Chapter 33: Masonry wall design

The aim of this chapter is to introduce the basic approach to the design of masonry walls which is adopted in Eurocode 6. It considers the three stress states of compression, shear and tension (from flexural behaviour) and illustrates how to determine the design value of resistance of the masonry to vertical, shear and lateral actions. The guidance is appropriate to the design of clay, concrete aggregate, calcium silicate, autoclaved aerated concrete, manufactured stone and natural stone masonry. However, for simplicity, guidance may occasionally be restricted to only the design of clay masonry.