The article presents the results of a study aimed at forming tables for a preliminary assessment of the load-bearing capacity of a running meter of a centrally loaded wall of various thicknesses, heights and strengths made of masonry with elastic characteristics α = 1000, 1200, 1500.The results of calculating 540 different variations of a centrally loaded stone element with different types of stone and mortar material are analyzed. The results of the study make it possible to exclude the use of a software package for preliminary determination of the bearing capacity of a centrally loaded stone structure and can become part of a practical guide for engineers involved in the technical inspection and design of masonry structures.

Keywords: bearing capacity, wall, stone structure, elastic characteristic of masonry, centrally loaded element, stone, brick, block, masonry mortar, coefficient of longitudinal bending, flexibility