3. Small masonry units
3.1 Provisions common to all types of masonry
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Choice of materials
Materials must be chosen to be non-gelling and of a thickness compatible with the stresses that the corresponding structures will have to withstand (vertical loads, earth pressure): it is therefore possible, under certain conditions, to use hollow elements of the same type as those used for elevations.
This possibility has been the subject of two amendments...
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Retaining walls. Special provisions
