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30 Hurle Crescent Clifton Bristol BS8 2SZ 30HC01

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ALPHATOTAS ENGINEERING
Masonry Pier 1
10 IPSWICH DRIVE
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BRISTOL BS44BW CDL 24/07/2017

MASONRY COLUMN DESIGN

In accordance with EN1996-1-1:2005 incorporating corrigenda February 2006 and July 2009 and the UK national
annex

Geometry
Width of column; b = 400 mm
Thickness of column; t = 400 mm
Height of column; h = 2400 mm
Reduction factor for effective height; ρ2 = 1.0
Effective height of column (cl 5.5.1.2); heff = h × ρ2 = 2400 mm

Loading
Vertical dead load; Gk = 266.0 kN
Eccentricity of dead load in x-direction; eGb = 0 mm
Eccentricity of dead load in y-direction; eGt = 0 mm
Vertical live load; Qk = 115.0 kN
Eccentricity of variable load in x-direction; eQb = 0 mm
Eccentricity of variable load in y-direction; eQt = 0 mm
2
Characteristic wind loading; W k = 0.0 kN/m
Vertical wind loading; Wv = 0.0 kN
Masonry details
Masonry type; Clay with water absorption less than 7% - Group 1
Mean compressive strength of masonry unit; fb = 50 N/mm2
γ = 18 kN/m
3
Density of masonry;
Mortar type; M4 - General purpose mortar
Compressive strength of masonry mortar; fm = 4 N/mm2
Compressive strength factor - Table NA.4; K = 0.50
Characteristic compressive strength of masonry - eq 3.2
fk = K × fb0.7 × fm0.3 = 11.718 N/mm2
Characteristic flexural strength of masonry having a plane of failure parallel to the bed joints - Table NA.6
fxk1 = 0.5 N/mm2
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Masonry Pier 2
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Partial factors for material strength

Category of manufacturing control; Category II
Class of execution control; Class 2
Partial factor for masonry in compressive flexure; γMc = 3.00
Slenderness ratio
Slenderness ratio minor axis (cl.5.5.2.1); λt = heff / t = 6.00
Slenderness ratio major axis (cl.5.5.2.1); λb = heff / b = 6.00
Maximum slenderness; λ = max(λt, λb) = 6.00
PASS - Slenderness ratio is less than 27
Reduction factor for slenderness and eccentricity about the major axis - Section 6.1.2.2
Design bending moment top or bottom of column; Midb = abs(γfGv × Gk × eGb + γfQv × Qk × eQb) = 0.0 kNm
Design vertical load at top or bottom of column; Nidb = abs(γfGv × Gk + γfQv × Qk) = 452.9 kN
Initial eccentricity - cl.5.5.1.1; einit = heff / 450 = 5.3 mm
Conservativley assume moment due to wind load at the top of the column is equal to that at mid height
Eccentricity due to horizontal load; ehb = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity at top or bottom of column - eq.6.5; eib = max(Midb / Nidb + ehb + einit, 0.05 × b) = 20.0 mm
Reduction factor top or bottom of column - eq.6.4; Φ ib = max(1 - 2 × eib / b, 0) = 0.9
Ratio of top and middle mnts due to eccentricity; αmdb = 1.0
Design bending moment at middle of column; Mmdb = αmdb × abs(γfGv × Gk × eGb + γfQv × Qk × eQb) = 0.0 kNm
Design vertical load at middle of column; Nmdb = γfGv × Gk + γfQv × Qk + γfGv × t × b × γ × h / 2 = 457.2 kN
Eccentricity due to horizontal load; ehmb = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity middle of column due to loads - eq.6.7; emb = M mdb / Nmdb + ehmb + einit = 5.3 mm
Eccentricity at middle of column due to creep; ekb = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity at middle of column - eq.6.6; emkb = max(emb + ekb, 0.05 × b) = 20.0 mm
From eq.G.2; A1b = 1 - 2 × emkb / b = 0.9
Short term secant modulus of elasticity factor; KE = 1000
Modulus of elasticity - cl.3.7.2; E = KE × fk = 11718 N/mm2
Slenderness - eq.G.4; λb = (heff / b) × √(fk / E) = 0.19
From eq.G.3; ub = (λb - 0.063) / (0.73 - 1.17 × emkb / b) = 0.189
Reduction factor at middle of column - eq.G.1; Φ mb = max(A1b × ee-(ub × ub)/2, 0) = 0.884
Reduction factor for slenderness and eccentricity; Φ b = min(Φ ib, Φ mb) = 0.884
Reduction factor for slenderness and eccentricity about the minor axis - Section 6.1.2.2
Design bending moment top or bottom of column; Midt = abs(γfGv × Gk × eGt + γfQv × Qk × eQt) = 0.0 kNm
Design vertical load at top or bottom of column; Nidt = abs(γfGv × Gk + γfQv × Qk) = 452.9 kN
Initial eccentricity - cl.5.5.1.1; einit = heff / 450 = 5.3 mm
Conservativley assume moment due to wind load at the top of the column is equal to that at mid height
Eccentricity due to horizontal load; eht = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity at top or bottom of column - eq.6.5; eit = max(Midt / Nidt + eht + einit, 0.05 × t) = 20.0 mm
Reduction factor top or bottom of column - eq.6.4; Φ it = max(1 - 2 × eit / t, 0) = 0.9
Ratio of top and middle mnts due to eccentricity; αmdt = 1.0
Design bending moment at middle of column; Mmdt = αmdt × abs(γfGv × Gk × eGt + γfQv × Qk × eQt) = 0.0 kNm
Design vertical load at middle of column; Nmdt = γfGv × Gk + γfQv × Qk + γfGv × t × b × γ × h / 2 = 457.2 kN
Eccentricity due to horizontal load; ehmt = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity middle of column due to loads - eq.6.7; emt = Mmdt / Nmdt + ehmt + einit = 5.3 mm
Eccentricity at middle of column due to creep; ekt = 0.0 mm
Eccentricity at middle of column - eq.6.6; emkt = max(emt + ekt, 0.05 × t) = 20.0 mm
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From eq.G.2; A1t = 1 - 2 × emkt / t = 0.9

Short term secant modulus of elasticity factor; KE = 1000
E = KE × fk = 11718 N/mm
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Modulus of elasticity - cl.3.7.2;
Slenderness - eq.G.4; λt = (heff / t) × √(fk / E) = 0.19
From eq.G.3; ut = (λt - 0.063) / (0.73 - 1.17 × emkt / t) = 0.189
-(u × u )/2
Reduction factor at middle of column - eq.G.1; Φ mt = max(A1t × ee t t , 0) = 0.884
Reduction factor for slenderness and eccentricity; Φ t = min(Φ it, Φ mt) = 0.884
Columns subjected to mainly vertical loading - Section 6.1.2
Design value of the vertical load; NEd = max(Nidb, Nmdb, Nidt, Nmdt) = 457.233 kN
Design compressive strength of masonry; fd = fk / γMc = 3.906 N/mm2
Vertical resistance of column - eq.6.2; NRd = min(Φ t, Φ b) × t × b × fd = 552.552 kN
PASS - Design vertical resistance exceeds applied design vertical load