CEN TC 125 — European Masonry Standards
Author N. J. BRIGHT Kingsway Group plc, Chairman CEN TC 125 Abstract European masonry standards have to be produced to meet the six Essential Requirements of the Construction Products Directive […]
International Masonry Design Codes
Author B. A. HASELTINE Abstract The development of international design codes for masonry is described, starting with CIB in 1980, culminating in Eurocode 6 and ISO DP 9652 in 1989. […]
The Design of Masonry Compression Members
Author J. MORTON Brick Development Association Abstract Traditional walls have been designed successfully using the guidance in B.S. Codes of Practice successive revisions of which have improved structural efficiency. The […]
Analysis of Beam Column Interaction in Load Bearing Masonry Walls — A Numerical Procedure Based on Polar Diagrams
Author T. N. GANJU Curtin University of Technology, Perth, W.A. Abstract A calculation procedure for the analysis of a semi-rigid load bearing masonry frame is proposed. The degree of fixity […]
Australian Masonry Code AS 3700:1988
Author L. R. BAKER Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria and S. J. LAWRENCE CSIRO, Sydney, N.S.W. Abstract The first masonry code in Australia was published in 1963, by the Standards Association […]
Compressive Strength of Eccentrically Loaded Hollow Block Masonry
Author A. H. P. MAURENBRECHER National Research Council of Canada Abstract Small hollow block wallettes subjected to an eccentric compressive load (out of plane) show unexpectedly low failure loads when […]
On Interfacial Strains and Stresses due to Inhomogeneity in Concrete and Masonry
Author N. G. SHRIVE and A. HUIZER University of Calgary Abstract Understanding of interfacial effects between the components of composites is essential and masonry and concrete are materials which are […]
Overview of Current Canadian Brick Veneer/Steel Stud Studies
Author G. T. SUTER*, R. G. DRYSDALE** and H. KELLER* *Suter Keller Inc., Ottawa **McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Abstract Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation initiated a number of major research […]
Concentrated Loads on Masonry
Author A. W. PAGE University of Newcastle, NSW N. G, SHRIVE University of Calgary, Canada Abstract Concentrated toads are applied to masonry from a variety of sources. Masonry design codes […]
The Role of Arnold Hendry in the Renaissance of Structural Masonry
D. FOSTER Consultant Architect
Retaining Wall Design — A Survey of Current Practice
Author S. TILLMAN and C. SOUTHCOMBE Polytechnic South West Abstract During the Autumn of 1987 a questionnaire was forwarded to various Engineering Consultants, Architects and Contractors. The purpose was to […]
The Load Carrying Capacity of Masonry Walls and Columns of Geometric Cross Section
Author M. E. PHIPPS and C. K. J. LAU University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Abstract Masonry walls and columns are increasingly constructed with built up geometric cross […]