BY P. GUO AND R.G. DRYSDALE
ABSTRACT
A total of 166 grout specimens made using 4 types of moulds were tested in uniaxial and triaxial compression. Five lateral confining pressures ranging from
DEVELOPING MASONRY TECHNOLOGY IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION BASED ON CANADIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN STANDARDS
J.E. LAWRYSHYN
ABSTRACT
To be able to grasp the essence of the present socio-economic problems facing most of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries, it is necessary to look at the political
PREVENTION OF PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE IN MULTISTOREY RESIDENTIAL MASONRY BUILDINGS FOLLOWING GAS EXPLOSION
JOHN SPRINGFIELD
ABSTRACT
Development of the Guideline on resistance to progressive collapse, an Ontario requirement for high rise residential buildings with in-suite natural gas supply, is summarized. Noteworthy is the requirement to
ABOUT BUILDING DATING AND THE EVALUATION OF MASONRY’S STRENGTH IN PALAZZO PIANCIANI, SPOLETO, ITALY
ROMUALDO MONTAGNA
ABSTRACT
It is common knowledge that restoring a building involves not only the physical rebuilding of its parts, but also the identification and conservation of the peculiarities of each building
THIN STAINLESS STEEL FLAT-JACKS: CALIBRATION AND TRIALS FOR MEASUREMENT OF IN-SITU STRESS AND ELASTICITY OF MASONRY
BY R.C. DE VEKEY
SUMMARY
The flat jack is a flat flexible envelope which is filled with hydraulic fluid and can be pressurised using a pump and used to generate small movements
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF TUFF BRICKS IN DIFFERENT TEST CONDITIONS FINAL RESULTS
GIORGIO FRUNZIO CAMILLA D’ONOFRIO AND MICHELA MONACO
ABSTRACT
This paper is the final part of an experimental research program aimed at collecting information about the most used masonry stone in the Neapolitan
FLEXURAL RIGIDITY OF CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS
G.G. ARIDRU AND J.L. DAWE
ABSTRACT
An evaluation of axial and flexural rigidities of concrete masonry walls is very important for calculations involving axial and ultimate moment capacities as well as lateral
A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MASONRY COMPRESSION TEST DATA
R.C.DE VEKEY
ABSTRACT
In order to comment intelligently on the methods of test to be adopted as the reference methods for the CEN (European) standard on compression strength measurement for masonry, some
CREEP TESTS ON CLAY MASONRY PRISMS: APPARATUS AND SOME INITIAL RESULTS
N.G. SHRIVE AND D. TILLEMAN
ABSTRACT
The apparatus for a comprehensive set of creep tests on clay masonry prisms is described. The apparatus was designed to be self-sufficient should components fail in
INFLUENCE OF BLOCK GEOMETRY AND GROUT TYPE ON COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF BLOCK MASONRY
M. STEADMAN, R.G. DRYSDALE AND M.M. KHATTAB
ABSTRACT
Thirty-nine prisms were prepared and tested under uniaxial compression to investigate the effect of grout on the compressive strength of grouted concrete block masonry.