Author P. W. KLEEMAN and A. W. PAGE University of Newcastle, N.S.W. Abstract The deformation properties of four different types of packing material used in compression testing — plywood, hardboard, fibreboard and particle board — have been tested in compression and...
Author W. TEMPLETON and G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract The draft ISO test method for the compressive strength of masonry units includes as alternatives two methods of pretreating the surfaces of units so they achieve the required tolerances —...
Author DAVID C. PAYNE*, DAVID S. BROOKS* and GEORGE SVED** *Kinhill Engineers Pty., Adelaide **University of Adelaide Abstract A method of analysis combining finite element and finite difference procedures has been developed to provide a means of predicting the...
Author T. P. GANESAN, P. KALAYANASUNDARAM and R. AMBALAVANAN Indian Institute of Technology, Madra Abstract A three-dimensional approach is desirable for accurate analysis of masonry walls having non-planar geometry and/or eccentric loadings. It is essential for the...
Author DAVID LENCZNER University of Wales College of Cardiff Abstract The paper presents a new method for calculating the build-up of stress in restrained brick masonry members in which free moisture expansion and stress relaxation are acting simultaneously. The...
Author R. SYM Sym Statistics Abstract Statistical methods are applied in quality control during production, by quality assurance Assessors using data collected by the manufacturer, and to satisfy the customers about particular consignments. To ensure that the same...
Author R. SYM Sym Statistics Abstract The limits on size in BS 3921 are based on information gathered approximately 40 years ago. To allow the appropriateness of these limits to today’s products to be assessed, a study of the dimensional deviations of clay...
Author C. AMADIO and S. RAJGELJ University of Trieste, Italy Abstract A comparison is made of the behaviour of masonry mortars, having different composition but similar workability, under repeated loadings of uniaxial compression with imposed maximum strain histories....
Author F. K. BIRJANDI British Cement Association and PROFESSOR M. C. FORDE University of Edinburgh Abstract Experimental work has been undertaken on the relationships between ultrasonic pulse velocity and age, and pulse velocity and compressive strength for mortar...
Author J. MORTON Brick Development Association and M. R. HORNE formerly Beyer Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Manchester Abstract A proposed new approach for the design of masonry members in compression has already been developed for loading within the...
Author NEIL TAYLOR Sheffield City Polytechnic Abstract A non-linear interpretation of the limit state behaviour of rectangular masonry sections subject to singly eccentric compressive forces is presented. The strain distribution across the section is taken to be...
Author E. M. F. NAGUIB Cairo University, Egypt and PROFESSOR G. T. SUTER Carleton University, Canada Abstract To help understand masonry cracking problems, study of the stress field inside a brick unit and a mortar joint under different types of loading is important....
Author C. AMADIO and S. RAJGELJ University of Trieste, Italy Abstract The shear behaviour of a joint in clay masonry under constant compressive action was investigated experimentally for solid and hollow bricks and two mortars of different composition. From the...
Author A. W. PAGE The University of Newcastle, N.S.W. Abstract In December, 1989, the city of Newcastle, N.S. W., was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 5-6 on the Richter Scale, Despite the relatively small magnitude, the damage was widespread, due to the...
Author H. J. VEKEMANS University of Technology Eindhoven, The Netherlands Abstract A current research project in The Netherlands deals with masonry, and is concentrated on the structural design of buildings. Part of the project is a comparison of different...
Author A. H. RAHMAN Institute for Research in Construction, N.R.C. and PROFESSOR G. T. SUTER Carleton University, Ottawa Abstract Climatic fluctuations in temperature create temperature differentials between the exterior and interior walls of buildings. In typical...
Author A. H. RAHMAN Institute for Research in Construction, N.R.C. and PROFESSOR G. T. SUTER Carleton University, Ottawa Abstract Thermal movements have all too frequently ted to distress in masonry envelopes of buildings. This paper deals with a thermal analysis to...
Author F. ROMANO, S. GANDUSCIO and G. ZINGONE Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, Universita di Palermo Abstract In this paper analytical solutions are derived for the flexural deflections and rotations of cracked masonry members made of material...
Author C. MODENA University of Padua Abstract The paper reviews the methodology and the main results of an extended research programme on the evaluation and modelling of the seismic response of masonry structures. The research started after the destructive 1976 Friuli...
