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CMAA’s Manuals and documents in this section relate to concrete blocks and concrete masonry walling. Manual 55 Design and Construction of Concrete Masonry Buildings is a comprehensive guide aimed at assisting engineers, architects and builders with the design and construction of concrete masonry walls in accordance with relevant Australian Standards.

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Concrete Masonry Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap

Industry Sustainability Snapshot 2024

MA 55 - The Concrete Masonry Handbook (2024)

CM01- Concrete Masonry Construction Guide

CM02 – Concrete Masonry Single-Leaf Masonry Design Manual

CM03 - Concrete Masonry Cleaning Manual

CM04 – Concrete Masonry – Manufacture

CM05 – Breeze Block Manual

CM06 – Concrete Masonry Unreinforced Concrete Masonry in Residential Construction

MA 55 - Edition 7 (2016) [SUPERSEDED]

Fact Sheet - FRL Design

Fact Sheet - Single Skin Masonry

Fact Sheet - NCC 2022 Compliance

Fact Sheet - Stackbonding

Fact Sheet - Hit & Miss Walls

Fact Sheet - Efflorescence

Fact Sheet - Curved Masonry Walls

Fact Sheet - Reinforced Masonry FRLs

Fact Sheet - Energy Efficiency

DS 1 – National Metric Coding System

DS 4 – Compressive Load Capacity of Concrete Masonry

DS 5 – Concrete Masonry Fences

DS 3 – Concrete Masonry Lintels

DS 5Bx – Concrete Masonry Fences built on Strip Footings

Fact Sheet - Non-Combustibility of Concrete Masonry

AS 3700 (2018) flyer for engineers

AS 3700 (2018) flyer for builders

NCC 2019 Key changes – what you need to know about blocks

Product Technical Statement for Blocks

Fact Sheet - Fire Resistance of Concrete Masonry Walls

Pathway to NCC 2019

Structural Reliability of Australian Standard AS 2870:2011 Residential slabs and footings - Superseded

Masonry Wall Safety during Construction Work

Concrete Masonry Sustainability Strategy and Roadmap

Industry Sustainability Snapshot 2024

MA 55 - The Concrete Masonry Handbook (2024)

CM01- Concrete Masonry Construction Guide

CM02 – Concrete Masonry Single-Leaf Masonry Design Manual

CM03 - Concrete Masonry Cleaning Manual

CM04 – Concrete Masonry – Manufacture

CM05 – Breeze Block Manual

CM06 – Concrete Masonry Unreinforced Concrete Masonry in Residential Construction

MA 55 - Edition 7 (2016) [SUPERSEDED]

Masonry Wall Safety during Construction Work

DS 1 – National Metric Coding System

DS 4 – Compressive Load Capacity of Concrete Masonry

DS 5 – Concrete Masonry Fences

DS 3 – Concrete Masonry Lintels

DS 5Bx – Concrete Masonry Fences built on Strip Footings

NCC 2019 Key changes – what you need to know about blocks

Product Technical Statement for Blocks

Pathway to NCC 2019

Structural Reliability of Australian Standard AS 2870:2011 Residential slabs and footings - Superseded

Fact Sheet - FRL Design

Fact Sheet - Single Skin Masonry

Fact Sheet - NCC 2022 Compliance

Fact Sheet - Stackbonding

Fact Sheet - Hit & Miss Walls

Fact Sheet - Efflorescence

Fact Sheet - Curved Masonry Walls

Fact Sheet - Reinforced Masonry FRLs

Fact Sheet - Energy Efficiency

Fact Sheet - Non-Combustibility of Concrete Masonry

AS 3700 (2018) flyer for engineers

AS 3700 (2018) flyer for builders

Fact Sheet - Fire Resistance of Concrete Masonry Walls

The publications below relate to different types of segmental concrete retaining walls - including soil retaining walls, cantilever retaining walls and gravity retaining walls. The manuals are aimed at assisting architects, engineers and builders in the design and construction of concrete block retaining walls.

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RW01 – Concrete Masonry – Reinforced Cantilever Retaining Walls

RW02 – Concrete Masonry – Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls

RW03 – Concrete Masonry – Gravity Retaining Walls

TP14 – Structural Reliability of Retaining Walls Designed to AS4678 for Permanent, Imposed and Seismic Loads

RW01 – Concrete Masonry – Reinforced Cantilever Retaining Walls

RW02 – Concrete Masonry – Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls

RW03 – Concrete Masonry – Gravity Retaining Walls

TP14 – Structural Reliability of Retaining Walls Designed to AS4678 for Permanent, Imposed and Seismic Loads

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Information and guides on concrete segmental paving, permeable paving, concrete flag paving and heavy-duty pavements using concrete segmental pavers.

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PA01 – Concrete Segmental Pavements – Detailing guide

PA02 – Concrete Segmental Pavements Design Guide for Residential Accessways, Roads and Commercial Spaces

PA03 – Concrete Segmental Pavements – Specifying Guide

PA04 – Concrete Segmental Pavements – Maintenance Guide

PA05 – Concrete Flag Pavements – Design and Construction Guide

PA06 – Concrete Segmental Pavements – Industrial Pavement

PE01 – Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements Manual

Surface Requirements for Pavers and TGSIs Factsheet

Permeable Paving Around Trees Factsheet

Permeable Paving Driveway Factsheet

Paving a Residential Driveway Factsheet

Concrete Segmental Pavement Interlocking Factsheet

Product Technical Statement for Pavers

Datasheet - Concrete Flag Pavement Material Specification

British Ports Association Port and Heavy Duty Pavement Design Manual

Improvement of Water Quality by Coarse Graded Aggregates in Permeable Pavements

Back to Basics – Measuring the Progress of Understanding of over 35 years of the use of Concrete Block Paving in the UK

Development of North American Certificate program for installers of permeable interlocking concrete pavement

Assessment of Embodied Carbon in Conventional and Permeable Pavements surfaced with Pavers

Development of the Permeable Design Pro Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement Design System

Revised Manual for Interlocking Block Pavement Design and Construction

Combining Permeable Paving with Renewable Energy Devices – Installation, Performance and Future Proposals

Development of Design Software for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements

Study on Heat Island Mitigation on Interlocking Block Pavement

Swedish Education and Training on Concrete Block Pavements

Construction and Rehabilitation of Aircraft Pavements using Concrete Blocks having Mechanical Interlock

Experience in the Application of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Paving in Australia

Study on Evaluation of Pavement Smoothness on Sidewalk for Pedestrians

Water Permeable Pavements in Belgium from Research Project to Real Application

Flexible-Bounded Bedding Layer as an Improvement for Concrete Block Pavement

Hydrologic and Water Quality Evaluation of Four Permeable Pavements in North Carolina, USA

Stormwater Management for Urban Environments

The Storage and Protection of Rainfall Resources Stored in Permeable Paving

A Pilot Study of Cement-Treated Basecourses for use in Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements

Working with Regulators to change Permeable Paving Acceptance

The City of Eilat is going for Concrete Block Paving

Water Stored within permeable Paving and the Effect on Ground Source Heat Pump Applications on Water

Permeable Pavements for Heavily Trafficked Roads – A Full Scale Trial

Optimized Numerical Tool for the Analysis of Segmented Concrete Block Pavements

The Powerful Possibilities of Small Element Pavement for Designers of Public Space

TP1 – Permeable Concrete Eco-Paving as best management practice in Australian urban road engineering

TP2 – Accelerated trafficking tests of Concrete Flag Paving

TP3 – Concrete flag paving in municipal engineering

TP4 – A Survey of Australian container port pavements surfaced with concrete segmental paving

TP5 – The challenges of concrete block paving as a mature technology

TP6 – Using permeable eco-paving to achieve improved water quality for urban pavements

TP7 – Mechanisms of Paver Interlock

TP8 – King William Rd, Adelaide – Revisited, Australia’s Longest Streetscape Incorporating Concrete Segmental Paving

TP9 – Technologies and opportunities for permeable segmental paving in Australia

TP10 – Design of Permeable pavements for Australian conditions

TP12 – Experience in Applying Permeable Interlocking Concrete Paving in Australia

TP13 – The Design, construction and evaluation of permeable pavements in Australia