Research Article
Seismic Performance of Masonry Walls Built with New Type of Fired Shale Hollow Blocks
Table 4
Floor number and height limit of masonry structures.
| | Type of block | Minimum wall thickness (mm) | Basic ground motion acceleration | | 0.05 g | 0.15 g | 0.30 g | 0.40 g | | Height (m) | Floor number | Height (m) | Floor number | Height (m) | Floor number | Height (m) | Floor number |
| | Fired common brick | 240 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 4 | | Fired shale hollow block | 240 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
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