摘要 |
A method of masonry wall construction comprising the steps of providing an undersupport (1), forming a wall comprised of a plurality of rows of masonry block elements (4, 8, 9) of substantially rectangular configuration with apertures (13) therethrough which will lie in the plane of the erected wall and which are modular with respect to their positioning in said block elements (as herein defined) so as to provide columns of apertures (13) extending from the top of the wall to the undersupport (1) and applying compressive force to the wall in the plane of the wall by means of tensionable anchoring means (3, 14, 17, 18) respectively located in columns of apertures (13) and connecting the top of the wall to the undersupport. |