E – 2089 Seismic Analysis, Design, and Detailing Requirements of Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls
$75.00
Courses Included
The objective of this course is to assist a licensed design professional, practicing structural engineers, forensic structural engineers, consulting engineers, building officials, educators, students and/or a licensed general contractor to deeply know, and understand the seismic analysis, design, and detailing requirements of special reinforced masonry shear walls according to US Codes. The importance of this course lies in the fact that there are not a sufficient number of references dealing with this topic, hence the course was designed to be an important guide for the structural engineers those working in this field.
The primary seismic force-resisting elements in buildings are horizontal diaphragms, vertical framing elements, and foundations. Together, these elements, comprise the seismic force-resisting system (SFRS). In reinforced masonry structures, the vertical framing elements are generally structural walls. They resist out-of-plane loads from wind or earthquake and transfer those loads to diaphragms and foundations. They also resist in-plane loads received from diaphragms and convey them to foundations. Given the wide variety of masonry materials, forms, and local construction practices, many kinds of reinforced masonry structural walls are possible. This course focuses on the design of one classification of walls for one loading case: special reinforced masonry shear walls subjected to in-plane seismic and
gravity loads.
