I had a 1916 single story 3 wythe brick wall structure tested for in-plane shear capacity at 12 locations and got the following results back.
Test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 avg
Val [psi] 67 85 76 67 84 77 25 18 77 112 14 72 65
With an average of 65 psi, I used 30 for my analysis per existing building code 2018 § A112
I now have a plan-checker wanting me to use 14 psi, which I find absurd. Is there any code document that is used to interpret these results?
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David Reber
Test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 avg
Val [psi] 67 85 76 67 84 77 25 18 77 112 14 72 65
With an average of 65 psi, I used 30 for my analysis per existing building code 2018 § A112
I now have a plan-checker wanting me to use 14 psi, which I find absurd. Is there any code document that is used to interpret these results?
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David Reber
