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Structural Calculation

Project:
GAZEBO

Location:
455 S MAGNOLIA AVE, ORLANDO, FL
32801

Date: November, 2025


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DESIGN INFORMATION
CODE OF PRACTICE
All civil and structural works are designed according to the latest
edition of the following relevant Standards and Codes of Practice:
• International Building Code (IBC) 2021
• International Residential Code (IRC) 2021
• ASCE 7-22 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
• The 2023 Florida Building Code, 8th Edition
• The 2018 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction

1.2 DESIGN ACTIONS

Load Type Load (psf)


Self
Self-Weight (material)

SDL
for Roof 10
(Flooring material)
SDL for Roof 10
(Roofing
Materials)
Live Load 40

Roof Live Load


12(20)
Ground Snow Load
3
Wind speed
115 mph
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Table of Content:

Contents
DESIGN INFORMATION .........................................................................................................................................................2
Table of Content: .......................................................................................................................................................3
Disclaimer: .........................................................................................................................................................................4
SEISMIC FORCES ..............................................................................................................................................................5
WIND LOADING ...................................................................................................................................................................7
WIND LOAD (ASCE 7 – 05) .......................................................................................................................................11
FOOTING ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................................12
FOOTING DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................................14
MASONRY WALL PANEL DESIGN (TMS 402/602-16) .........................................................................................17
WOOD MEMBER (POST) DESIGN (NDS 2018) ........................................................................................................23
Design section 1 ...................................................................................................................................................23
Design section 2 ...................................................................................................................................................24
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Disclaimer:

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SEISMIC FORCES
In accordance with ASCE 7-22
Tedds calculation version 3.1.05

Site parameters
Site class; C
Mapped acceleration parameters (Section 11.4.3)
at short period; SS = 0.12
at 1 sec period; S1 = 0.055
Spectral response acceleration parameters
at short period (cl. 11.4.3); SMS = 1.125
at 1 sec period (cl. 11.4.3); SM1 = 1.125
Design spectral acceleration parameters (Sect 11.4.4)
at short period (Eq. 11.4-1); SDS = 2 / 3  SMS = 0.750
at 1 sec period (Eq. 11.4-1); SD1 = 2 / 3  SM1 = 0.750
Seismic design category
Risk category (Table 1.5-1); II

Seismic design category based on short period response acceleration (Table 11.6-1)
D
Seismic design category based on 1 sec period response acceleration (Table 11.6-2)
D
Seismic design category; D
Approximate fundamental period
Height above base to highest level of building; hn = 15.9 ft

From Table 12.8-2:


Structure type; Reinforce concrete moment frame
Building period parameter Ct; Ct = 0.016
Building period parameter x; x = 0.90

Approximate fundamental period (Eq 12.8-7); Ta = Ct ´ (hn)x ´ 1sec / (1ft)x=


0.193 sec
Building fundamental period (Sect 12.8.2); T = Ta = 0.193 sec
Long-period transition period; TL = 12 sec
Multi-Period Design Response Spectrum
5%-damped design spectral resp. acc. parameter; Sa = 0.12
Maximum Sa value; Sa,max = 0.21
Period T at which Sa is maximum; TSa,max = 0.15 s
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Seismic response coefficient


Seismic force-resisting system (Table 12.2-1); C_MOMENT_RESISTING_FRAME_SYSTEMS
7. Ordinary reinforced concrete moment frames
Response modification factor (Table 12.2-1); R = 3
Seismic importance factor (Table 1.5-2); Ie = 1.000
Seismic response coefficient (Sect [Link])
Calculated (Eq 12.8-2); Cs_calc = Sa / (R / Ie) = 0.0409
Minimum (Eq.12.8-6); Cs_min = max(0.044  SDS  Ie,0.01) = 0.0330
Seismic response coefficient; Cs = 0.0409
Seismic base shear (Sect 12.8.1)
Effective seismic weight of the structure; W = 800.0 kips
Seismic response coefficient; Cs = 0.0409
Seismic base shear (Eq 12.8-1); V = Cs ´ W = 32.8 kips
Vertical distribution of seismic forces (Sect 12.8.3)
Vertical distribution factor (Eq 12.8-12); Cvx = wx  hxk / S(wi ´ hik)
Lateral force induced at level i (Eq 12.8-11); Fx = Cvx  V
Vertical force distribution table
Portion of
effective Distributio Lateral
Height from Vertical
seismic n exponent force
base to distributio
Level weight related to induced at
Level i n factor,
assigned to building Level i
(ft), hx Cvx
Level i period, k (kips), Fx;
(kips), wx
1 10.6; 400.0; 1.00; 0.400; 13.1;
2 15.9; 400.0; 1.00; 0.600; 19.7;
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WIND LOADING
In accordance with ASCE7-22
Using the directional design method
Tedds calculation version 2.1.19

Building data
Type of roof; Gable free
Length of building; b = 10.00 ft
Width of building; d = 10.00 ft
Height to eaves; H = 10.00 ft
Pitch of roof; a0 = 20.0 deg
Mean height; h = 10.91 ft
Wind flow; Clear
General wind load requirements
Basic wind speed; V = 115.0 mph
Risk category; II
Wind directionality factor (Table 26.6-1); Kd = 0.85
Ground elevation above sea level; zgl = 0 ft
Ground elevation factor; Ke = exp(-0.0000362  zgl/1ft) = 1.00
Exposure category (cl 26.7.3); C
Enclosure classification (cl.26.12); Open buildings
Internal pressure coef +ve (Table 26.13-1); GCpi_p = 0.00
Internal pressure coef –ve (Table 26.13-1); GCpi_n = 0.00
Gust effect factor for rigid structures
Terrain exposure constants (Table 26.11-1)
Integral length scale factor; l = 500.0 ft
Turbulence intensity factor; c = 0.20
Minimum equivalent height; zmin = 15.0 ft
Peak factor for background response; gQ = 3.400
Peak factor for wind response; gv = 3.400
Integral length scale power law exponent;  = 0.200
Equivalent height of the structure; z = max (0.6  h, zmin) = 15.00 ft
Intensity of turbulence (Eqn. 26.11-7); Iz = c ´ (33 ft /`z)1/6 = 0.23
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Integral length scale of turbulence (Eqn. 26.11-9); L`z = l  (z / 33 ft) = 427.06 ft
Background response (Eqn. 26.11-8); Q = (1 / (1 + 0.63  ((min(B, L) + h) / Lz)0.63)) = 0.956
Gust effect factor (Eqn. 26.11-6); G = Gf = 0.925 ´ (1 + 1.7 ´ gQ ´ I`z  Q) / (1 + 1.7  gv 
Iz) = 0.90
Topography
Type of feature; Ridge
Dist upwind of crest at half height of hill/esc.; Lh = 200 ft
Height of topographic feature; Htopo = 75 ft
Distance from the crest to the building site; xtopo = -30 ft
Height above ground surface at building site; ztopo = 69.38 ft
Shape and max speed-up factor; K1 = 1.45  (min(Htopo / Lh, 0.5)) = 0.54
Horizontal attenuation factor;  = 1.50
Height attenuation factor;  = 3.00
Speed-up reduction factor with distance of crest; K2 = max(1 - abs(xtopo) / (  Lh), 0) = 0.90
Vertical speed up reduction factor (Figure 26.8-1); K3 = exp(-  h / Lh) = 0.85
Topographic factor; Kzt = (1 + K1  K2  K3)2 = 2.00

Velocity pressure
Velocity pressure coefficient (Table 26.10-1); Kz = 0.85
Velocity pressure; qh = 0.00256  Kz  Kzt  Ke  V2  1psf/mph2 = 57.7 psf
Peak velocity pressure for internal pressure
Peak velocity pressure – internal (as roof press.); qi = 57.66 psf
Pressures and forces
Net pressure; p = Kd ´ qh ´ G ´ CN;
Net force; Fw = p  Aref;
Minimum design wind loading (cl.27.1.5); pmin_r = 16 lb/ft2
Roof load case 1 - Wind 0 - Loadcase A
Ext Peak Net
Ref. Area Net force
pressure velocity pressure
Zone height Aref Fw
coefficient pressure qh p
(ft) (ft2) (kips)
cN (psf) (psf)
1 (+ve) 10.91 1.10 57.66 48.62 53.21 2.59
2 (+ve) 10.91 -0.07 57.66 -2.95 53.21 -0.16
Total vertical net force; Fw,v = 2.28 kips
Total horizontal net force; Fw,h = 0.94 kips
Minimum loading
Projected vertical area of roof; Avert_r_0 = b ´ d/2 ´ tan(a0) = 18.20 ft2
Minimum overall horizontal loading; Fw,total_min = pmin_r  Avert_r_0 = 0.29 kips
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Roof load case 2 - Wind 0 - Loadcase B


Ext Peak Net
Ref. Area Net force
pressure velocity pressure
Zone height Aref Fw
coefficient pressure qh p
(ft) (ft2) (kips)
cN (psf) (psf)
1 (+ve) 10.91 -0.03 57.66 -1.47 53.21 -0.08
2 (+ve) 10.91 -0.90 57.66 -39.78 53.21 -2.12
Total vertical net force; Fw,v = -2.06 kips
Total horizontal net force; Fw,h = 0.70 kips
Minimum loading
Projected vertical area of roof; Avert_r_0 = b  d/2  tan(0) = 18.20 ft2
Minimum overall horizontal loading; Fw,total_min = pmin_r ´ Avert_r_0 = 0.29 kips
Roof load case 3 - Wind 90 - Loadcase A
Ext Peak Net
Ref. Area Net force
pressure velocity pressure
Zone height Aref Fw
coefficient pressure qh p
(ft) (ft2) (kips)
cN (psf) (psf)
1 (+ve) 10.91 -0.80 57.66 -35.36 106.42 -3.76
Total vertical net force; Fw,v = -3.54 kips
Total horizontal net force; Fw,h = 0.00 kips
Minimum loading
Projected vertical area of roof; Avert_r_90 = 0.00 ft2
Minimum overall horizontal loading; Fw,total_min = pmin_r ´ Avert_r_90 = 0.00 kips
Roof load case 4 - Wind 90 - Loadcase B
Ext Peak Net
Ref. Area Net force
pressure velocity pressure
Zone height Aref Fw
coefficient pressure qh p
(ft) (ft2) (kips)
cN (psf) (psf)
1 (+ve) 10.91 0.80 57.66 35.36 106.42 3.76
Total vertical net force; Fw,v = 3.54 kips
Total horizontal net force; Fw,h = 0.00 kips
Minimum loading
Projected vertical area of roof; Avert_r_90 = 0.00 ft2
Minimum overall horizontal loading; Fw,total_min = pmin_r ´ Avert_r_90 = 0.00 kips
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WIND LOAD (ASCE 7 – 05)


TEDDS calculation version 1.2.04

Classification summary
Structure is an open sign or lattice framework
Structure is Rigid
Height of structure; h = 10.0 ft
Height of centroid of area Af; z = 10.0 ft
Projected area normal to wind; Af = 100.0 ft2
Ratio of solid area to gross area; e = 0.700
Procedure
Occupancy category (table 1-1); Category = 2
Basic wind speed (sect. 6.5.4); V = 115.0 mph
Region; Hurricane Prone
Importance factor ( table 6-1); I = 1.00
Exposure category (sect. 6.5.6); C
Wind directionality factor; Kd = 0.85
Topographic factor; Kzt = 1.00
Design procedure - analytical procedure (Method2)
Velocity pressure at height ‘z’ above the ground (ASCE 7-05, cl. 6.5.10)
Case of loading system (table 6-3); Case = 2
Velocity pressure exposure coefficient; Kz = 0.85
Velocity pressure at height ‘z’ above ground; qz = 0.00256  Kz  Kzt ´ Kd ´ V2 ´
I ´ 1psf / mph2 = 24.46 psf
Design wind load on open signs & lattice frameworks
Velocity pressure at height ‘z’ of centroid of area Af; qz= 24.46 psf
Surface of member; Flat
Ratio of solid area to gross area; e = 0.70
Gust effect factor (sect. 6.5.8); G = 0.85
Net force coefficient (fig. 6-22); Cf = 1.60
Design wind force (eq. 6-28); F = max (10 psf, qz  G  Cf)  Af = 3326.7 lb
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FOOTING ANALYSIS
In accordance with ACI318-19 (22)
Tedds calculation version 3.3.11

Summary results
Overall design status; PASS;
Overall design utilisation; 0.988
Description Unit Applied Resisting FoS Result
Uplift verification kips 5.0 Pass
Description Unit Applied Resisting Utilizatio Result
n
Soil bearing ksf 3.458 3.5 0.988 Pass
Description Unit Required Provided Utilizatio Result
n
Moment, positive, y-direction kip_ft 0.7 59.8 0.011 Pass
[Link] of reinf, bot., y-direction in 2 0.518 0.660 Pass
[Link], bot, y-direction in 18.0 8.0 Pass
2
[Link] of reinf, S&T, x-direction in 1.037 1.320 Pass
[Link], S&T, x-direction in 18.0 8.0 Pass
Strip footing details - considering a one foot strip
Length of footing; Lx = 1 ft
Width of footing; Ly = 2 ft
Footing area; A = Lx ´ Ly = 2 ft2
Depth of footing; h = 24 in
Depth of soil over footing; hsoil = 24 in
Density of concrete; gconc = 150.0 lb/ft3
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Wall no.1 details


Width of wall; ly1 = 8 in
position in y-axis; y1 = 14 in
Soil properties
Gross allowable bearing pressure; qallow_Gross = 3.5 ksf;
Density of soil; soil = 120.0 lb/ft3
Angle of internal friction; fb = 30.0 deg
Design base friction angle; bb = 30.0 deg
Coefficient of base friction; tan(dbb) = 0.577
Self weight; Fswt = h  conc = 300 psf
Soil weight; Fsoil = hsoil ´ gsoil = 240 psf
Wall no.1 loads per linear foot
Dead load in z; FDz1 = 1.5 kips
Live load in z; FLz1 = 2.5 kips
Live roof load in z; FLrz1 = 0.9 kips
Snow load in z; FSz1 = 0.8 kips
Rain load in z; FRz1 = 0.3 kips
Footing analysis for soil and stability
Load combinations per ASCE 7-22
1.0D (0.441)
1.0D + 1.0L (0.977)
1.0D + 1.0Lr (0.634)
1.0D + 0.7S (0.554)
1.0D + 1.0R (0.506)
1.0D + 0.75L + 0.75Lr (0.988)
1.0D + 0.75L + 0.525S (0.928)
1.0D + 0.75L + 0.75R (0.891)
Combination 6 results: 1.0D + 0.75L + 0.75Lr
Forces on footing per linear foot
Force in z-axis; Fdz = D ´ A ´ (Fswt + Fsoil) + gD  (FDz1 - lx1  ly1  hsoil 
soil) + gL  FLz1 + Lr ´ FLrz1 = 5.0 kips
Moments on footing per linear foot
Moment in y-axis, about y is 0; Mdy = gD  (A  (Fswt + Fsoil)  Ly / 2) + D ´ (((FDz1 - lx1 ´
ly1 ´ hsoil ´ gsoil))  y1) + L ´ (FLz1 ´ y1) + gLr  (FLrz1  y1)
= 5.6 kip_ft
Uplift verification
Vertical force; Fdz = 4.97 kips
PASS - Footing is not subject to uplift
Stability against sliding
Resistance due to base friction; FRFriction = max(Fdz, 0 kN)  tan(bb) = 2.869 kips
Bearing resistance
Eccentricity of base reaction
Eccentricity of base reaction in y-axis; edy = Mdy / Fdz - Ly / 2 = 1.565 in
Strip base pressures
q1 = Fdz  (1 - 6  edy / Ly) / (Ly  1 ft) = 1.512 ksf
q2 = Fdz  (1 + 6  edy / Ly) / (Ly  1 ft) = 3.458 ksf
Minimum base pressure; qmin = min(q1,q2) = 1.512 ksf
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Maximum base pressure; qmax = max(q1,q2) = 3.458 ksf


Allowable bearing capacity
Allowable bearing capacity; qallow = qallow_Gross = 3.5 ksf
qmax / qallow = 0.988
PASS - Allowable bearing capacity exceeds design base pressure

FOOTING DESIGN
In accordance with ACI318-19 (22)
Tedds calculation version 3.3.11

Material details
Compressive strength of concrete; f’c = 4000 psi
Yield strength of reinforcement; fy = 60000 psi
Compression-controlled strain limit (21.2.2); ty = 0.00200
Cover to top of footing; cnom_t = 3 in
Cover to side of footing; cnom_s = 3 in
Cover to bottom of footing; cnom_b = 3 in
Concrete type; Normal weight
Concrete modification factor; l = 1.00
Wall type; Concrete
Analysis and design of concrete footing
Load combinations per ASCE 7-22
1.4D (0.003)
1.2D + 1.6L + 0.5Lr (0.011)
1.2D + 1.6L + 0.3S (0.011)
1.2D + 1.6L + 0.5R (0.011)
1.2D + 1.0L + 1.6Lr (0.010)
1.2D + 1.0L + 1.0S (0.009)
1.2D + 1.0L + 1.6R (0.009)
Combination 2 results: 1.2D + 1.6L + 0.5Lr
Forces on footing per linear foot
Ultimate force in z-axis; Fuz = D ´ A ´ (Fswt + Fsoil) + gD  (FDz1 - lx1  ly1  hsoil 
soil) + gL  FLz1 + Lr ´ FLrz1 = 7.4 kips
Moments on footing per linear foot
Ultimate moment in y-axis, about y is 0; Muy = gD  (A  (Fswt + Fsoil)  Ly / 2) + D ´ (((FDz1 -
lx1 ´ ly1 ´ hsoil ´ gsoil))  y1) + L ´ (FLz1 ´ y1) + gLr  (FLrz1
 y1) = 8.4 kip_ft
Eccentricity of base reaction
Eccentricity of base reaction in y-axis; euy = Muy / Fuz - Ly / 2 = 1.648 in
Strip base pressures
qu1 = Fuz ´ (1 - 6 ´ euy / Ly) / (Ly ´ 1 ft) = 2.162 ksf
qu2 = Fuz ´ (1 + 6 ´ euy / Ly) / (Ly ´ 1 ft) = 5.192 ksf
Minimum ultimate base pressure; qumin = min(qu1,qu2) = 2.162 ksf
Maximum ultimate base pressure; qumax = max(qu1,qu2) = 5.192 ksf
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Shear diagram (kips)

Moment diagram (kip_ft)

Moment design, y direction, positive moment


Ultimate bending moment; [Link] = 0.673 kip_ft
Tension reinforcement provided; No.6 bars at 8.0 in c/c bottom
Area of tension reinforcement provided; [Link] = 0.66 in2
Minimum area of reinforcement ([Link]); [Link] = 0.0018 ´ Lx ´ h = 0.518
in2
PASS - Area of reinforcement provided exceeds minimum
Maximum spacing of reinforcement ([Link]); smax = min(3  h, 18 in) = 18 in
PASS - Maximum permissible reinforcement spacing exceeds actual spacing
Depth to tension reinforcement; d = h - cnom_b - [Link] / 2 = 20.625 in
Depth of compression block; a = [Link] ´ fy / (0.85 ´ f'c ´ Lx) = 0.971 in
Neutral axis factor; b1 = 0.85
Depth to neutral axis; c = a / 1 = 1.142 in
Strain in tensile reinforcement; et = 0.003  d / c - 0.003 = 0.05119
Minimum tensile strain([Link]); min = ety + 0.003 = 0.00500
PASS - Tensile strain exceeds minimum required
Nominal moment capacity; Mn = [Link]  fy  (d - a / 2) = 66.461 kip_ft
Flexural strength reduction factor; f = min(max(0.65 + 0.25 ´ (et - ty) / (0.003), 0.65), 0.9)
= 0.900
Design moment capacity; fMn = ff  Mn = 59.815 kip_ft
[Link] / Mn = 0.011
PASS - Design moment capacity exceeds ultimate moment load
One-way shear design, y direction
One-way shear design does not apply. Shear failure plane fall outside extents of foundation.
Shrinkage and temperature requirements, x direction
Reinforcement provided; No.6 bars at 8.0 in c/c bottom
Reinforcement area provided in full width; [Link] = 1.32 in2
Minimum area of reinforcement ([Link].2); [Link] = 0.0018 ´ Ly ´ h = 1.037
in2
PASS - Area of reinforcement provided exceeds minimum
Maximum reinforcement spacing ([Link].3); [Link] = min(5 ´ h, 18 in) = 18 in
PASS - Maximum permissible reinforcement spacing exceeds actual spacing
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MASONRY WALL PANEL DESIGN (TMS 402/602-16)


In accordance with allowable stress design method
Tedds calculation version 2.2.15

Masonry wall panel details


Reinforced masonry wall without parapet - Reinforced single-wythe wall, the wall is free at the
top and fixed at the bottom for out of plane loads
The wall is fixed at the bottom and free at the top for in plane loads
Panel length; L = 10 ft
Panel height; h = 3 ft
3'

Seismic properties
Seismic design category; C
Seismic importance factor (ASCE7 Table 1.5-2); Ie = 1
Design spectral response acceleration parameter, short periods (ASCE7 11.4.4)
SDS = 1
Seismic wall classification; Nonparticipating
Redundancy factor, on out-of-plane load; rE = 1.0
Construction details
Wall thickness; t = 7.625 in

Masonry details
Hollow concrete units grouted at 16 in on center in running bond fully bedded with PCL class M
mortar
Compressive strength of unit; f'cu = 2800 psi
Density of masonry units; gblock = 115 lb/ft3
Height of masonry units; hb = 7.625 in
Length of masonry units; lb = 15.625 in
Number of internal webs; Nweb = 1
Number of end webs; Nend = 2
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Internal web thickness; tbw = 1.125 in


Face shell thickness; tbf = 1.25 in
End web thickness; tbe = 1.25 in
Area of block; Ablock = [t  lb - (lb - Nweb  tbw - Nend  tbe)  (t - 2 
tbf)] / lb = 44.27 in2/ft
Area of grout; Agrout = [0.5  (lb - Nweb  tbw - Nend  tbe)  (t - 2  tbf)] /
lb = 23.62 in2/ft
Density of grout; grout = 140 lb/ft3
Self weight of wall; wSW = Ablock  block + Agrout ´ ggrout = 58.31 psf

From TMS 602-16 Table 2 - Compressive strength of masonry


Net compressive strength of masonry; f'm = 2250 psi
Modulus of elasticity for masonry;; Em = 900 ´ f'm = 2025000 psi
Shear modulus of masonry; Gv = 0.4 ´ Em = 810000 psi
From TMS 402 -16 Table [Link] - Allowable flexural tensile stresses for clay and concrete masonry
Allowable flexural tensile stress normal to bed; Ft_norm = 49 psi
Allowable flexural tensile stress parallel to bed; Ft_para = 66 psi
Reinforcement details
Yield strength of reinforcement; fy = 40000 psi
Allowable tensile stress in reinforcement; Fs = 20000 psi
Modulus of elasticity for reinforcement; Es = 29000000 psi
Vertical reinforcement provided; No.4 bars at 16 in centers
Area of vertical reinforcement; As =   Dia2 / (4  s) = 0.15 in2/ft
Seismic reinforcement requirements
Minimum vertical reinf., seismic (Ch. 7); No. 4 bars at 120 in
PASS - Vertical distributed reinforcement meets minimum seismic requirements
Lateral out-of-plane loads
Wind load on panel; W = 3.326 psf
Wind load on parapet; Wp = 24 psf
Seismic load factor (ASCE7 12.11.1); Fp = 0.4 ´ SDS ´ Ie = 0.4
Seismic load from wall; Ewall = max(Fp,0.1) ´ wSW = 23.3 psf
Additional seimic load; Eadd = 0 psf
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Seismic lateral load on panel; E = Ewall + Eadd = 23.3 psf


Lateral in-plane loads
Vertical loading details
Dead load at supported level; DL = 1200 lb/ft; at an eccentricity of 2.25 in
Live roof load at supported level; LLr = 1600 lb/ft; at an eccentricity of 2.25 in
Vertical seismic load factor applied to dead load; FEv = 0.2 ´ SDS = 0.2
From ASCE 7-22 cl.2.4 - Combining nominal loads using allowable stress design (Utilization)
Load combination no.1; DL; (0.190)
Load combination no.2; DL + LL ; (0.190)
Load combination no.3; DL + (LLr or RL); (0.325)
Load combination no.4; DL + 0.7  SL; (0.190)
Load combination no.5; DL + 0.75  LL + 0.75  (LLr or RL); (0.298)
Load combination no.6; DL + 0.75  LL + 0.525  SL; (0.190)
Load combination no.7; DL + 0.6  W; (0.190)
Load combination no.8; DL + 0.7  Eh + 0.7  Ev; (0.257)
Load combination no.9; DL + 0.75 ´ LL + 0.45 ´ W + 0.75 ´ (LLr or RL); (0.298)
Load combination no.10; DL + 0.75 ´ LL + 0.45 ´ W + 0.525 ´ SL; (0.190)
Load combination no.11; DL + 0.75 ´ LL + 0.525 ´ Eh + 0.525 ´ Ev + 0.75 ´ SL; (0.239)
Load combination no.12; 0.6 ´ DL + 0.6 ´ W; (0.133)
Load combination no.13; 0.6 ´ DL + 0.7 ´ Eh - 0.7 ´ Ev; (0.172)
Properties of masonry section
Cross-sectional area; A = [t  lb - 0.5  (lb - Nweb  tbw - Nend  tbe)  (t - 2 
tbf)] / lb = 67.9 in2/ft
Properties for walls loaded out-of-plane:
Moment of inertia; I = t3 / 12 - 0.5  (lb - Nweb  tbw - Nend  tbe)  (t - 2 
tbf)3 / (12  lb) = 391.6 in4/ft
Section modulus; S = I / c = 102.7 in3/ft
Radius of gyration; r = Ö[I / A] = 2.402 in
Effective height factor; K = 1
Consider wall at maximum moment location under load combination no.3
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Axial force, out of plane - Combination No.3 - lbs/ft

2800

2974.9

Maximum moment location; 3 ft


Axial load at max moment loc. of panel; P = 2800 lb/ft
Compressive stress due to axial load; fa = P / A = 41.2 psi
Slenderness ratio; (K  h) / r = 14.988; < 99
Allowable compressive stress due to axial load; Fa = (1 / 4) ´ f'm ´ [1 - ((K ´ h) / (140 ´ r))2]
= 556.1 psi
fa / Fa = 0.074
PASS - Allowable compressive stress exceeds compressive stress due to axial loads
Allowable compressive force; Pa = (0.25  f'm  (A - As) + 0.65  As  Fs)  [1 - ((K  h)
/ (140  r))2] = 39558 lb/ft
P / Pa = 0.071
PASS - Allowable compressive force exceeds axial load
Bending moment at max. moment loc. of panel; M = 6300 lb_in/ft
Depth of reinforcement; d = 3.812 in
Effective width per bar; beff = min(s, 6  tnom, 72 in) = 16 in
Modular ratio; n = Es / Em = 14.321
Allowable compressive stress due to flexural load;Fb = (0.45) ´ f'm = 1012 psi
Balance point; kbal = n / (Fs / Fb + n) = 0.420
Tensile strain in reinforcement; es = Fs / Es = 0.000690
Compressive strain in masonry; m = es  kbal / (1 - kbal) = 0.000500
Compressive stress at balance point; fbal = m ´ Em = 1012.5 psi
Tension at balance point; Tbal = As ´ Fs = 2945 lb/ft
Compression at balance point; Cbal = kbal ´ d ´ fbal / 2 = 9734 lb/ft
Axial load at balance point; Pbal = Cbal – Tbal = 6789 lb/ft
Moment at balance point; Mbal = Tbal ´ (d - t / 2) + Cbal ´ (t / 2 – kbal ´ d / 3) =
31913 lb_in/ft
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Maximum moment from interaction diagram; Mc = 19386 lb_in/ft


M / Mc = 0.325
PASS - Combination of applied axial load and flexure is acceptable

Consider wall at bottom under load combination no.13

Axial force, out of plane - Combination No.13 - lbs/ft

552

632.5

Shear force; V = 49 lb/ft


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Net shear area; Anv = d  lb / ((Nweb + 1)  sgrout) = 22.3 in2/ft


Shear stress; fv = V / Anv = 2.2 psi
Compressive force; Nv = 0.60  PDL,b,out / 1 ft = 825 lb/ft
Moment; M = 2123.7 lb_in/ft
Allowable masonry shear stress; Fvm = 0.5  [4 - 1.75  min((M / (V  d)),1.0)]  (f'm  1
psi) + 0.25  Nv / A =56.4 psi
Allowable shear stress; Fv = min(Fvm, 2  (f'm  1 psi)) = 56.4 psi
Shear utilization; fv / Fv = 0.039
PASS - Allowable shear stress exceeds applied shear stress
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WOOD MEMBER (POST) DESIGN (NDS 2018)


In accordance with the ANSI/AF&PA NDS 2018 using the ASD method
Tedds calculation version 2.2.24

Design summary
Overall design utilisation; 0.055
Overall design status; PASS

Design section s1 results Unit Capacity Maximum Utilization Result


summary
Shear stress lb/in2 176 3 0.019 PASS
Compressive stress lb/in2 803 5 0.006 PASS
Design section s2 results Unit Capacity Maximum Utilization Result
summary
Bending stress lb/in2 1374 40 0.029 PASS
Tensile stress lb/in2 945 6 0.006 PASS
Bending and axial force 0.055 PASS
Design section 1
User note: Check beam at base
Member details
Service condition; Dry
Glulam section details
Number of sawn lumber sections in member; N = 1
Breadth of sections; b = 5.5 in
Depth of sections; d = 6 in
Material; Glulam, 20F-1.5E grade

Span details
Unbraced length - Major axis; Lx = 6 ft
Effective bending length - Major axis; Le,x = 1.63 ´ Lx + 3 ´ b = 11.155 ft
Column buckling length - Major axis; Lb,x = Lx = 6 ft
Unbraced length - Minor axis; Ly = 6 ft
Effective bending length - Minor axis; Le,y = 1.63 ´ Ly + 3 ´ d = 11.28 ft
Column buckling length - Minor axis; Lb,y = Ly = 6 ft
Length of beam between points of zero moment; L0 = 20 ft
Bearing length; Lb = 4 in
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Analysis results
Design shear force - Major axis; Vx = 75 lb
Design axial compression force; P = 150 lb
Adjustment factors - Table 5.3.1
Permanent load duration factor - Table 2.3.2; CD = 0.9
Reference compression design value; Fc* = Fc ´ CD = 833 lb/in2
Adjusted modulus of elasticity; Exmin' = Exmin = 790000 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value; FcE = 0.822 ´ Eymin' / (Lb,y / b)2 = 4077 lb/in2
Column stability factor - eq.3.7-1
CP = (1 + (FcE / Fc)) / 1.8 - (((1 + (FcE / Fc*)) / 1.8)2 - (FcE / Fc) / 0.9) = 0.976
Compression members - General - cl.3.6
Design axial compression force; P = 150 lb
Design compression parallel to grain - Table 5.3.1; Fc' = Fc  CD  CP = 812 lb/in2
Actual compression parallel to grain; fc = P / (b  d) = 5 lb/in2
fc / Fc' = 0.006
PASS - Design compression stress exceeds actual compression stress
Bending members - Shear - cl.3.4
Design shear force; Vx = 75 lb
Design shear stress - Table 5.3.1; Fv,x' = Fvx  CD = 176 lb/in2
Actual shear stress - eq.3.4-2; fv,x = 3  Vx / (2  b  d) = 3 lb/in2
fv,x / Fv,x' = 0.019
PASS - Design shear stress exceeds actual shear stress

Design section 2
User note: Check beam at mid-height
Member details
Service condition; Dry
Glulam section details
Number of sawn lumber sections in member; N = 1
Breadth of sections; b = 5.5 in
Depth of sections; d = 6 in
Material; Glulam, 20F-E3 DF/DF grade

Span details
Unbraced length - Major axis; Lx = 20 ft
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Effective bending length - Major axis; Le,x = 1.63 ´ Lx + 3 ´ b = 33.975 ft


Column buckling length - Major axis; Lb,x = Lx = 20 ft
Unbraced length - Minor axis; Ly = 6.667 ft
Effective bending length - Minor axis; Le,y = 1.63 ´ Ly + 3 ´ d = 12.367 ft
Column buckling length - Minor axis; Lb,y = Ly = 6.667 ft
Length of beam between points of zero moment; L0 = 20 ft
Analysis results
Design bending moment - Major axis; Mx = 100 lb_ft
Design bending moment - Minor axis; My = 100 lb_ft
Design axial tension force; P = 200 lb
Adjustment factors - Table 5.3.1
Permanent load duration factor - Table 2.3.2; CD = 0.9
Flat use factor - Table 5A; Cfu = (12 in / b)1/9 = 1.091
Depth-to-breadth ratio; d / b = 1.09
Slenderness ratio - eq.3.3-5; RB = (Le,y  d / b2) = 5.425
Reference bending design value; Fb* = Fbx_pos ´ CD = 1800 lb/in2
Adjusted modulus of elasticity; Eymin' = Eymin = 850000 lb/in2
Critical buckling design value - cl.[Link]; FbE = 1.2 ´ Eymin' / RB2 = 34653
lb/in2
Beam stability factor - eq.3.3-6
CL = [1 + (FbE / Fb*)] / 1.9 - Ö[([1 + (FbE / Fb)] / 1.9)2 - (FbE / Fb*) / 0.95] = 0.997
Tension members - cl.3.8
Design axial tension force; P = 200 lb
Design tension parallel to grain - Table 5.3.1; Ft' = Ft ´ CD = 945 lb/in2
2
Actual tension parallel to grain; ft = P / (b ´ d) = 6 lb/in
ft / Ft' = 0.006
PASS - Design tension stress exceeds actual tension stress
Bending members - Flexure - cl.3.3
Design bending moment; Mx = 100 lb_ft
[Link] (+ve mom) in x-axis - Table 5.3.1; Fb,x' = Fbx_pos ´ CD ´ CL = 1795
lb/in2
Actual bending stress in x-axis - eq.3.3-2; fb,x = Mx / Sx = 36 lb/in2
fb,x / Fb,x' = 0.020
PASS - Design bending stress exceeds actual bending stress in x-axis
Design bending moment; My = 100 lb_ft
Design bending stress in y-axis - Table 5.3.1; Fb,y' = Fby  CD  Cfu = 1374 lb/in2
Actual bending stress in y-axis - eq.3.3-2; fb,y = My / Sy = 40 lb/in2
fb,y / Fb,y' = 0.029
PASS - Design bending stress exceeds actual bending stress in y-axis
Combined bending and axial loading - cl.3.9
Reference bending design value without C L; Fbt1* = Fbx_pos ´ CD = 1800 lb/in2
Fbt2 = Fby  CD  Cfu = 1374 lb/in2
Reference bending design value without C V; Fbt1 = Fbx_pos  CD  CL = 1795
2
lb/in
Fbt2** = Fby ´ CD ´ Cfu = 1374 lb/in2
Bending and axial tension - eq.3.9-1 and 3.9-2
max(ft / Ft' + fb,x / Fbt1* + fb,y / Fbt2, (fb,x - ft) / Fbt1**, (fb,y - ft) / Fbt2) = 0.055; < 1.0
PASS - Combined bending and tensile stresses are within permissible limits
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