SE Vertical Forces

Practice session

Per TMS 402-22, allowable axial compressive stress for a slender unreinforced masonry wall is reduced by a slenderness coefficient. For h/r ≤ 99, the coefficient is [1 - (h/(140·r))²]. For h = 12 ft, r = 2.0 in (8-in CMU wall), what is the slenderness reduction factor?

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