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<br /> - <br />,. <br /> TABLE A-3 <br /> ALLOWABLE HEIGHT-TO-THICKNESS RATIOS <br /> FOR TESTED URM WALLS <br />WALL LOCATION hit <br />O~e-story Buildings 13 <br />First Story of Multi-story Buildings 15 <br />Uppermost Story of Multi-story Buildings 9 <br />All Others 13 <br /> TABLE A-4 <br /> ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR TESTED WALLS <br /> AVER..J;.GE TEST SEISMIC IN-PLANE <br />80% OF TEST RESULTS RESULTS OF SHEAR Bll.SED ON <br />IN PSI NOT LESS THAN CORES IN PSI GROSS AREA* <br />30 plus axial stress 20 3 psi <br />40 plus axial stress 27 4 psi <br />50 plus axial stress 33 5 psi <br />100 plus axial stress 67+ 10 psi maximum <br />*Allowable shear stress may be increased by addition of 10% <br />of the axial stress due to the weight of the wall <br />directly above. <br /> 19 <br /> 2004 <br />-- .' <br />