e/2 + Pds =

0.007 h = 2.03 in

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (TMS 402 9.3.4.1.2.1)

fVn = f 2.25 Amv (fm')0.5 =
where f = 0.8
CHECK PARAPET BENDING CAPACITY
fMn > Mu
>

6383
ds

[Satisfactory]
lbs/ft
5571

5871
ft-lbs/ft
<= Not applicable

1st Cycle

2106

[Satisfactory]

in

2956

2106

[Satisfactory]

>
0

1st Cycle
0

ft-lbs/ft
> Mcr

> Mcr
2nd Cycle

[Satisfactory]

CHECK CAPACITY OF LOAD COMBINATION (1.2 + 0.2SDS) D + Eh , (2018 IBC 1605.2.1 & ASCE 7-10 12.4.2)
Pu = (1.2+0.2SDS)(PDL + Pw) =
DEPTH OF THE COMPRESSIVE STRESS BLOCK
a = (Pu + As fy) / (0.80 fm' bw) =
2675

1.15
lbs/ft

[Satisfactory]

<= Not applicable

1st Cycle
0
> Mcr
[Satisfactory]
0.728
2187

DEPTH OF NEUTRAL AXIS

c = a/ 0.80 =
CRACKED MOMENT OF INERTIA

2nd Cycle
1.376
3263

2nd Cycle

0.728

2187
>

>

Vu = 1.4 [w1h/2 + w2(h + 0.5hP)hP/h + PDLe/h] =

Mu

3rd Cycle

Mu
0.787
2193

1.605
3314

3rd Cycle

0.787

[Satisfactory]
2193
[Satisfactory]

Final
0.792
2194
=> TMS 402-16 Eq (9-26) Applicable

1.44 in

Icr = n Ase(d-c)2 + bc3 / 3 = 104 in4/ft

3rd Cycle Final

1.651
3324
=> TMS 402-16 Eq (9-27) Applicable

[Satisfactory]

Final
0.792
2194
=> TMS 402-16 Eq (9-26) Applicable

704
(cont'd)

in
ft-lbs/ft

in
ft-lbs/ft

in
ft-lbs/ft

lbs/ft