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An attempt was made, as described in this paper, to assign material properties like shear strength and modulus of elasticity randomly. In this way, the behaviour of a masonry wall with a prefabricated concrete lintel was experimentally tested and simulated using COMSOL. The paper confirms the possible use of COMSOL for modelling lintel-masonry interaction, including variation of mechanical properties over the volume of the specimen. It shows the relatively small effect of variation of the E-modulus on the load distribution and the relatively large effect of shear strength on the failure load.