The Development of Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams and Bond Columns to Resist Lateral Load

Author G.J. EDGELL (1); A. BEST (2) (1) PhD, Director, Lucideon Limited (formerly Ceram), geoff.edgell@lucideon.com (2) Group Director, Buro Happold, andrew.best@burohappold.com Abstract In 2009 the Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams to resist Lateral...

Clay Brickwork and its Potential Contribution to Sustainable Infrastructure

Author STEPHEN GARRITY School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (s.w.garrity@leeds.ac.uk) Abstract As we strive to achieve more sustainable forms of construction, factors such as the thermal mass of a material; its local availability; maintenance demands;...

Shear Strength Capacity of Unreinforced Masonry Walls, Assuming Failure in Diagonal Cracking. Part 1: Rectangular Sections

Author R. POPESCU (1), G. POPESCU (2) (1) Research & Design Diplomat Eng. Ist Degree, Checking Eng. in Structural Design: A1, A3, E (2) Research & Design Diplomat Eng. Ist Degree, Technical Expert A, Checking Eng. in Structural Design: A1, A3 IPCT Structuri...

Insights of Experimental Studies on the Load Carrying Capacity of Masonry Under Eccentric Loading

Author S.I. KOLTSIDA(1), A.K. TOMOR(2) and C.A. BOOTH(3) (1) Doctoral researcher, Construction and Property Research Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, Iris.Koltsida@uwe.ac.uk (2) Senior Lecturer, Construction and Property Research Centre,...

Investigation of the Use of Bedding Mortar as a Filling Material in Clay Blockwork

Author: Nascimento Marcio Rogério (1), Leite. Francisco Cláudio Morato (2), Gómez. Luis Alberto (3)and Roman. Humberto Ramos (4) (1) MSc, Doctoral student, Federal University of Santa Catarina State, Civil Engineering Department, marcioprojetos@hotmail.com (2) MSc,...

Comparative Analysis of Cement-Sand and Cement-Sand-Khaka (Stone Dust) Mortar Shear Wall Brick Masonry Materials

Author: A.H. ALSUWWI (1), M. HASSAN (1), J. AWWAD (1) and N. AHMAD (2)* A.H. ALSUWWI (1), M. HASSAN (1), J. AWWAD (1) and N. AHMAD (2)* (1) Senior UG Students, Department of Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120 KP, Pakistan (2) Professor (Asst.),...

A Measure for the Dynamic Thermal Performance of Walling Systems Incorporating the Combined Effect of Thermal Mass and Thermal Resistance

Author: DARIUSZ ALTERMAN (1), ADRIAN W. PAGE (2), TREVOR MOFFIET (3), BEHDAD MOGHTADERI (4)(1) Dr, The University of Newcastle, Priority Research Centre For Energy, Australia, dariusz.alterman@newcastle.edu.au (2) Professor Emeritus, The University of Newcastle,...

Force-Displacement Response of Unreinforced Masonry Walls to Seismic Design

Author: SARA PETRY (1) and KATRIN BEYER (2) (1) PhD student, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory (EESD), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland,...