ABSTRACT
57This chapter introduces the concept of empirical design of masonry with an emphasis on practical examples. Empirical design is a rapid method for proportioning masonry walls or as a starting point for more sophisticated methods, or as a method to produce a final design for a simple structure.
Em·pir·i·cal [əm′pirik(ə)l]: adj. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic 1
