I have got a 20'x30' CMU building that has some significant horizontal cracking on the east wall. The walls are 7'4" tall and contain NO vertical reinforcement or grouted cells. There is a horizontal bond beam halfway up the wall according to the as-builts, but I have been unable to confirm...
I am in the process of designing a LARGE U-shaped warehouse. After speaking to the Geotech it has been determined that the site conditions on one leg of the U are much more favorable than the other leg. If considered separately, we have at least site class C (maybe even B) on one leg and no...