Formulas: Tie Bar Requirement

Formula 1

Tie bars shall have spacing no greater than 1.0 times the wall thickness, $t_{s c}$. The tie bar spacing to plate thickness ratio, $s_{t} / t$, shall be limited as follows:

Equation II-5M

Equation II-6

where

$d_{t i e}=$ effective diameter of the tie bar, in. (mm)

$s_{t}=$ largest clear spacing of the ties, in. (mm)

• $t \quad$ = thickness of plate, in. (mm)

$t_{s c}=$ thickness of composite plate shear wall, in. (mm)

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