Masonry construction codes

The masonry construction codes supported by Verisk Synergy Studio.

Note: Verisk Synergy Studio applies non-engineered building damage distributions to the following construction classes: 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 173, 174, 178, 179, 261. This action occurs regardless of occupancy class, including the industrial facility (400-series) occupancy classes.

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Construction code Category Description
111 Masonry Use this option when the exterior walls are constructed of masonry materials, but detailed construction information is unavailable or unknown.
112 Adobe Adobe construction uses adobe (clay) blocks with cement or cement-clay mixture as mortar. The roof consists of a timber frame with clay tiles or, in some cases, metal roofing.
113 Rubble Stone Masonry Rubble stone masonry consists of low-rise perimeter load-bearing walls composed of irregular stones laid as coursed or uncoursed rubble in a cement mortar bed, with floor and roof joists constructed with wood framing.
114 Unreinforced Masonry - Bearing Wall Unreinforced masonry buildings consist of structures in which there is no steel reinforcing within a load-bearing masonry wall. Floors, roofs, and internal partitions in these bearing wall buildings are usually of wood.
115 Unreinforced Masonry - Bearing Frame Unreinforced masonry is used for infill walls of buildings with a bearing frame. In this structure type, the masonry is intended to be used not to support gravity loads, but to assist with lateral loads.
116 Reinforced Masonry Reinforced masonry construction consists of load bearing walls of reinforced brick or concrete-block masonry. Floor and roof joists constructed with wood framing are common.
117 Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall (with MRF) Reinforced masonry construction consists of load-bearing walls of reinforced brick or concrete-block masonry. Reinforced masonry buildings with "Moment Resisting Frames" carry lateral loads by bending. "Shear Walls" are continuous reinforced brick or reinforced hollow concrete block walls extending from the foundation to the roof and can be exterior walls or interior walls.
118 Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall (without MRF) Reinforced masonry construction consists of load-bearing walls of reinforced brick or concrete-block masonry. "Shear Walls" are continuous reinforced brick or reinforced hollow concrete block walls extending from the foundation to the roof and can be exterior walls or interior walls.
119 Joisted Masonry Masonry exterior walls with roof of combustible materials on non-combustible supports.
120 Confined Masonry Confined masonry is a construction system in which plain masonry walls are confined on all four sides by reinforced concrete or reinforced masonry members. The walls themselves, however, carry all the gravity and lateral loads.
121 Cavity Double Brick An unreinforced masonry construction type composed of two layers of bricks, common in many cities in Australia.