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    CMU Bearing Area

    Thanks for the information both of you!
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    CMU Bearing Area

    I'm designing a steel lintel in a CMU wall (wide flange beam on a steel bearing plate). Per the MSJC masonry code: Is A1 the area of the plate or the area of the bottom flange on the wall? I ask because I see in section 4.3.4 A_br shall not exceed 2*A_1. So is A_br the area of the bearing...

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