how to designanalyze common brick
 

how to design/analyze common brick...
the area in which i live and work has a a decent amount of common brick construction...common brick with bonded headers every 6 courses typically. i can't find any information on how to analyze this type of masonry construction for lateral and vertical loads. does anyone know of any resources for common brick? i am completely clueless about it.
probably this is the best site for the brick industry - bia.org.
with the type of contruction you described, your concerns are more in the area of details, specifications and codes. they have very good information.