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Vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement for 150-mm-thick below-grade wallsFootnote (2) supporting brick-veneer

Wall Height (m)

Backfill Height (m)

Maximum Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Maximum Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

Seismic Zone Classification

Sa(0.2)=0.10

Sa(0.2)=0.20

Sa(0.2)=0.35

Sa(0.2)=0.65

Sa(0.2)=1.00

Sa(0.2)=1.25

All locations

2.44

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@200

10M@250

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

3.05

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@250

10M@250

15M@410

2.14

10M@300

10M@300

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@400

15M@410

2.44

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@300

15M@410

2.75

15M@4000

15M@400

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@250

15M@410

Vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement for 150-mm-thick below-grade wallsFootnote (2) supporting brick-veneer (cont.)

Wall Height (m)

Backfill Height (m)

Maximum Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Maximum Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

Seismic Zone Classification

Sa(0.2)=0.10

Sa(0.2)=0.20

Sa(0.2)=0.35

Sa(0.2)=0.65

Sa(0.2)=1.00

Sa(0.2)=1.25

All locations

3.66

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

2.14

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@300

15M@410

2.44

15M@4000

15M@400

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@410

2.75

15M@300

15M@300

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@150

15M@410

3.05

15M@250

15M@250

15M@250

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@410

3.36

15M@200

15M@200

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@100

15M@410

Vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement for 150-mm-thick below-grade wallsFootnote (2) not supporting brick-veneer

Wall Height (m)

Backfill Height (m)

Maximum Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Maximum Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

Seismic Zone Classification

Sa(0.2)=0.10

Sa(0.2)=0.20

Sa(0.2)=0.35

Sa(0.2)=0.65

Sa(0.2)=1.00

Sa(0.2)=1.25

All locations

2.44

1.22

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

15M@410

1.53

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@300

15M@410

1.83

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@300

10M@250

10M@200

15M@410

2.14

10M@300

10M@300

10M@300

10M@250

10M@200

15M@300

15M@410

3.05

1.22

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

15M@410

1.53

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@300

10M@250

15M@410

1.83

10M@400

10M@400

10M@300

10M@250

10M@200

15M@300

15M@410

2.14

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

10M@200

15M@300

15M@250

15M@410

2.44

10M@200

10M@200

10M@200

15M@300

15M@200

15M@150

15M@410

2.75

15M@300

15M@300

15M@300

15M@200

15M@150

15M@150

15M@410

3.66

1.22

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

15M@410

1.53

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@400

10M@300

10M@250

15M@410

1.83

10M@300

10M@300

10M@300

10M@250

15M@300

15M@300

15M@410

2.14

10M@250

10M@250

10M@200

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@410

2.44

15M@300

15M@300

15M@300

15M@200

15M@150

15M@150

15M@410

2.75

15M@250

15M@250

15M@250

15M@150

15M@100

15M@100

15M@410

3.05

15M@200

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@100

NA 1

15M@410

3.36

15M@150

15M@150

15M@100

15M@100

NA

NA

15M@410

Vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement for 200-mm-thick below-grade wallsFootnote (2) supporting brick-veneer

Wall Height (m)

Backfill Height (m)

Maximum Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Maximum Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

Seismic Zone Classification

Sa(0.2)=0.10

Sa(0.2)=0.20

Sa(0.2)=0.35

Sa(0.2)=0.65

Sa(0.2)=1.00

Sa(0.2)=1.25

All locations

2.44

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

3.05

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@410

2.44

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@410

2.75

15M@400

15M@400

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@410

3.66

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

2.14

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@300

15M@410

2.44

15M@400

15M@400

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@410

2.75

15M@300

15M@300

15M@300

15M@250

15M@200

15M@150

15M@410

3.05

15M@250

15M@250

15M@250

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@410

3.36

15M@200

15M@200

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@100

15M@410

Vertical and horizontal steel reinforcement for 200-mm-thick below-grade wallsFootnote (2) not supporting brick-veneer

Wall Height (m)

Backfill Height (m)

Maximum Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Maximum Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

Seismic Zone Classification

Sa(0.2)=0.10

Sa(0.2)=0.20

Sa(0.2)=0.35

Sa(0.2)=0.65

Sa(0.2)=1.00

Sa(0.2)=1.25

All locations

2.44

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

10M@250

15M@410

3.05

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@250

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@300

15M@400

15M@400

15M@410

2.44

10M@300

10M@300

10M@300

15M@400

15M@300

15M@300

15M@410

2.75

10M@250

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@250

15M@250

15M@410

3.66

1.22

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.53

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

15M@410

1.83

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@333

10M@250

15M@400

15M@410

2.14

10M@333

10M@333

15M@333

10M@250

15M@400

15M@300

15M@410

2.44

10M@250

10M@250

10M@250

15M@300

15M@250

15M@250

15M@410

2.75

15M@400

15M@400

15M@300

15M@300

15M@200

15M@150

15M@410

3.05

15M@300

15M@300

15M@300

15M@200

15M@150

15M@150

15M@410

3.36

15M@250

15M@250

15M@250

15M@200

15M@150

15M@100

15M@410

Vertical and Horizontal Steel Reinforcement for Above-grade WallsFootnote (1)

 

Wall Height (m)

Max. Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Max. Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

150-mm wall

200-mm wall

150-mm wall

200-mm wall

Hourly Wind Pressure, q1/50 ≤ 0.58 kPa Sa(0.2) ≤ 0.94

Single-storey concrete construction supporting a wood-frame roof structure

2.44

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.05

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.66

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

Vertical and Horizontal Steel Reinforcement for Above-grade WallsFootnote (1) (cont.)

 

Wall Height (m)

Max. Spacing for Vertical Reinforcement (mm)

Max. Spacing for Horizontal Reinforcement (mm)

150-mm wall

200-mm wall

150-mm wall

200-mm wall

Hourly Wind Pressure, q1/50 ≤ 0.58 kPa Sa(0.2) ≤ 0.94

Ground floor concrete construction supporting a second- storey wood-frame and wood-frame roof structure

2.44

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.05

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.66

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

Ground floor concrete construction supporting a second- storey concrete construction and a wood-frame roof structure

2.44

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.05

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

3.66

10M@400

10M@333

10M@325

15M@410

Required lengths of solid walls (no openings) at all corners for seismic loading – 150 mm thick

Sa(0.2)

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

Width

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

6

6

1.22

1.20

1.40

1.20

1.55

1.20

1.64

1.20

1.97

1.20

9

6

1.55

1.20

1.77

1.20

1.96

1.20

2.08

1.20

2.49

1.26

9

9

1.90

1.20

2.17

1.20

2.40

1.22

2.54

1.29

3.05

1.55

12

6

1.88

1.20

2.15

1.20

2.37

1.20

2.52

1.28

3.02

1.53

12

12

2.62

1.34

2.99

1.53

3.30

1.69

3.51

1.79

4.21

2.15

15

6

2.21

1.20

2.52

1.28

2.78

1.41

2.95

1.50

3.55

1.80

15

12

2.99

1.53

3.41

1.74

3.77

1.93

4.00

2.04

4.80

2.45

15

15

3.38

1.73

3.86

1.98

4.26

2.18

4.52

2.32

5.43

2.78

18

6

2.53

1.29

2.90

1.47

3.20

1.62

3.39

1.72

4.07

2.07

18

12

3.36

1.72

3.84

1.96

4.24

2.17

4.50

2.30

5.40

2.76

18

18

4.18

2.15

4.78

2.46

5.28

2.71

5.60

2.88

6.72

3.45

24

6

3.19

1.62

3.64

1.85

4.02

2.04

4.27

2.17

5.12

2.60

24

12

4.10

2.10

4.68

2.40

5.17

2.65

5.49

2.81

6.58

3.38

24

18

5.00

2.58

5.72

2.95

6.32

3.26

6.70

3.46

8.04

4.15

24

24

5.91

3.06

6.76

3.50

7.46

3.86

7.92

4.10

9.50

4.92

Required lengths of solid walls (no openings) at all corners for seismic loading – 200 mm thick

Sa(0.2)

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

Width

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

6

6

1.20

1.20

1.27

1.20

1.40

1.20

1.48

1.20

1.78

1.20

9

6

1.40

1.20

1.60

1.20

1.77

1.20

1.88

1.20

2.25

1.20

9

9

1.71

1.20

1.95

1.20

2.16

1.20

2.29

1.20

2.75

1.39

12

6

1.69

1.20

1.94

1.20

2.14

1.20

2.27

1.20

2.72

1.38

12

12

2.34

1.20

2.68

1.36

2.96

1.50

3.14

1.60

3.77

1.91

15

6

1.99

1.20

2.27

1.20

2.51

1.27

2.66

1.35

3.19

1.62

15

12

2.67

1.36

3.05

1.55

3.37

1.71

3.57

1.82

4.29

2.18

15

15

3.01

1.54

3.44

1.75

3.80

1.94

4.03

2.06

4.84

2.47

18

6

2.28

1.20

2.61

1.32

2.88

1.46

3.05

1.55

3.66

1.86

18

12

2.99

1.53

3.42

1.74

3.78

1.93

4.01

2.04

4.81

2.45

18

18

3.71

1.90

4.24

2.17

4.68

2.39

4.96

2.54

5.96

3.05

24

6

2.87

1.45

3.28

1.66

3.62

1.83

3.84

1.95

4.61

2.33

24

12

3.64

1.86

4.16

2.13

4.60

2.35

4.88

2.49

5.85

2.99

24

18

4.42

2.27

5.05

2.59

5.58

2.86

5.92

3.04

7.10

3.65

24

24

5.19

2.68

5.94

3.06

6.56

3.38

6.96

3.58

8.35

4.30

Required lengths of solid walls (no openings) at all corners for seismic loading – 250 mm thick

Sa(0.2)

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

Width

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

G-2

2-R

6

6

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.31

1.20

1.39

1.20

1.67

1.20

9

6

1.31

1.20

1.50

1.20

1.65

1.20

1.76

1.20

2.11

1.20

9

9

1.60

1.20

1.82

1.20

2.01

1.20

2.14

1.20

2.56

1.30

12

6

1.58

1.20

1.81

1.20

2.00

1.20

2.12

1.20

2.54

1.28

12

12

2.18

1.20

2.49

1.26

2.75

1.39

2.92

1.48

3.50

1.78

15

6

1.86

1.20

2.12

1.20

2.34

1.20

2.49

1.26

2.98

1.51

15

12

2.48

1.26

2.83

1.44

3.13

1.59

3.32

1.68

3.98

2.02

15

15

2.79

1.42

3.18

1.62

3.52

1.79

3.73

1.90

4.48

2028

18

6

2.13

1.20

2.43

1.23

2.69

1.36

2.85

1.44

3.42

1.73

18

12

2.77

1.41

3.17

1.61

3.50

1.78

3.72

1.89

4.46

2.27

18

18

3.42

1.75

3.91

2.00

4.32

2.20

4.58

2.34

5.5

2.81

24

6

2.67

1.35

3.05

1.55

3.37

1.71

3.58

1.81

4.30

2.17

24

12

3.37

1.72

3.85

1.96

4.25

2.17

4.51

2.30

5.42

2.76

24

18

4.07

2.08

4.65

2.38

5.13

2.63

5.45

2.79

6.54

3.34

24

24

4.76

2.44

5.44

2.79

6.01

3.09

6.38

3.27

7.66

3.93

Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

150-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

10 kN/m

20 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

2500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

3000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

260

3500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

510

4000

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-20M

10M@150

760

4500

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

450

2-15M

10M@250

530

5000

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

450

2-20M

10M@250

780

5500

300

2-20M

10M@150

270

600

2-20M

10M@350

640

6000

450

2-15M

No stirrups

0

600

2-20M

10M@350

890

Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

150-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

30 kN/m

40 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

1500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

2000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

380

2500

300

2-15M

10M@150

420

300

2-15M

10M@150

630

3000

300

2-20M

10M@150

670

450

2-15M

10M@250

640

3500

450

2-15M

10M@250

600

450

2-20M

10M@250

890

4000

450

2-20M

10M@250

850

600

2-20M

10M@350

950

4500

600

2-20M

10M@350

850

600

2-20M

10M@350

1200

5000

600

2-20M

10M@350

110

NAFootnote (1)

NA

NA

NA

5500

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

150-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

50 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

1000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

1500

300

1-15M

10M@150

250

2000

300

2-15M

10M@150

500

2500

300

2-20M

10M@150

750

3000

450

2-20M

10M@250

810

3500

600

2-20M

10M@350

910

4000

600

2-20M

10M@300

1160

4500

NAFootnote (1)

NA

NA

NA

Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

200-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

10 kN/m

20 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

2500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

3000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

260

3500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

510

4000

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-20M

10M@150

760

4500

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

450

2-15M

10M@250

530

5000

300

2-15M

No stirrups

0

450

2-20M

10M@250

780

5500

300

2-20M

10M@150

270

600

2-20M

10M@350

640

6000

450

2-15M

No stirrups

0

600

2-20M

10M@350

890

Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

200-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

30 kN/m

40 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

1500

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

2000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

300

2-15M

10M@150

380

2500

300

2-15M

10M@150

420

300

2-15M

10M@150

630

3000

300

2-20M

10M@150

670

450

2-15M

10M@250

640

3500

450

2-15M

10M@250

600

450

2-20M

10M@250

890

4000

450

2-20M

10M@250

850

600

2-20M

10M@350

950

4500

600

2-20M

10M@350

850

600

2-20M

10M@350

1200

5000

600

2-20M

10M@350

110

NAFootnote (1)

NA

NA

NA

5500

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Table 4.3.1.4(F) Minimum Steel Reinforcement of LintelsFootnote (2)

200-mm Core

Factored Uniformly Distributed Load

50 kN/m

Opening Width (mm)

Lintel Depth (mm)

Bottom Steel

Stirrups

Stirrup End Distance (mm)

1000

300

1-15M

No stirrups

0

1500

300

1-15M

10M@150

250

2000

300

2-15M

10M@150

500

2500

300

2-20M

10M@150

750

3000

450

2-20M

10M@250

810

3500

600

2-20M

10M@350

910

4000

600

2-20M

10M@300

1160

4500

NA

NA

NA

NA