Design of Unreinforced Masonry / Block Walls as per AS3700

Design of Unreinforced Non-Loadbearing Masonry / Block Walls with a Practical Example as per Australian Standard- AS3700

Unreinforced concrete masonry walls are widely used in high-rise and medium-rise commercial and residential buildings with loadbearing and non-loadbearing walls. I have personally designed the masonry walls for a 30,000 seat stadium, train and metro station buildings which means you can see these walls everywhere in construction and can involve structural engineers, architects contractors and builders. So being familiar with the concepts of the Masonry Wall design can be beneficial for anyone in the construction industry. In this course, you will learn about the fundamental and practical design considerations of masonry walls and will be able to design a Non-Loadbearing Masonry Wall. In this course, you will learn about: 1. The applications of masonry walls in construction and fundamentals of masonry/block wall design including different support conditions for the wall, 2. Openings in the walls, 3. Different design checks (such as wind loading, earthquake and robustness), 4. Fire checks 5. Calculating bending moment capacity of the walls and lateral load capacity of the wall. You will also learn the whole process of the design of masonry walls through a real-life example. By the end of this course, you will learn about the fundamental and practical design considerations of masonry walls and will be able to design a Non-Loadbearing Masonry Wall like a professional engineer. THIS COURSE IS BENEFICIAL FOR: • Structural engineers • Civil engineers • Graduate engineers • University students