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9th Canadian Masonry Symposium Papers - Full List
SUPPORTING MASONRY VENEER
Michael Hatzinikolas1, Alfred Dorey2, Marc Kuzik3 President FERO Corporation Edmonton, Alberta Structural Engineer COSYN Technology Edmonton, Alberta Ph.D. Student University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta CANADA, T6G 2G7 ABSTRACT With the…
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THE MYSTERY OF MOVEMENT JOINTS IN VENEER WALLS
D.R.W. Martens A.T. Vermeltfoort2 Professor Ass. prof. Eindhoven University of Technology, Dep. of Structural Design, BKO, P.O. Box 513, Postvak 7, 5600 MB Eindhoven. The Netherlands. ABSTRACT In the Netherlands,…
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ELABORATION AND APPLICATION OF A SPECIFIC MASONRY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WORKERS
Tatiana Gondim do Amaral, Msc. Civil. Eng. 1 PhD. Student in the Course of Civil Engineering, CPGEC/UFSC/BRAZIL E-mail: tatiana_amaral@hotmail.com ABSTRACT This paper presents a specific masonry training program based on…
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SHRINKAGE WREAKS HAVOC WITH TENSION STIFFENING IN REINFORCED MASONRY TEST SPECIMENS
H. Bischoff 1 , D. Moxon2 Professor, Graduate Student Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3 E-Mail: BISCHOFF@UNB.CA ABSTRACT When designing…
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MASONRY RESEARCH AT THE MID-AMERICA EARTHQUAKE CENTER
John M. Nichols 1 and Daniel P. Abrams 2 Post Doctoral Researcher, 205 N Mathews Avenue, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 61801, nichols1@uiuc.edu Hanson Engineers Professor of Civil Engineering and…
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INFLUENCE OF DIAPHRAGM FLEXIBILITY ON THE OUT-OF-PLANE RESPONSE OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS
Can C. Simsir, Mark A. Aschheim, and Daniel P. Abrams Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate, Mid-America Earthquake Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, simsir@uiuc.edu Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University…
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SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF A MULTISTORY AND MULTIBAY FRAME-INFILL SYSTEM
Ghassan Al-Chaar1, Gregory E. Lamb2, Daniel P. Abrams3, Research Structural Engineer, USAERDC, P.O. Box 9005, Champaign, Illinois 61826-9005 g-al-chaar@cecer.army.mil Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1203 Clifford Dr.,…
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PARAMETRIC STUDIES ON SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF FRAME-INFILL SYSTEMS
Ghassan Al-Chaar, Daniel P. Abrams Research Structural Engineer, USAERDC, P.O. Box 9005 Champaign, Illinois 61826-9005 g-al-chaar@cecer.army.mil Hanson Engineers Professor of Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1245 Newmark Civil…
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THE EARTHQUAKE PERFORMANCE OF PARTIALLY REINFORCED MASONRY PIERS SUBJECTED TO IN-PLANE CYCLIC LOADING
George C. Manos, M. Yasin, J. Thawabteh, V. Kourtides Laboratory of Strength of Materials and Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete, Department of Civil Engineering Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece. Fax: 003031…
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INFLUENCE OF INFILLED WALLS WITH OPENINGS TO THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF PLANE FRAMES
A. Syrmakezis and P. G. Asteris Prof., Inst. of Struct. Anal. and Aseismic Res., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Zografou Campus, GR-15773, Athens, Greece. Res. Asst., Inst. of Struct. Anal.…
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MASONRY BLOCK REINFORCED-SOIL RETAINING WALLS: A NEW TECHNOLOGY
R.J. Bathurst, D.L. Walters and D.D. Saunders ,2,3 Geotechnical Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. Box 17000, STN FORCES, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4 Bathurst-r@rmc.ca…
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RETROFIT OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS: THE STATE-OF-THE-ART
Yasser Korany, Robert Drysdale2, Samir Chidiac Doctoral Candidate, 2 Professor & Martini, Mascarin and George Chair in Masonry Design Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University 1280 Main Street…
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CORE CONSOLIDATION OF HERITAGE STRUCTURE MASONRY WALLS & FOUNDATIONS USING GROUTING TECHNIQUES CANADIAN CASE STUDIES
Paul A. Jeffs PJ Materials Consultants 11 Wagoners Trail, Guelph, Ontario Canada, N1G 3M9 pjeffs@pjmc.net ABSTRACT Damage to masonry walls due to deterioration of their rubble core can be a…
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THE USE OF LIME MORTARS FOR SUSTAINABLE RESTORATION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS
Violeta Bokan Bosiljkov Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, SI- 1000 Ljubljana, Jamova 2, Slovenia, E-mail: vbokan@fagg.uni-lj.si ABSTRACT Various recent Restoration Charters recommend the use…
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SEISMIC REHABILITATION OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS
Omer O. Erbay and Daniel P. Abrams Doctoral Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1235 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, 205 N. Mathews, Urbana, IL, 61801 Hanson Engineers Professor of Civil…
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SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF REHABILITATED UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING SYSTEMS
Sarah L. Orton, Daniel P. Abrams, John R. Hayes, and Steven C. Sweeney Masters Student, University of Illinois, Urbana IL 61801, orton@uiuc.edu Hanson Engineers Professor of Civil Engineering, University of…
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HORIZONTAL SHEAR PERFORMANCE OF FULL-SIZE UN-REINFORCED BRICK WALLS RETROFITTED WITH EXPANSIVE EPOXY
Larralde and A. El-Zeiny Professor, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering & Construction, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740-8030 jesuslm@csufreso.edu Faculty, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering & Construction, California…
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OUT-OF-PLANE PERFORMANCE OF FULL-SIZE UNREINFORCED BRICK WALLS RETROFITTED WITH EXPANSIVE EPOXY
El-Zeiny1 and J. Larralde2 Faculty, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering & Construction, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740-8030, aelzeiny@csufresno.edu Professor, Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering & Construction, California…
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BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCK SHEAR WALLS
James Halucha, Robert G. Drysdale2 M.Eng. Candidate and Design Engineer, JNE Consulting Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. 2Professor and Martini, Mascarin, and George Chair in Masonry Design, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. (Authors…
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SUGGESTIONS ON THE REINFORCEMENT DETAILING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY
Liu Ming1,2 Wang Limin2 Liu Deqing2 The State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023,China. Shenyang Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute Shenyang 110015, China…
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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF PRESTRESSED BRICK MASONRY BUILDINGS
Luo Wankang, Xiang Hui, and Li Xijun Professor, Civil Engineering Dep. Chongqing JianZhu University, Chongqing, 400045, China. E-mail: jgong@cqjzu.edu.cn Student, Civil Engineering Dep. Chongqing JianZhu University, Chongqing, 400045, China. E-mail:…
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FLEXURAL CAPACITY OF POST-TENSIONED MASONRY WALLS
R. Bean 1 and A. E. Schultz 2 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA, bean0032@tc.umn.edu. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University…
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PERFORMANCE OF BRICK PAVEMENTS SUBJECTED TO HEAVY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
Brian E. Trimble, P.E. 1 Regional Director of Market Development and Technical Services, International Masonry Institute, btrimble@imiweb.org ABSTRACT Segmental pavements have grown in popularity over the last few decades, but…
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OVERVIEW OF MORTARS FOR CANADIAN HISTORIC STRUCTURES
G.T. Suter1, C.P. Borgal2, and K. Blades3 Principal, Suter Consultants Inc., Nepean, Ontario. sutergr@istar.ca Senior Conservation Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Ottawa, Ontario. cborgal@morrisonhershfield.com Principal, Keith Blades Consultant in the Conservation of…
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EFFECT OF POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS ON MASONRY MORTARS AND PRISMS
Maria Luiza Lopes de OliveiraPhilippe Jean Paul Gleize, Humberto Ramos Roman, Romson, Heleo Romagna, ABSTRACT The addition of fibers in materials can provide an improvement in their mechanical characteristics. The…
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REVIEW OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE DURABILITY OF REPOINTING MORTARS FOR OLDER MASONRY
A H P Maurenbrecher1, K Trischuk2, M Z Rousseau3 Research Officer, National Research Council Canada (NRC), Institute for Research in Construction (IRC), Ottawa K1A 0R6. Email: paul.maurenbrecher@nrc.ca Technical Officer, NRC,…
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THE INFLUENCE OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND MORTAR COMPOSITIONS ON THE PROPERTIES OF HISTORICAL MORTARS
Hayen, K. Van Balen, D. Van Gemert Roald.Hayen@bwk.kuleuven.ac.be ABSTRACT Since the Ancient Greeks and Romans lime has been the most important binder for the production of mortar in the building…
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIELD PRACTICE OF PREFERRING AIR-ENTRAINED HYDRATED LIME IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER
Margaret L. Thomson and Richard Godbey. Ph.D., Chemical Lime Company, Technical Manager, National Building Construction, Henderson, Nevada, margaret.thomson@chemicallime.com. B.Sc. Chemical Lime Company, Project Manager, National Building Construction, Henderson, Nevada, richard.godbey@chemicallime.com.…
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EFFECT OF AIR ENTRAINMENT ON FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY OF TYPE S PORTLAND CEMENT-LIME MASONRY MORTARS
Michael J. Tate1 and Margaret L. Thomson2, Ph.D. Building Lime Sales Manager, Graymont Dolime (OH) Inc., Genoa, Ohio U.S.A 43430, 419-855-8336, fax 419-855-4602, e-mail mtate@graymont-oh.com Technical Manager, Building Construction, Chemical…
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A NEW TOTAL SHRINKAGE TEST FOR MORTAR
Bob de Vekey1, Andrew Sutherland2 and Alan Ferguson3 R.C. de Vekey, Associate techical director, Masonry Centre in Construction Division, BRE Ltd., Watford, UK, WD25 9XX, devekeyb@bre.co.uk A Sutherland, Researcher, Masonry…
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FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR MORTAR REPLICATION
David T. Biggs, P.E Thomas E. Forsberg, P.E Principal, Ryan-Biggs Associates291 River St., Troy, New York 12180., L. Robert Kimball & Associates 21 W. Washington St., West Chester, PA 19380…
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POTENTIAL USES FOR POLYMER MODIFIED REPOINTING MORTARS
Fernando Pellicer1 1Architect, Duschenes & Fish Architects, Montreal, Quebec, Canada1425 Rene-Levesque blvd., E-mail, pellicer@dfsarch.com ABSTRACT Water infiltration and saturation of mortar joints in solid masonry walls has always been a…
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THE USE OF POZZOLANS TO IMPROVE BOND AND BOND STRENGTH
M. Reda Taha and N. G. Shrive Ph.D., Structural Engineer, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Calgary, Canada (mreda@cadvision.com) (For correspondence) Killam Memorial Professor, Department…
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORTAR/UNIT BOND
H.O. Sugo1, A.W. Page2, S. J. Lawrence3 Postgraduate student, Department of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, TheUniversity of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia, email <hsugo@mail.newcastle.edu.au> CBPI Professor in…
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STRAIN VARIATION IN MORTAR JOINTS
A.T. Vermeltfoort Assistant professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Structural Design, BKO, P.O. Box 513, Postvak 7, 5600 MB Eindhoven. The Netherlands. ABSTRACT Thirty three masonry discs, 25 mm…
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FLEXURAL BOND STRENGTH OF MASONRY PARALLEL TO THE BED JOINTS
Russell H. Brown and John Melander Professor of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29631, USA Director, Product Standards and Technology, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill 60077 ABSTRACT The 1999…
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MASONRY SHEAR STRENGTH UNDER IMPACT LOADING
Beattie , TCK Molyneaux, M.Gilbert, and S.Burnett Postgraduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Street Liverpool, L69 3GO, UK. Email: greg99@liverpool.ac.uk Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University…
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INFLUENCE OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND VERTICAL PRE-COMPRESSION ON THE SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF MORTAR JOINTS
Miklós Molnár1 Division of Structural Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden, miklos.molnar@kstr.lth.se ABSTRACT The influence of mortar type on the shear behaviour of bed joints subjected…
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MASONRY RESTORATION OF THE OLD CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING, FREDERICTON CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Dana E. Moxon MScE Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3 ABSTRACT This paper discusses the scheduled activities, methods and…
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MASONRY EDUCATION IN CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
N.G. Shrive and G. Sturgeon Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, shrive@ucalgary.ca Code Engineer, Masonry Canada, 4808 30th Street SE,…
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LIGHTWEIGHT BRICKS FROM FLY-ASH
Chester1, A. Nataatmadja2 and S. Fragomeni3 Final year student, Griffith University. Email: matt_maree@hotmail.com Senior Lecturer, Grifith University. Email: a.nataatmadja@mailbox.gu.edu.au Senior Lecturer, Grifith University. Email: s. fragomeni@mailbox.gu.edu.au School of Engineering, Griffith…
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FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF CONCRETE MASONRY-INFILLED STEEL FRAMES
El-Dakhakhni , M. Elgaaly , and A. Hamid Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. E-mail : wwe22@drexel.edu Professor, Department of Civil and…
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BUCKLING SAFETY OF MASONRY WALLS UNDER CONSIDERATION OF NONLINEAR STRESS-STRAIN-RELATIONSHIPS
Jäger, Wolfram), Pflücke, Torsten) Jaeger, Wolfram, Prof. Dr.-Eng., Germany, 01062 Dresden, Mommsenstraße 13 buero.prof.jaeger@t-online.de Dresden University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Chair for Planning of Load-Bearing Structures Pfluecke, Torsten, Dipl.-Eng.,…
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RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS
B. Pirzada1, J.L.Dawe2 and Y.Liu3 1Visiting Professor; 2Professor; 3Ph.D CandidateDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3 Canada Pirzada@unb.ca ABSTRACT A new methodology is…
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LONG-TERM SHEAR TRANSFER PROPERTIES OF HORIZONTAL SLIP JOINTS IN LOAD-BEARING MASONRY
Yuri Z. Totoev1, Adrian W. Page2, Goran Simundic3 Lecturer Department of Civil, Surveying, and Environmental Engineering The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaE-mail: ceyuri@civeng.newcastle.edu.au CBPI Professor in Structural Clay…
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THE EFFECT OF SLIP JOINTS ON LATERAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN LOADBEARING MASONRY SHEAR WALL SYSTEMS
D.Sutcliffe1 and A.W.Page2 ABSTRACT Loadbearing masonry construction with suspended concrete floor slabs is common throughout Australia, especially for low to medium rise (3–5 storey) apartment buildings. In order to accommodate…
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CRITICAL AXIAL LOADS FOR TRANSVERSELY LOADED MASONRY WALLS
E. Schultz1 and N. J. Ojard2 and H. K. Stolarski3 Arturo E. Schultz, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, schul088@tc.umn.edu Nels J. Ojard, Graduate…
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INVESTIGATION ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF GROUTED CLAY MASONRY WALLS
Domingues, P.(1); Corrêa, M.R.S.(2); Ramalho, M.A.(3) ABSTRACT This work deals with compressive strength of grouted clay masonry walls and its main purpose is to study the behaviour of grout and…
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3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELS OF PLAIN AND BOND-BEAMED HOLLOW MASONRY WALLS SUBJECTED TO CONCENTRIC AND ECCENTRIC CONCENTRATED LOADS
Junyi Yi and Nigel G. Shrive2 Ph. D. Candidate, Civil Engineering Department, The University of Calgary, T2N 1N4, AB. Email: jyi@ucalgary.ca Killam Professor, Civil Engineering Department, The University of Calgary,…
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BEHAVIOR OF DIAGONALLY LOADED BRICK INFILL PANELS
Dukuze1, J. L. Dawe2, Y. Zou3 Senior Structural Engineer, B.I.D. Canada Ltd. Professor, 3Visiting Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3 dawe@unb.ca ABSTRACT…
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A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY INFILLED FRAMES
Zou1 , Y. Liu2, C. Seah Associate Professor at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R.China; Visiting Scholar, zyun@unb.ca PhD Candidate, s2s94@unb.ca Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB,…
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DESIGN OF MASONRY SUBSTRATES FOR EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS IN HOT-HUMID CLIMATES
Charles W. Graham, Ph.D., AIA1 1Mitchell Endowed Professor Department of Construction Science Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-3137, USA 979-845-0216 cwgraham@archone.tamu.edu ABSTRACT Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) have…
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DESIGN, DURABILITY, AND THE POLITICS OF SUSTAINABILITY (WHAT DO THE THREE LITTLE PIGS TEACH US?)
Eric K. Olson and Werner H. Gumpertz Staff Engineer, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Consulting Engineers, 297 Broadway, Arlington, MA, USA, ekolson@sgh.com. Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Consulting…
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PREFABRICATED BRICKWORK – A REVIEW OF RECENT APPLICATIONS
John Roberts, Jennifer Hogg and Anton Fried Professor John Roberts, Dean. Faculty of Technology, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK. KT1 2EE. Roberts@Kingston.ac.uk Jennifer Hogg, Research Student.…
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SLABS CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESS FOR STRUCTURAL MASONRY
Débora de Gois Santos1, Tatiana Gondim do Amaral, Msc. Civil Engineer2 Humberto Ramos Roman, Ph.D3 Ph.D. student in Production Engineering - UFSC. Phone: (48) 3315197. E-mail: deborags@eps.ufsc.br Ph.D. student in…
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MASONRY FOR LOW COST HOUSING IN SOUTH AFRICA
F.S. Crofts 1 and J.W. Lane 2 S. Crofts. Principal Lecturer, Technikon Pretoria, Private Bag X 680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa. fred@techpta.ac.za W. Lane. Masonry Consultant, P.O. Box 650453, Benmore,…
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VALIDATION OF RAT-TRAP BOND FOR COST EFFECTIVE HOUSING
A.R. Santhakumar, A.Sivakumar2, S.Ashok Dean,Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, INDIA. Email: santhaar@hotmail.com 2M.Tech Research Scholar, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025,INDIA. Email:santhaar@hotmail.com MS Research Scholar, Anna University, Chennai, INDIA. …
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CLAY-EXPANDED MORTAR (CONCRETE) COMPOUNDED PANELS FOR RATIONAL MASONRY APPLIED TO LOW COST HOUSING. A CASE STUDY FOR BRAZIL
Rosa Maria Spoto, Marcos da Silva Porto ABSTRACT The present work is being developed on the scope of the Department of Civil Engineering, Constructive System Division, at the University of…
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LATERAL PERFORMANCE OF VERY WIDE CAVITY WALLS
R.C. de Vekey 1, W A Ferguson 2 (Construction Division, BRE), G.J. Edgell 3 (BCRL) ABSTRACT The past few years have seen a growing trend towards the increased use of…
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LATERAL LOADS ON BRICK VENEER RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
Mark McGinley, PhD, PE and Eric N. Johnson, PE Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411 USA…
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BEDJOINTS STRUCTURAL REPOINTING OF HISTORIC MASONRY STRUCTURES
Binda , C. Modena , A. Saisi 1, R. Tongini Folli 1, M.R. Valluzzi 2 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Politecnico di Milano, Piazzale L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, binda@stru.polimi.it,…
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DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION OF THE STONE PILLARS OF S. NICOLO’ L’ARENA, CATANIA
Saisi 1, L. Binda 1, L. Zanzi 2 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Politecnico di Milano, Piazzale L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, binda@stru.polimi.it, saisi@stru.polimi.it. Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informazione, Politecnico…
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF OLD MASONRY BUILDINGS: A DEBATING ISSUE
Ronca, F. Genna, A. Franchi1 DIS, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milan, Italy – ronca@stru.polimi.it; franchi@stru.polimi.it Dip. Ing. Civile, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, Brescia,…
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COMPUTATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF RENOVATION INTERVENTION IN A HISTORIC MASONRY BUILDING
G.P.A.G. van Zijl1,2 and L.G.W. Verhoef 1 ABSTRACT During the last three decades the renovation of existing buildings has become a rapid growing segment of the building construction market in…
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STUDY OF THE DYNAMIC AND EARTHQUAKE BEHAVIOR OF ANCIENT COLUMNS AND COLONNADES WITH OR WITHOUT THE INSERTION OF SMA- WIRE DEVICES
G.C. Manos, M. Demosthenous, V. Kourtides, A. Hatzigeorgiou ABSTRACT Results and conclusions are presented from an experimental and numerical study that examines the response of simple models of ancient columns…
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STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTS OF A STRENGTHENED VAULT MADE OF CALCARENITE ASHLARS
Cavaleri, C. Cucchiara, A.Tommaselli, G. Zingone ABSTRACT Maintenance of the historical monumental heritage has produced the increasing of interest in masonry structure mechanics and in research of new strengthening techniques.…
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REHABILITATION OF MASONRY COLUMNS USING CARBON FIBRE WRAPS
Mark J. Masia, Nigel G. Shrive, D. Tilleman Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4 (masia@ucalgary.ca) Killam Memorial Professor,…
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GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER (GFRP) SHEAR CONNECTORS FOR MASONRY
S.L. Lissel and N.G. Shrive PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering Department, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Email: sllissel@ucalgary.ca Killam Memorial Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University…
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NUMERICAL MODEL FOR FLEXURE RESPONSE OF MASONRY WALLS REINFORCED WITH GFRP SHEETS
Marc D. Kuzik1 , Alaa E. Elwi2 , J.J. Roger Cheng2 Ph.D. Student Professor University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada, T6G 2G7 ABSTRACT A numerical model for out-of-plane flexure was…
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CYCLIC FLEXURE TESTS OF MASONRY WALLS REINFORCED WITH GFRP SHEETS
Marc D. Kuzik1, Alaa E. Elwi2 , J.J. Roger Cheng2 Ph.D. Student Professor University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada ABSTRACT The research work reported here investigates the out-of-plane flexural behavior…
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON DELAMINATION PHENOMENA BETWEEN FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP) AND MASONRY
La Mendola1, G. Campione1, C. Mascari2, G. Zingone1 ABSTRACT In the present investigation the bond phenomena between fiber reinforced plastic (FRP), glued with epoxy resin, and calcarenite stone blocks were…
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RETROFITTING HOLLOW CONCRETE MASONRY INFILL WALLS USING GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC LAMINATES
Zeyad H. R. Hakam1, Ahmad A. Hamid2, Mohamed Elgaaly3 Senior Project Controls Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation, 5275 Westview Drive, Frederick, Maryland, 21703, USA; Email: zhakam@bechtel.com Professor, Civil & Architectural Engineering…
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CONFINEMENT OF NATURAL BLOCK MASONRY COLUMNS USING FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER REBARS AND LAMINATES
Francesco Micelli1 Nestore Galati2 Laura De Lorenzis 3 Antonio La Tegola4 ABSTRACT In the last few years, a notable amount of research has been devoted to the use of Fiber…
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BRICKWORK MASONRY WALLS REINFORCED BY CFRP
Roberto Capozucca 1 Researcher and Lecturer Structural Department, University of Ancona, 60100 Ancona Italy ; e-mail:capozucca@popcsi.unian.it ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is the analysis of the behaviour of brickwork…
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MASONRY FRACTURE MECHANICS THREE POINT BENDING TEST OF BRICK
Xiaosong Xiao1 , Nigel Shrive2 D. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T1N 1N4, Canada. E-mail: xiao@ucalgary.ca Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary,…
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FAILURE MODES FOR IN-PLANE MONO AND BIAXIALLY LOADED BRICKWORK MASONRY
Vlatko Bosiljkov 1 Ph.D., assist., Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute - ZAG, Dimiceva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, bosiljko@zag.si ABSTRACT Brickwork masonry is a composite, heterogeneous, nonlinear structural material.…
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TENSILE STRENGTH OF BRICK MASONRY
A.R. Santhakumar , S.Ashok2 Dean,Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, INDIA. Email: santhaar@hotmail.com 2MS Research Scholar, Anna University, Chennai, INDIA. Email: ashok@internetdrive.com ABSTRACT Normally Tensile strength of brick masonry is…
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ANALYSIS OF MASONRY PANELS USING AN EQUIVALENT HOMOGENEOUS MATERIAL
C. Peleteiro(1); M. R. S. Correa(2); M. A. Ramalho(3) ABSTRACT Masonry can be considered as a nonhomogeneous continuous media with mechanical orthotropic characteristics. It is considered as a periodic composite…
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MODELLING SHEAR-COMPRESSION IN MASONRY
G.P.A.G. van Zijl,, J.G. Rots1 and A.Th. Vermeltfoort Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Berlageweg 1, 2628 CR Delft, The Netherlands. G.P.A.G.vanZijl@bk.tudelft.nl, J.G.Rots@bk.tudelft.nl Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of…
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DETERMINATION OF EIeff FOR CMU WALLS
Y.Liu1 and J.L.Dawe2 ABSTRACT The effects of a variety of parameters on the effective flexural rigidity of plain and singlelayer reinforced concrete masonry walls at failure were investigated. A computerized…
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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO A NEWLY REVISED VERSION OF THE CHINESE CODE FOR DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES (GB50003-2001)
Yuan Zhenfang1 and Liu Bin2 ABSTRACT A new version of the Chinese code for design of masonry structures (GB50003-2001) which covers a whole system of unreinforced and reinforced masonry members…
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LOW STRENGTH MASONRY UNITS – EVALUATING POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW EUROPEAN CODES AND STANDARDS
Professor John Roberts), Professor Norman Bright) Dean, Faculty of Technology, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE, UK J.Roberts@Kingston.ac.uk Visiting Professor, Kingston University Consulting Engineer, Fairview, Stoodleigh, Tiverton,…
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ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL CRYPTOFLORESCENCE IN CLAY MASONRY
A.Bremner1, J.P.Forth1, J.J.Brooks1, P.R.Bingel2 ABSTRACT An indication of the presence of cryptoflorescence in clay masonry has been found in the unusually high level of moisture expansion measured in some 13-stack…
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INFLUENCE OF UNIT WATER ABSORPTION ON DEFORMATION OF MASONRY
ABSTRACT Water absorption and initial rate of suction tests for each type of unit were carried out and several tests were conducted with 5-stack units: clay, calcium silicate bricks and…
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SORPTIVITY: A SURFACE ABSORPTION CRITERION FOR BRICK UNITS: A PROPOSAL FOR THE CANADIAN MASONRY STANDARD
M. Reda Taha1, A. S. El-Dieb2, and N. G. Shrive3 ABSTRACT Surface absorption of brick units has a significant effect on masonry bond. Therefore, a reliable and reproducible method should…
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EXPERIMENTAL IDENTIFICATION OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT PARAMETERS FOR BRICK AND MORTAR
Yuri Z. Totoev1, Adrian W. Page2, Heber O. Sugo3 ABSTRACT Moisture transport between bricks and mortar during construction and curing plays a key role in establishing bond between mortar and…
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IRREVERSIBLE MOISTURE EXPANSION OF UNBONDED CLAY BRICK UNITS AND BRICKWORK PANELS
A.Bremner1, J.J.Brooks1, J.P.Forth1 & P.R.Bingel2 ABSTRACT This paper presents experimental data for Phase I of a research project investigating the behaviour of brickwork subject to imposed loading and restraint. Moisture…
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THE INFLUENCE OF HYGROTHERMAL CLAY EXPANSION ON HOLLOW BRICK MASONRY PATHOLOGY
Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, Paulo da Silva Pinto Associated Professor and Head of Building Physics Laboratory at Faculty of Engineering, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto – Laboratório de…
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EVALUATION OF THE USUAL PROCEDURES OF ANALYSIS FOR TALL BUILDINGS IN MASONRY STRUCTURE
Palacio1 e R.M. Da Silva2 ABSTRACT The present work consists on the comparative study of structural analysis obtained by a three-dimensional analysis program for tall building in a masonry structure…
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TRIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF TALL BUILDINGS IN MASONRY STRUCTURES
Palacio, K. (1) e Silva, R.M. (2) ABSTRACT This work deals with the implementation of a program, which is based on CAD, to analyze tall buildings in masonry structures. The…
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ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTIBILITY IN STRUCTURAL MASONRY
Maria Cristina Ramos de Carvalho (1) Flávio Antônio dos Santos (2) Humberto Ramos Roman (3) ABSTRACT The use of structural masonry has to some extent been hampered by its long…
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WHY DID THIS BUILDING NOT COLLAPSE?
ABSTRACT In 1997 a condominium building was constructed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Some two years later, one of the tenants, a retired engineer, noticed some small concrete fragments on the…
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MASONRY MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, ETC
Clayford T. Grimm Consulting Architectural Engineer, Austin, Texas ABSTRACT This bibliography provides a guide to the current literature on how to conserve, clean, maintain, point, tuck-point, preserve, refurbish, rehabilitate, renovate,…
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PRELIMINARY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF A MASONRY ARCH BRIDGE WITH NEAR-SURFACE REINFORCEMENT
Stephen.W.Garrity 1and Irina L.Toropova1 ABSTRACT A three-dimensional finite element analysis of a typical brick arch highway bridge with nearsurface reinforcement is presented. The effects of the fill over the barrel,…
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NEAR-SURFACE REINFORCEMENT OF MASONRY ARCH HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Stephen.W.Garrity1 ABSTRACT Near-surface reinforcement is a minimum disruption strengthening measure for masonry arch bridges. It consists of grouting stainless steel reinforcing bars into pre-drilled holes and presawn grooves in the…
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SAFETY OF ARCHES – A PROBABILISTIC APPROACH
Schueremans1, P. Smars2, D. Van Gemert1 ABSTRACT Nowadays, powerful methods are available for the calculation of structural safety values. These permit to calculate the global failure probability of complex structures,…
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ELASTIC NO TENSILE RESISTANT – PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES AS AN EXTENSION OF CASTIGLIANO’S METHOD
Brencich, U. De Francesco2, L. Gambarotta3 brencich@diseg.unige.it defrancesco@diseg.unige.it gambarotta@diseg.unige.it ABSTRACT On the basis of the classical Castigliano’s theory, a step-wise procedure for the non-linear analysis of multi-span masonry arch bridges…
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EFFECT OF VENEER JOINT REINFORCEMENT ON BRICK TIE EMBEDMENT
William McEwen,1 Ari Wibowo,2 Perry Adebar,2 and Donald Anderson2 ABSTRACT Some building codes require single wire joint reinforcement in masonry veneer walls in higher seismic zones. The current investigation examines…
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PERFORMANCE OF ANCHOR BOLTS IN CONCRETE MASONRY UNDER COMBINED TENSION AND SHEAR LOADING
Anne M. Fabrello-Streufert, David G. Pollock, David I. McLean and Thomas C. Young ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to investigate the interaction behavior of anchor bolts in grouted…
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THE INFLUENCE OF EDGE DISTANCE ON THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MASONRY EMBEDDED ANCHOR BOLTS
Terence A. Weigel, J. P. Mohsen, Andrew Schad and Karl Erdmann Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky USA, 40292 – taw@louisville.edu Associate Professor,…
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EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF BRICK-TIE-WOOD SUBASSEMBLIES
Young-Hwan Choi and James M. LaFave Graduate Research Assistant, ychoi3@uiuc.edu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. Assistant Professor, jlafave@uiuc.edu, Department…
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