STANDARDS

1. British Standards Institution (BSI). Methods of Testing Cement. Determination of

Strength. BS EN 196: Part 1, London 1995.
2. British Standards Institution (BSI). Methods of Testing Cement, Determination of
Standard Setting Time and Soundness. BS EN 196: Part 3, London 1995.
3. British Standards Institution (BSI). Cement. Composition, Specifications and Conformity
Criteria for Common Cements. BS EN 197: Part 1, London 2000.
4. British Standards Institution (BSI). Building Lime, Test methods. BS EN 459: Part 2,
London 2001.
5. British Standards Institution (BSI). Method of Determining Particle Size Distribution, or
Grading, by Sieve Analysis. BS 812 : Part 103.1, 1985.
6. British Standards Institution (BSI). Grading Limits for Coarse, Medium and Fine Sands.
BS 882 : 1999.
7. British Standards Institution (BSI). Specification for building limes. BS 890:1995. 18.
British Standards Institution (BSI). Methods of Tests for Masonry. Determination of the
Intial Shear Strength" BS EN 1052: Part 3, London, 2002.
8. British Standards Institution (BSI). Sand for rendering and plastering. BS 1199:1995. 20.
British Standards Institution (BSI). Sand for mortar. BS 1200:1976. 202
9. British Standards Institution (BSI). Testing Concrete, Method for determination of
compressive strength for concrete cubes. BS 1881 : Part 116 : 1983.
10. British Standards Institution (BSI). Testing Concrete, Method for determination of tensile
splitting strength. BS 1881 : Part 117: 1983.
11. British Standards Institution (BSI). Clay Bricks. BS 3921. London, 1985.
12. British Standards Institution (BSI). Method of Testing Mortars, Screeds and Plasters.
Physical Testing. BS 4551: Partl, London 1998.
13. British Standards Institution (BSI). Use of Masonry, BS 5628: Part 1: 1992. Parts 2 and 3:
1985.
AMERICAN STANDARDS
14. American Concrete Institute (ACI) 530.1, Building Code Requirements for Masonry
Structures and Specifications and Related Commentaries, 1995.
15. American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), "Standard Test Method for
Measurement of Masonry Flexural Bond Strength". ASTM C1072a, Pennsylvania, 2000.
16. American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), "Standard Test Method for Evaluating
Masonry Bond Strength". ASTM Cl357, Pennsylvania, 2002.
17. Australian Standards (AS), "Masonry Structures" AS 3700, Standard Australia
International Ltd, Sydney, 1998.