Masonry wall

[par060]

I am looking at designing a masonry wall with the allowable stress method in ACI 530. Section 2.1.1.2.3.3 gives strength reduction factors????....are these used in allowable stress somehow?

 

[MarcbSE]

No, you do not use the strength reduction factors typically. They are included for a "psudo strength method" that can be used for seismic design of masonry and anticipate the future strength design masonry provisions.