NEN NVN ENV 1996-3 : 1999

Gives either simplified calculation methods or single rules to facilitate the design of the following unreinforced masonry walls, subject to certain conditions of application. Simplified calculation methods are given for: - walls subjected to vertical loading, including wind loading; - walls subjected to concentrated loads; - shear walls; - basement walls subjected to lateral earth pressure and vertical loads; - walls subjected to vertical loading where the height of the building does not exceed 3 storeys above ground level; - shear walls where the height of the building does not exceed 3 storeys above ground level.