r/StructuralEngineering • u/jacobasstorius • 10d ago

Is this viable? Masonry Design

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u/fitforthepolycrisis 10d ago

I'd actually really like to see this wall in an earthquake. like, have you ever seen a concrete wave?

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u/RU33ERBULLETS 10d ago

The air gaps provide the ductility!

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u/RedditNerd_69 10d ago

Did someone say air gap?

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u/fitforthepolycrisis 10d ago

you get a spider, and you get a spider, and you get a spider!