Veneer walls of masonry as specified in EC 6 (DIN EN 1996-2/NA)

This article deals with the production of veneer walls as specified in DIN EN 1996-2/NA [3]. Against this background of the extensive revision of the section for veneer walls an exposition in accordance with the previous requirements as specified in DIN 1053-1 can hardly be recommended. The necessity for a basic revision of the section for veneer wall construction has already been discussed in detail and justified in several technical articles published in previous years, see [4] to [7]. With many changes and corrections in the section for veneer walls in the National Annex of DIN EN 1996-2 [8] it is certainly not a question of new rules for this method of building, but an adjustment of the requirements in the previous standard on the basis of the practical experience gained over several years. The new requirements for the execution of cavity facing masonry enable a simple and economic implementation of this external wall construction.