Content Page: 5 Masonry and Walling

  • Application Of Regulations To Masonry And Concrete Walling

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    (1) All buildings composed of masonry construction, and all masonry and concrete walls, shall be erected in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) All materials and building-units shall comply with the requirements of section 5. (3) The construction shall be executed in accordance with the general requirements of sections 6 to 38, and,…

  • Dimensions Subject To Tolerances

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    Where the minimum dimension of a wall, a pier or column built of masonry is given in millimetres in this Chapter, then, to make allowance for the tolerance permitted in the size of the standardized building-units, such minimum dimension shall be deemed to be subject to the tolerance set forth in Table I. TABLE IDIMENSIONS…

  • Interpretation Of Certain Terms

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    (1) Wherever “resist” or “sustain” occurs in Chapter, it shall mean resist or sustain, as the case may be, at the stresses permitted in this Chapter. (2) Wherever “wall” or “walls” occurs, it shall not mean a veneered wall or walls, unless stated to the contrary. (3) Wherever the thickness of a wall is mentioned,…

  • Interpretation Of Terms

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    In this Chapter – “adequate lateral support”, in relation to a wall, means a cross-wall complying with the requirements of section 19, or a structural member which is designed to resist the overturning moments and lateral forces on the wall supported, or a column, buttress, frame or other construction which is, in the opinion of…