ITW (Illinois Tool Works) www.itw.com has acquired Cullen Building Products www.cullen-bp.com and its subsidiary companies in Canada, France and Ireland. The Glenrothes family business has established itself as a leading company in the development and manufacture of ancillary components for connecting timber to timber and timber to masonry. (11 November 2008)

New BS guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units

BS 6073-2_2008 Precast concrete masonry units. Guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units has just been published by BSI. It gives guidance on specifying precast concrete masonry units conforming to BS EN 771-3 and BS EN 771-4.

28/11/2008 ~ Comparing design outcomes from EC6 with design outcomes from BS 5628

All engineers who design masonry buildings are welcome to this event. Registration is free but essential.

Volume 11

The Design of Unreinforced Brickwork Panels with Openings under Lateral Pressure

The Potential Shrinkage of Mortars: Effects of Sand Characteristics

Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of the Seismic Resistant Behavior of Masonry Walls

Laboratory Impact Testing of Free Standing Masonry Walls

Properties of Mortar for Aircrete Blockwork: Large Scale Panel Tests

Measurement of Stress in Sandstone Blockwork Using Flat Jacks

The Effect of Age on the Deformation of Masonry

Numerical Study of Failure Initiation in Different Joint Shear Tests

On the Use of Homogenisation Techniques for the Analysis of Masonry Structures

Analysis of Thin Composite Masonry Vaults

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ITW acquire Cullen Building Products

New BS guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units

28/11/2008 ~ Comparing design outcomes from EC6 with design outcomes from BS 5628

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