Brick veneer and mortar strength in earthquakes
- Valid from
- 1/02/2016
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Guidelines,
- Format
- Website,
Description
Modern clay brick veneer construction on timber framed and steel framed houses generally performed well during the Canterbury earthquakes.
BRANZ simulated:
- design level earthquake displacements of a two storey, brick veneer, timber framed building
- shake tests and racking tests of single storey buildings.
These tests indicated that modern construction details performed well in design level earthquake simulations.