{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2114","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 2114","heading":"Section BC 2114: Structural Integrity Requirements","body":"2114.1 General.\n\nLoad-bearing masonry structures shall be reinforced to meet all of the requirements of this section. However, reinforcement provided for gravity, seismic or wind forces or for other purposes may be regarded as satisfying part of, or the whole of, these requirements. Reinforcement provided for one requirement may be counted towards the other requirements.\n\n2114.2 Continuity and ties.\n\nLoad-bearing masonry structures shall be reinforced to obtain a continuous system of vertical and horizontal ties. Continuity of all ties shall be ensured by providing lap, welded or mechanical tension splices. The following requirements shall be met for walls, columns and piers:\n\n2114.2.1 Horizontal.\n\nAt each floor and roof level, continuous horizontal ties shall be provided in all load-bearing masonry walls, and around the perimeter of the building. Minimum horizontal tie reinforcement shall be not less than the equivalent of two No. 4 bars.\n\n2114.2.1.1 Location of horizontal ties.\n\nTies shall be located within the thickness of walls or beams, where they occur, or within 1 foot (305 mm) of the edge of slab, where walls or beams do not occur.\n\n2114.2.1.2 End connections of horizontal ties.\n\nAll horizontal ties shall be terminated in a perpendicular horizontal tie. Where no perpendicular horizontal tie exists within 4 feet (1219 mm) of the end of a wall, the horizontal tie shall be anchored at the end of the wall. The vertical reinforcement at the end of such walls shall not be less than two No. 4 bars placed within 16 inches (406 mm) of the end of the wall. This vertical reinforcement shall be continuous from the lowest to highest level of the wall, and anchored at each end in a horizontal tie or the foundation element.\n\n2114.2.2 End connections.\n\nWhere slab or beam elements are supported on a masonry wall, column or pier, the connection shall be designed to sustain an axial tension capacity equal to the greater of the vertical shear capacity of the connected element at either end or two percent of the maximum factored vertical dead and live load in the compression masonry element. The design of the end connections shall ensure the transfer of such loads to horizontal or vertical ties.\n\nWhere more than one element frames in one direction, none of the elements or connections shall have an axial tension capacity of less than one percent of the vertical load.\n\nFor the design of the connections, the transverse shear force and the axial tensile force need not be considered to act simultaneously.\n\nThe reinforcement of the end connections shall be equivalent to at least one No. 4 bar, at a maximum spacing of 24 inches (610 mm) on center. Where end connections occur at a masonry pier or column, reinforcement equivalent to a minimum of four fully developed No. 4 bars shall be provided. The reinforcement shall be distributed around the perimeter of the column or pier. The minimum anchorage into both the slab and the masonry compression element shall be equivalent to the capacity of the fully developed No. 4 bar.\n\nWhere the floor extends on both sides of a bearing wall, the portion of the tie within the slab shall alternate between both sides.\n\n2114.2.3 Vertical ties.\n\nEach column, pier and wall shall be vertically tied continuously from its lowest to highest level. The vertical reinforcement shall be terminated in a horizontal tie or foundation or their equivalent. Where openings in bearing walls greater than 24 inches (610 mm) in height occur, ties shall be provided at each side of the opening that extend and are anchored in the masonry above and below the opening. Vertical ties shall be placed on both sides of control joints in bearing walls.\n\n2114.2.3.1 Vertical ties reinforcing.\n\nVertical tie reinforcing shall not be less than the equivalent of one No. 4 bar, at a maximum spacing of 48 inches (1219 mm) on center. A minimum of four continuous No. 4 bars shall be provided per masonry column or pier.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 7: New York City Building Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"d0a5e9098c6d501f90b2ec4c723c9ede2d5b21fbf786b95a62f54693f017aaea","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2113","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}