Masonry Magazine September 2012 Page. 17

Words: Tim Lawrence, Daniel Zechmeister
Masonry Magazine September 2012 Page. 17

Masonry Magazine September 2012 Page. 17
Masonry walls

Masonry walls tied to concrete columns: Typically dovetail anchor slots are cast into the concrete column, and anchors are installed into the masonry walls. Channel Slot Systems or various two-piece systems can be used on columns without dovetail slots.

Dovetaill System
Failure loads:
520 lbs pullout from mortar bed
751 lbs tension
616 lbs compression 1" cavity
371 lbs shear

Channel Siet System
Failure loads:
520 lbs pullout from mortar bed
832 lbs tension
271 lbs compression 2" cavity
309 lbs compression 4" cavity

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