Re-Sit Masonary Report
Re-Sit Masonary Report
Re-Sit Masonary Report
Masonry Report
RE-SIT ASSIGNMENT
Cavity Wall: 100 Brick outer Brick 140 Block Inner with Ancon ST1 Wall Tie @450mm c/c spanning vertically and
horizontally.
Cyan: Wind Posts 100SHS6.3 grade 355 (Vertical & Horizontal Spanning at mid height)
Scheme 2:
Part (B)
Email to the Client:
My address
Client’s address
26.04.2021
Dear (Client),
Further to our recent meeting regarding your concern of the proposed timber external walls will not provide the
specified 30-year design life, we have the following comments:
I. A masonry construction would be suitable for the current situation.
II. The proposed external wall will need to meet the Building Regulations requirement for thermal transmittance, (U
values) which we will incorporate in our design.
III. We noted also the floor height has increased to 5 meters to include a mezzanine floor, this will result in a thicker
wall than usual, wind posts might also be needed due to the same reason.
1. A cavity wall using different masonry units for each leaf with potential wind posts for resisting wind forces.
Advantages
By using the fin wall technique, the functions of structure, cladding, insulation, lining, etc., can be achieved with
one material.
The use of fin walls means that all the environmental advantages of cavity wall construction prevail.
Fin walls provide wide scope for architectural treatment both within the fin and in the total elevation
treatment.
Disadvantages
The overall depth of the fin and flange is likely to be more than that of cavity construction, with the result that
the site area is increased, which can have implications on the overall cost/m2 of the building.
The fin wall demands a higher standard of workmanship than normal masonry construction.
Requires a high standard of design and workmanship to produce a soundly construction wall.
Require good supervision during construction.
The need to a vertical damp proof course to all openings
Recommended Scheme:
Both schemes are very durable and has low maintenance, repair, and decoration costs. However, the fin wall
demands a higher standard of workmanship, decrease the internal space and more expensive to build than the
cavity walls, hence we recommend using the cavity construction.
Please let us know whether you wish to proceed with your proposed changes. We trust that,
Yours sincerely,
<My signature>
Loadings:
Dead Loads:
Dead Load = 1.5 + 1.1 = 2.6 KN/m2 imposed = 0.75 KN/m2 ULS = 4.7 KN/m2
Wind Loads:
Location:
Altitude:
Directional factor C dir = 1.00
Upwind distance to shoreline along the examined wind direction = 10 Km
Upwind distance inside town terrain along the examined wind direction = Assume 0
Height above ground = 5m
Orography factor Co(*)' = 1
Seasonal Factor = 1
The basic velocity pressure qb is the pressure corresponding to the wind momentum determined at
the basic wind velocity vb- The basic velocity pressure is calculated according to the following
fundamental relation, as specified in EN1991-14 #4.5(1):
The peak velocity pressure qp(z) at reference height z includes mean and short-term velocity
fluctuations. For sites where either the orography is not significant (Col*)' 1.0) or z 50 m, the
peak velocity pressure may be calculated in terms of the exposure factor Ce(‘) 2.037, as
described in equations (NA.3a), (NA.3b) and (NA.4a) of UK National Annex to EN1991-1-4:
qp(Z) = Ce(’) ' Ce,T
‘/b [(Co(*) + 0.6) / 1. 6]2 = 2.037 1.000 0.341 kN/m2 [(1.000 + 0.6) / 1.6]2
qp(z) = 0.695 kN/m2
Design of cavity wall:
Drawings and Details
Plan
Elevation
Section
Connections
Thermal transmittance, (U values)
In the event that we take the R value of all those materials, with those thicknesses, and do a
few calculations (some websites and software can do these calculations) we find out a U value for that
cavity wall of 0.3W/m2K. which is Building Regulations standard.
Part (C)
Lateral Destabilization is occurred due to wind, overall stability of the building is achieved using the
weight of the structure, the end wall of the building parallel to the direction of the wind is used as shear
wall to transfer the load to Ground.