Author B. BIRD Whitby & Bird Abstract The two tower blocks of Gelston Point and Winterton House built at the end of the 1960’s utilised alt the latest ideas for speedy construction: calcium chloride to speed up setting up of the concrete; sprayed asbestos...
Author K. THOMAS Kenneth Thomas Associates Abstract The paper includes case studies of remedial works carried out in recent years and gives details of special brackets designed to support brick slips on concrete nibs; repairs to the concrete nibs with insufficient...
Author E. PAPA, L. BINDA Politecnico di Milan A. NAPPI University of Trieste Abstract Time-dependent effects in masonry were studied by experimental tests on small scale panels and on wallettes obtained from the ruins of a medieval building (Civic Tower of Pavia). The...
Author CHRISTIANE HAHN Technical University Braunschweig Abstract Present knowledge of the behaviour of masonry walls in fire is based mainly on the results of tests on room sized walls, loadbearing and non-loadbearing, with and without a separating function. A number...
Author HARRIE J. VEKEMANS Technische Universiteit, Eindhoven Abstract This paper gives further results of a continuing comparison of design rules in the European masonry codes: NEN6790, BS5628:Part 1. EC6, NBN B24-301, DIN 1053 Part 2 and S1A 177. The initial research...
Author A.L. TAYLOR. Acer Armand Safier and S.K. ARORA, Building Research Establishment Abstract The paper compares the calculation of the design resistance of masonry Halls according to the three codes for three of the most important conditions: vertical loadbearing...
Author S.K. ARORA Building Research Establishment and G.J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract The earlier assessments of EC6/!SO masonry codes showed that the rules for vertical load design gave highly conservative solutions requiring greater wall...
Author J. MORTON Brick Development Association Abstract In many codes, the reduction factors for plain masonry walls are derived from empirical equations which are considered to be the best fit to both the available experimental evidence and the various theoretical...
Author J.M. ADELL Madrid. Abstract The advantages of bedjoint reinforcement are summarised and the construction of the Adell Cavity Wall described. Examples of use in large apartment blocks and specialized structures are given.
Author J.J. ROBERTS Kingston University Abstract Thirty-eight reinforced concrete blockwork beams have been tested to failure using a two-point loading system. Single-course, two-courses and soldier-course beams were used to investigate the effect of the amount of...
Author N.C. SHRIVE and A. HUIZER University of Calgary Abstract Masonry diaphragm walls of two leaves are substantially stiffer and stronger than equivalent cavity walls. Post-tensioning can increase the stiffness and strength substantially, making them attractive for...
Author S.W. GARRITY University of Bradford and T.G. GARWOOD Bolton Institute of Higher Education Abstract A 1.565m deep prestressed brickwork diaphragm wall, representing part of a full size highway bridge abutment, was tested in the laboratory under the combined...
Author I. EL-SAIE, G.A. KHOURY, J.B. NEWMAN Imperial College, London Abstract This work was prompted by concern over the effectiveness of infitt concrete as protection to steel in reinforced masonry. C30F infill concrete as recommended in BS5628 was severely cracked...
Author P. R. BINGEL Leeds Metropolitan University and J. J. BROOKS University of Leeds Abstract Stress relaxation and creep are reported for clay masonry units. Using different analytical methods developed from concrete technology, relaxation is predicted from the...
Author AHMAD SABHA Technical University of Dresden Abstract The investigation deals with the structural behaviour of ashlar-like masonry and the determination of its bearing capacity. The use of the elastic characteristics in an elastic analysis leads to transverse...
Author C. MELBOURNE and M. WAGSTAFF Bolton Institute of Higher Education Abstract As part of the nationwide research programme three brickwork multi-span arch bridges were constructed and tested. Each structure consisted of three nominally identical two ring segmental...
Author C. MELBOURNE and M. GILBERT Bolton Institute of Higher Education Abstract A series of tests on large scale model multi-ring brickwork arch bridges has been undertaken in order to determine the significance of ring separation on their behaviour. Ring separation...
Author A.W. HENDRY University of Edinburgh Abstract There is considerable current interest in stone masonry buildings in relation to conservation and repair. Two categories of these buildings can be distinguished, first those which can be considered to consist of...
Author DAVID COOK University of Bath Abstract Results of a field study of settlement and deformations in three Georgian terraces in Bath and a post-1960 four storey flat block in Grangemouth, Scotland are given. In all cases they are founded on a compressible subsoil....
Author KURT ZEUS Otto-Graf-Institut, Stuttgart Abstract Concrete block masonry has considerable resistance to shrinkage cracking if it has been built correctly with units of low moisture content. Depending on the process of manufacture and the method and time of...
