Guidelines for the Diagnostic Investigation of Historic Buildings
Author L BINDA(1), V BOSILJKOV(2), A SAISI1 and L ZANZI(1) (1) Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2) ZAG – Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, […]
Enhanced Safety and Efficient Construction of Masonry Structures in Europe – Exploitation of Research Capacities from the European Commission for the Advantage of European Masonry Producing SMEs
Author R RAST, Dr.-Ing., Dr. sc.techn. and J KIEKER, Dipl.-Geologe BDG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mauerwerksbau e.V., Kochstraße 6-7, 10969 Berlin Abstract The ESECMaSE (acronym for: Enhanced Safety and Efficient Construction […]
Masonry Wall Under Out-Of-The-Plane Loading: an Approach with Geometrical Variables for Determining the Kinematic Collapse Multiplier
Author C ANSELMI and E SAETTA Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Metodi Matematici per l’Architettura, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy Abstract The objective of our work is to present a procedure […]
Repair of Damaged Multiple Leaf Masonry Specimens: Initial Results
Author A ANZANI, L BINDA, A FONTANA and C TEDESCHI Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract The research presented is aimed at studying the response of multiple […]
Stress States in Multi-Storey Masonry Structures Under Horizontal Loading
Author D C SCHERMER Institute for Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technical University Munich, Germany Abstract Under horizontal loads, e.g. due to wind or earthquake actions, the distribution of the lateral […]
Traditional Plus : Single Leaf Brickwork Walling for Houses
Author G J EDGELL CERAM Building Technology Abstract In the 1980’s a significant amount of research was carried out into the performance of brickwork walls made of standard format UK […]
Effectiveness of Confinement Reinforcement for Improving the Ductility of Masonry
Author D I MCLEAN Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA Abstract Provisions in the 2005 MSJC Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures establish maximum […]
Thermal Acceleration of a Portland Cement Mortar Using Direct Electric Current Curing
Author F M Khalaf Reader, School of the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland Abstract The use of electricity as a means of supplying heat to young concrete has become […]
Behaviour of Masonry Walls Made From Different Types of Clay Bricks Under Static-Cyclic Loading
Author E FEHLING(1) and J STÜRZ(2) (1) Chair of Structural Concrete, University of Kassel (2) Scientific Assistant at the department of Structural Concrete, University Kassel Abstract As a consequence of […]
Characterisation of Lime Mortars with Water Repellent for use on Ancient Buildings
Author A C MAGALHÃES(1), M R VEIGA(1) and F CARTAXO(2) (1) Buildings Department, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) (2) Fradical, fábrica de transformação de cal, Lda. Abstract Nowadays, in […]
In-Plane Bearing Capacity of Unreinforced Masonry Panels
Author C-A GRAUBNER(1) and T KRANZLER(2) (1) Prof. Dr.-Ing., Institute of Concrete Structures and Materials, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, graubner@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de (2) Ph.D. candidate Dipl.-Ing., Institute of Concrete Structures and […]
The Maturation Time Factor in Lime Putty Quality
Author M G MARGALHA(1), M R VEIGA(2) and J DE BRITO(3) (1) Municipality of Beja (CMB), University of Évora (UE) (2) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) (3) Instituto Superior […]