Masonry spandrel section - mss

This is a section frequently adopted for the modelling of coupling beams between two wall elements .

Materials and Dimensions

Three different materials can be defined; longitudinal reinforcement, transverse reinforcement and masonry.

The required dimensions are as follows:

• Spandrel height (in-plane dimension). The default value is 0.6 m
• Spandrel thickness (out-of-plane dimension). The default value is 0.4 m
• Cover Thickness. The default value is 0.025 m

Reinforcement

Longitudinal reinforcement bars can be defined in two different ways:

1. by editing the reinforcement pattern;
2. by entering the respective area and sectional coordinates (the latter being defined in the local coordinate system of the section).