This Part of BS 5628 gives recommendations for the structural design of unreinforced masonry units of bricks, blocks, manufactured stone, square dressed natural stone, and random rubble masonry.
NOTE The thickness of a wall determined from strength considerations may not always be sufficient to satisfy requirements for other properties of the wall such as resistance to fire, thermal insulation, sound insulation or resistance to damp penetration and reference should be made to BS 5628-3 or BS 5390, as appropriate.
