Codes & Standards
Various existing codes and standards pertaining to confined masonry that have been reviewed as part of the charge of the working group on developing global design guidelines. These existing guidelines are listed below.
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| COUNTRY (OR ORGANIZATION) | CODE |
| Algeria | Algerian_RPA99_Confined_Masonry.pdf |
| Argentina | Argentina_INPRES-CIRSOC 103-III.pdf |
| Chile | Chile_NCh2123-2003.pdf |
| China | China_Code_seismic_design_buildings.pdf (12 MB) |
| Colombia | TituloE (colombia).pdf |
| EUROCode | 250 WG 8 prEN 1998-3 51_e_stf(existing bldgs).pdf
Confined masonry_Eurocodes.pdf |
| IAEE Guideline | E_Chapter4.pdf |
| Indonesia | |
| Mexico | Mexico_Complementary_Norms_English.pdf (5 MB) |
| Peru | Peru.zip (10 MB–doubleclick to download and unzip) |