Saint Andrew’s Church – Upgrading after the Newcastle Earthquake
Author J N NICHOLS(1) and K F TAN(2) (1) Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, USA (2) Department of the Materials Science School, South West University of Science and […]
Sustainability of UK Masonry in Relation to Current Assessment Tools
Author P R BINGEL, A R BOWN and J STURGES School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University Abstract The paper introduces professionals within the construction Industry to the general […]
Fibreglass Reinforcement in Brick Bearing Walls
Author PROF. ARCH. G VALLETTA(1), PROF. ARCH. G PEDEMONTE(1), ARCH. J J FONTANA(1), DR. ING. Q R TALERO(2) and DR. ING. Q A DELGADO(2) (1) University of Uruguay -.Faculty of […]
Evolution of Brickwork Façades in Madrid’s Architecture From the Early 20th Century Through Their Bond Analysis
Author A RODRÍGUEZ SÁNCHEZ and M GONZÁLEZ CORTINA Department of Architectural Constructions, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Abstract During the last decades of the 19th century and the first years of […]
The Challenge of Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Clay Brickwork Masonry
Author P R BINGEL, A R BOWN and J STURGES School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University Abstract The generic process for assessing the environmental impacts of construction materials […]
Rocking Response of Solid Blocks on Rigid and Flexible Foundations
Author M A ELGAWADY, Q MA, J BUTTERWORTH, and J M INGHAM Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland Abstract The rocking response of rigid blocks with […]
Time Dependent Behaviour of Historic Masonry: A Probabilistic Model
Author A ANZANI, E GARAVAGLIA and L BINDA Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract Among the factors which are peculiar to ancient masonry structures, creep and the […]
Self-Consolidating Grout Investigation: Compressive Strength, Consolidation and Flow
Author J H Greenwald(1), D W Graber(2), and M S BRADFIELD(3) (1) PE, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (2) PE, National Concrete Masonry Association (3) PE, Bradfield Consulting Abstract […]
Analysis of In-plane Damage of Unreinforced Masonry Walls
Author Y SHI and D D’ AYALA Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath Abstract This paper reports on a test program which aims to validate former theoretical […]
Using Timoshenko-Like Formula to Reduce the Experimental Error of Laterally Loaded Masonry Panels
Author C SUI(1), M Y RAFIQ(1), D EASTERBROOK(1), G BUGMANN(1) and G ZHOU(2) (1) University of Plymouth, UK (2) Harbin Universityof Technology (HIT), China Abstract Naturally there are errors in […]
Torsion Shear Test for Mortar Joints in Masonry
Author M J MASIA(1), Y HAN(1) and M R S CORREA(2) (1) Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia (2) Department of Structural […]
Seismic Behaviour of Single-Storey URM Buildings with Lightweight Steel Roof
Author H C UZOEGBO FBMS(1), R SENTHIVEL(2) and R PAVE(1) (1) School of Civil Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2) Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Guimaraes, […]