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(A) MATEIUALS
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The l ricks sh,lIlbe of standard shapc, bUlIll red, hand formcd or Il1dhine made and
shall lave a lilinil1lum crushing slrcngthor JOOO psi.!

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CCll1nH:JI1d mixes of 1:6 and 1:4 shall be adopt~cI for one-brick and 11alf~brick thick
walls respectively. Tlte addition.or small quantilics of freshly hydr~tecl lime to lhe
morl< r in a lime-ccment ralio of 1//1: 1 to 1/2: I will increase ilS plasticitl greatly wititoul
rcuu ing its strength. .'
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\Vhee steel reinforcing bars are provided. Ihe bars sltall be embec!c/ed in a ceillenl-
sand mortar nOl leaner than 1:4, or in a ccment concrete mix of 1:2:4

Plas er .

AliI lasters shall have a cement-~and mix nolleaner than 1:6 on OUlSidl or inside faces.
It sh; II have a minimum28 days cube crushing strength of 500 psi. A l~inirnul11 plasler
thic ness of 3/8" shall be adopted.
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Thc'oncrete used in various scismic b,1I1ds shall have a minimum con;hrcssive cylinuer
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strel gth of 2500 psi at 28 days. I

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The reinforcing stecl shall have a minimulIl yield strength of 40,000; si. '
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(B) no UZONTA.L REINFORCEMENT IN VVALLS I
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HO zontal reinforcing of wal;s is required in order to lie orthogonal \ul1s
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mo. t importunthorizontal reinForcing is by means of reinforced cnncr1le b<lnds provided
>{.~. COil illllously through all load-bearing longitudinal and transverse wa;lIs al plinth, linlel .

:~of,e'''e level, ,,,,d ,I so "' thc top of g' blcs '''codi ng to the
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TJ~il ,hoo Id be WOVided inth Ie vel ,nd y

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seeve as d,n" I'.\".oor con 'sc. Thc
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pili lh level shall not be more above surroundJl1gg,round level.

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A Iii lei banelbe incorporalcd ahove all opcnings al1d sl1<l11be b~l1tilluOIIS in all
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inter or and exterior walls. The rcinrorccl11cnl over Ihe. openings shall be 11l"Uvidcdin
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adeli iontc! that of any olher requirement. The lintel Icvel or all the do(~rs ami windows
shall be attl](:~ sal.nc level 10 facilitale placing or this band
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all al"Ouno and inside the
buill ing willJUul ,Ill)' disconlillllily,.
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This band shall be provided at the eave-level of trussed roofsiand also helnw
gahl. levels on such .floors which consist of joists anel covering elbllents so as to
inlq rate them properly at their cnds and fix tllem into the walls. lThis band is not
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Masmry gable cnds Illust have lhe trianglilar portion of masonry en+o~ed in a banG.
the I orizontal part of which will be continuous with the eave-level ban~1 on the adjacent
long tuoinal '.Valls. (
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TI:e vidth oftl1e RC ban.ds shall be the sam.e as the thickness oftl~~ w~~1.TI,Ic millilllunl
thlclness of a load-bearing wall shall be 9 Inches. A cover of one II1ch frolllthe face of
wall shall be maintained for all steel reinrorcing. .
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The vertical thickness of the 'RC bands may be kept to a minimum br 6 inches with
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4-/1. bars as reinforcement Foy economical reasons a mininlliJ}1 thickness of 3
inch.s with 2 -1/2(1)" bars mUY be adopted. . .

The concrete mix shall be I :2:4 by volume. Alterna'tively. it shall.' ave a )11inimulII
con pressive cylinder strength of 2500 psi at 28 days.
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The longitudinal bars shall be held in position by steel s.tirrups 3/8'\1) jplace'o 6" center
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(C) VE rI'ICAL I~EINFORCEl\1ENT IN WALLS'

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Sle I bars shall be instil lied iltthe critical sections (i.e. the corners of \V;itlls,junctions of
\Val s. and jambs of doors) right fll,11IlI1l:IOlilldation concrete. They Ishall he covered
\Vid cement concrete in cavities mack mound them duj.jng the m;'so ry construction.
ThL concrete mix should be kept to I:2:4 by volume, or richer. . .
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The vertjcal steel at opel:ings may be stopped by cmbedding j'tinto thb lintel band. but
the 'ertical steel at the corners <111<.1
junctions of walls l1lust be taken in/o eilher the 1160r
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and roof slabs or. the roof. band.
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(D) OPEN NGS IN WAILS I

Any 01 ening inlile walls should ue small in size and centrally 10catcd.ll'he follo\ving
are the guidelines for Ihe size and position of openings: .j
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(i) (penings shall be located away from inside cmners by 11clear di~tance eC]uallo
a least 114of the height of the opening, uutnotless than 2 feel. I .
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(ii) The lotallengthof openings in a wall should not exceed 50 'Yoof II~e length or the
\ ,III iJet~vccn conse.cutive cross-walls in single-store)' cunstrllctidn. .

(iii)
. he horizontal distance (pier width) between two orenings SllOILd he nOI less
twn one hall' of thc height o~ the shortcr orening but not less tll'( 2 reel
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'he vertical dis!an~e froll) one opening to an~)ther o?~ning directly above itshall
1 at be less Ihan 2 feet, nor less than one hal ( the width of the smpllcr opcnll\g.
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(v) ~lllell an'opcning docs not comply with requirements (i) to (iv), i slwll he hoxed
n reinforced jambs through the masonry.

(E) VElf 'ICAL JOINTS BETWEEN OIZTlIOC;ONAL \'I'ALLS

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for c IJnvcnience of construct ian, builders prefer to make a toothed joi)ll which is laler
often left hollow and weak. To oL1tainfull bond, it is necessary to niake a sloped or
stepp '0 joint. It should be constructed so as to obtain full bond by mating the cOllle'rs
first t a height of24 inches, and thcn building the wall in between lliel~l. Alternatively,
the t othcc!.joint sl1all be made in both the walls in lifts of about 18 in~hcs.
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(F) DO\'ELS AT 'CORNERS AND JUNCTIONS
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Steel dowel bars shall be provided al corners and T-jutl<;tions to inte.gr}lte box action of
the ails. Dowels arc to be taken imo the wall to sufficicntlength so af to pro\~~detheir
full ond strength. .1
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