Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures
(ACI 530-02/ASCE 5-02/TMS 402-02)
Reported by the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC)
Max Porter Donald G. MeMican
Chairman Viee Chairman
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Bechara E. Abboud Howard I. Droz
Bijan Ahmad Jefley L Eider
‘Ame M.amée RicharéC.Faice
Sames E. Amin Richard Filoramo
Broce Bamet Russel T. Fyn
Ronald Barnett Fouad Fouad
CChiistine Beall John A. Fravenhoter
Richard M, Bennet ‘Thomas A: angel
Frank Borg Hans R. Ganz
Davie T. Biggs David C. Gasiged
Russell. Brown Stephen H. Getz
Jima SatyendeaK. Ghosh
Mario Catan Edgar F. Glock J.
Robert. Chittenden Ctayford T. Grimm
John Crysler HR Hamilton it
ames Coville R Craig Henderson
Robert W. Crooks Kurt Higa’
George E. Crow il ‘Thomas A. Holm
Nie Cusco Ronald Hunsicker
‘Temry M. Curis Rochelle. tafe
Gerald A. Dayle [Rashad Ronn
Ghassan AL-Chast (Christopher L. Gatitz
Wiliam G. Bailey David Giambrone
YigitBoskurt Dennis W. Graber
Dean Brown Jeffrey H. Greenwald
John Batra B.A Hasaltine
Kevin D. Callahan Barbara G. Heller
Evang Chang A.W. Hendry
(Chale 8. Clark J “Thomas F. Herel
James W. Cowie Paul Hobeiman
Walter 1 Dickey Jason ingham
M. Ane Faz Fred A Kinsteder
SYNOPSIS
This Code covers the design ond consruction of masonry
siructres. 118 rien in such form tht it may be adopted by
reference ia legally adoped building code.
‘Among the subjects covered are: definitions; contract
ddocumens; quliy assurance: materials: placement of embedded
lems; analysis and design: siength and serviceability: flearal and
aril Toads; shear: deta and development of retxoreement; wal
‘Colum; pilasters; beams and lintel selonic design requirements
lass wn masonry: and veneers. An empirical design mathod and @
Drescrpive method applicable 10 bulldngs mosting specie
location and construction criteria are also lncluded.
The quai, inspection, testing. and placement of materials
sein consruction are covered by reference to ACI 330,1/ASCE
(/TMS 602 Specification and other standars.
J. Gregg Borchelt Jason J. Thompéon
Secretary Membership Seeretry
ric N. Johnson ery M, Painter
Job C.Kariois Keith, Peer
Jon . Ksland Joseph Saliba
RicharéE:Klingner ‘Michael P. Sehuller
L Donald Leinweber ‘Richard C. Schumacher
Hugh C. MacDonald J. Daniel Shapiro
JohnH. Mathys Michael Tate
Robert MeCluer Thak Tepper
W, Mark MeCinley “Margaret Thorson
Jolin Meander Diane Throop
(George A Miler Robert. VanLaingham
Reg Mil Donald W. Vannoy
Vilas Mujumtar Brian J. Walker
Colin C. Muro Soot W, Walkowiee
W. Thomae Munsell Terence A. Weigel
Javed A. Munshi A-Rhet Whitlock
Antonio Nanni Sosoph A. Wine
Robert L. Nelson ‘Thomas D. Weight
“oseph F, Neusendorer
Jems L Nicholas
Dale Yarbrough
Daniel Zechmeister
Gary. Nichols
Mervyn K Kowalsky Ronald Sandy Pringle
[Nowhere Krogstad Riz Lopez M. Rael
Peter T. Laursen Roscoe Reeves Ir,
Steve Lawrence Paul G, Seat
Michae!D. Lewis Chritine A. Subasc
[Nichols T Loomis Narendra Taly
Rober F. Mast John G. Tavresey
Raul Alamo Nedhart, Robert Thomas
Steven F.O'Har Dean J. Til
Rick Okawa Michael G. Vetogue
‘Advan W. Page Wiliam A. Wood
Keywords: anchoes (Fasteners); anchorage (sic, beams;
building codes; cements; clay brick; clay te, columns compressive
strength: concrete block; concets brick; constuction; detain:
empirical design flexural swength; glass units; grout, grouting:
Joints; loads (forces); masonry; masonry cements; matonry
load-bearing walls; masonry martars; masonry walls; modulus of
lasty, mortars; prestressed masonry, plasters, qualiy assurance,
reinforced masony; reinforeing sec, steric requirements shest
Strength; specifications, splicing, stesses, structural analyse
Structural design; ties; uneinfoeed masonry, veneers; wale
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‘CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR MASONRY, pg.C-7
LL — Scope
LA. Minimum requirements
1.1.2 Governing building code
1.1.3 Design procedures...
1.1.4 SI equivalents
1.2 — Contract documents and calculations.
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1.3 — Approval of specal systems of design or construction .
1-4 — Standards cited inthis Code. —
[LS — Notation.
6 — Definitions
7 — Loading,
LTA General
1.72 Load provisions.
1.73 Lateral load resistance
174 Other effets.
1.7.5 Lateral load distribution,
1.8 — Material properties.
1.8.1 General
1.8.2 Elastic moduli...
1.8.3 Thermal expansion coefficients
1.8.4 Moisture expansion coefiicent of clay masonry
1.8.5 Shrinkage coefficients of concrete masonry.
1.86 Creep coeficients.
1.877 Prestessing steel.
1.9 — Section properties.
1.9.1 Stress computations
19.2 Stifness
1.9.3 Radius of gyration...
194 Inersecting walls
1.10 — Deflection
1.10.1 Deflection of beams and lintels.
1.10.2 Connection to structural ames
1.11 — Stack bond masonry.
1.12-— Details of reinforcement
1.12.1 Embedment.
1.122 Size of reinforcement.
1.123 Placement of reinforcement
1124 Protection of reinforcement
1.12.5 Standard hooks :
1.126 Minimum bend diameter for reinforcing bars.
1113 — Semi design eqeement
TABT Scope sr
1.13.2 General
11133 Seismic Design Category A.
1134 Seismic Design Category B
1.13.5 Seismic Design Category C
1.13.6 Seismie Design Category D.
1.13.7 Seismic Design Categories E and F..
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1.147 Accepiance relative to strength Fearon
1L15-— Construction
1.15.1 Grouting, minimum spaces
1.15.2 Embedded conduits, pipes, and sleeves.
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(CHAPTER 2— ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN, pg. C-21
21 — General .
2.1.1Scope
2.1.2 Load combinations.
2.1.3 Design strength
2.1.4 Anchor bolts solidly grouted in masonry.
2.1.5 Multiwythe walls,
2.1.6 Columns.
2.1.7 Plastrs.
2.1.8 Load transfer at horizontal connections
2.1.9 Concentrated loads
211.10 Development of reinforcement embedded in grout
2.2— Unteinforced masonry
2.2.1 Scope :
2.2.2 Stresses in reinforcement
2.23 Axial compression and flexure
22.4 Axial tension...
22.5 Shear.
23— Reinforced masonry
23:1 Scope. .
233.2 Stel reinforcement — Allowable sreses :
23.3 Axial eompression and flexure.
234 Axial tension and flexural tension
23.5 Shear.
CHAPTER 3 STRENGTH DESIGN OF MASONRY, pg. C-29
3.1 — General
3.1.1 Scope: : :
3.1.2 Required strength
3.1.3 Design strength
3.144 Strength reduction factors.
3.1.5 Deformation requirements...
3.1.6 Headed and bent-bar anchor bats
3.1.7 Material properties.
3.2— Reinforced masonry
3.21 Scope
32.2 Design assumptions
3.23 Reinforcement requirements and details
3.2.4 Design of beams, piers, and columns.
3.2.5Wall design for out-of-plane loads.
3.2.6 Wall design for in-plane loads.
3.3 —Unreinforced (plain) masonry
3.3.1 Scope
3.3.2 Flexural strength of unreinforced (plain) masonry members
33.3 Nominal axial strength of unreinforced (plain) masonry members.
3.3.4 Nominal shear strength 7
CHAPTER 4— PRESTRESSED MASONRY, pg. C-37
4.1 — General
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4.3 — Permissible stresses in prestressing tendons
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43.2 Immediately aftr transfer.
43.3 Posttensioned masonry members.
4.4— Brfective prestress
4.5— Axial compression and flexure
45.1 General
4.5.2 Laterally unrestrained prestressing tendons
4.5.3 Lateraly restrained prestressing tendons
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