dead load in masonry

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Refer to Depth Question #504, NCEES civil engineering sample question and answers, 2000: Masonry design

The solution does not consider the dead load of the masonry wall when calculating the maximum design moment. Only the roof load, snow load and the wind load are considered. Why is this the case?

 
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