Key Considerations for Designing a New Masonry Building with StatiCAD
The main points to be observed when designing a new masonry building within the scope of TBDY 2018 using StatiCAD are briefly listed. 1- In the Project General Settings, select the code under the Code Selection tab.
Retrofitting Walls with Insufficient Shear Capacity
If the analysis results reveal walls with insufficient shear capacity (shown in purple on screen), the amount of walls in the deficient direction of the building can be increased, wall thicknesses in the deficient direction can be increased, vertical bond beams can be added inside the deficient walls, or a reinforced wall solution can be adopted.