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APPENDIX 68.C
Ungrouted Wall Section Properties
(loading parallel to wall face)
Support
Material

1
3 2 in (89 mm) 1
3 2 in (89 mm)

3
in (19 mm)
4 wall no. 2

1
5 2 in (140 mm) wall no. 1

1
5 2 in (140 mm)

1
7 2 in (191 mm) wall no. 3 1 in (25 mm)
wall no. 4

wall no. 5

1
7 2
in (191 mm)
11 1 in (292 mm) 4 in (102 mm)
2
12 in (305 mm) 1
1
in (89 mm) 1 4 in (32 mm)
32
wall no. 6

wall no. 7

wall An I S r Q
no. in2/ft in4/ft in3/ft in in3/ft
1 42 42.9 24.5 1.01 18.4
2* 18 34.9 19.9 1.39 12.4
3 66 166.4 60.5 1.59 45.4
4* 24 123.5 44.9 2.27 27.0
5 90 421.9 112.5 2.17 84.4
6* 30 296.9 79.2 3.15 46.9
7 100 1456.3 253.3 3.82 176.9

(Multiply in by 25.4 to obtain mm.)

(Multiply in2/ft by 211.6 to obtain mm2/m.)
(Multiply in3/ft by 53,763 to obtain mm3/m.)
(Multiply in4/ft by 1.3655 ! 106 to obtain mm4/m.)
*
Section properties are based on minimum solid face shell thickness and face shell bedding.

Derived from the Brick Industry Association from Technical Notes on Brick Construction 3B, Table 4, copyright Ó 1993.

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APPENDIX 68.D
Grouted Wall Section Properties*
(load parallel to wall face)

Support
Material
1 wall no. 1
3 2 in (89 mm)
10 in (250 mm) 8 in (203 mm)
wall no. 4 3 1
3 2 in (89 mm)
in (19 mm)
(4 in brick, 2 in grout) 4

1
5 2 in (140 mm)
12 in (305 mm)
1 in (25 mm)

5 in (127 mm)

wall no. 5
1 (4 in brick, 2 in grout, 6 in CMU) wall no. 2
5 2 in (140 mm)
12 in (305 mm)
1 in (25 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
1
7 2 in (191 mm)
16 in (406 mm)
1
1 4 in (32 mm)

wall no. 3
7 in (178 mm)

12 in (300 mm)

cell grout
wall spacing An I r
no. in in2/ft in4/ft in
1 8 28.5 38.4 1.16
12 25.0 37.2 1.22
16 23.3 36.6 1.26
24 21.5 36.0 1.30
32 20.6 35.8 1.32
48 19.8 35.5 1.34
2 12 41.5 141 1.85
24 32.8 132 2.01
36 29.8 129 2.08
48 28.4 128 2.12
3 16 56.3 352 2.50
24 47.5 333 2.65
32 43.1 324 2.74
48 38.8 315 2.85
4 fully grouted 120 1000 2.89
5 12 120 1390 3.41
24 111 1240 3.34
36 108 1180 3.31
48 106 1150 3.29

(Multiply in by 25.4 to obtain mm.)

(Multiply in2/ft by 211.6 to obtain mm2/m.)
(Multiply in3/ft by 53,763 to obtain mm3/m.)
(Multiply in4/ft by 1.3655 ! 106 to obtain mm4/m.)
*
Section properties are based on minimum solid face shell thickness and face shell bedding of hollow unit masonry.

Derived from the Brick Industry Association from Technical Notes on Brick Construction 3B, Table 5, copyright Ó 1993.

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APPENDIX 69.A
Column Interaction Diagram
(compression controls, g = 0.4)
Support
Material

1.60

.04
0.01
g = 0.4

0.02

=0
e

e/t
1.40
t gt

06
0.
1.20 b

08 10
0. 0.
=
um
1.00 im
in
tm
e/ 0.1
5
Fbbt

0.80
P

0
0.2

0.60

0.30
0.40

0.50

0.20
1.0

0.04 0.08 0.60

nρt = 0.02 0.20 0.40
0.06 0.10

0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14

Pe
Fbbt2

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APPENDIX 69.B
Column Interaction Diagram
(compression controls, g = 0.6)

Support
Material
0.22
0

0.30

0.50
0.2

1.0
e

0.60

0.20
b

0.18
gt

0.40
g = 0.6

0.16
t

5
0.1
10
0.

0.14
=
um
im
in
tm
e/

0.12
8
0.0

0.20

0.10
0.10
.06
=0

0.08
e/t

0.08

F bbt2
Pe
0.06
0.04

0.06
0.04
n!t = 0.02

0.04

0.02
0.02

0.01
1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20
1.60

F bbt
P

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APPENDIX 69.C
Column Interaction Diagram
(compression controls, g = 0.8)
Support
Material

0.26
e/t =1.0
0.50
0.30
e

0.24
0.40

0.22
b
g = 0.8

0.20
t gt

0.18
0
5

0.2
0.1

0.16
0.20

0.14
10
0.

Fbbt2
=

0.10

Pe
um

0.12
m
ni i
tm
e/

0.08
8
0.0

0.10
0.06

0.08
nρt = 0.02 0.04

6
0.0
0.06

04
= 0.
e/t
0.04

0.02
0.02

0.01
1.40

1.20

1.00

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20

Fbbt
P

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APPENDIX 69.D
Column Interaction Diagram
(tension controls, g = 0.4)

Support
Material
0.18
0.5

1.0
0.30 =
e/ t

0.16
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
!F s = 0.0

0.1
Fb

0.14
0.12
0.10

F bbt2
Pe
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
g = 0.4
0.60

0.40

0.20
F bbt
P

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APPENDIX 69.E
Column Interaction Diagram
(tension controls, g = 0.6)
Support
Material

0.26
!F s = 0.0

0.1

0.2

0.5
0.4

0.6
0.3

0.7
Fb

0.24
1.0
0.50
.30
t=0 e/

0.22
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.14

F bbt2
Pe
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
g = 0.6
0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20
F bbt
P

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APPENDIX 69.F
Column Interaction Diagram
(tension controls, g = 0.8)

Support
Material
0.38
0.8

0.9
0.1

0.5
0.3

0.4

0.6
0.2

0.7
!F s = 0.0

0.36
Fb

0.50
e/t = 0.30

0.34
1.0

0.32
0.30
0.28
0.26
0.24
0.22

F bbt2
Pe
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
g = 0.8

0.02
1.20

1.00

0.80

0.60

0.40

0.20
F bbt
P

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