• The evidence to the Inquiry suggested that the design intent in relation to the importance to the structural integrity of masonry panels of the proper installation of wall accessories and secondary steelwork, may not always be adequately conveyed in design documentation and may not be fully understood by those reviewing the documentation (or perhaps more importantly by those actually building the walls).
• Structural engineers should be required to describe in their documentation and drawings the approach and design philosophy adopted in their designs in terms of the reliance on the inclusion of bed joint reinforcement, wall head and lateral restraints or windposts in the required locations and in accordance with the specification, and the relative inter-dependence of these various components.