Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 19
Author J. V. NGOWI Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam –UCLAS, Private Box 32518 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania E-mail: ngowi_joseph@hotmail.com Abstract To investigate the seismic response of dry-stack masonry, a single storey dry-stack...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 19
Author F. J. PALLARES (1) and T. G. HUGHES (2) (1) PolytechnicUniversity of Valencia, Spain (2) Cardiff University, UK Abstract A record of brick unit strains and brick masonry strains measured in-situ in a structural brick masonry tower block are reported over a...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author DR. B. BAICHE, MR. C. KENDRICK, PROF. R. OGDEN and DR. N. WALLIMAN Department of Architecture, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University Abstract This paper explores the potential to develop a successful composite masonry unit comprising of two...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author C. PRIYA (1), K. BALAJI RAO (1), M. B. ANOOP (1) and N. LAKSHMANAN (2) (1) Scientist, Structural Engineering research Centre, CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai -113, INDIA (2) Director, Structural Engineering research Centre, CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai -113,...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author K. F. HANSEN (1), C. M. PEDERSEN (1) and L. G. HAGSTEN (2) (1) Danish Building Research Institute, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark (2) EngineeringCollege of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark Corresponding author: Klavs Feilberg Hansen, Department of Building Design and...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author W. BRAMESHUBER (1), I. BEER (2) and U. SCHMIDT (3) (1) Director of the Institute of Building Materials Research, RWTH Aachen University (2) Scientific employee at the Institute of Building Materials Research, RWTH Aachen University (3) Scientific employee and...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author Y. GREGOIRE Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) Abstract BBRI is carrying out a research program in order to evaluate the recommended values proposed by Eurocode 6, in the context of the establishment of its National Annex. This paper concerns the...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author A. T. VERMELTFOORT Department of Architecture Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract When specimens are tested in compression the lateral expansion is usually confined by friction between the loading platens and the specimen. For...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author S. SAHLIN Professor emeritus, KTH, Sweden Abstract There appears to be little data published on the effect of chasing on the compressive strength of brickwork with only that according to FISHER [1] and others [2-3]. In the writers’ opinion this statement still...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author M.G. STEWART (1) and S.J. LAWRENCE (2) (1) Corresponding Author: Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia. ph: +61 2 49216027 fax: +61 2 49216991 email:...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author E.N. VINTZILEOU and V.A. PALIERAKI Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete, Faculty of Civil Engineering, NationalTechnicalUniversity of Athens, Greece Abstract The contribution of infill walls to the seismic behaviour of RC structures is widely recognised. The...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author J.J.BROOKS(1) and J.P. FORTH(2) (1) Consultant (2)School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds Abstract The irreversible moisture expansion of twenty different types of clay brick made from a wide range of clays has been determined. The bricks were one...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 20
Author C. JAYASINGHE Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Abstract Cement stabilized earth (CSE) bricks and blocks are gradually gaining popularity in many countries with lateritic soils. CSE bricks can be manufactured to the standard...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author C. JAYASINGHE (1) and R.S. MALLAWAARACHCHI (2) (1) Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2) Post graduate research student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Abstract The provision...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author S. GLOWIENKA (1), C.-A. GRAUBNER (2) and M.A. MAES (3) (1) Hochtief Consult, IKS Energy, Structural Engineer, Frankfurt, Germany (2) University of Technology, Darmstadt, Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Darmstadt, Germany (3) University of...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author B. CALDERONI (1), E.A. CORDASCO (2), L. GUERRIERO (3), P. LENZA (4), and G. MANFREDI (5) (1) Associate Professor of Structural Engineering, University Federico II of Naples, Italy (2) PhD Doctor in Restoration of Cultural Heritage, University Federico II of...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author T. H. McNEILLY Abstract Mortar batching often follows Vitruvius’ rule, one part of cement and/or binder to three of sand, but poor practices too often result in weak mortar. The Australian mortar mixer’s capacity is three times the volume of a bag of cement or...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author LUIZ A. P. de OLIVEIRA and LUIS F. A. BERNARDO e-mail: luiz.oliveira@ubi.pt , luis.bernardo@ubi.pt Civil Engineering and Architecture Department, University of Beira Interior – Covilhã – Portugal Abstract This paper presents an experimental study on the...
Categories: Masonry International, MI Journal Article, Volume 21
Author L.M. HEFFLER (1), M.G. STEWART (2), M.J. MASIA (3), M.R.S. CORREA (4) (1) Corresponding Author: Postgraduate Student, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW, 2308, Australia. ph:...
