Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
Attached piers as applied to 1/2 brick (90 mm min.) thick walls ~


  • Major openings A and B are permitted in one wall only.
    Aggregate width is 5m maximum. Height not greater than 2.1 m.
    No other openings within 2 m.

  • Other walls not containing a major opening can have smaller
    openings of maximum aggregate area 2.4 m^2.

  • Maximum of only one opening between piers.

  • Distance from external corner of a wall to an opening at
    least 390 mm unless the corner contains a pier.

  • The minimum pier dimension of 390  190 mm can be varied to
    327  215 mm to suit brick sizes.


Attached Piers

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