10D. DIMENSIONING PART 4/4

CHAPTER 10D 'DIMENSIONING' 55 the ratio of the volume of the voids (to be filled with the grout) to the total volume of the wall. For example, if the volume of the wall voids is 20% of the total wall volume and the total wall thickness is 500 mm, the application thickness is defined as 500*0.2= 100 mm. In the results we now see the new average compressive strength We also see the new average shear strength fvm0. It is recalled that the initial fvm0 is derived from the corresponding characteristic shear strength fvk0 (which is a given of the masonry) based on the relationship of the KAN.EPE. fvm0 = min(1.5 ⋅ fvk0 , fvk0 + 0.05 (MPa)), (CEE - Annex 4.1 (§2.b)) From then on, the two new strength values and the new bending moment are used in the calculations, where appropriate. For example for a wall before reinforcement and for the same wall after reinforcement