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Historical Review of Masonry Standards in New Zealand: Technical report prepared by Peter C Smith and Jonathan W Devine of Spencer Holmes Ltd, August 2011

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This technical report 'Historical Review of Masonry Standards in New Zealand' was prepared for the Royal Commission by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Ltd. It includes all significant changes that have occurred in masonry standards in the period 1935 to 2010 but does not include all amendments to the standards over the period.

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    Record ID Attachment Author(s) Subject(s) Building(s) Action
    ENG.HOL.0002APDF, 13 pages, 0.64 mb
    • Devine, Jonathan
    • Smith, Peter
    • Spencer Holmes Ltd
    • Standards and Regulation
    • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)

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