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.

Proceedings 1

The Lateral Performance of Calcium Silicate Brick Walls with Varying Amounts of Reinforcement

Long Term Corrosion Tests of Bed Joint Reinforcement

Drilled-in Inserts in Masonry Construction

The Effect of the Absorption Characteristics of the Brickwork Background on the Adhesion of Renderings

Wide Cavity Walls: Effect of Tie Density on Performance Under Vertical Load

The Structural Performance of Cavity Wall Ties

The Prism Test as a Measure of Masonry Strength — A Theoretical Analysis

The Shear Strength of Prestressed Brickwork Beams

The Shear Strength of Prestressed Brickwork I-Sections

The Construction and Performance Under Test of Four Prestressed Brickwork Beams

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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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