Author G. I. PARKINSON and W. G. CURTIN Curtins Consulting Engineers Abstract The change from massive masonry construction to modern lighter forms makes efficient detailing more important. Many serious problems on site have been directly related to poor detailing or...
Author DOUGLAS SMITH Douglas Smith Stimson Partnership Limited Abstract Thin walls, new shapes and interest by engineers have made brickwork an interesting design challenge to architects. The paper reviews the historical use of brickwork, reasons for using it, its...
Author T. L. KNIGHT The Brick Development Association Abstract The choice of brickwork, as a structural, space dividing, enclosing and weather protective building material depends on an assessment of its strength and stability, durability, initial costs, costs-in-use...
Author D. FOSTER Consultant Architect Abstract Since 1967 the Structural Ceramics Advisory Group of first BCRA and now BCRL have produced a Model Specification. This originally applied to structural clay brickwork and through its revisions has been developed to cover...
Author K. ROSS Building Research Establishment Abstract BS 8298 is a revision of CP 298 ‘Natural Stone Cladding (non-loadbearing)’. The scope of CP 298 has been widened and the whole code revised with three major changes. 0 The inclusion of a section on...
Author R. S. NARAYANAN S. B. Tietz and Partners Abstract Some of the problems of workmanship in masonry construction can be avoided by careful design. It is essential to appreciate the tolerances in the manufacture of masonry units and construction on site...
Author J. N. TUTT Jenkins & Potter, Consulting Engineers Abstract The designers’ requirements for mortar (in the specification and drawings) may relate to compressive and/or flexural strength of masonry, resistance to chemical and frost attack, to abrasion...
Author R. J. M. SUTHERLAND Harris and Sutherland, Consulting Engineers Abstract One effect of the current need for higher levels of insulation, combined with a fear of cold bridges, is to divorce the outer skins of masonry walls more and more completely from their...
Author E. A. LEWIS Tarmac Topblock Ltd Abstract Quality Assurance should not be an independent function but integrated as part of the whole process of responding to the needs of the market for the product. The practical aspects of Quality Control can be described as a...
Author W. LASKA and C, OSTRANDER Masonry Advisory Council, Park Ridge, I11. Abstract This paper is a shortened form of -CAVITY WALLS: a Case of High Performance”, a technical booklet developed to aid the American designer in his understanding and detailing of...
Author IAN D. COOK Blockleys plc Abstract The results of a survey of the UK paving market are discussed. Cost and performance comparisons with competitive surfacing materials are made. Case studies are given which highlight the importance of initial design decisions...
Author G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Trends in the construction industry have led to housing incorporating features which comply with the recommendations now contained in Approved Document...
Author W. TEMPLETON, G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract Accidental-damage loadings to a domestic house were simulated by removing the masonry between lower window openings when load was being...
Author W. TEMPLETON and G. J. EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited and R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract A uniformly distributed lateral load was applied to the gable wall of the test house in increments of 0.25 kN/m2 up to 3 kN/m2. The...
Author I. M. MAY and S. Y. A. MA University of Bradford Abstract The analysis of brick masonry panels under lateral load using a non-linear finite element program is described. Studies of the effects of various parameters on the values of failure pressure of the...
Author S. Y. A. MA and I. M. MAY University of Bradford Abstract A failure criterion for brick masonry under biaxial stress which covers tension-tension, tension-compression and compression is proposed. The directional properties of masonry are included by defining...
Author W. G. CURTIN Curtins, Consulting Engineers Abstract It is suggested that the increase in flexural strength, perpendicular to the bed joints, fkxn, is due to their torsional or shear resistance. Simplified equations are developed to predict the variation of...
Author A. SISE, N. G, SHRIVE and E. L. JESSOP University of Calgary Abstract Bivariate tests have often been used to assess the effect of various parameters on bond strength. On site many parameters vary simultaneously and there is no substantive evidence to show...
Author ANTON FRIED and COLIN ANDERSON South Bank Polytechnic, London DAVID A. GAIRNS. University of Melbourne, Australia Abstract The flexural resistance of masonry is determined by different methods in different countries. In the UK wallette testing is used and in...
