| Wall Type | Compressive Strength fm (MPa) |
| Masonry wall built with rubble stone | 0.6 - 0.90 |
| Masonry wall built with pitch-faced stone | 1.1 - 1.6 |
| Masonry wall built with well-jointed cut stone | 1.5 - 2.0 |
| Masonry wall built with soft stone (limestone, tufa) | 0.8 - 1.2 |
| Masonry wall built with plastered smooth-cut stone | 3.0 - 4.0 |
| Masonry wall built with brick and lime mortar | 1.8 - 2.8 |
| Masonry wall built with semi-hollow brick and cement mortar | 3.8 - 5.0 |
| Masonry wall built with bricks with void ratio of less than 45% | 4.6 - 6.0 |