Description

This Standard provides users and specifiers with the requirements for masonry units in pavement construction.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for masonry units for walling built in accordance with AS 3700 and NZS 4230. The masonry units covered by this Standard include those made of the following materials:

• (a) Autoclaved aerated concrete;
• (b) Calcium silicate (sand-lime);
• (c) Concrete (dense or lightweight);
• (d) Dimension stone (cut or dressed);
• (e) Fired clay (with or without shale).

Dimension stone has a wide variety of characteristics. These are not fully covered by the requirements of this Standard. Tiles, or similar, that are intended to be rigidly fixed or suspended are not within the scope of this Standard. This Standard does not specify requirements for masonry units other than requirements for the verification of their nominated characteristic values.