Workmanship Problems in the Construction of Reinforced Masonry
Author R. C. DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract BS5628: Part 2 for the design of reinforced and prestressed masonry allows the use of concrete and grout infill in small […]
Designers’ Experience of Workmanship in Reinforced and Prestressed Masonry
Author W. G. CURTIN and G. SHAW Curtins, Consulting Engineers Abstract Brickwork and blockwork are strong in compression but weak in tension. They can be reinforced to carry the tensile […]
Designers’ Practical Experience of Workmanship
Author W. G. CURT1N and G. SHAW Curtins Consulting Engineers Abstract Poor workmanship is not necessarily caused by poor craftsmen but is often the result of poor site management and […]
Some Aspects of Buildability of Concrete Blockwork
Author Some Aspects of Buildability of Concrete Blockwork Abstract The paper discusses the main workmanship problems of concrete blockwork and methods of use to reduce the problems. A case study […]
Workmanship and Buildability
Author S. ADAMS Curtins Consulting Engineers Abstract The designer has a positive role to play in achieving good workmanship, it is not sufficient to bemoan the disappearance of the traditional […]
Achieving Aesthetically Acceptable Brickwork Part III: The Craft of Bricklaying
Author R. J. BALDWIN Willesden College of Technology Abstract In Part III of this paper, the craft of bricklaying is described together with the importance of its different elements. A […]
Achieving Aesthetically Acceptable Brickwork Part II: Site Management
Author M. HAMMETT The Brick Development Association Abstract Part II of this paper deals with the organization of building operations on site. This requires the identification of the designer’s intentions; […]
Masonry as Structure and Quality Finish
Author R. E. BRADSHAW Bradshaw Buckton and Tonge Abstract Designers do not automatically consider combining masonry as facing and structure together and exploiting a number of other qualities such as […]
Impact of Detailing on Workmanship
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 […]
Brickwork — A Design Challenge
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 […]
Achieving Aesthetically Acceptable Brickwork Part I: The Role of the Specifier
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 […]
The 1988 SP56 — Model Specification for Clay and Calcium Silicate Brickwork
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 […]