Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author H. J. VEKEMANS University of Technology Eindhoven, The Netherlands Abstract A current research project in The Netherlands deals with masonry, and is concentrated on the structural design of buildings. Part of the project is a comparison of different...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author A. H. RAHMAN Institute for Research in Construction, N.R.C. and PROFESSOR G. T. SUTER Carleton University, Ottawa Abstract Climatic fluctuations in temperature create temperature differentials between the exterior and interior walls of buildings. In typical...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author A. H. RAHMAN Institute for Research in Construction, N.R.C. and PROFESSOR G. T. SUTER Carleton University, Ottawa Abstract Thermal movements have all too frequently ted to distress in masonry envelopes of buildings. This paper deals with a thermal analysis to...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author F. ROMANO, S. GANDUSCIO and G. ZINGONE Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, Universita di Palermo Abstract In this paper analytical solutions are derived for the flexural deflections and rotations of cracked masonry members made of material...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author C. MODENA University of Padua Abstract The paper reviews the methodology and the main results of an extended research programme on the evaluation and modelling of the seismic response of masonry structures. The research started after the destructive 1976 Friuli...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author U. B. CHOUBEY, and S. N. SINHA, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Abstract Previously reported reloading and unloading curves of brick masonry tested under uniaxial cyclic compressive loadings are analysed. The brick masonry specimens were of dimensions 700...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author F. M. KHALAF Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh PROFESSOR A. W. HENDRY and D. R. FAIRBAIRN University of Edinburgh Abstract An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effect of methods of construction on the compressive strength of unfilled and...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author P. SCHUBERT and H. METZEMACHER Institut fur Bauforschung, R WTH Aachen Abstract The objective of the research work was to determine the flexural strength, parallel and perpendicular to the bed joints, of masonry made from units and mortars in general use in...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 06
Author PROFESSOR L. BINDA, G. GATTI, G. MANGANO, C. POGGI and G. SACCHI LANDRIANI Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano Abstract After the collapse the history of the structure was examined, together with tests on the building materials used. The...
