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(Foot i ng)<br />

Article 53. Footing to receive masonry wall shall<br />

be constructed of mass of plain concrete or reinforced<br />

concrete.<br />

(Length of Wall)<br />

Article 54. No masonry wall shall have its length<br />

over 10 m.<br />

2 Length of wall mentioned in this Section means<br />

the distance center to center of adjacent two<br />

walls measured at parts connected to that wall<br />

(including buttress whose length at part connected<br />

to footing is less than 1/3 of length of wallto<br />

which the buttresses are fixed. Hereinafter referred<br />

to in this Section, as "adjacent opposing<br />

walls").<br />

(Thickness of Wall)<br />

Article 55. Thickness of wall for masonry construction<br />

(not including the thickness of finishing<br />

materials ; hereinafter the same in this Section)<br />

shall bs not less than the value given in the following<br />

table in accordance with the number of<br />

story and the length of that wall (meaning the<br />

length of wall mentioned in paragraph 2 of the<br />

preceding Article) of that building respectively :<br />

(Unit in meter)<br />

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2 Thickness of wall of masonry construction in<br />

each story shall be not less than 1/15 of the<br />

height of wall in that story.<br />

3 Thickness of wall for partition of masonry construction<br />

may be 10 cm. less than the thickness<br />

of walls prescribed in the provision of preceding<br />

two paragraphs, provided that the thickness of<br />

its wall is more than 20 cm.<br />

4 The thickness of wall constructed in combination<br />

of stones or stones and other masonry materials<br />

shall be not less than the value of the thickness<br />

of wall prescribed by the provisions of the preceding<br />

3 paragraphs increased by 2/10 of the<br />

thickness of that wall, excepting the steel framing<br />

stone construction.<br />

5 Regarding double-wall masonry building the provisions<br />

of the preceding 4 paragraphs shall apply<br />

to either one wall of that double-wall.<br />

6 Thickness of wall in each story of masonry<br />

building shall be not less than the thickness of<br />

respective upper walls bearing thereon.<br />

7 Regarding the thickness of curtain walls constructed<br />

of masonry in steel frame building, reinforced<br />

concrete construction or steel skeleton<br />

reinforced concrete construction, it shall be considered<br />

as partition upon application of the provision<br />

of this Article.<br />

(Wall Girder)<br />

Article 56. In the wall of masonry building, at the<br />

top of walls in each story (in cases where gable<br />

wall exists, top of wall of said gable) shall be<br />

placed the wall girder constructed of steel frame<br />

structure or reinforced concrete, except in cases<br />

where the reinforced concrete roof or slab etc.<br />

are placed over, or thickness of wall of one story<br />

building is more than 1/10 of height of wall, or<br />

where the length of wall is less than 5 m.<br />

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(Openings)<br />

Article 57. Opening in walls of masonry building<br />

such as windows, exits, and others shall be as<br />

provided for in following items :<br />

(1) Total width of openings of each wall in<br />

section formed by adjacent-opposing-walls of<br />

each story shall be not more than 1/2 of the<br />

length of that wall;<br />

(2) Total width of openings in each story shall<br />

be not more than 1/3 of the total length of<br />

walls in that story;<br />

(3) Vertical distance from an opening to an,<br />

opening directly above shall be not less than<br />

60cm.<br />

2 Distance between openings in wall of each story<br />

in masonry building, or horizontal distance between<br />

opening and center line of adjacent-opposing-walls<br />

shall be more than twice the thickness<br />

of that wall,<br />

obopening is<br />

excepting<br />

reinforced<br />

the case where periphery<br />

with steel frame or reinforced<br />

concrete.<br />

3 At the top of opening wider than 1 m., reinforced<br />

concrete lintel shall be placed.<br />

4 Bay window or projected verandah of masonry<br />

construction shall be reinforced with stael skeleton<br />

or reinforced concrete.<br />

5 Masonry construction inside of wall fire-place<br />

shall have substantial footing to sustain the weight<br />

of fire-place and the chimney and its upper part<br />

shall not be stepped out. In case of wooden<br />

building it shall be reinforced by steel materials<br />

in addition.<br />

(Channel Cut in Walls)<br />

Article 58. In walls of masonry building, when<br />

vertical channel for continuous distance more<br />

than 3/4 of height of wall of that story is to be<br />

made, depth shall be less than 1/3 of the thick-

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