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Author E. A. LEWIS Tarmac Topblock Ltd Abstract Quality Assurance should not be an independent function but integrated as part of the whole process of responding to the needs of the market for the product. The practical aspects of Quality Control can be described as a...
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Author W. LASKA and C, OSTRANDER Masonry Advisory Council, Park Ridge, I11. Abstract This paper is a shortened form of -CAVITY WALLS: a Case of High Performance”, a technical booklet developed to aid the American designer in his understanding and detailing of...
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Author IAN D. COOK Blockleys plc Abstract The results of a survey of the UK paving market are discussed. Cost and performance comparisons with competitive surfacing materials are made. Case studies are given which highlight the importance of initial design decisions...
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Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Trends in the construction industry have led to housing incorporating features which comply with the recommendations now contained in Approved Document...
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Author W. TEMPLETON, G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Accidental-damage loadings to a domestic house were simulated by removing the masonry between lower window openings when load was being...
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Author W. TEMPLETON and G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract A uniformly distributed lateral load was applied to the gable wall of the test house in increments of 0.25 kN/m2 up to 3 kN/m2. The...
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Author I. M. MAY and S. Y. A. MA University of Bradford Abstract The analysis of brick masonry panels under lateral load using a non-linear finite element program is described. Studies of the effects of various parameters on the values of failure pressure of the...
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Author S. Y. A. MA and I. M. MAY University of Bradford Abstract A failure criterion for brick masonry under biaxial stress which covers tension-tension, tension-compression and compression is proposed. The directional properties of masonry are included by defining...
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Author W. G. CURTIN Curtins, Consulting Engineers Abstract It is suggested that the increase in flexural strength, perpendicular to the bed joints, fkxn, is due to their torsional or shear resistance. Simplified equations are developed to predict the variation of...
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Author A. SISE, N. G, SHRIVE and E. L. JESSOP University of Calgary Abstract Bivariate tests have often been used to assess the effect of various parameters on bond strength. On site many parameters vary simultaneously and there is no substantive evidence to show...
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Author ANTON FRIED and COLIN ANDERSON South Bank Polytechnic, London DAVID A. GAIRNS. University of Melbourne, Australia Abstract The flexural resistance of masonry is determined by different methods in different countries. In the UK wallette testing is used and in...
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Author R. LOVEGROVE Building Research Establishment Abstract Wallette tests on brickwork show that the relationship between strength and thickness does not follow the square-law implicitly assumed by BS5628:Part 1. Finite Element analysis of various bonds shows that...
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Author R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract BS5628:Part 2 covering the design of reinforced and prestressed masonry allows the use of concrete and grout infill in small prismatic voids in concrete or brick masonry as a means of protecting carbon...
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Author N. A. ROUMANI and M. E. PHIPPS University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Abstract An unbonded prestressed brickwork I or T section member fails in shear after the formation of diagonal cracks in the web. When these cracks form the member may...
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Author T. G. GARWOOD Bolton Institute of Higher Education Abstract Two series of brickwork beams were tested. Each series consisted of four beams with varying degrees of prestress and at least one conventionally reinforced beam having the same flexural capacity. A...
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Author PROFESSOR F. SAWKO Sultan Qabos University, Oman. Abstract A method of rehabilitation is described, designed to preserve the external appearance of masonry arch bridges while enhancing their load carrying capacity. The procedure consists of removal of...
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Author K. FISHER*, B. A. HASELTINE** H. R. HODGKINSON*** and J. N. TUTT *Redland Bricks Limited **Jenkins & Potter ***British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract The paper gives results of 14 tests to examine the strength and mode of failure of unreinforced flat...
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Author JAGDISH T. D0D1A and COLIN ANDERSON South Bank Polytechnic. London Abstract The paper discusses existing guidance in codes of practice on the provision of wall lies for cavity walls subjected to lateral loading and refers to the new BS DDI40. Finite element...
