Non-Load Bearing Wall
WALL is a wall complying with the requirements
Table 204-2 - Minimum Design Dead Loads (kPa)
COVERINGS, Roof and Wall
CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
Hollow Concrete Masonry units (Unplastered, add
0.24 kPa for each face plastered)
204.1 General
Dead loads consist of the weight of all materials
of construction incorporated into the building or
other structure. including but not limited to wall s,
floors, roofs. ceilings. stairways, built-in other
similarly incorporated architectural and n
partitions. finishes, cladding and other similarly
incorporated architectural and structural items,
and fixed service equipment, including the weight
of cranes.
206.5 Interior Wall Loads
Interior walls, permanent partitions and
temporary partitions that exceed 1.8 m in height
shall be designed to resist all loads to which they
are subjected but not less than a load, L, of 0.25
kPa applied perpendicular to the walls. The 0.25
kPa load need not be applied simultaneously with
wind or seismic loads. The deflection of such
walls under it load of 0.25 kPa shall not exceed
1/240 of the span for walls with brittle finishes
and 1/120 of the span for wall s with flexible
finishes. See Table 208-12 for earthquake design
requirements where such requirements are more
restrictive.
208.2 Definitions
SHEAR WALL is a wall designed to resist lateral
forces parallel to the plane of the wall (sometimes
referred to as vertical diaphragm or structural
wall).
Chapter 4
STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
STRUCTURAL WALL is a wall proportioned to
resist combinations of shears, moments, and
axial forces. A shear wall is a structural wall. A
structural wall designated as part of the seismic-
force-resisting system shall be categorized as
follows:
ORDINARY STRUCTURAL PLAIN CONCRETE
of
Section 422.
ORDINARY REINFORCED CONCRETE
STRUCTURAL WALL is a wall complying with the
requirements of Sections 401 through 418.
INTERMEDIATE PRECAST STRUCTURAL WALL
is a wall complying with all applicable
requirements of Sections 401 through 418 in
addition to 421.
SPECIAL STRUCTURAL WALL is a cast-in-place
or precast wall shall comply with the
requirements of Sections 421.3.3 through
421.3.7, 421.8 and 421.15 as applicable, in
addition to the requirements for ordinary
reinforced concrete structural walls.
405.12 Curing
405.12.1 Concrete (other than high-early-
strength) shall be maintained above 10degC and
in a moist condition for at least the first seven
days after placement, except when cured in
accordance with Section 405.123.
407.6 Placing Reinforcement
407.6.1 Reinforcement, prestressing tendons and
ducts shall be accurately placed and adequately
supported before concrete is placed. and shall be
secured against displacement within tolerances of
this section. 407.6.2 Unless otherwise specified
by the engineer of record, reinforcement,
prestressing tendons and prestressing ducts shall
be placed within the following tolerances:
407.6.2.1 Tolerance for depth d, and minimum
concrete cover in flexural members, walls and
compression members shall be as follows:
except that tolerance for the clear distance
formed soffits shall be minus 6 mm and tolerance
for cover shall not exceed minus one-third the
minimum concrete cover required by the
approved plans or specifications.
407.7.5 In walls and slabs other than concrete
joist construction, primary flexural reinforcement
shall not be spaced farther span than three times
the wall or slab thickness, nor farther than 450
mm.
407.8 Concrete Protection for Reinforcement
407.8.2 Precast Concrete (Manufactured Under
Plant Control Conditions)
Unless a greater cover is required by Section
407.8.6 or 407.8.8, specified cover for
prestressed and nonprestressed reinforcement,
ducts. and end fittings shall not less than the
following:

Minimum Cover

I. Concrete exposed to earth or weather:

a. Wall panels:

42 mm and 58 mm bars: 40 mm
36 bar and smaller, prestressing tendons larger
than 40 mm and smaller, MW200 or MD200 wire
and smaller.: 20 mm

b. Other members:

42 and 58 bars, prestressing tendons larger

than 40 mm: 50 mm
20 through 36 bars, prestressing tendons
larger than 16 mm through 40mm: 40 mm
16 bar and smaller, prestressing tendons 16
mm diameter and smaller, MW200 or MD200
wire, and smaller: 30 mm

2. Concrete not exposed to weather or in contact

with ground:

a. Slabs, walls, joists:

42 mm and 58 mm bars, prestressing tendons

larger than 40 mm: 30 mm
Prestressing tendons 40 mm and smaller: 20 mm
36 mm bar and smaller, MW200 or MD200 wire
and smaller: 15 mm
b. Beams, columns:
Primary reinforcement db but not less than 15
mm and need not exceed: 40 mm
Ties, stirrups, spirals: 10 mm
c. Shells, folded plate members:
Prestressing tendons: 20 mm
20mm bar and larger: 15 mm
16mm bar, MW2000r MD200 wire, and smaller:
20 mm
411.11 Provisions for Walls
411.11.1 Design for shear forces perpendicular to
face of wall shall be in accordance with provisions
for slabs in Section 411 .13. Design for horizontal
shear forces in plane of wall shall be in
accordance with Section 411. 11 .2 through 411 .
11.9. Alternatively, it shall be permitted to design
walls with a height not exceeding two times the
length of the wall for horizontal shear forces in
accordance with Sections 427 and 411.11.9,2
through 411.11.9.5.
411.11.2 Design of horizontal section for shear in
plane of wall shall be based on Eqs. 411-1 and
411 -2, where shear strength Vc shall be in
accordance with Section 4 11 .11.5 or 4 11. 116
and shear strength Vs shall be in accordance with
Section 411. 11.9.
411.11.3 Shear strength VII at any horizontal
section for shear in plane of wall shall not be
taken greater than (5/6) f'c hd, where h is
thickness or wall, and d is defined in Section
411.11 .4.
411.11.4 For design for horizontal shear forces in
plane of wall, d shall be taken equal to 0,8lw. A
larger value of d, equal to the distance from
extreme compression fiber to center of force of all
reinforcement in tension, shall be permitted to be
used when determined by a strain compatibility
analysis.
411.11.5 Unless a more detailed calculation is
made in accordance with Section 411. 11 ,6,
shear strength Vc shall not be taken greater than
(1/6) fc hd for walls subject to axial
compression, or Vc shall not be taken greater
than the value given in Section 41 1.4 .2.3 for
walls subject to axial tension.
411.11.6 Shear strength Vc shall be permitted to
be lesser or the values computed from Eqs. 411
33 and 411 14.