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Author DROBIEC and J. KUBICA Silesian University of Technology Abstract The results of investigations of compressed reinforced masonry wallettes subjected to axial compression are presented. Tests were carried out using specimens made of clay bricks and cement-lime...
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Author ABDEL WAHID HAGO1, KHALIFA AL-JABRI1, ALI AL-HARTH I1, and MOHAMMED QAMARUDDIN2 1. Department of Civil Engineering, SQU, P.O.Box 33 Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman 2. Department of Civil Engineering, Aligar Islamic University, India Abstract An investigation...
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Author R. JASINSKI and J. KUBICA Silesian University of Technology Abstract A comparison of the results of two series of tests on specimens of horizontally sheared masonry walls is presented. One series concerns unreinforced specimens and the other reinforced....
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Author Jan KUBICA Silesian University of Technology Abstract The new Polish Masonry Code PN-B-03002:1999 (with modification Az1/2000) [1], unlike Eurocode 6 [2], has introduced into design calculations of shear walls subjected to wind loads the necessity of satisfying...
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Author T. KVANDE1, K.V. HØISETH2, A.T. VERMELTFOORT3 and R. VAN DER PLUIJM4 1Norwegian Building Research Institute, 2Norwegian University of Science and Technology 3Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 4TNO Building and Construction Research Abstract Knowledge of...
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Author T. KVANDE and A.M. WALDUM Norwegian Building Research Institute Abstract This paper presents results of a test program emphasising the possibilities of making “watertight” rendering systems for façades exposed to very severe driving rain conditions. Mortars of...
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Author J.C. GÁLVEZ, E.REYES and M.J. CASATI Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos Av. Camilo José Cela s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. E-mail: Jaime.Galvez@uclm.es Abstract Brickwork Masonry may be considered as a composite material whose...
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Author C.A. FUDGE1 and D. LOWTHER2H+H Celcon Limited1 and Bovis Homes plc, UK2 Abstract This paper describes the investigation and building of a demonstration house constructed using aircrete (autoclaved aerated concrete) units. This low energy house incorporates a...
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Author G.J. EDGELL (1), N.J. BRIGHT and M. HEATH (1)(1) CERAM Building Technology Abstract This paper reviews the experimental work and compares the calculated masonry strengths using Eurocode 6 with experimentally determined values. The review is taken into account...
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Author G.C. ZHOU, M.Y. RAFIQ and D. EASTERBROOK University of Plymouth Abstract In this study the finite element analysis (FEA) analysis of masonry panels subjected to lateral loading deploys stiffness/strength correctors from a base panel. The selection of the...
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Author G.C. ZHOU, M.Y. RAFIQ and D. EASTERBROOK University of Plymouth guangchun_zhou@yahoo.com Abstract This study proposes a concept of a stiffness/strength corrector to quantify variation in masonry properties, based on analysis of ratios between experimental and...
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Author ROBERTO CAPOZUCCA I.S.T.C. University of Ancona, Italy Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe the behaviour of partially prestressed masonry columns under shear load. In modern masonry, the use of partially prestressed elements is convenient to ensure...
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Author NORMAN BRIGHT1 and CLIFF FUDGE2 1Consulting Engineer, Visiting Professor Kingston University 2Technical Director, H+H Celcon Limited Abstract Codes of Best Practice are ‘how-to’ documents which give information, advice and techniques to improve the construction...
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Author A. BRENCICH1, C. CORRADI1, L. GAMBAROTTA1, G. MANTEGAZZA2, and E. STERPI11Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering – University of Genoa – Italy 2RUREDIL s.p.a. – Milan – Italy Abstract Arches, vaults and pillars generally experience an...
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Author P.R. BINGEL1, J.J. BROOKS2 and J.P. FORTH2 1 School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University, Brunswick Building, Leeds LS2 8BU 2 School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT Abstract The results of creep tests on clay...
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Author DAVID T. BIGGSRyan-Biggs Associates, P.C Abstract An aging workforce of masons in the United States has challenged the masonry industry to develop innovative ways to construct walls by minimizing the physical efforts of the master masons. One inventor has...
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Author ESSY A. BASOENONDO 1), DAVID P. THAMBIRATNAM 2) and HERU PURNOMO 3) 1) Post Graduate Student, Physical Infrastructure Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia (e.basoenondo@student.qut.edu.au or...
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Author A.T. VERMELTFOORT and D.R.W. MARTENS Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Abstract In this project, an attempt is made to measure strain and to establish the strain distribution near openings in masonry facades. Measurements were started as quickly after building...
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Author A.T. VERMELTFOORT Technische Uninversiteit Eindhoven Abstract In masonry walls, due to ‘rounding of the bed joint’, often only the central area of the unit is bonded and openings develop at the edges. Previous studies have shown that this causes a non-uniform...
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Author W. MARK MCGINLEY1, RICHARD M. BENNETT2, and ERIC N. JOHNSON31Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA 2Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The...
