Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1.0.1 This code is established for the purpose of executing technical and economic policies in China, adhering to principles of adjusting measures to local conditions and using local materials, so as to realize choosing appropriate structural methods and materials, to adopt advanced techniques and economic measures and to guarantee construction quality.
Article 1.0.2 The code is applicable to following structural design of masonry in architectural engineering, but specified provisions shall be observed is there are special conditions or requirements.
1. Brick masonry, including reinforced or non-reinforced masonry built of fired common brick, fired perforated brick, autoclaved sand-lime brick and autoclaved flyash-lime brick;
2. Concrete block masonry, including reinforced or non-reinforced masonry built of concrete and light-bone-material concrete block masonry;
3. Stone masonry, including all sorts of squared stone and rubble stone masonry.
Article 1.0.3 This code is designed according to principles of applicable Unified Standard for Reliability Design of Building Structures GB 50068-2001. Design terminology and symbols in this code are compliant with provisions of Standard for Terminology and Symbols Used in Design of Building Structures GB/T 50083.
Article 1.0.4 If this code is applied in design, load shall be executed according to provisions of Load Code for the Design of Building Structures GB 50009; quality of material and construction shall be compliant with provisions of Code for Design of Concrete Structures GB 50010-2002, Code for Acceptance of Construction Quality of Masonry Engineering GB 50203-2002 and Code for Acceptance of Concrete Structure Quality GB 50204; structural seismic design shall also be compliant with provisions described in Code for Seismic Design of Buildings GB 50011.
Article 1.0.5 Besides requirements in this code, structural design of masonry shall also be compliant with provisions described in relevant standards and codes.
