Print this page Masonry Structural Design for Buildings
Course Outline
This online course
presents criteria and guidance for the structural design of reinforced masonry
in buildings. The contents cover quality assurance, material properties, crack
control, and design criteria for reinforced masonry walls and shear walls. The
course materials are based entirely on the Technical Manual TM 5-809-3/AFM 88-3
of Joint Departments of the Army and Air Force USA: Masonry Structural Design
for Buildings. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which
is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
Learning
Objectives
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will:
-
Have a better understanding of the properties and characteristics of masonry
materials;
- Be familiar with the design criteria for reinforced masonry walls and shear walls.
Course Content
The purpose of
this course is to provide criteria and guidance for the structural design of
reinforced masonry in buildings. You
are required to study the following Technical Manual of Joint Departments of
the Army and Air Force USA:
TM
5-809-3/AFM 88-3: Masonry Structural Design for Buildings (169 pages,
PDF file format, 4.7 MB).
Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right-clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader from your computer.
The following contains the outline of Technical Manual TM 5-809-3:Technical Manual - Masonry Structural Design For Buildings
Table
of Contents
Chapter
1 - Introduction
Chapter
2 - Quality Assurance in Masonry
Chapter
3 - Materials, Properties, Standard Tests and Efflorescence
Chapter
4 - Design for Crack Control
Chapter
5 - General Criteria for Reinforced Masonry
Chapter
6 - Reinforced Masonry Walls
Chapter
7 - Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls
Chapter
8 - Lintels
Chapter
9 - Columns and Pilasters
Chapter
10 - Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques
Appendix
A - References
Appendix
B - Design Aids for Reinforced Masonry Walls
Appendix
C - Lintel Design Aids
Bibliography
Related Links
For
additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following
websites or web pages:
Masonry Advisory Council
University of
Houston - Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 1169: Two Kinds of Structural Design
Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
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