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Can someone send me an example of load how to use load combination in overturning analysis?

Yes, everything you said makes sense. I am going to read the article today.

I understand the method with the exception from your written example. And yes the Deflection method and this exception have a large difference. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it all out. I will use the deflection method its more conservative.

Thank you so much that explains the first part perfectly. Can you write out the second part, like you did the first part

Dose anyone have an example of how to do exception 1 in section 4.3.3.4.1

This is for The Masonry Society, Direct Design Software

How is everyone doing today I trying to find someone who is familiar with the direct design software

Is anyone else using the direct design software for masonry

Exactly that's what I am researching So what I have found so far is ............... TMS 402 Ordinary Reinforced Masonry Shear walls- Design of ordinary reinforced masonry shear walls shall comply with the requirements of Section 8.3 or Section 9.3 and shall comply with the requirements...

I going to start doing it ASCE Site Class will Default to (D) ASCE 11.4.3 Almost anywhere I pick in Florida gives me a Seismic Design Category of A on the hazard by location or if you know Ss or S1 you can use table 11.6-1 or 11.6-2. Then you go to the TMS 402/602-16 Table CC-7.3.2-1 Column 1...

How do I verify other than the book on Table 20.3.1 Also I go to Hazards by Location they will tell you Ss and S1 per your given site class and address from the table above It dose in plan and out of plan checks It also writes out all the calculation so you can check what it is doing Once I...

That's on of the things that's confusing. ASCE 7-16 Chapter 11 section 11.1.2 Scope No. 1 say Detached one and two family dwellings that are located where the mapped Ss is less than 0.4 (This would be most of Florida if not all) or where ............... are exempt Or I could go look up the...

Ok I bought NCMA Direct Design Software, In its initial inputs I have to pic whether I will use Ordinary, Intermediate or Special. Why pick on of these first?

I am try to figure out the code for vertical reinforcement in a cmu wall. The Florida Residential Building Code Says to us TMS 402 and I don't see any other guidance in the code. TMS 402 section 7.3.2.3.1 gives the min requirements, So I would assume I would calculate what was needed and make...

Ok, thank you

How much tributary from a 4" slab goes to the stem wall of a house? Seem like most of it goes to the dirt.

This is off subject but, how do you calculate the tributary area of a slab on a masonry stem wall? Most of it is sitting on dirt

Josh I have and I am reading TMS 402/606-16 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures. I have the Strength Design of Masonry, and yes I much prefer Strength Design over ASD. I am going to buy the books you suggest today, I didn't know they existed.

Well thank you for your help, I just have a lot of material to get through