Author H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association B. A. HASELTINE Jenkins and Potter Abstract Structural testing was carried out ancilliary to the building of a pair of semi-detached Single-Leaf Insulated Masonry {SLIM) houses. The compressive and flexural...
Author C. AMADIO and S. RAJGELJ University of Trieste Abstract Experimental studies on the brick-mortar joint shear behaviour of a three-brick specimen including the effects of normal load value and shear load history are presented. Monotonic and cyclic shear strength...
Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Association Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Contemporary changes in both methods of construction and materials in domestic housing necessitate review of the empirical rules of design. A...
Author L. BINDA*, G. BARONIO*. *Politecnico di Milano L. ANTI** and A. ANZANI** **Architects, Milan Abstract Weathering of masonry materials in ancient buildings, occurs in ail European countries. It may be accelerated by pollution, but it is also frequently caused by...
Author R.C.deVEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract In a collaborative programme involving BRE and the brick and AAC block industries, the performance of a full scale masonry house is being investigated at the laboratory of the British Ceramic Research...
Author J. B. MENZIES* and J, F. A. MOORE Building Research Establishment, Garston Abstract The British Masonry Society (BMS) was formed in 1986 to bring together all the many people and organisations that share a keen interest in the use of all forms of masonry...
Author J. TELLETT Structural Clay Products Limited formerly of British Ceramic Research Association Abstract For many centuries arches were built by trial and error because their complex behaviour was not understood. The developments of the structural principles which...
Author J.TELLETT Structural Clay Products (formerly of British Ceramic Research Association Ltd.) H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association Ltd. Abstract Arcades are often lightly loaded slender-structures used as architectural features. The stability of...
Author K. THOMAS Kenneth Thomas Associates Abstract This paper discusses problems associated with the installation of wall ties in new and existing masonry structures. It also comments on design/workmanship; quality control; tolerances; corrosion; methods of detecting...
Author C. J.CAVANAGH Property Services Agency (formerly of British Ceramic Research Association) W. F. WEBB and H. R. HODGKINSON British Ceramic Research Association Abstract In-situ lateral load tests were carried out on two walls of an old building and the failure...
Author R. LOVEGROVE Building Research Establishment. Abstract In April 1988, the British Masonry Society held a Symposium on “Workmanship in Masonry Construction” at the Building Research Station. To coincide with this, BRE held a mini open day on its...
Author B. W. ADDERSON and J. M. HART Building Research Establishment Abstract Wall ties play a key part in ensuring the structural integrity of a wide range of masonry and masonry-clad buildings. Omission or ineffectual bonding of ties or the use of insufficiently...
Author S. R. DAVIES and A. W. HENDRY University of Edinburgh Abstract A comparison is made between experimental and theoretical results for reinforced masonry beams using different stress block representations. All the experimental results are able to be plotted on...
Author R. C. DE VEKEY, K. TARR and M. WORTHY Building Research Establishment. Abstract Wall ties play a key part in ensuring the structural integrity of a wide range of masonry and masonry-clad buildings. Ineffectual bonding due to the wrong type of tie,...
Author G. SUTER Carleton University, Ottawa H.KELLER Suter Keller Inc., Ottawa and K. K. LIM Carleton University, Ottawa Abstract Masonry design in Canada currently employs a working stress design approach. The need for a limit state design approach has been...
Author W. R. MILLARD Thermalite Central Laboratory Abstract This paper outlines the manufacture and nature of autoclaved aerated concrete and examines the theory and practice of installing various types of fixings in the material. The development and testing of...
Author C. APPLETON and C. SOUTHCOMBE Abstract Full-scale cross bonded brickwork beams containing varying percentages of tensile reinforcement were tested. The validity of a simplified analytical model to predict the beam’s performance is considered. Present...
Author O. J. BALAAM DPC Advisory Services Manager, Permanite Ltd. Abstract Many failures due to water penetration can be traced to inadequate damp proof coursing. The paper outlines the various aspects of good dpc detailing including choice of material, workmanship,...
Author W. H. HARRISON Building Research Establishment. Abstract Many changes in masonry materials, design and workmanship have taken place in the last hundred years. Wide variations in composition of materials and their use can be tolerated in terms of durability....
Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract A method of water testing has been agreed in BSS30J but not a criterion for acceptability. This paper describes a series of tests to establish the relative importance of some of the factors relating to...
