CEN Standards – advance warning copy of the BS EN implementation
The documents listed below are now available as an advance warning copy of the BS EN implementation. Customers purchasing ratified text documents will automatically receive a copy of the official […]
British Standards – Masonry & building regulations
The following standards of interest to readers have now been published, and are available from BSI: The following standards of interest to readers have now been published, and are available […]
Eurocodes – Companion Documents
Drafts of these documents were presented at a workshop at the Institution of Structural Engineers on 7 July 2004. For further information on implementing the Eurocodes go to: www.odpm.gov.uk and […]
Guide to the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design
A new guide has been launched by BSI to introduce all students of civil engineering, structural engineering and structural design to the Structural Eurocodes. This publication will aid undergraduates in […]
Testing of Ceramics in Construction Professor Geoff Edgell
An authoritative account of the test methods for ceramic products used in construction. Edited by Professor Geoff Edgell Head, Ceram Building Technology, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Visiting Professor , School of Civil […]
Traditional Buildings of Britain – an introduction to Vernacular Architecture and its Revival by R.W. Brunskill.
Retitled paperback edition by Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd. Wellington House, 125 Strand, London WC2 0BB. August 2004. 207 pages. Price […]
Transport of pore fluid in plastered brick masonry regarding long-term rising damp
Author KAMIŃSKI, KRZYSZTOF1 Abstract An extensive research program followed in order to find out whether pore fluid that accumulates in masonry as a result of hygroscopic sorption shows a tendency […]
Frame Action in Masonry Structures: An Experimental Investigation
Author J. D. STOKLE and A. J. BELL UMIST, Manchester Abstract The work was undertaken to investigate the extern of frame-action in structures of plain masonry walls and reinforced concrete […]
Data Processing Methods for the Testing of Full-Scale Post-Tensioned Masonry Walls
Author A. HUIZER and R. L. DAY The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Abstract The use of mini-computers can greatly simplify test methods and data acquisition procedures. However, data analysis […]
The Testing of Plain and Prestressed Concrete Blockwork Beams and Walls of Geometric Cross Section
Author M. E. PHIPPS and T. I. MONTAGUE University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology Abstract The paper describes full scale tests on four concrete blockwork diaphragm walls, twelve […]
Frost Damage to Masonry Structures and Tests For Frost Resistance
Author Reijo Yla-Mattila Technical Research Centre of Finland Abstract In a Finnish winter there are many freezing and thawing cycles with temperatures at times as low as -30°C. Bricks, mortars […]
Concrete Blocks Compressed Parallel to Bed Face : A Theoretical Study
Author F. M. Khalaf* University of Edinburgh, Scotland Abstract A two-dimensional finite element analysis was used to study the behaviour of unfilled, partially and completely filled single-block specimens and two-block […]