Abstract
A structural reliability analysis was performed on concrete masonry under axial compression using the First Order Reliability Method (FORM) to assess the reliability levels under the current (2004) and preceding (1994) editions of the Canadian masonry design standard S304.1. The Hasofer–Lind reliability index was evaluated at different live-to-dead load and snow-to-dead load ratios using the Rackwitz–Fiessler procedure. The reliability analysis revealed that neither the masonry material resistance factor of 0.6 adopted in the current Canadian masonry design standard (S304.1-04) nor the previous value of 0.55 in its predecessor (S304.1-94) achieve acceptable reliability levels for masonry in compression under combined dead and live or snow loads. Reliability levels close to the target reliability index recommended by the Canadian standard S408-11 and the levels evaluated for concrete in compression designed to the Canadian standard A23.3-04 were achieved when a masonry material resistance factor of 0.5 was used.
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