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So if we have the footing fixed, you can create an opening anywhere or are there any standard norms that one has to follow for cracked walls?

Yes, there is an instance of stepped cracks at other end of the building. These are the only two instances of cracks in the building.

I am interning at structural engineering firm. I was handed over a new project to research on. However, I have never designed or worked on brick walls in school. Here is my question : An architect wants to create a new opening in a cracked brick wall (bearing wall).The cracks are stepped cracks...