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Author D.J. HARRIS1 and DR. A.J. JONES21 H+H Celcon Ltd 2 Acoustical Investigation & Research Organisation Ltd Abstract The effect of noise pollution is becoming increasingly important as peoples’ life styles change and domestic musical equipment becomes more...
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Author JENNIFER HOGG1, JOHN ROBERTS2 and ANTON FRIED3 1 Research Student. Faculty of Technology, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK. KT1 2EE 2 Dean. Faculty of Technology, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames,...
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Author A.N. FRIED1, J.J. ROBERTS1 and A.K. TOVEY2 1 School of Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Kingston University, London. U.K. 2 Basement Development Group, c/o British Cement Association, Crowthorne, Berks. U.K. Abstract This paper reviews basement usage in the...
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Author A.J. BELL1, A.M. AL-JOLAHY2 and M. KULAIB2 1Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UK 2Department of Civil Engineering, Sana’a University, Yemen Abstract Compression tests have been carried out on two types of natural stone...
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Author K.C. VOON and J.M. INGHAM University of Auckland Abstract The current New Zealand masonry design standard, NZS 4230, has not been updated since 1990 and it is suggested that the shear strength criteria in this document are overly conservative, restricting...
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Author H.C. UZOEGBO and J.V. NGOWI Department of Civil Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa Abstract A series of dry-stack (mortarless) interlocking block wall systems 3m x 2.50m were tested under centric...
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Author R. SENTHIVEL and S.N. SINHA Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Abstract Tests on scaled brick masonry models were carried out to investigate the response of calcium silicate brick masonry under cyclic compressive loading. Envelope stress/strain...
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Author H.R. ROMAN* and R.H. ROMAGNA***Civil Engineer, PhD – Federal University of Santa Catarina – Department of Civil Engineering – Florianópolis – Brazil **Civil Engineer, MSc – National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship – Company Consultant Abstract The paper...
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Author B.M. NG’ANDU, A.T. VERMELTFOORT and D.R.W. MARTENSEindhoven University of Technology Abstract Bi-axial stress situations arise in shear walls subjected to in-plane loads. Modelling of masonry therefore requires material data on stress-deformation behaviour that...
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Author J.L. MIRANDA DIAS LNEC (National Civil Engineering Laboratory – Portugal) Abstract Movement in masonry walls of buildings is frequently associated with changes in temperature and moisture in the constituent materials and in the surrounding elements such...
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Author C.L. TALLON(1), D.I. MCLEAN(1), D.G. POLLOCK(1) and T.C. YOUNG(2)(1) Washington State University (2)Northwest Concrete Masonry Association Abstract Past research has shown that the flexural performance and ductility of reinforced masonry shear walls loaded...
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Author DIRK R.W. MARTENSEindhoven University of Technology Abstract During the last decade, in the Netherlands and Belgium, an increasing number of veneer walls have been erected in clay brick and concrete block masonry with thin layer mortar. Owing to the homogeneous...
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Author TODOR VASSILEV, WOLFRAM JÄGER and TORSTEN PFLÜCKE Dresden University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Chair for Planning of Load Bearing Structures Abstract A numerical model for the analysis of structural members under eccentric compression is...
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Author G.D. WIGHT, P.T. LAURSEN and J.M. INGHAM University of Auckland, New Zealand Abstract Three multi-storey unbonded post-tensioned concrete masonry (PCM) cantilever walls were tested in the Civil Test Hall at the University of Auckland. The 67% scale wall units...
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Author Mariano GONZÁLEZ CORTINA and Luis de VILLANUEVA DOMÍNGUEZ Polytechnic University, Madrid Abstract The aim of this research is to obtain hydraulic mortars, from aired lime activated with chamotte or burnt clay powder. This chamotte comes from the ceramic...
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Author M. L. L. OLIVEIRA, P. J. P. GLEIZE and H. R. ROMAN Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Departemento de Engenharia Civil – Caixa Postal 476 CEP 88040 – 970 – Florianópolis – SC – Brazil Abstract This research is part of a project with...
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Author P. FACCIO, P. FORABOSCHI and A. VANIN IUAV ⎯ Department of Constructions of Architecture ( DCA ); Venice, Italy. Abstract This paper is devoted to masonry walls subjected to lateral loads. The total range of the response up to failure, including...
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Author P. FACCIO and P. FORABOSCHI IUAV – Department of Constructions of Architecture ( DCA ); Venice, Italy Abstract The paper is devoted to the masonry cloist-vault, and deals with structural behaviour, damage due to severe loads, and strength-ening by using...
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Author G.CARDANI, C.TEDESCHI, L.BINDA and G.BARONIO Dis- Politecnico of Milan Abstract Efflorescence and crypto-efflorescence due to crystallisation of soluble salts in the walls are some of the most frequent causes of damage to facing brick-masonry in the...
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Author C. GENTILE, A. SAISI and L. BINDA Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Abstract The dynamic characteristics of an historic masonry bell tower are investigated using full-scale testing and finite element analysis. The tower,...
