Ε. LOAD-BEARING MASONRY REINFORCEMENTS

7 CHAPTER E: ' LOAD-BEARING MASONRY REINFORCEMENTS' 1. The first method is in accordance with paragraph 7.6b of paragraph 7.3 of K.A.D.E.T. by considering the inert area for bending about a horizontal axis using the following formula Attention, here the regulation speaks about the length of the bending section of the element and since we are in the case of the moment about the vertical axis, l in the formula is the height of the wall. 2. The second method is according to the classical view of the overlap of the solids of the stresses (not included in the KADET) and the following relation is applied: Mm ax ,2 = fxd , 2 * t 2 *h/6 fxd,2 : fxk,2/cm Flexural design strength of masonry for bending perpendicular to the horizontal joints t : wall thickness h : height of the wall We note that the two formulas are the same, the only difference being that in the first case the tensile strength of the masonry is introduced, while in the second the flexural strength corresponding to this direction is introduced. This is why the results shown in the printout below