Allowable flexural tension for masonry

[ars13]

Table 2.2.3.2 in the ACI 530 gives values for flexural tension. Would normal to bed joint mean my masonry wall would be spanning vertically? I get this confused everytime I look at it. Thanks

 

[Lion06]

Yes. The bed joint is the horizontal joint - so normal to that is vertical, which is the direction of the tension stress you get for a wall spanning vertically.