1 Why Teach Masonry? Incorporating Masonry into the Curriculum – Some Teaching Resources W. Mark McGinley, Ph. D., PE University of Louisville From Richard Bennett, PhD, PE

2 Why Teach Masonry? – Demand “Many young engineers are challenged with load bearing masonry design but only taught steel and/or concrete design in school” Masonry offers the opportunity to cover all aspects of structural engineering in one course: Loads, at least some Materials Analysis Design of entire building - Diaphragms Details Specs

3 Field Trip Opportunities Excalibur Hotel, Las Vegas 28 story reinforced masonry bearing wall structure Monadnock Building, Chicago (1891) 16 story unreinforced brick bearing wall structure; 6 ft thick walls at base

4 So What Code Should I Teach From? 2013: Most current code 2011: Adopted code in most areas

5 Should I Teach ASD or SD? Dead Load (k/ft) Live Load (k/ft) Required A s (in 2 ) ASDSD Beam Design

6 Should I Teach ASD or SD? Interaction Diagram, 48 inches, partially grouted

7 Should I Teach ASD or SD? Shear Wall, 16 ft long

8 My Course CE 626: Masonry Design Typically offered every other spring – 2016 will be online Demand may have it every spring at least on-line Sp 15: 12 students, all graduate students Usually teach both ASD and Strength Also address URM (briefly) Go through Syllabus Go Briefly through select slide sets Masonry basics and Crack Control – Set 2 Example on ASD for Low rise walls Show pieces of video of URM example if time