Author EDOUARD G. NESVIJSKI and ODILON P. CAVALHEIRO Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil Abstract The present paper is devoted to analysis of problems and possibilities of application of some acoustic (sonic and ultrasonic) methods for nondestructive testing of...
Author CLAUDIA NEUWALD-BURG Institut fur Tragkonstruktionen, University of Karlsruhe Abstract For the assessment of the loadbearing capacity of existing brickwork, assumptions on its mechanical behaviour often have to be made when direct testing is not possible to...
Author JAMES C. MYERS Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Arlington, MA Abstract With the trend to lighter curtain wall systems with independent structural building frames, the risks increase for damaging interactions between the masonry veneer, the back-up wall, and the...
Author JAMES C. MYERS Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Arlington, MA Abstract An 18h fire severely damaged the structure and masonry facade of a Philadelphia, PA high rise. The facade included solid granite components and granite veneer on precast concrete spandrel...
Author R.P. MURPHY Abstract The paper describes a new system of building in which rectanular bricks in 3 sizes 4/16m, 3116m and 2116m all by l/16m thick and certain shapes are held in place by a 9mm interengagement of pattern depth and a special thin joint adhesive....
Author MERCEDES MARRERO Central University of Venezuela Abstract The technology of the structural concrete block system OMNIBLOCK is described and its comparative advantages against conventional construction with respect to production and assembly. The system relies...
Author W. JAGER and H. BERGANDER Consultants, Dresden Abstract In the standards to prove buckling safety, approximate equations are prescribed which differ in certain fields. The results cannot be assessed by comparing the different approximations. For this purpose, a...
Author A.W. HENDRY Edinburgh Abstract In a paper to the Fourth International Masonry Conference in 1989 the author reviewed the methods adopted in BS 5628 and the draft EC 6, as it stood at that time, for the design of waits under compressive load. In that paper a...
Author A.N. FRIED Kingston University Abstract In the UK design rules for unreinforced laterally loaded wall panels, supported in various ways, have existed for a considerable time. The inclusion of movement joints in these panels will affect the support conditions...
Author S. CLARKE and DJ. HARRIS Kingsway Technology Limited Abstract This Partners in Technology (PiT) project generated data to support the UK National Application Document (NAD) for the voluntary Eurocode for masonry design – ENV1996.1.1. The data was...
Author PETER WALKER University of Bath Abstract Erosion from wind-driven rain is often a major concern for unbaked earthen wall construction. As a result a variety of accelerated tests have been developed to assess material performance. These include subjecting...
Author F. PEAKE, W.A. DUROSE and G.J. EDGELL CERAM Building Technology Abstract A number of test walls have been constructed using two types of facing brick with 75mm cavities formed by an inner leaf of lightweight concrete blocks. The cavities were filled with...
Author R.C. de VEKEY* and G.J. EDGELL** * PORE** CERAM Building Technology Abstract Since 1978 there has been a codified method for designing walls to resist lateral out-of-plane loads in BSS628:Part 1 which is based substantially on empirical data for 28d old...
Author HARTWIG M. KUNZEL Fraunhofer-Institute for Building Physics, Holzkirchen Abstract Exterior thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS), in the US called exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS), provide heat insulation and moisture protection of building...
Author TOM MCNEILLY Consultant Architect Abstract The Victorian government has regulated that new houses have an energy efficiency rating determined by computer simulation. Alternatively, ceiling, wall and floor elements must achieve R Values that require the...
Author V.M. GORPINCHENKO and M.O. PAVLOVA Abstract Increasing the designed thermal resistance of building walls in compliance with the Decision of the Russian Federation Minstroy and New Construction Standards and Regulations “Constructional...
Author C. MELBOURNE* and L. WEEKES** * University of Salford ** NNC Ltd Abstract The paper describes a series of large scale laboratory tests on three span brickwork jack arches. This form of construction was very popular in the 19th Century and in the early part of...
Author R.C.DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract There is a dearth of data on the performance of contemporary masonry wall forms in fire, in an earlier BRE project the known database was reviewed, many of the newer watt materials and arrangements were...
Author R.J. COLLINS* DJ. HARRIS** and W. SPARKES** * BRE **Kingsway Technology Ltd Abstract Suspended floor systems constructed from inverted precast concrete T-beams with precast concrete block infill elements are a newly expanding market. Infill blocks offer a low...
Author ROBERTO CAPOZUCCA University of Ancona Abstract In this paper the collapse load response of a brickwork barrel vault model is analysed. The model reproduces a real historical polycentric brickwork vault. The numerical method of analysis by F.E.M. may be adapted...
