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Appendix C - Masonry Wall Weights & Section Properties

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Per ASTM C90-06 - "Standard Specification for Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units" and NCMA TEK 14-01B "Section Properties Of Concrete Masonry Walls".

 

Weights of Masonry Walls (pcf)

 

Concrete Masonry Unit Wall Thickness

 

Lightweight (103 pcf)

Medium Weight (115 pcf)

Normal Weight (135 pcf)

Grout Spacing

6"

8"

10"

12"

6"

8"

10"

12"

6"

8"

10"

12"

8"oc (solid)

52

75

93

118

58

78

98

124

63

84

104

133

16"oc

41

60

69

88

47

63

80

94

52

66

86

103

24"oc

37

55

61

79

43

58

72

85

46

61

78

94

32"oc

36

52

57

74

42

55

68

80

47

58

74

89

40"oc

35

50

55

71

41

53

66

77

46

56

72

86

48"oc

34

49

53

69

40

45

64

75

45

55

70

83

 

 

Net Equivalent Solid Thickness (EST) - Mortar at Face Shells Only (in)

 

Concrete Masonry Unit Wall Thickness

Grout Spacing

6"

8"

10"

12"

14"

16"

8"oc (solid)

5.625

7.625

9.625

11.625

13.625

15.625

16"oc

3.883

5.167

6.233

7.275

8.325

9.367

24"oc

3.258

4.275

4.983

5.683

6.383

7.083

32"oc

2.942

3.833

4.367

4.892

5.408

5.933

40"oc

2.750

3.567

3.992

4.408

4.833

5.250

48"oc

2.625

3.392

3.742

4.092

4.442

4.792

 

 

Average Equivalent Solid Thickness (EST) - Mortar at Face Shells Only (in)

 

Concrete Masonry Unit Wall Thickness

Grout Spacing

6"

8"

10"

12"

14"

16"

8"oc (solid)

5.625

7.625

9.625

11.625

13.625

15.625

16"oc

4.108

5.483

6.733

7.917

9.108

10.292

24"oc

3.633

4.808

5.825

6.750

7.683

8.617

32"oc

3.392

4.475

5.367

6.175

6.975

7.783

40"oc

3.250

4.267

5.092

5.825

6.550

7.275

48"oc

3.158

4.133

4.908

5.592

6.267

6.942

 

 

Moment of Inertia of Net Cross-Sectional Area of Masonry, In (in4/ft)

 

Concrete Masonry Unit Wall Thickness

Grout Spacing

6"

8"

10"

12"

14"

16"

8"oc (solid)

178.0

443.3

891.7

1571.0

2529.4

3814.7

16"oc

155.1

378.6

719.3

1208.9

1873.2

2737.2

24"oc

146.8

355.3

656.2

1076.3

1632.9

2342.7

32"oc

142.7

343.7

624.6

1010.1

1512.8

2145.5

40"oc

140.2

336.7

605.7

970.3

1440.7

2027.1

48"oc

138.6

332.0

593.1

943.8

1392.7

1948.2

 

 

Radius of Gyration of the Average Cross-Sectional Area of Masonry, rave (in)

 

Concrete Masonry Unit Wall Thickness

Grout Spacing

6"

8"

10"

12"

14"

16"

8"oc (solid)

1.62

2.20

2.78

3.36

3.93

4.51

16"oc

1.79

2.43

3.04

3.64

4.25

4.84

24"oc

1.87

2.53

3.16

3.79

4.41

5.02

32"oc

1.91

2.59

3.24

3.88

4.51

5.14

40"oc

1.94

2.63

3.29

3.95

4.59

5.22

48"oc

1.96

2.66

3.33

3.99

4.64

5.28

72"oc

2.00

2.71

3.39

4.07

4.74

5.39

96"oc

2.02

2.74

3.43

4.12

4.79

5.45

120"oc

2.03

2.76

3.45

4.15

4.83

5.49

 

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