Medieval Masonry Deformability Experimental Test

Author M J CASSINELLO Architectural Construction Department, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain Abstract In the absence of field data, an experimental test programme was conducted at the INTEMAC Central Laboratory to determine whether the deformability of...

Tests on Long Span Lintels Supported on Wall Brackets

Author J M ADELL, H MARTÍN, C LÓPEZ, R BEUTEL, M BALEN, P MANFRED, E YÁÑEZ and P TIMPERMAN5 1 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; 2 AIA Arquitectura XXI; 3 Instituto Eduardo Torroja; 4 Halfen Group; 5 NV Bekaert Abstract Reinforced masonry has been subject to research...

Analysis of Calcium Silicate Element-Infilled Steel Frames

Author B M NG’ANDU Department of Structural Design and Construction Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract Although the contribution of infill walls to resist gravity and lateral loads is still commonly unaccounted for in structural design, there is...

Performance of L-Shaped Steel Plate Lintels

Author A T VERMELTFOORT Department of Architecture Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract For aesthetic and economic reasons, steel lintels are frequently used to span openings in brick masonry facades. When L-shaped sections are used, the...

The 3-Dimensional Behaviour of Skew Masonry Arches

Author J Wang and C Melbourne School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford Abstract The research involves an experimental study into the 3?dimensional behaviour of skewed masonry arch barrels under static patch loading and attempts to model the...

Energy Efficient Brick Manufacture using High Quantities of Fly Ash

Author R L DAY1, J F MARTIRENA2 and A HUIZER3 1 Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada 2 Universidad Central de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba 3 deceased, formerly Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary Abstract The paper outlines research...