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 4

The Effect of Sand Grading on the Performance and Properties of Masonry

The Influence of Air Entraining Agents in Mortar on the Properties of Masonry

Masonry Building Codes in the United States

A Parametric Design Study of a 10-Storey Building to Compare BS 5628 to the Draft EC6

The UK Assessment of Eurocode 6 — A Comparison with BS 5628: Part 1

The Compressive Strength of Masonry Specimens

Effect of Bed-Face Preparation in Compressive Testing of Masonry Units

Compressive Strength of Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Compared with Eurocode 6

The New Swiss Masonry Design Standard SIA V 177/2

The Compressive Strength of Masonry Walls

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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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