Experimental Analysis of Masonry Walls Loaded Horizontally in Plane
Author MAURIZIO ANGELILLO Universita di Salerno and RENATO SANTE OLIVITO Universita della Calabria Abstract The adherence of a masonry-like (no tension) model is verified by comparing the theoretical predictions for […]
Mortar Durability Testing : An Update
Author G.K. BOWLER London Brick Company Limited W.H. HARRISON Glebe Research Services M.E. GAZE and A.D. RUSSELL Building Research Establishment Abstract A durability teat, based on one developed at the […]
BCA Durability Programme on Building Mortars
Author D.W. HOBBS*, M.A.ADAM^ and M.SEHMAR+ *British Cement Association, ^Consultant, +Formerly BCA Abstract Studies to compare the durability performance of building mortars prepared using a number of cements with and […]
The Shear Strength of Brickwork Beams Prestressed Normal to the Bed Joints
Author B.P. SINHA University of Edinburgh Abstract Eight full size beams with a brick bonding arrangement very similar to that used for pocket type walls, 2.5 bricks wide and one […]
The Variability of Bond Wrench Measurements in UK, Australia and USA
Author R.C.DE VEKEY, Building Research Establishment PROFESSOR A. W. PAGE University of Newcastle, NSW and E.G.HEDSTROM National Concrete Masonry Association, USA Abstract The bond wrench has been in use for […]
Bond Strength of Brickwork from Crossed Couplet and Wallette Tests : Some Comparative Results
Author M.A. ADAMS Consultant and D.W. HOBBS British Cement Association Abstract Bond strength results obtained using the crossed couplet and wallette test methods are reported on 1:6 air entrained cement.sand […]
Construction on Contaminated Land
Author S. GARVIN Building Research Establishment, Scotland Abstract There are estimated to be some 100,000 contaminated land sites in the UK resulting from the decline in heavy industry over the […]
Flexural Strength Behaviour Normal to Bed Joint of Plastered Concrete Block Masonry
Author K. RAMAMURTHY*, R. RADHAKRISHNAN** and G. RAJASEKHAR* * Indian Institute of Technology ** N.S.S. College of Engineering, Palghat Abstract For functional and aesthetic reasons masonry, in most applications, is […]
Theoretical Determination of Flexural Strength of Unreinforced Masonry
Author P. CHRISTIANSEN Building Technology, Masonry Centre, Denmark Abstract One of the most important parameters for the design of masonry using yield-line theory is the flexural strength. Codes normally prescribe […]
Collapse Modes of Masonry Arch Bridges
Author THOMAS E. BOOTHBY The Pennsylvania State University Abstract The upper and lower bound theorems of plasticity have been shown to apply to the limit states analysis of the masonry […]
On the Modulus of Elasticity for Masonry
Author H. H. KNUTSSON and J. NIELSEN Danish Building Research Institute Abstract The theory of elasticity is often applied to the design of masonry structures. For such applications it is […]
Creep Measured in a Brick Masonry Tower Block
Author T.G. HUGHES and R.J. HARVEY University of Wales, Cardiff Abstract Strains measured in a highly stressed internal wall of a nine storey structural brick masonry tower block are reported […]