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I havent seen a dedicated book for the conventional design of masonry structures. However, most of the material related to conventional load bearing structure design in Pakistan is summarized in document below Manual Design of Residential Homes.pdf

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EngrJunaid, What you are doing is not enough. You need to make sure your walls are designed for axial load + out of plane bending & in-plane shear + bending. Also design requirements for roof diaphragms should be incorporated and serviceability limit states should be checked.. I would recommend you to get a good reference book at-least. I personally use Masonry Structures: Behaviour and Design There is so much in masonry that would be new to you. Like Mortar Types, Concepts about 1) Vertical and horizontal load transfer, 2) Distribution of Shear and Moment due to Lateral Load, 3) Torsional Effects etc. and most importantly 4) Masonry Shear Walls. If you know how to design one, you can save your client a lot in Pakistan since no one is focusing on building low-rise (up to 10 stories) masonry buildings. Thanks.

Assalam-o-alaikum! The term 'load bearing structure' is commonly referred to a structure, in which the superstructure loads are transferred to the foundation, through masonry walls. These walls may consist of plain or reinforced masonry. Here are a few good books dealing with design of structural masonry: 1. Manual for Des of Plain Masonry in Building Structures, Institute of Struct Engineers, UK, 1997 2. Design of Structural Masonry by McKenzie, 2001 (BS & Eurocode 6 based) 3. Structural masonry designers’ manual by Curtin et al., 2006 (BS 5628 based) 4. Masonry Structural Design by Klingner, 2010 (IBC 2009 & MSJC-2008 based) 5. Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures by Narendra Taly, 2010 (IBC 2009 & MSJC-2008 based) Besides, you may find several other resources on the internet, dealing with design of load bearing masonry structures. Regards.