Sampling Criteria for Compressive Strength of Masonry Units
Author R. C. DE VEKEY and R. LOVEGROVE Building Research Establishment, Garston. Abstract Most UK standards for masonry units measure compliance with strength specifications using the mean result of destructive […]
Concentrated Loads on Hollow Masonry – A Pilot Study
Author A. W. PAGE*, N. G. SHRIVE# & E. L. JESSOP# * University of Newcastle, Australia #University ofCalgary, Canada Abstract Masonry design codes typically allow the enhancement of masonry strength […]
The Importance of Accuracy and Precision in the Chemical Analysis of Mortars
Author T. P. LEES Taywood Engineering Limited Abstract Mortars can be chemically analysed to give the exact mix proportions of solid ingredients only when the materials in the mortar are […]
Preparation and Curing of Masonry Specimens
Author DAVID GAIRNS University of Melbourne COLIN ANDERSON and ANTON FRIED South Bank Polytechnic, London Abstract In the U.K. the characteristic flexural strength of masonry may be determined either by […]
Factors Affecting the Flexural Strength of Brick Masonry
Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited Stoke-on-Trent, England Abstract This review of the literature shows the effects of various factors on the flexural strength of brick masonry. The […]
Lateral Strength From Full-Sized Tests Related to the Flexural Properties of Masonry
Author C. ANDERSON South Bank Polytechnic, London Abstract A unique technique for testing masonry waits under transverse lateral load is described and the results of tests on more than 80 […]
Timber-Framed Houses: Interaction Between Frame and Cladding Brickwork Subject to Lateral Loads
Author R. C.DEVEKEY Building Research Establishment, Watford, England Abstract A full sized model limber-framed house structure has been subject to a static lateral face load simulating long period wind gust […]
Compressive Strength and Stress-Strain Relationships of Brickwork when Stressed in Directions other than Normal to the Bed Face: Part 2
Author S. DAVIES and H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract Compressive strength and modulus of elasticity have been determined on brickwork built in four bonds using nine types […]
Racking Behaviour of Prestressed and Reinforced Hollow Masonry Walls
Author A. W. PAGE University of Newcastle, Australia and A. HUIZER University of Calgary, Canada Abstract An experimental study of the comparative ability of reinforced and prestressed hollow clay masonry […]
Deformations of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall Panels under Compression
Author DIMITRIJ PUME Building Research Institute, Technical University, Prague, Czechoslovakia Abstract The storey-height reinforced concrete-masonry wall panels designated JCKD, are composed of unbonded masonry contained within a rectangular reinforced concrete […]
Survey of Brick/Binder Adhesion in “Powdered Brick” Mortars and Plasters
Author L. BINDA and G. BARONIO Polytechnic of Milan Abstract The adhesion between binder and aggregate and the resulting mortar and brick in ancient mortars is not fully understood. Mortars […]
A Critical Assessment of Compression Tests for Hollow Block Masonry
Author A. W. PAGE University of Newcastle, Australia and N. G. SHRIVE University of Calgary, Canada Abstract The compressive strength of masonry is usually estimated from tests on small assemblages […]