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National Metric Coding System
National Metric Coding System
National Metric Coding System
25
5
40
7 2
manufactured by its members. This accounts for
15
approximately 90% of all concrete masonry
25
6
7 2
manufactured within Australia. The coding system 0
15
19
25
standardises the dimensional descriptions of
masonry units. This allows a designer to specify any
unit by number and to be certain that it can be
identified correctly anywhere within this country.
0
39
90
W
10.01 BLOCK
id
th
th
ng
Le
Height
25
8
2 2
90
15
0
2 3
25
15
0
28
19
0
Prefix identifies Suffix identifies
39
14
thickness configuration
(200 mm) (190-mm high, hollow, full length) 15.01 BLOCK
13
0
15
0
2 3
30
DATA SHEET 1
15
0
19
Block Width (mm) Number
40 50
76 75
90 10
0
39
110 12
19
0
140 15
190 20 20.01 BLOCK
290 30
40
Note:
0
5 4
40
40
0
19
Key to Suffix Numbers
190 Hollow 01 02 03 04
39
29
0
190 Solid* 31 32 33 34
90 Hollow 71 72 73 74 30.01 BLOCK
90 Solid* 83 84 85 86
* Some manufacturers use an alternative method of Figure 2 Typical Dimensions and Code Number of
designating solid units. Some Standard Full-size Blocks