Boundary Regions and Critical Wall Section Segment Conditions.

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H _cr = Curtain critical height
H _w = Total curtain height measured from the top of the foundation or the ground floor slab
l _w = Length of one branch of the polygon curtain or tie-beam curtain part in the plan

Polygon Wall End Zones and Critical Wall Height Conditions

According to the Article 7.6.2.2 of TBDY , the critical wall height, H _cr , is determined to meet the condition given in Equation 7.15 . Equation 7.15 according critical wall height 2l _w at least to exceed, l _w and H _w / 6 values are determined such that the larger ones.

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In this relation, H _w is the wall height measured from the top of the foundation or the level where the gross section bending stiffness of the polygon wall is halved. In buildings where the stiffness of the basement floors are very large compared to the upper floors, and where the basement floor floors operate as a rigid diaphragm in the horizontal plane, the sizes of H _w and H _cr are taken into consideration from the ground floor floor upwards. In such buildings, the critical curtain zone is further extended downward at least along the height of the first basement floor below the ground floor.

In accordance with Article 7.6.2.1 of TBDY , wall end zones are formed at both ends of the polygon walls with H _w / l _w > 2.0 ( Figure 7.11 ). Curtain end zones can be formed within their own thickness or at intersections of curtains.

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According to TBDY Article 7.6.2.3 , in rectangular walls;

• The plan length of each curtain arm of the polygon curtain end zones along the critical curtain height is arranged such that the plan length of each curtain arm is not less than 20% of the total length of the curtain arm and twice the thickness of the polygon curtain arm.

• In polygon walls above the critical wall height, the length of each branch of the polygon curtain end zones in the plan is arranged in a way that it is not less than 10% of the total length of the polygon curtain arm in the plan and the thickness of the polygon curtain arm.

An example shape of the wall end zones formed within the wall thickness along the Critical Wall Height for the polygon wall is shown in the picture below. As can be seen, the length of the PZ02 arm of the polygon curtain in plan is 425 cm and its thickness is 25 cm. In this case, according to 7.6.2.3 , 20% of the total length in the plan (425 * 0.2 = 85 cm) and twice the thickness of the curtain (25 * 2 = 50 cm) are arranged so that they are not less than the values.

An example shape of the polygon curtain end zones created in the walls above the Critical Wall Height for the polygon curtain wall is shown in the picture below.

According to Article 7.6.2.4 of TBDY , for two intersecting walls , in the wall end regions;

• Each curtain end zone is extended into the curtain body by at least the thickness of the curtain, not less than 300 mm.

• The cross-sectional area of ​​the wall end zone is arranged such that it is not less than the area defined in 7.6.2.3 for walls with rectangular cross-section .

An example of the curtain end zone formed at the end of a curtain that joins another curtain is shown in the picture below.

Polygon curtain end zones can be determined automatically by the program or can be entered as user defined. In the "Reinforcement" tab of the Curtain Settings window, the header zone length options are outlined in red in the picture below.

Using the curtain details command, the critical wall height and the wall end regions along the regions above this height can be seen.