Code &Commentary IS:1905

CONTENTS

PART 1: CODE AND COMMENTARY

0. – FOREWORD .........................................1 5.6 – Permissible Stresses 59
5.6.1 – Basic Compressive stress 59
1. – SCOPE ..................................................5 5.6.2 – Permissible Compressive
1.1 – ..........................................................5 Stress……………………………….60
1.2 – ..........................................................5 5.7 – Combined Permissible Axial and
Flexural Compressive
2. – TERMINOLOGY ....................................6 Stresses…………2066
5.7.1 – …………………………………..66
3. – MATERIALS ........................................16 5.8 – Permissible Tensile Stress.........2067
3.1 – Masonry Units ................................16 5.9 – Permissible Shear Stress...............70
3.1.1 – .................................................17 5.10 – Design Criteria .............................70
3.1.2 – .................................................17
3.2 – Mortar.............................................17 6. – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .........2077
3.2.1 – .................................................18 6.1 –Methods of construction..............2078
3.2.2 – Selection of Mortar ..................19 6.2 – Minimum Thickness of Walls from
3.3 – Material Properties.....................2021 Consideration other than Structural2078
3.3.1 – General................................2021 6.3 – Workmanship.............................2081
3.3.2 - Elastic modulus ....................2021 6.3.1 – General ...............................2081
3.3.3 – Shear modulus ....................2022 6.3.2 – Bedding of Masonry unit .....2081
6.3.3 – Bond ....................................2081
4. – DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS .........2023 6.3.4 – Verticality and alingnment...2081
4.1 – General ......................................2023 6.4 – Joints to control deformation and
4.2 – Lateral Supports and Stability....2023 cracking ..........................................2086
4.3 – Effective Height..........................2033 6.5 – Chases, Recesses and Holes ...2081
4.3.1 –Wall ......................................2033 6.6 – Corbelling...................................2086
4.3.2 – Column ................................2034 7. – Seismic Design RequirementsError! Bookmark not define
4.3.3 – Openings in Walls ...............2035 7.1 –ScopeError! Bookmark not [Link]! Bookmark
4.4 – Effective Length .........................2038 7.2 – Different Performance Levels of
4.5 – Effective Thickness ....................2038 Masonry Shear WallsError! Bookmark not [Link]
4.6 – Effective Length .........................2038
4.7 – Slenderness Ratio......................2042 8. – NOTATIONS AND SYMBOLS ....208889
4.8 –Minimum Design Dimention........2044
Appendix A .........................................208990
5. – STRUCTURAL DESIGN......................46 (Clause 4.8) ....................................208990
5.1 – General ..........................................46 Appendix B .........................................209091
5.2 – Design loads ..................................51 Appendix C .........................................209091
5.2.1 – Dead Loads………………........52 Appendix D .........................................209192
5.2.2 – Live Loads and Wind Loads….52 Appendix E .........................................209192
5.2.3 – Seismic Loads……………...….52
5.2.4 – Load Combinations……………52
5.2.5 – Permissible Stresses and
Loads……………………………. 52
5.3 – Vertical Load Dispersion............2053
5.3.1 – General................................2053
5.3.2 – Arching Action .....................2053
5.3.3 – Lintels ..................................2055
5.4 – Lateral Load Distribution............2058
5.5 – Basic Compressive Strength of
Masonry..........................................2059
5.5.1 – Unit Strength Method ..........2059
5.5.2 – Prism Test Method ..............2059

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