Ε. LOAD-BEARING MASONRY REINFORCEMENTS

3 CHAPTER E: ' LOAD-BEARING MASONRY REINFORCEMENTS' 1. Introduction In the new version of SCADA Pro the reinforcements with metal bars were integrated in the load- bearing masonry and now there is an automatic check in tension in case the above reinforcement with metal bars has been installed as well as if a concrete jacket (one-sided or two-sided) has been installed. Clarifications are given below for both the existing assessment checks ( in-plane bending and shear ) and those recently incorporated ( out-of-plane bending in both force and strain). In the first in-plane bending and shear test, one of following 4 characteristics can be obtained ▪ Eccentricity ▪ Tension ▪ Bend ▪ Shear It is recalled that the testing and characterisation is carried out for each pile and each lintel separately and for each combination independently. OBSERVATIONS: So if even one combination is found to be eccentric, no further check is made. If even in one combination a tensile force (Axial force positive) is found, no further testing was done until now. The new reinforcements incorporated now "cure" this condition. Now, with the addition of concrete sheathing reinforcement (which was in the program), the possibility was added, apart from increasing the compressive strength of the wall and whatever else its presence affected, for the bars of the grid to receive this tensile force. The same happens when metal bars are installed.