Author J.J.ROBERTS, A.J.HARRIS AND S.WILLIAMS Kingston University Abstract The use of basements in domestic dwellings is likely to increase in the coming years as land prioces rise. Satisfactory design of basement walls requires knowledge of the pressures acting on...
Author JOHN KNAPTON Newcastle University Abstract In recent years there has been growing vandalism in cemeteries and lawn memorials have been pushed over, often by children. Lawn memorials were introduced into British cemeteries in the mid 1950s to reduce the...
Author R. CERIONI, I. IORI and A. SPAGNOLI Universita di Parma Abstract The behaviour of masonry panels subjected to eccentric compression is investigated, using a nonlinear stress-strain relationship for the material. A numerical procedure, which takes into account...
Author A.K.TAYLOR and F.M.KHALAF, Napier University, Edinburgh Abstract ISO and CEN Codes use a method for calculating the compressive strength of masonry which involves the use of a reference or “normalised” unit size. An empirical equation for the shape...
Author CARL G. CASH Simpson Gumpertz and Heger Abstract On the basis of at least three geographically separated cracking failures of organic fibre reinforced cement roofing shingles, current ASTM industry standards are questioned because the failed shingles comply...
Author MARK F. WILLIAMS AND BARBARA LAMP WILLIAMS Williams Building Diagnostics, Maple Glen, PA Abstract Exterior masonry veneer cavity walls over metal stud/sheathing backup rely on an internal system of flashings and weep holes for drainage of the cavity and wall...
Author K.THOMAS Kenneth Thomas Associates Abstract The paper consists of case studies of disfigured facing brickwork and includes recommendations on how problems could have been avoided and/or possible remedial measures which might have been adopted. Case 1. An end...
Author J. KNAPTON University of Newcastle upon Tyne and I.D. COOK Blockleys Brick Limited Abstract The life cycle cost of roads and similar paved areas surfaced with flexibly bedded pavers is considered in terms of initial construction cost, maintenance costs and...
Author MICHAEL H. M. NIEUWENHUYS, Royal Association of Dutch Clay Brick Manufacturers Abstract Brickwork is considered to be uneconomic because of the cost of the hand operations associated with it. The KNB decided to ignore new mechanised methods of erection and...
Author W.G.J. BERKERS Research Centre for the Dutch Calcium Silicate Brick Industry Abstract Until the Seventies the Dutch calcium silicate brick industry produced bricks and small blocks. It was then realised that bricklaying would lose competitiveness as a...
Author JEFF HOWELL South Bank University, London Abstract Problems with cavity wall construction are often blamed on poor quality workmanship, but solid brickwork equally requires care for the production of quality work, and there are signs that the skills required to...
Author PIERRE BALOSSO De Montfort University, Leicester Abstract Eighty first year students were taken directly to a site at the very beginning of their five to seven years at university. Eleven walls were built by the students in groups of seven or eight each. The...
Author C.A. FUDGE AND A.H. RIZA Kingsway Technology Limited Abstract In the late 1980s, investigations took place to examine the use of autoclaved aerated concrete (Aircrete) blocks used between precast prestressed concrete inverted T beams to form a suspended floor....
Author J.P. FORTH Metropolitan University of Leeds and J.J. BROOKS University of Leeds Abstract Creep and moisture movement strain test data after 300 days are presented for 13 course high x 2 brick wide single leaf masonry, constructed using a single type of clay...
Author C. MELBOURNE Bolton Institute and J.A. HODGSON L.G. Mouchel and Partners seconded to Ballon Institute Abstract A series of test on skewed brickwork arch bridges is described and compared with a similar series of tests on square span brickwork arch bridges....
Author C.MELBOURNE and H.TAO Bolton Institute Abstract The paper deals with the general behaviour of open spandrel arch bridges by using finite element methods. Several models and load cases are studied. The results indicate that the stiffness of the main arch is...
Author A.W. HENDRY University of Edinburgh Abstract Perception of the structural behaviour of masonry arches dates back to the early 18th century and methods for the design of arch bridges were developed through the 19th century in the course of which many thousands...
Author SONGBO LI, A.N. FRIED AND J.J. ROBERTS Kingston University Abstract The test results from 59 brickwork wails under horizontal cyclic loading are examined and compared with the findings from other researchers. Analysis of the cause of cracking is used to develop...
Author JAN KUBICA Silesian Technical University, Gliwice, Poland Abstract The behaviour of unreinforced brickwork subjected to shear in a direction normal to the bed joints is still not well understood. One of the essential problems is to describe the effect of...
Author PETER WALKER University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia JOHN DICKENS University of Technology, Loughborough Abstract Dry-stone walls are an ancient and widespread form of masonry construction. In 1987 approximately 50% of all highway retaining walls in...
