Proceedings of the British Masonry Society (10) Complete Proceedings of the 7th International Masonry Conference PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MASONRY CONFERENCE COMPLETE No. 10, November 2006, Edited by: G Thompson Contents: A New Method for the Realistic...
Author N. G. SHRIVE The University of Calgary Abstract In many countries, stack-bonded prisms may be used to determine the compressive strength of masonry for design purposes. The results depend on material properties, specimen geometry and boundary conditions....
Author R. C. DE VEKEY and W. J. REED Building Research Establishment, Garston, Watford, UK Abstract Until recently virtually all cavity wall ties were of three types: (1) the butterfly wire, (2) the double triangle and (3) the vertical twist. Other patterns, such as...
Author S. K. ARORA Building Research Station Abstract The results of vertical load tests on 25 walls with 150 mm cavities are reported. Leaves of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks, lightweight aggregate concrete blocks and Fletton bricks were used in various...
Author I. H. MURRAY Building Research Establishment, Scottish Laboratory Abstract Loss of adhesion between render and brick is one major reason for the cause of rendering failure. Information is needed on the various factors which affect this bond in order to...
Author M.HATZINIKOLAS Alberta Masonry Institute J. LONGWORTH and J. WARWARUK The University of Alberta Abstract Drilled-in inserts of various types were tested under shear, direct tension and combined shear and tension. Modes of failure are described and design...
Author C. SOUTHCOMBE and C. APPLETON Plymouth Polytechnic Abstract Thirty six panels were constructed in 1981 to monitor the corrosion performance of a ladder type bed joint reinforcement. Twelve panels were taken apart in 1983 to examine the reinforcement. Corrosion...
Author H. R. HODGKINSON, J. F. GOODWIN, H. W. H. WEST British Ceramic Research Association Limited and B. A. HASELTINE Messrs. Jenkins and Potter Abstract Bed-joint reinforcement incorporated in the top courses of 5.5m long single-leaf storey-height walls of calcium...
Author C. JAYASINGHE (1) and G.W.T.C. KANDAMBY (2) (1) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2) Post graduate Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Abstract Cement stabilized rammed...
Author J. SATHYA NARAYANAN (1), and DR. K. RAMAMURTHY (2), FIMS (1) Researcher. Building technology and Construction Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras 600036, India (2) Professor. Building Technology and...
Author A. TALIERCIO Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 – 20133 Milan, Italy Abstract The numerical modeling of the time evolution of stresses and strains in brickwork made with Calcium Silicate...
Author JOHN M. NICHOLS Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental study investigating the frequency response of the Pont-Y-Prydd Bridge, near Cardiff, Wales as measured by an accelerometer...
Author R. POPESCU (1), G. POPESCU (2), A.M. DINCA (3) (1) Research & Design Diplomat Eng. Ist Degree, Technical Inspector in Designing A1, A3, E (2) Research & Design Diplomat Eng. Ist Degree, Technical Expert A, Inspector in Designing A1, A3 (3) Design...
Author A.K. TOMOR (1), S. DE SANTIS (2) and J. WANG, Ph.D. (3) (1) Senior lecturer, University of the West of England, Department of Construction and Property, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 3283 516 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0)117...
Author Dr.-Ing. E. BREHM Forensic Engineer, SAMAC Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, eric.brehm@samaceng.com Abstract Bracing walls are essential members in typical masonry structures. However, design checks of the bracing system are only rarely...
Author R. PAVE (1) and H.C. UZOEGBO FIMS (2) (1) Postgraduate Research Student (2) Associate Professor of Structural Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Abstract The compression strength testing procedure for masonry units with...
Author R. CACCIOTTI (1) and P.B. LOURENÇO (2) (1) MSc, ISISE, Univ. of Minho, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Portugal, E-mail: cacciottiriccardo@hotmail.com (2) Full Professor, ISISE, Univ. of Minho, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Portugal, E-mail: pbl@civil.uminho.pt...
Author REGINALDO DE MATOS MANZANO (1), HUMBERTO RAMOS ROMAN (2) and LUIS ALBERTO GÓMEZ (3) (1) PhD student on the Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. E-mail: reginaldo.manzano@gmail.com...
Author L.T. SOH (1), P. MORRIS (2), P. DUX (3), P. MULLINS (4) (1) School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Qld 4072. Ph: +61 7 33653520 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +61 7 33653520 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Fax: +61 7 33654599. Email:...
