The Structural Testing of a SLIM House
Author H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association B. A. HASELTINE Jenkins and Potter Abstract Structural testing was carried out ancilliary to the building of a pair of semi-detached Single-Leaf […]
Tests on Brick-Mortar Joints under Cyclic Shear Loads
Author C. AMADIO and S. RAJGELJ University of Trieste Abstract Experimental studies on the brick-mortar joint shear behaviour of a three-brick specimen including the effects of normal load value and […]
Robustness Tests on a Domestic House: Compressive Loading Tests on Walls
Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Association Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Contemporary changes in both methods of construction and materials in domestic housing […]
Measurement of the Rate of Deterioration of Masonry Materials and of Conservation Treatments
Author L. BINDA*, G. BARONIO*. *Politecnico di Milano L. ANTI** and A. ANZANI** **Architects, Milan Abstract Weathering of masonry materials in ancient buildings, occurs in ail European countries. It may […]
An Analysis of the Vertical Load Behaviour of a Typical Small Masonry House
Author R.C.deVEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract In a collaborative programme involving BRE and the brick and AAC block industries, the performance of a full scale masonry house is being investigated […]
The BMS Masonry Strategy Forum
Author J. B. MENZIES* and J, F. A. MOORE Building Research Establishment, Garston Abstract The British Masonry Society (BMS) was formed in 1986 to bring together all the many people […]
A Review of the Literature on Brickwork Arches
Author J. TELLETT Structural Clay Products Limited formerly of British Ceramic Research Association Abstract For many centuries arches were built by trial and error because their complex behaviour was not […]
The Structural Performance of Brickwork Arcade Arches
Author J.TELLETT Structural Clay Products (formerly of British Ceramic Research Association Ltd.) H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association Ltd. Abstract Arcades are often lightly loaded slender-structures used as architectural […]
Workmanship Defects in the Installation of Wall Ties
Author K. THOMAS Kenneth Thomas Associates Abstract This paper discusses problems associated with the installation of wall ties in new and existing masonry structures. It also comments on design/workmanship; quality […]
In-Situ Lateral Load Tests on an Old Brickwork Building
Author C. J.CAVANAGH Property Services Agency (formerly of British Ceramic Research Association) W. F. WEBB and H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association Abstract In-situ lateral load tests were carried […]
Work on Masonry at the Building Research Establishment
Author R. LOVEGROVE Building Research Establishment. Abstract In April 1988, the British Masonry Society held a Symposium on “Workmanship in Masonry Construction” at the Building Research Station. To coincide with […]
The Use of Infra-red Thermography in Detecting Wall-ties
Author B. W. ADDERSON and J. M. HART Building Research Establishment Abstract Wall ties play a key part in ensuring the structural integrity of a wide range of masonry and […]