Table 2.

The difference in tensile stress at the tie member obtained from ABAQUS analysis for different widths of opening.

Width of Opening (mm)	Design Compressive Strength of Concrete (MPa)					Analysis Result
	20	40	60	80	100
	The difference in Tensile Stress (MPa)
150	0.13505	0.13516	0.10999	0.10200	0.14929
175	0.00758	0.05074	0.06396	0.03996	0.07586	Best
200	0.10306	0.20540	0.25261	0.28307	0.40291