Seismic Performance of Masonry Walls Built with New Type of Fired Shale Hollow Blocks

Table 5

Design of fired shale hollow block masonry walls.

No.	W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6
Width (mm)	2300	3350	2780	2780	3830	3830
Height (mm)	3050	3050	3050	3050	3050	3050
Aspect ratio	1.326	0.910	1.097	1.097	0.796	0.796
Vertical compressive stress (MPa)	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.3
Structural columns	—	—	√	√	√	√