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APPENDIX A

[BS] TABLE A110.2
ALLOWABLE VALUE OF HEIGHT-TO-THICKNESS RATIO OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS
S D1 ≥ 0.4 g
WALL TYPES 0.13 g ≤ S D1 < 0.25 g 0.25 g ≤ S D1 < 0.4 g S D1 ≥ 0.4 g
BUILDINGS WITH CROSSWALLS a ALL OTHER BUILDINGS
Walls of one-story buildings 20 16 16 b,c 13
First-story wall of multiple-story building 20 18 16 15
Walls in top story of multiple-story build- 14 14 14 b,c 9
ing
All other walls 20 16 16 13
For SI: 1 pound per square inch = 6894.75 N/m 2
a. Applies to the special procedures of Section A111 only. See Section A111.7 for other restrictions.
b. This value of height-to-thickness ratio shall be used where mortar shear tests establish a tested mortar shear strength, ν t , of not less than 100 pounds per square
inch. This value shall also be used where the tested mortar shear strength is not less than 60 pounds per square inch, and where a visual examination of the
collar joint indicates not less than 50-percent mortar coverage.
c. Where a visual examination of the collar joint indicates not less than 50-percent mortar coverage, and the tested mortar shear strength, ν , is greater than 30
t
pounds per square inch but less than 60 pounds per square inch, the allowable height-to-thickness ratio may be determined by linear interpolation between the
larger and smaller ratios in direct proportion to the tested mortar shear strength.

[BS] TABLE A111.5
HORIZONTAL FORCE FACTOR, C
p
CONFIGURATION OF MATERIALS C p
Roofs with straight or diagonal sheathing and roofing applied directly to the sheathing, or floors with straight 0.50
tongue-and-groove sheathing.
Diaphragms with double or multiple layers of boards with edges offset, and blocked plywood systems. 0.75
Diaphragms of metal deck without topping:
Minimal welding or mechanical attachment. 0.6
Welded or mechanically attached for seismic resistance. 0.68

[BS] TABLE A113.6
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT-TO-THICKNESS RATIO FOR PARAPETS
S D1
0.13 g ≤ S D1 < 0.25g 0.25 g ≤ S D1 < 0.4g S D1 ≥ 0.4 g
Maximum allowable height-to-thickness ratios 2.5 2.5 1.5

[BS] TABLE A114.1
MAXIMUM HEIGHT-TO-THICKNESS RATIO FOR ADOBE OR STONE WALLS
S D1
0.25 g ≤ S D1 < 0.4 g S D1 ≥ 0.4 g
0.13 g ≤ S D1 < 0.25 g
One-story buildings 12 10 8
Two-story buildings
First story 14 11 9
Second story 12 10 8

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