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FOR. ICONSTRUCTIC N OF SINGLE S'I'OHEY HOUSE.') IN rSLAIVIABAD!R,}\VALPINDl

. 1I~. IThe l ricks sh,lIlbe of standard shapc, bUlIll red, hand formcd or Il1dhine made a n d

shall lave a lilinil1lum crushing slrcngthor J O O O psi.!I. . I

CCll1nH:JI1d mixes of 1:6 and 1:4 shall b e adopt~cI for one-br ick a n d 11a lf~b ric k th ic kwalls respectively. Tlte addition.or small quantilics of freshly hydr~tecl lime to lhemorl< r in a lim e-ccm ent ralio of 1 / / 1 : 1 to 1/2: I w ill increase ilS plasticitl greatly w ititoulrcuu ing its strength. .' !\Vhee steel reinforcing bars are provided. Ihe bars sltall be em bec!c/ed in a ceillenl-sand mortar nOl leaner than 1:4, or in a ccment concrete mix of 1:2:4

INTERIM GUIDELINES

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OPEN NGS IN WAILS IAny 01 e ning inlile w alls should ue sm all in size and centrally 10catcd.ll'he follo\vingare the guidelines for Ihe size and position of openings: .j. 1(i) (penings shall be located away from inside cmners by 11clear di~tance eC]uallo

a least 114 of the height of the opening, uutnotless than 2 feel. I .I(ii) The lotallengthof openings in a wall should not exceed 50 'Yoof II~e length or the

\ ,III iJet~vccn conse.cutive cross-w alls in single-store)' cunstrllctidn. .(iii) . he horizontal distance (pier w idth) between two orenings SllOI

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Ld he nOI lesstwn one h a l l ' of thc height o~ the shortcr orening but not less tll'( 2 reel

(iv) . 'he vertical dis!an~e froll) one opening to an~ )ther o?~ning directly above itshall1 at be less Ihan 2 feet, nor less than one hal ( the width of the smpllcr opcnll\g.I

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(v ) ~lllell an'opcning docs not comply with requirements (i) to (iv), i slw ll he hoxedn reinforced jambs through the masonry.

(E ) VElf 'ICAL JOINTS BETWEEN OIZTlIOC;ONAL \'I'ALLS

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iIfor c IJnvcnience of construct ian, builders prefer to m ake a toothed joi)ll w hich is laleroften left hollow and weak. To oL1tainfull bond, it is necessary to niake a sloped orstepp '0 joint. It should be constructed so as to obtain full bond by mating the cOllle'rsfirst t a height of24 inches, and thcn building the w all in betw een lliel~l. A lternatively,the t othcc! j o i n t sl1allbe m ade in both the w alls in lifts of about 18 in~hcs..' J .DO\'ELS AT 'CORNERS AND JUNCTIONS

IS te el dowel bars sha ll be pro vide d al corn ers a nd T -jutl< ;tio ns to inte.gr} lte bo x actio n ofth e ails. D owels arc to be taken im o th e w all to s uffic ic ntle ng th so af to pro\~~deheirfull ond strength. .1 .1

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