EN 1996-3:2006/AC:2009

Background of the Eurocode programme
Status and field of application of Eurocodes
National Standards implementing Eurocodes
Links between Eurocodes and harmonised technical
specifications (ENs and ETAs) for products
National Annex for EN 1996-3
1 General
  1.1 Scope Part 3 of Eurocode 6
  1.2 Normative references
  1.3 Assumptions
  1.4 Distinction between Principles and
      Application Rules
  1.5 Definitions
      1.5.1 General
      1.5.2 Masonry
  1.6 Symbols
2 Basis of design
  2.1 General
  2.2 Basic variables
  2.3 Verification by the partial factor method
3 Materials
  3.1 General
  3.2 Characteristic compressive strength of masonry
  3.3 Characteristic flexural strength of masonry
  3.4 Characteristic initial shear strength of masonry
4 Design of unreinforced masonry walls using simplified
  calculation methods
  4.1 General
  4.2 Simplified calculation method for walls subjected
      to vertical and wind loading
      4.2.1 Conditions for application
      4.2.2 Determination of design vertical load
            resistance of a wall
  4.3 Simplified calculation method for walls subjected
      to concentrated loads
  4.4 Simplified calculation method for shear walls
      4.4.1 Verification of shear resistance of walls
      4.4.2 Design shear resistance
  4.5 Simplified calculation method for basement walls
      subject to lateral earth pressure
  4.6 Simplified calculation method for the design of
      walls subjected to limited lateral load but no
      vertical loads
  4.7 Simplified calculation method for the design of
      walls subjected to uniform lateral load but no
      vertical loads
Annex A (Informative) Simplified calculation method for
                      unreinforced masonry walls of
                      buildings not greater than 3 storeys
Annex B (Normative) Simplified calculation method for
                      the design of internal walls not
                      subject to vertical loads and with
                      limited lateral load
Annex C (Informative) Simplified calculation method for
                      the design of walls subjected to
                      uniform lateral design load and
                      no vertical loads
Annex D (Normative) Simplified method of determining
                      the characteristic strength of
                      masonry

Gives simplified calculation methods to facilitate the design of the unreinforced masonry walls, subject to certain conditions of application.