Dry-stone walls
Author PETER WALKER University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia JOHN DICKENS University of Technology, Loughborough Abstract Dry-stone walls are an ancient and widespread form of masonry construction. In 1987 […]
Bond Strength of Bed Joints in Solid Concrete Block Masonry
Author DAVID M F ORR AND JOHN COSTELLOE, University College Cork Abstract A bond wrench apparatus has been developed for testing bed joints between solid concrete block masonry units. The […]
Flexural Behaviour of Masonry in Different Directions
Author ROB VAN DER PLUIJM, HARRY S. RUTTEN, AND COR S. SCHIEBROEK Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract The main variable in the experimental research with masonry wallettes tested in flexure, […]
Flexural and Shear Tests on Reinforced Vertically Perforated Clay Unit Masonry
Author U. MEYER Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mauerziegel e.V., Bonn and P. SCHUBERT Institut fur Bauforschung, Aachen Abstract Flexural tests on reinforced perforated clay unit masonry (vertical holes >35%) under monotonic and cyclic […]
The Behaviour of Brickwork Panels with Openings under Lateral Load
Author C. SOUTHCOMBE University of Plymouth I.M. MAY Heriot-Watt University and V.L. CHONG China Institute of Technology and Commerce Abstract The paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into […]
Tests on Masonry Walls with Openings Subjected to In-Plane Loads
Author G.KONIG1, A.OTES2 and M. ERNST1 1 Technische Hochschule Darmstadt 2 Ingenieurburo Konig & Heunisch, Frankfurt Abstract This paper gives the first results of tests on unreinforced and reinforced masonry […]
Impact testing of masonry walls
Author MATTHEW GILBERT University of Sheffield, and BRIAN HOBBS University of Teesside Abstract This paper describes the ongoing programme of impact testing on full-scale unreinforced masonry walls constructed in the […]
Gust Loading of Storey Height Walls
Author W.A.FERGUSON Building Research Establishment and G.J.EDGELL British Ceramic Research Limited Abstract The performance of laterally loaded masonry is normally measured by static loading, using airbags. It has been suggested […]
Factors Influencing Masonry Flexural Strength
Author A.N. FRIED and D.W. LAW Kingston University Abstract This paper examines the relationship between a number of mortar and unit properties and the bond strength of masonry. The water […]
Influence of the Clay Unit on the Moisture Expansion of Masonry
Author J.P. FORTH Metropolitan University of Leeds and J J. BROOKS University of Leeds Abstract Previous investigators have shown that for certain types of clay brick, the horizontal irreversible moisture […]
Strain under Axial Monotonic and Cyclic Loads in Clay Hollow Block Masonry
Author N.TUBI, F.CANTONI, A FANTUCCI AND G.ZANARINI ICITE-CNR, Italy Abstract Wallettes were built of hollow clay blocks (40,50 and 55% holes) alt produced in the same plant from the same […]
On the Tensile Relaxation of Masonry
Author HEINRICH METZEMACHER Industrieverband Werktrockenmortel e.V., Koln Abstract In order to evaluate the resistance of masonry to cracking in the presence of slowly developing restraint forces, information is needed on […]