I have a reinforced CMU shearwall. I am using ACI 530-05. In calculation of shear stress in masonry fomula (2-19) found in paragraph 2.3.5.2.1 the formula reads
f(sub)v= V/bd
What is the "b" dimension I use, is it two times the face shell or is it related to the width of the masonry or possibly the number of reinforced cells? I have run across a couple of conflicting reference calculations. Thanks for any help.
f(sub)v= V/bd
What is the "b" dimension I use, is it two times the face shell or is it related to the width of the masonry or possibly the number of reinforced cells? I have run across a couple of conflicting reference calculations. Thanks for any help.