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Fortress Strap Spacing Calculator

Customer Name: Property Address: City:

Brenda Ridl 5312 Lake Springd Drive Dunwoody

State: Ga

Zip: 30338

Wall location

Front and Rear Foundation Wall

Height of wall (ft): 8 Location of crack above the floor (ft): 7

Type of construction: Size of Masonry Block: Concrete wall thickness (in):

Masonry Block 12

Wall thickness (in)

11.625

Allowable strength of wall (psi)

1500

Width of CFRP strips (in)

6

Soil Pressure (pcf)

45

Total force against wall (plf)

1440 M(max) (ft-lb per ft) 1478.0167

Location of M(max) from bottom (ft) 3.3811978 Equivalent uniform load (plf per ft)) 184.75209 Force location from bottom (ft) 2.6666667 Reaction at top of wall (plf) 480 Reaction at bottom of wall (plf) 960 Moment at crack location (in-lb/ft) 5670 Tension on the inside face of wall (plf) 487.74194 Adhesive area required (sqin/ft) 8.3956284

Spacing based on area above crack (ft) Spacing based on area below crack (ft)

8.58

60.03

MAX ALLOWABLE SPACING 5.00 feet