Vertical Slots in CMU

• Nov 4, 2022

• #2

driftLimiter

Structural

Aug 28, 2014

1,345

Link I was surprised to find this. Pretty neat.

Theres no way you can have a bar in those cells though. there should be grout @ 16. Not seeing the bond beam @ 16 either.

 

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• Nov 4, 2022

• #3

JLNJ

Structural

Oct 26, 2006

1,986

Sound attenuation. We use these SoundBlox (I think that's the correct spelling) in school gymnasiums all the time.

 

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• Nov 4, 2022

• #4

JedClampett

Structural

Aug 13, 2002

4,031

Those are soundproofing block. See the brochure.

 

 https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=63d0bc28-aca5-4183-9fc8-e32c0cfed4e2&file=Acoustical_masonry_brochure.pdf

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• Nov 4, 2022

• #5

jayrod12

Structural

Mar 8, 2011

6,170

And wow, #5 @ 16 e.w. that sounds much more like a concrete wall reinforcing spec instead of a masonry wall reinforcing spec. Who puts horizontal reinforcing in their masonry at every second course?

 

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• Nov 4, 2022

• #6

driftLimiter

Structural

Aug 28, 2014

1,345

For special reinforced masonry shear walls the minimum required spacing is a function of the length and height of the pier. Short pier lengths can easily require bars at 16" O.c.

 

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• Nov 4, 2022

• #7

MotorCity

Structural

Dec 29, 2003

1,787

Not a fan of the stack bond either

 

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• Nov 4, 2022

• Thread starter
• #8

azcats

Structural

Oct 17, 1999

688

Good stuff - thanks all!

 

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