摘要: |
Post-Tensioned masonry wall (PT-MW) is an ideal candidate for accelerating the construction of sound barriers in highways, PT-MW's have been in use for a while in buildings; however, there has been no rigorous single-study in the U. S. about in-plane strength of PT-MW's built out of concrete masonry units. This resulted in some contradictions between International Building Code (IBC 2010) and Masonry Standard Joint Committee (MSJC 2011). MSJC (2011) defines three type of PT-MWs: ordinary plain, intermediate, and special. However, the IBC (2010) combines the different types of PT-MWs into one type similar to that of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls. |