Basic Masonry

The principal contents of Section 3 of the Masonry Manual relates to the provisions of NZS 4210 concerning construction, reinforcement and grouting. Information has been provided on manufacture of masonry, basic blocklaying and mortar joints in Section 1. [Download]

Reinforcement of Masonry

The reinforcement distribution within a masonry wall is determined by specific engineering design requirements of NZS 4230 or by specified requirements of NZS 4229 or NZS 3604. The reinforcement used must comply with steel Class E of AS/NZS 4671. [Download]

Wall Construction

This section primarily looks at the grouting and general construction of the wall. [Download]

Compressive Strength of Masonry Prisms

The current situation in relation to the permitted ultimate compressive strength values f'_m in NZS 4230 is summarised as follows:

• Class A No limit, but values beyond 12 MPa must be confirmed via prism testing. (Supervised construction)
• Class B 12 MPa. (Construction observation)
• Class C 4 MPa. (No construction observation)

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