Some Aspects of Thick Skin Walling
Author S.E. BELL and M.E.A. BACKHOUSE Marshalls Clay Products Abstract The concept of using brickwork in some building forms as a thin skin cladding is flawed. Such skins are vulnerable […]
Have We Got It All Wrong?
Author R.J.M. SUTHERLAND Consultant, Harris & Sutherland Abstract Masonry has changed markedly in the last 100 years both in its use and in its form. The question is whether all […]
The Effect of Sand Grading on the Performance and Properties of Masonry
Author R. C. DE VEKEY*, G. J. EDGELLt and R. DUKES** *Building Research Establishment, Garston, UK **British Ceramic Research Limited, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Abstract The current British Standard for sands for […]
The Influence of Air Entraining Agents in Mortar on the Properties of Masonry
Author E. KJAER The Danish Brick and Lime Laboratory Abstract As masonry walls become more slender the adhesion between bricks and mortar is more important. Tests have been carried out […]
Masonry Building Codes in the United States
Author TERENCE A. WEIGEL University of Louisville, Kentucky Abstract In 1988, a new code, covering the design of both clay and concrete masonry, was introduced in the United States. This […]
A Parametric Design Study of a 10-Storey Building to Compare BS 5628 to the Draft EC6
Author R. S. NARAYANAN S. B. Tietz & Partners J. MORTON Brick Development Association Abstract The Brick Development Association commissioned S. B. Tietz & Partners to conduct a parametric design […]
The UK Assessment of Eurocode 6 — A Comparison with BS 5628: Part 1
Author S. K. ARORA Building Research Establishment, Garston and M. J. BLACKLER Mott MacDonald Group Abstract The European Commission has issued draft Eurocodes (EC) for the design of structures which […]
The Compressive Strength of Masonry Specimens
Author G. J. EDGELL*, R. C. DE VEKEY** and R. DUKES* *British Ceramic Research Limited **Building Research Establishment Abstract Storey height and half-storey height walls, wallettes and stack bonded prisms […]
Effect of Bed-Face Preparation in Compressive Testing of Masonry Units
Author F. M. KHALAF University of Technology, Baghdad and A. W. HENDRY University of Edinburgh Abstract Methods of testing masonry materials are currently under review as a result of the […]
Compressive Strength of Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Compared with Eurocode 6
Author FRANCIS DRAN Chief Engineer of the Building Section, CERIC, France Abstract The formula in EC6 for the characteristic strength of masonry calculated from the unit and mortar strengths does […]
The New Swiss Masonry Design Standard SIA V 177/2
Author J. SCHWARTZ*, B. THURLIMANN* and C. WEDERt •Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich tVSL International Concrete Expert, Switzerland Abstract The new Swiss Standard SIA V 177/2 covers the […]
The Compressive Strength of Masonry Walls
Author A. W. HENDRY University of Edinburgh Abstract One of the basic problems in the design of masonry structures is the calculation of the strength of walls under compressive load. […]