Question

Brick column in the external corridor of a house, with section size of 440 mm X520 mm ,

is built with MU15 sintered ordinary brick and M5 mixed mortar, and grade B construction quality

control. The design value of bearing axial pressure is 350 KN, eccentricity 70 mm (eccentricity along the long

side), the calculated height of the column in the direction of long side and short side is equal H0 = 3.9 m,

Check bearing capacity of the column.

Answer 1