Reaffirmed 2017

1. SCOPE

1.1 This code gives recommendations for structural design aspect of unreinforced load bearing and non-load bearing walls, constructed with solid or perforated burnt clay bricks, sand-lime bricks, stones, concrete blocks, lime based blocks or burnt clay hollow blocks in regard to the materials to be used, maximum permissible stresses and the methods of design.

1.2 The recommendations of the code do not apply to walls constructed in mud mortars.