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to remove loose and deteriorated mortar. Mortar for pointing shall be Type S or N <br /> except that masonry cements shall not be used. All preparation and mortar <br /> pointing shall be done under the continuous inspection of a designated special <br /> inspector. At the conclusion of the inspection, the inspector shall submit a written <br /> report to the licensed engineer or architect responsible for the seismic analysis of <br /> the building setting forth the result of the work inspected. Such report shall be <br /> submitted to the Building Official for approval as part of the structural analysis. <br /> All testing shall be performed in accordance with the requirements specified in <br /> this subsection by a testing agency approved by the Building Official. An <br /> accurate record shall be kept of all such tests and of their locations in the building. <br /> and these results shall be submitted to the Building Official for approval as part of <br /> the structural analysis. <br /> (2) Number and Location of Tests. The minimum number of tests shall be two per <br /> wall or line of wall elements resisting a common force, or I per 1500 square feet <br /> of wall surface, with a minimum of eight tests in any case. The exact test or core <br /> location shall be determined at the building site by the licensed engineer or <br /> architect responsible for the seismic analysis of the subject building. <br /> (3) In -Place Shear Tests. The bed joints of the outer wythe of the masonry shall be <br /> tested in shear by laterally displacing a single brick relative to the adjacent bricks <br /> in that wythe. The opposite head joint of the brick to be tested shall be removed <br /> and cleaned prior to testing. The minimum quality mortar in 80 percent of the <br /> shear tests shall not be less than the total of 30 psi plus axial stress in the wall at <br /> the point of the test. The shear stress shall be based on the gross area of both bed <br /> joints and shall be that at which movement of the brick is first observed. <br /> (4) Core Tests. A minimum number of mortar test specimens equal to the number of <br /> required cores shall be prepared from the cores and tested as specified herein. The <br /> mortar joint of the outer wythe of the masonry core shall be tested in shear by <br /> placing the circular core section in a compression testing machine with the mortar <br /> bed joint rotated 15 degrees from the axis of the applied load. The mortar joint <br /> tested in shear shall have an average ultimate stress of 20 psi based on the gross <br /> area. The average shall be obtained from the total number of cores made. If test <br /> specimens cannot be made from cores taken, then the shear value shall be reported <br /> as zero. <br /> (0 Testing of Shear Bolts. One -fourth of all new shear bolts and dowels embedded in <br /> unreinforced masonry walls shall be tested by a special inspector using a torque calibrated <br /> wrench to the following minimum torques: <br /> 2" diameter bolts or dowels = 40 foot -Ibs. <br /> 5/8" diameter bolts or dowels = 50 foot -Ibs. <br /> 3/4" diameter bolts or dowels = 60 foot -Ibs. <br /> 7 <br />