PROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Flush Wall Pilaster Design Based on TMS 402-16/13
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 (TMS-13 7.4.1) 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 931 in2
At  An  bd  2n  1  
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 
Fa   SF   0.25 f ' h
  1.0   140 

0.483 ksi f a   0.060 ksi

m
 r  
 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

 Pd  a
2

M T  M   0.1 
13.1 ft-kips 50704 in4
 I t  I n   2n  1 A s   
 2  2

STRESS IN THE EXTREME FIBER DUE TO M T MAX.STRESS COMBINED AXIAL & FLEXURE

MTy 
fb
It
0.029 ksi f m  f a  f b 0.089
 ksi
< 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 
d b
3.6 ksi
P t  P   full col. weight   61.227 k
< Fs, [Satisfactory]

ALLOWABLE AXIAL LOAD FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION ONLY

  h  
2
449.26 k > Pt, [Satisfactory]
Pa   SF  0.25 f '
m An  0.65F S A S 1.0   
  
 140r   [for h/r < 99]

SHEAR DESIGN DETERMINED FROM THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSION

V= 
fv 17.01 psi <  Av F sd  ' 
F v  MIN  SF 1.125 f m  0.5   SF  2
'
bd  , f m
  AnS  
(TMS 402 8.3.6)
= 81.8 psi [Satisfactory]
 PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Flush Wall Pilaster Design Based on TMS 402-16/13

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 in
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 in
NEUTRAL AXIS FROM WALL FACE yt = 9 in ALLOWABLE STRESS FACTOR SF = 1.333
NET EFFECTIVE MOMENT OF INERTIA In = 39198 in4 MAX. TIES SPACING (TMS-13 7.4.1) Smax = 8 in
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 in 2
[Satisfactory]
AXIAL LOAD AT MIDDLE OF THE PILASTER TOTAL MOMENT ACTING AT MIDHEIGHT

 Pd 
P Mid  P   half col . weight   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 k
ALLOWABLE AXIAL LOAD FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION ONLY

2 326.35 k > Pt, [Satisfactory]

  h  
 '
P a  0.25 f m An  0.65F S Ast  1.0  
 140 r

  
  [for h/r < 99]

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 ksi

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

FS  0.0011  kd  Fb 
'
= 0.0004365
eS  e m  MIN   es , 
ES  d  kd  Em (steel governs)
 (cont'd)
STRESS IN THE EXTREME FIBER DUE TO M T MOMENT DUE TO THE MASONRY

f b  em E m  0.589 ksi < Fb', [Satisfactory]

Mm
1
bkd f b (d 
kd
)
66.49 ft-kips
2 3

STRAIN IN THE COMPRESSION BARS STRESS IN THE COMPRESSION BARS

'
 kd  d 
eS    em 
'
0.0002543  2 E S e 'S 14.749 ksi
 kd 
'
f S 

MOMENT DUE TO THE COMPRESSION BARS ALLOWABLE BENDING MOMENT

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

V
fv = 39.56 psi <   Av F sd  ' 
F v  MIN  SF 1.125 f m  0.5   SF  2
'
jbd  , f m
  AnS  
(TMS 402 8.3.6)
= 81.8 psi [Satisfactory]

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