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Reinforced Masonry Wall Design

EN 1996-1-1 (EC6) reinforced masonry wall calculator. Combined vertical load, in-plane bending and shear with horizontal bed-joint reinforcement. Includes capacity reduction factor Φ, slenderness and simple indicators.

EN 1996-1-1EC6 §6.6 Bed-joint reinforcementΦ reduction

Scope note:
EC6 reinforced masonry checks (indicative). Confirm National Annex values (γ factors, fvk0 etc.), detailing and constructability per EN 1996-1-1.

Wall Cross-Section Sketch

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Sketch

Masonry & Wall Geometry

Unit type, mortar, wall dimensions and reinforcement layout.

Section

Masonry properties Unit type Normalised compressive strength f_b (MPa) Mortar class f_m – mortar strength (MPa) Characteristic compressive f_k (MPa, 0=auto) K factor (unit/mortar combination) α (exponent) β (exponent) γM (masonry)

Wall dimensions Wall length L (mm) Wall height H (mm) Wall thickness t (mm) Effective thickness t_ef (mm, 0=auto) Top/bottom condition Effective height factor ρ (0=auto)

Reinforcement Vertical bar diameter d_v (mm) Vertical bar spacing s_v (mm) Cover to vertical bars c (mm) Horizontal bar diameter d_h (mm) Horizontal bar spacing s_h (mm) Steel f_yk (MPa) γS (steel)

Design Actions

ULS vertical load, in-plane moment and shear per metre run.

Loads

Vertical & moment N_Ed per m (kN/m) M_Ed in-plane (kNm/m) M_Ed out-of-plane (kNm/m) Eccentricity e_i (mm, 0=auto) γG γQ

Shear V_Ed in-plane (kN/m) V_Ed out-of-plane (kN/m) Shear reinforcement? Design notes

Check Summary

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ULS

Vertical compression

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In-plane bending

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Shear resistance

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Out-of-plane moment

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Slenderness

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Φ capacity factor

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Governing: — Util ≥ 1.0 = FAIL

Detailed Report

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