Volume 1, D – 326: Production and testing of scale concrete blocks

Author BANTING, B.; HEEREMA, P.; EL-DAKHAKHNI, W. McMaster University, Department of Civil Engineering Abstract The acquisition of a Variable Scale Concrete Block Production Machine by McMaster University will facilitate the manufacturing of scaled concrete blocks for...

Masonry design for disproportionate collapse requirements

Introduction Revised Building Regulations for England & Wales, related, in part, to the structural design of buildings to resist accidental damage, have recently been published together with the relevant Approved Document giving guidance on accidental damage...

CEN Standards – advance warning copy of the BS EN implementation

The documents listed below are now available as an advance warning copy of the BS EN implementation. Customers purchasing ratified text documents will automatically receive a copy of the official BS EN implementation document on publication. Ratified text documents...

British Standards – Masonry & building regulations

The following standards of interest to readers have now been published, and are available from BSI: The following standards of interest to readers have now been published, and are available from BSI: BS EN 12269: Determination of the bond behaviour between reinforcing...

Eurocodes – Companion Documents

Drafts of these documents were presented at a workshop at the Institution of Structural Engineers on 7 July 2004. For further information on implementing the Eurocodes go to: www.odpm.gov.uk and www.eurocodes.co.uk In addition to commissioning the National Strategy...

Guide to the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design

A new guide has been launched by BSI to introduce all students of civil engineering, structural engineering and structural design to the Structural Eurocodes. This publication will aid undergraduates in their understanding of the principles of the ten Eurocodes. BSI...

Testing of Ceramics in Construction Professor Geoff Edgell

An authoritative account of the test methods for ceramic products used in construction. Edited by Professor Geoff Edgell Head, Ceram Building Technology, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Visiting Professor , School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds. Hardback 256p c.£55.00...

Frame Action in Masonry Structures: An Experimental Investigation

Author J. D. STOKLE and A. J. BELL UMIST, Manchester Abstract The work was undertaken to investigate the extern of frame-action in structures of plain masonry walls and reinforced concrete floor slabs, when (he relative-stiffness of the slabs to the walls was varied....

Frost Damage to Masonry Structures and Tests For Frost Resistance

Author Reijo Yla-Mattila Technical Research Centre of Finland Abstract In a Finnish winter there are many freezing and thawing cycles with temperatures at times as low as -30°C. Bricks, mortars and renderings may fail. Chimneys may corrode or fail in frost due to...

Sampling Criteria for Compressive Strength of Masonry Units

Author R. C. DE VEKEY and R. LOVEGROVE Building Research Establishment, Garston. Abstract Most UK standards for masonry units measure compliance with strength specifications using the mean result of destructive tests on a sample of 10, randomly selected from a batch...