Cyclic Tests of Cantilever CMU Wall Specimen UT-W-16 with Aspect Ratio Equal to 3.0 at UT Austin

Specimen UT-W-16 was detailed according to the requirements of the 2008 MSJC Code. It has a height of 12 ft and a plan length of 4 ft (aspect ratio 3.0), required prescriptive reinforcement for a Intermediate Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall (2008 MSJC Code), and a normalized axial load ratio P / (fm Ag) of 0.15. The vertical reinforcement ratio was 0.0033, with No. 4 reinforcing bars at 8 in. (every cell); and the horizontal reinforcement ratio was 0.0016, with No. 4 bars at 16 in. The specimen used cement-lime mortar conforming to the proportion specification for Type S of ASTM C270, and grout conforming to the strength specification of ASTM C476.

This folder contains all the design details, material properties, and data obtained during the test.