Bending moments in brickwork panels
Mr A. Aiken's letter, published in July, has prompted several replies. Mr J. E. Saul writes to us from Mold, Clwyd: Mr Aiken's problem is that he has not realised that brick panel design in BS5628: Part l is based on plastic principles. Well mostly, that is panel analysis is, but section analysis is not that is elastic. Anyone could be excused for making this mistake since, apart from being confusing, it is also well wrapped up by the Code writers.
Verulam