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Example 12: Design of Panel Walls: Solution

This document discusses the design of panel walls subjected to wind pressure and calculates the required mortar grade based on three cases: 1) The panel wall is supported at the top and bottom and free on the two side edges. It is calculated that a mortar grade of M1 or better would be required. 2) The panel wall is free at the top and supported on the other three edges. The maximum tensile stress is calculated to be safe with an M1 mortar grade. 3) The panel wall is supported on all four edges. The maximum tensile stress in this case is calculated to require an M2 mortar grade.

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Example 12: Design of Panel Walls: Solution

This document discusses the design of panel walls subjected to wind pressure and calculates the required mortar grade based on three cases: 1) The panel wall is supported at the top and bottom and free on the two side edges. It is calculated that a mortar grade of M1 or better would be required. 2) The panel wall is free at the top and supported on the other three edges. The maximum tensile stress is calculated to be safe with an M1 mortar grade. 3) The panel wall is supported on all four edges. The maximum tensile stress in this case is calculated to require an M2 mortar grade.

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Example 12 : Design of Panel Walls

In a framed structure a panel wall (see Fig.


E-43) of brickwork 23 cm thick is 4.5 m long and
3 m high (between centres of supports). If the
panel is subjected to a horizontal wind pressure of
750 N,‘m’, determine the mix of motar for the
brickwork assuming:
a) panel is supported at top and bottom and is
free on other 2 edges,
PANEL WALL
Fro. E-43 PANEL WALLS
b) panel is free at the top and supported on
other 3 edges, and
c) panel is supported on all 4 edges.
Solution
Case (a)
In this case, panel is spanning in the vertical
direction and maximum bending moment is
= 750 x 3 x 4.5 x 3
8
HANDBOOK ON MASONRY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION-PART I
(see Appendix D of the Code)
= 3 800 N.m
3 800 X 6
= 4.5 x b.222 x 10”
= 0.11 N/mm*
Compressive stress (axial) in masonry due to
self-weight at mid-height
= 20 x IO3 X 3
lo4 x 2
= 3 N/cm2
= 0.03 N/ mm2
.* . Maximum tensile stress
(0.11 - 0.03) = 0.08 N/mm’
If mortar used for masonry is 1 : 1 : 6 or better,
tensile, stress up to 0.07 N/ mm2 is permissible vide
5.6.2 of Code. It will thus be marginally safe in
tension with Ml mortar. It may be clarified that
even if ‘oints are raked to serve as key for plaster
it is va j.i d to base the design on full thickness of
wall provided the wall has ,been plastered with
mortar of grade not lower than Ml.
Maximum compressive stress
= 0.11 + 0.03 = 0.14 N/mm2
Total shear force on panel
= 750 x 4.5 X’ 3
= 10 130 N
.. . Shear stress at supports
10 130
= 2 x 4.5 x 0.22 X lo4
= 0.51 N/cm2
= 0.005 N/ mm2
This is safe being less than 0.1 N/mm2
Case (b)
$ Ratio = 314.5
= 0.67
Since HI L ratio exceeds 0.3 and panel is free at
top and supported on other 3 edges, maximum
bending will be in the horizontal direction, and by
interpolation from Table 12 of the Code it will be:
= 0.66 PL
z 0.66 X 750 x 4.5 x 3 x 4.5
= 3 010 N.m
Therefore tensile stress
SP 20(S&T) : 1991
z---Mz 3 010 X 6
Z 3 X o*222 x IO4 = 12.4 N/cm2
= 0.124 N/mm2
This is safe, being less than permissible limit of
0.14 N/mm’ provided mortar of grade M 1 or
better and bricks of strength not less than 10
N/mm2 are used,
Case (c)
In this case panel is supported on all 4 edges
and g ratio is
L
3
- = 0.67
4.5
From Table 13 of the Code (by interpolation),
we get maximum bending moment M in the
horizontal direction
= 0.038 X 75 X 4.5 X 3 X 4.5
= 1 730 N.m.
Thus the maximum tensile stress in the horizontal
direction will be
=- M
Z
1730X6
= 3.0 X 0.22* x 10”
= 7.2 N/ cm2 = 0.072 N/ mm2
= .048 N/mm2
This will be safe with mortar of M2 grade for
which permissible tensile stress is 0.10 N/mm2 for
bending in the horizontal direction across bed
joints.

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