Author MICHAEL S. CHILDERS* and TERENCE A. WEIGEL** *Luckett & Farley, Architects/Engineers, Louisville, Ky. **Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisville, Ky Abstract A program which permits the user to design interactively a tow-rise hollow...
Author G. J. EDGELL, J. F. GOODWIN, British Ceramic Research Limited and J. D. SAUNDERS Ryarsh Brick Company Abstract The introduction of joints between supports in brickwork walls to accommodate in-plane movement leads to a reduction in the resistance of the walls to...
Author R. LOVEGROVE and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment, Garston, Watford, UK Abstract When a method for determining a property of a material has been established it is important to check that any changes do not alter, to any practical extent, the...
Author S. K. ARORA* and H. R. HODGKINSON** *Building Research Establishment **British Ceramic Research Association Abstract Durability of brickwork depends on the initial properties of the constituent materials, external atmospheric environment, and design details....
Author R. E. HOBBS* and K. J. EJSKJAER** *Imperial College **Tileman & Co. Ltd. Abstract The largest stresses in sectional flue linings in brickwork are normally the bending stresses caused by temperature gradients through the lining often causing lining failure...
Author J. J. BROOKS University of Leeds Abstract Creep and moisture movement strain of calcium silicate brickwork walls over a period of 300 days are compared with identical walls constructed from a Fletton brick. Established methods of estimating elastic and...
Author M. Z. GHAZALI, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia J. R. RIDDINGTON and A. H. GAMBO University of Sussex Abstract A finite element program is described capable of predicting the shear strength of brick masonry subjected to combined shear and...
Author J. J. BROOKS University of Leeds Abstract Based on composite model theory, expressions are developed to predict elastic strain, creep and moisture movement in single-leaf brickwork walls constructed from two types of brick: calcium silicate and Fletton. The...
Author J. J. BROOKS and C. S. ABDULLAH University of Leeds Abstract Creep and shrinkage of frogged calcium silicate bricks and cement.lime mortar specimens have been measured over a period of 200 d, all specimens being partially sealed to equivalent volume/ surface...
Author T. P. LEES Cement and Concrete Association and G. K. BOWLER London Brick Company Limited Abstract The chemical reactions occurring between sulphates and Portland cement mortars, and the factors which lead to the occurrence of sulphate attack are considered. The...
Author D. LENCZNER University of Wales College of Cardiff Abstract The paper discusses the results of the creep tests on I-section members and a solid pier built with a Fletton brick and a 1:1/4:3 mortar. The geometries of the I-section members were assumed to be...
Author H. R. GANZ and B. THURLIMANN Institute of Structural Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland Abstract Current Swiss design practice for masonry shear walls is based on the comparison of stresses calculated elastically with...
Author J. J. BROOKS and M. A. AMJAD University of Leeds Abstract Compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of various sizes of specimens of calcium silicate brick and concrete block masonry have been determined together with corresponding properties of units. For...
Author C. J.CAVANAGH Property Services Agency formerly of British Ceramic Research Association G. J.EDGELL British Ceramic Research Association R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Station Abstract Single leaf clay brickwork and concrete blockwork storey height partition...
Author S. W. GARRITY and T. G. GARWOOD Bolton Institute of Higher Education Abstract A prestressed brickwork diaphragm wall, representing part of a full size highway bridge abutment, and a similarly constructed reaction wall of larger cross-section were built on a...
Author I.M. MAY and S. Y. MA University of Warwick and P. A. C.SIMS Building Research Establishment Abstract This paper presents a design method for infilled panels subjected to inplane shear based on Limit Analysis. The infill material is assumed to be unreinforced...
Author K. FISHER Redland Bricks Limited B, A. HASELT1NE and B. HUMPHRIES Jenkins and Potter Abstract Plain freestanding brick walls have only a limited resistance to lateral loading. By altering the shape of a wall and/or by adding reinforcement, this resistance can...
Author K. S. NARAINE and S. N. SINHA Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Abstract This paper examines the energy dissipation characteristics of brick masonry tested under uniaxial cyclic compressive loading. The energy dissipated per cycle of loading/unloading is...
Author F, SAWKO Unversity of Liverpool and M. A. ROUF Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dacca. Abstract The paper derives from first principles analytical expressions for axial and bending stiffness properties of masonry walls exhibiting a parabolic...
Author K. S. NARAINE and S. N. SINHA Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Abstract This paper presents a geometrical model for the uniaxial compressive behaviour of brick masonry. The model utilises several focal points in the uniaxial stress-strain plane that are...
