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EUROCODE 6: DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES - PART 3: SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION METHODS FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURES
12-01-2013
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
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