Author R A CYPHERS, PE and A R WHITLOCK, PhD, PE WDP & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers Abstract A testing program was conducted to compare an omni-directional with a uni-directional freeze/thaw test on moulded brick. The brick were tested in accordance...
Author J Kubica Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Abstract Generally, in national masonry standards (including Eurocode 6) different requirements concerning acceptance of the minimum reinforcement in masonry buildings and structures can be found....
Author G BERTRAM, D R W MARTENS and H L M WIJEN Department of Architecture, Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract The causes of crack formation in masonry veneer walls are not yet well understood. Investigation into the phenomena that...
Author V GALIMBERTI ITC – CNR (Construction Technologies Institute – Italian National Research Council) Abstract The making of a maintenance program for external walls is a known process which requires means and instrumentations to analyse the phenomena and to...
Author L DROBIEC Building Structures Department, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Abstract The paper presents discrete numerical model of bed joint reinforced masonry. In the mortar and brick material model, the five-parameter Willam-Warnke failure...
Author J CHRYSLER Masonry Institute of America Abstract The performance of reinforced masonry is significantly dependent on the quality of construction. Inspection of masonry by an independent observer is one method to verify the construction quality. The latest...
Author M DEL RÍO MERINO(1), P I GRACIA(1) and I S-W AZEVEDO(2) (1) Dept. of Architectural Constructions. Polytechnic University of Madrid. (U.P.M) (2) Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Polytechnic University of Madrid. (U.P.M) Abstract Spain is the fifth largest country...
Author R CAPOZUCCA(1) and V PASCUCCI(2) (1) Ass. Professor, Struct. Section of DACS , University Politecnica of Marche, Italy (2) PhD Student, University Politecnica of Marche, Italy Abstract Un-reinforced masonry structures (URM) are not considered to be resistant...
Author J N NICHOLS(1) and K F TAN(2) (1) Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, USA (2) Department of the Materials Science School, South West University of Science and Technology, PRC Abstract Saint Andrew’s Church, located in main civic park...
Author P R BINGEL, A R BOWN and J STURGES School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University Abstract The paper introduces professionals within the construction Industry to the general concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. The complex...
Author PROF. ARCH. G VALLETTA(1), PROF. ARCH. G PEDEMONTE(1), ARCH. J J FONTANA(1), DR. ING. Q R TALERO(2) and DR. ING. Q A DELGADO(2) (1) University of Uruguay -.Faculty of Architecture Institute of Construction Science, E-mail: graval@adinet.com.uy (2) Instº. C.C....
Author A RODRÍGUEZ SÁNCHEZ and M GONZÁLEZ CORTINA Department of Architectural Constructions, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Abstract During the last decades of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century, in Spain, and especially in Madrid, a singular...
Author P R BINGEL, A R BOWN and J STURGES School of the Built Environment, Leeds Metropolitan University Abstract The generic process for assessing the environmental impacts of construction materials such as clay brickwork masonry is outlined. The meaning of much of...
Author M A ELGAWADY, Q MA, J BUTTERWORTH, and J M INGHAM Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland Abstract The rocking response of rigid blocks with aspect ratios of 3 and 5 was investigated, with particular focus on the possible...
Author A ANZANI, E GARAVAGLIA and L BINDA Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract Among the factors which are peculiar to ancient masonry structures, creep and the creep-fatigue interaction have been shown to influence strongly...
Author J H Greenwald(1), D W Graber(2), and M S BRADFIELD(3) (1) PE, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (2) PE, National Concrete Masonry Association (3) PE, Bradfield Consulting Abstract Grouting is a labour-intensive and time consuming portion of...
Author Y SHI and D D’ AYALA Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath Abstract This paper reports on a test program which aims to validate former theoretical work carried out at the University of Bath, correlating seismic damage mechanisms...
Author C SUI(1), M Y RAFIQ(1), D EASTERBROOK(1), G BUGMANN(1) and G ZHOU(2) (1) University of Plymouth, UK (2) Harbin Universityof Technology (HIT), China Abstract Naturally there are errors in laboratory experimental data. These errors are more apparent in data...
Author M J MASIA(1), Y HAN(1) and M R S CORREA(2) (1) Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia (2) Department of Structural Engineering, EESC/USP, Brazil Abstract The paper describes a new...
Author H C UZOEGBO FBMS(1), R SENTHIVEL(2) and R PAVE(1) (1) School of Civil Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2) Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal Abstract Single storey masonry buildings...
