This page contains a full list in plain text form containing every single paper presented as part of the 7th Canadian Masonry Symposium. To quickly find what you are looking for, try using the “find on page” function in your browser by pressing CTRL+F to jump down the page. Any text appearing in the paper’s title, first 30 words of the abstract, or an author’s name can be searched at this location.
7th Canadian Masonry Symposium Papers - Full List
PROPERTIES OF GROUT UNDER UNIAXIAL AND TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF MASONRY PRISMS: FAILURES AND REMEDIES
JOHN CHRYSLER ABSTRACT The Unifom Building Code (UBC) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) contain criteria for prism testing methods to determine the strength properties of pre-construction, construction…
Read More
THE RESEARCH OF LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE-BRICK COMPOSITE WALLS UNDER VERTICAL LOADING CONDITION
YAHAN SHONG AND FEI WANG ABSTRACT In this paper, the research work in the field of composite masonry are reviewed. The formulae of predicting load-carrying capacity of the composite masonry…
Read More
MASONRY PRISM GROUTED COLLAR JOINT SHEAR TESTS
JAMES COLVILLE, CLAYFORD T. GRIMM AND AMDE M. AMDE ABSTRACT Composite structural action can only be obtained in multiwythe masonry wall construction if the masonry wythes are adequately interconnected and…
Read More
COMPOSITE WALLS
R.M. PACHOLOK, P.ENG. AND A.E. ELWI, P.ENG. ABSTRACT Composite walls are defined as multi-wythe walls in which the wythes are tied together by connectors, filled collar joints, bonding units, or…
Read More
THE PULLOUT OF TIES FROM BRICK VENEER
E.F.P. BURNETT, M.A. POSTMA ABSTRACT This paper documents a study to assess the likely performance of masonry ties in tensile pullout from day masonry. Four different proprietary ties were tested,…
Read More
NEW STYLE VENEER TIE ANSWERS THE NEED FOR STIFFNESS AND ADJUSTABILITY
MARIO J. CATANI, P.E., MAX L. PORTER, PHD, P.E, KENNETH G. BANKS ABSTRACT Generally, cavity wall ties and veneer anchors need to provide a high degree of stiffness perpendicular to…
Read More
THE DYNAMIC BUFFER ZONE
PAVLA MCGRATH AND MICHEL J. PERREAULT ABSTRACT Following a study of the 60 year old Canada Life Building in Toronto, Ontario, it was determined that the lack of insulation and…
Read More
CONTROLLING SOUND TRANSMISSION WITH CONCRETE BLOCK CONSTRUCTIONS
A.C.C. WARNOCK ABSTRACT This paper summarizes information on sound transmission through concrete blocks, unfinished or with gypsum board attached in various ways. The importance of block porosity and the depth…
Read More
VERY LOW EMISSIONS CORDWOOD COMBUSTION IN MASONRY HEATERS AND MASONRY FIREPLACES – EARLY RESULTS WITH POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS
NORBERT SENF ABSTRACT Woodsmoke emissions are an increasing health concern in populated areas with certain geographical features. Site-built open fireplaces now face severe restrictions in a number ofjurisdictions. The author…
Read More
NEW BRICK ARCH HIGHWAY BRIDGES
STEPHEN W. GARRITY AND PAUL H. GREGORY ABSTRACT Engineers are under increasing pressure to design new highway works with low operating costs and minimal environmental impact. As a result, attempts…
Read More
LOAD BEARING MASONRY FOR ECONOMY, TOUGHNESS, REDUNDANCY AND BEAUTY
MICHAEL HOGAN ABSTRACT This paper addresses the generally neglected question of how a designer takes into account the possibility of a local structural failure. Can a local failure lead to…
Read More
TENSILE BOND STRENGTH OF POLYMER MODIFIED MORTARS
AMDE M. AMDE, JAMES COLVILLE AND MATHEW A. MILTENBERGER ABSTRACT An experimental program was performed to investigate ways of improving the bond strength of masonry mortars through the use polymer…
Read More
ADAPTATION OF A MASONRY UNIT MANUFACTURED FROM WASTE PRODUCTS TO MODERN PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
ARIE HUIZER AND ROBERT L. DAY ASBTRACT Pulverised coal fly-ash and non-returnable glass products have been combined to produce a masonry unit with properties that satisfied the SW (severe weather)…
Read More
THE DOCUMENTATION AND POTENTIALS OF ALTERNATIVE FILLERS IN CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY UNITS
PETER F. SMITH AND VERA. A STRAKA ABSTRACT Currently there is no concise source of information pertammg to the use of alternative fillers in concrete masonry units. This extends from…
Read More
TECHNICAL, ECONOMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIABILITY OF MASONRY GROUT MADE OF RECYCLED MASONRY
M. SHOKRY RASHWAN AND SIMAAN M. ABOURIZK ABSTRACT An extensive study was conducted to evaluate the technical, economical and environmental viability of using grout made of recycled concrete blocks and…
Read More
SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE BLOCKS
ROBERT G. DRYSDALE AND MAGDY M. KHATTAB ABSTRACT Shrinkage strain data from tests of blocks from twenty-four block plants in Ontario shows that the majority of shrinkage occurs during later…
Read More
CASE STUDIES DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED BRICK VENEER
JOHN G. TAWRESEY, P.E. ABSTRACT For the past 15 years, a new system for installing brick on the exterior of buildings has been developing in the northwest United States. The…
Read More
MASONRY VENEER WITH STEEL STUD STRUCTURAL BACKING
SCOT MCCAVOUR AND DAVID LAIRD ABSTRACT This paper discusses the design of a masonry veneer with a steel stud structural backing. The design requirements of C5A 5304.1-94 "Masonry Design for…
Read More
TESTS OF TALL CAVITY WALLS SUBJECTED TO ECCENTRIC LOADING
R. WANG, A.E. ELWI, M.A. HATZINIKOLAS AND J.WARWARUK ABSTRACT This paper presents a full scale test program on reinforced slender shear connected cavity walls subjected to an axial compressive eccentric…
Read More
DEFLECTION OF REINFORCED MASONRY WALL UNDER OUT-OF-PLANE LOADS
BECHARA E. ABBOOUD, XIN LU, AND IVAN J. BECICA ABSTRACT Although deformation is an important criterion in strength design procedures, only a limited number of experimental studies have been performed…
Read More
A TENSILE BOND STRENGTH TEST FOR COMPOSITE MASONRY/CONCRETE
STEPHEN W.GARRITY ABSTRACT A simple test for measuring the tensile bond strength of the interface of composite masonry/concrete construction is described. The results of tests on sixty seven cores taken…
Read More
REVIEW OF HISTORIC STONE MASONRY PROPERTIES
G.T. SUTER AND X.SONG ABSTRACT Selected properties of historic mortars and stone as well as mechanical properties of stone masonry under compressive, tensile and shear loadings are summarized in this…
Read More
A CASE STUDY IN THE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR OF FREEZE-THAW DAMAGE TO TTW BRICK WALLS
SALLY THOMPSON, PETER HALSALL AND CHRIS LOVE ABSTRACT This paper describes the assessment of masonry deterioration and the repair program at three essentially identical buildings with walls constructed of 1TW…
Read More
BRICK VENEER/STEEL STUD WALLS – A REPAIR SOLUTION
H. KELLER, P.ENG. AND T.W.J. TRESTAIN, P.ENG ABSTRACT The paper describes the investigation and subsequent repair work carried out on the brick veneer/steel stud masonry walls of a highrise apartment…
Read More
REPAIR OF FAULTS IN MASONRY BUILDING ENVELOPES
GERALD R. GENGE ABSTRACT The assessment of the needs for repair of masonry requires that the operational and financial needs of the owners of the building be addressed in addition…
Read More
DETERIORATION OF MASONRY CAUSES AND PREVENTION
GINA P. CODY ABSTRACT Increasing attention is being focused on the durability of the materials forming cladding assemblies. This attention is a direct result of the very high costs now…
Read More
INSPECTION OF MASONRY CONSTRUCTION – YOU GET WHAT YOU INSPECT – NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU EXPECT
GARTH W. MILLER ABSTRACT To ensure that a masonry project is constructed in the most proficient manner, diligent inspection must be undertaken. Inspection takes the form of knowledgeable examination of…
Read More
ACCOUNTABILITY – THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR QUALITY WORK
HOWARD L. DROZ, AIA INTRODUCTION Quality dynamics starts with knowi1lg (1) what you want to build; (2) how to obtain materials; and (3) how to construct as intended. This can…
Read More
THE MASONRY CONSTRUCTION STANDARD – WHAT’S NEW?
MICHAEL R. SHIRLAW, P.ENG. ABSTRACT The 1994 edition of CSA Standard A371, Masonry Construction for Buildings, is the third edition of this document since its introduction in 1980. The Technical…
Read More
INTERNATIONAL MASONRY INSTITUTE DEMONSTRATES ‘MAMA,’ A NEW MECHANICAL DEVICE TO LIFT HEAVY MASONRY UNITS, REDUCE STRAIN AND FATIGUE
ROBERT J. BEINER ABSTRACT The International Masonry Institute (IMI) has developed and demonstrated a prototype of a new, electronically controlled mechanical device it is calling a Mechanically Assisted Mason's Aid,…
Read More
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY UNDER CONCENTRATED LOADS
M.I. SOLIMAN, A.H. HOSNY, S.M. KHALED AND M.M. KHATTAB ABSTRACT A total of 12 panels were tested to investigate the behaviour of concrete block masonry under concentrated loads in terms…
Read More
THE FLEXURAL DESIGN OF POST-TENSIONED HOLLOW CLAY MASONRY
KELVIN J. GRAHAM AND ADRIAN W.PAGE ABSTRACT Prestressed single skin clay or concrete hollow masonry is being used in Australia for the construction of low rise buildings in high wind…
Read More
PREFABRICATED FACADE ELEMENTS IN PRESTRESSED MASONRY
A.J. HOGESLAG EN D.R.W. MARTENS ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental and theoretical research on the possibilities of prefabricated facade elements in prestressed masonry. Deformation behaviour and…
Read More
CORROSION PROTECTION OF PRESTRESSING TENDONS FOR MASONRY
STEPHEN W. GARRITY ABSTRACT The consequences of two or three tendons becoming severely corroded in a prestressed masonry structure are likely to be more serious than if a few bars…
Read More
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SLENDER PRESTRESSED BRICK WALLS
EDWARD M. LACIKA, ROBERT G. DRYSDALE ABSTRACT This paper reports on an investigation of the out-of-plane structural behaviour of slender prestressed (restrained tendon) brick walls. In particular, the interactions between…
Read More
EFFECT OF FABRICATION AND CURING ON BOND STRENGTH OF MASONRY
JOHN M. MELANDER AND JOHN CONWAY ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the relationship between the bond strength of masonry assemblies and fabrication and curing techniques used to construct and condition…
Read More
LABORATORY STUDIES OF MORTAR FOR HISTORIC MASONRY: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
G.T. SUTER, M.L. THOMSON AND L. FONTAINE ABSTRACT Over the past five years, a number of laboratory studies have been carried out to help define practical and durable mortars for…
Read More
QUALITATIVE MODELLING OF WATER LOSS OF FRESH MORTARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRICKLAYING
CASPAR J.W.P. GROOT ABSTRACT The transport of water from mortar to brick, occurring immediately after bricklaying, may be approximated by modelling (i) the brick according to the Capillary Pressure Theory…
Read More
DURABILITY OF 16TH CENTURY MORTAR: ARCTIC CANADA VERSUS INLAND IRELAND
M.L. THOMSON AND S.J. BASTEN ABSTRACT The durability of mortar is dependent on its physical properties, as well as the environment to which it is exposed. Mortars taken from stone…
Read More
THE HISTORY OF MASONRY MORTAR IN AMERICA (1720-1995)
JOHN P. SPEWEIK ABSTRACT The evolution of masonry mortar over the last 275 years in America has been very interesting. Inventions and discoveries over this time period, in both Europe…
Read More
THE BRICK-VENEER SCREENED WALL
ERIC F.P. BURNETT AND JOHN F. STRAUBE ABSTRACT A number of publications have been produced and circulated that make design recommendations for the so-called pressure-equalized rainscreen (PER) portion of brick…
Read More
PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF A BRICK VENEER/STEEL STUD WALL SYSTEM
JACQUES ROUSSEAU, HEINZ KELLER, AND STEVEN LAVIOLETTE ABSTRACT The widespread use of brick veneer/steel stud (BV/SS) wall systems over the last 20 years has preceded the development of adequate design…
Read More
PERFORMANCE OF ANCHORED VENEER ON STUD BACKUP
JOHN CHRYSLER ABSTRACT The provision for veneer cladding has been in the Uniform Building Code (UBC) since the first edition, published in 1927. The concept of masonry veneer is simple,…
Read More
COMPARISON OF BACKUP WALLS FOR ANCHORED BRICK VENEER
CASE STUDIES OF BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEMS WITH BACKUP WALLS OF STEEL STUDS, CONCRETE MASONRY, AND CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE LINDA BROCK ABSTRACT The selection of the proper backup wall is often seen…
Read More
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF MASONRY CAVITY WALLS
CLAYFORD T. GRIMM, P.E. ABSTRACT For the past few years a task comittee of ASTM Comittee C15.05 has been developing a Standard Guide for Architectural Design of Masonry Cavity Walls.…
Read More
LIMIT STATES DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES BASED ON CSA S304.1 USING MICRO-COMPUTERS
C.K. SEAH AND J.L. DAWE ABSTRACT The micro-computer software developed herein is intended to relieve design engineers of laborious computations inevitable in the iterative masonry design process. Computations may be…
Read More
REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY PILASTER DESIGN AIDS
PAUL G. GURLEY AND RUSELL H. BROWN ABSTRACT Reinforced masonry pilasters are often used in masonry construction to resist concentrated loads or to serve as vertical reaction beams for walls…
Read More
MORE MASONRY CAVITY WALLS DETAILS
CLAYFORD T. GRIMM, P.E. ABSTRACT This paper is a continuation of the effort that was begun in the articles on "Architectural Design of Masonry Cavity Walls" and Masonry Cavity Wall…
Read More
MASONRY CAVITY WALLS DETAILS
CLAYFORD T. GRIMM. P.E. ABSTRACT These eleven cavity wall details illustrate some of the principles presented in the paper in this publication titled "Architectural Design of Masonry Cavity Walls." These…
Read More
BEYOND CAD: THE ENRICHMENT OF COMMUNICATION TEACHING MASONRY USING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION
TERRI MEYER BOAKE ABSTRACT Technical education, with respect to its content and methods of delivery, must constantly be reevaluated in an effort to meet the changing demands being made on…
Read More
BEYOND CAD: THE ENRICHMENT OF COMMUNICATION TEACHING MASONRY USING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION
TERRY MEYER BOAKE ABSTRACT Technical education, with respect to its content and methods of delivery, must constantly be reevaluated in an effort to meet the changing demands being made on…
Read More
FLEXURAL CAPACITIES OF CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS WITH OPENINGS
ANDREW C. MIDDLETON AND ROBERT G. DRYSDALE ABSTRACT The test results for six full-scale concrete block walls subjected to uniformly distributed out-of-plane loading are reported. The walls had overall dimensions…
Read More
THE BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY IN HORIZONTAL FLEXURE
STEPHEN J. LAWRENCE ABSTRACT The strength of masonry in out-of-plane horizontal flexure, with stresses parallel to the bed joints, is an important parameter in the design of walls for lateral…
Read More
RESEARCH EVALUATION OF THE FLEXURAL TENSILE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MASONRY
ROBERT D. THOMAS, PHILLIP J. SAMBLANET AND MARK B. HOGAN ABSTRACT Current allowable tensile stress value were established in the 1960's and were based on a limited amount of available…
Read More
DEFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCKWORK BEAMS
SONGBO LI, A.N. FRIED AND J.J. ROBERTS ABSTRACT The results of a series of tests on reinforced concrete blockwork (RCB) beams carried out at the British Cement Association have been…
Read More
A STUDY FOR BEHAVIOUR AND STRENGTH OF PERFORATED BRICK MASONRY WALLS SUPPORTED AND FRAME UNDER UNIFORM LOADING
SHAOXI GONG AND CHENGXIA WU ABSTRACT The experimental results on six specimens of the perforated brick masonry walls supported on frames are given. The influence of height - span ratio…
Read More
FRACTURE MECHANICS AND THE FUTURE STRENGTH DESIGN OF MASONRY
A. CORMEAU AND N.G. SHRIVE ABSTRACT The various strengths of masonry are currently determined from tests, with the results being specimen shape and size dependent. The strengths so determined therefore…
Read More
DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR DOUBLE WYTHE MASONRY WALLS
KHALED M. SAKR AND VERNON V. NEIS ABSTRACT This paper describes a simplified, but comprehensive, analysis technique for determining load deflection diagrams for double wythe unreinforced masonry walls. The new…
Read More
SEISMIC DESIGN OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY – A REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN REQUIREMENTS
ADRIAN W. PAGE ABSTRACT Australia is not in a recognized earthquake zone, but does have a history of small to medium sized intraplate earthquakes. Unreinforced masonry is a commonly used…
Read More
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO “THE SHANGHAI DESIGN CODE FOR BUILDINGS OF HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK”
ZHANG GUANFU, LIU YONGFENG AND LIU JIFEN ABSTRACT The application for hollow concrete blocks in the Shanghai area and an abstract of the "Design Code for Builidng of Hollow Concrete…
Read More
BENEFITS OF USING THE NEW CANADIAN MASONRY LIMIT STATES DESIGN STANDARD
E.A. GAZZOLA, R.G. DRYSDALE, V. ANTONIK AND R MCGRATH ABSTRACT With the recent approval of CSA Standard S304.1-1995 Masonry Design for Buildings, masonry joints the other major structural materials in…
Read More
PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY ELEMENTS UNDER FIRE AND SHELLING DURING THE GULF WAR
SAMI M. FEREIG, HUSAIN AL-KHAIAT AND JAMAL AL-DUAIJ ABSTRACT In august 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait and occupied the country for seven months. During this time many buildings were subjected to…
Read More
PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY IN HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS
DAVID L. SCOTT ABSTRACT Case studies are presented to establish why some conventional masonry wall systems fail when exposed to high humidity in cold climate. The condition of masonry, air/vapour…
Read More
FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY OF MORTARS IN HISTORIC MASONRY: TEST METHODOLOGIES
M.L. THOMSON, G.T. SUTER AND L. FONTAINE ABSTRACT Freeze-thaw durability of mortars was evaluated using a unidirectional freeze-thaw cycling cabinet. Mortars were first evaluated in prism specimens then as mortar…
Read More
MOISTURE CONDITIONS ACROSS STONE MASONRY WALL – A CASE STUDY
H. KELLER, P.ENG AND S. LAVIOLETTE, P.ENG. ABSTRACT The paper deals with the results of a 12-month monitoring program of massive sandstone masonry walls in a heritage structure in Ottawa.…
Read More
EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES IN EXTREME CLIMATES
M.A. Hatzinikolas, P.Eng ABSTRACT Exterior wall assemblies in severe environments pose special problems and require unique solutions. The assemblies are affected by the speed of construction, the choice of structural…
Read More
LIMIT STATES DESIGN OF MODULAR CONCRETE BLOCK RETAINING WALLS
A.J. Valsangkar, J.L. Dawe and C.K. Seah ABSTRACT Existing manuals for the design of geosynthetic- reinforced soil retaining walls with segmental concrete facing are based on the working stress design…
Read More
CREEP EFFECTS ON UNREINFORCED SLENDER CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS
AYMAN A. MAKSOUD AND ROBERT G. DRYSDALE ABSTRACT The capacities of slender concrete block walls under sustained eccentric axial loads were investigated using the finite element method. The finite element…
Read More
BEHAVIOR OF INTERLOCKING MORTARLESS MASONRY UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOADS
Kang-Ho Oh, Harry G. Harris and Ahmad A. Hamid ABSTRACT The behavior of interlocking mortarless masonry under compressive loads is studied by directly comparing experimental and analytical results. The techniques…
Read More
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TALL MASONRY CAVITY WALLS TESTED UNDER ECCENTRIC LOADING
R. WANG, A.E. ELWI, AND HATZINIKOLAS ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the second phase of an ongoing investigation into the behaviour of cavity masonry walls constructed with concrete…
Read More
A CONSTITUTIVE MODEL FOR MASONRY WITH INTERNAL VARIABLES
FRANCESCO MAROTTI DE SCIARRA AND MICHELA MONACO ABSTRACT Three different constitutive models for the overall behaviour of masonry are presented. The no-tension model, the elastoplastic no tension one and the…
Read More
RELIABILITY OF DIAGONAL TEST
GIORGIO FRUNZIO, VINCENZO MALLARDO AND MICHELA MONACO ABSTRACT Although masonry has been widely used as building material for centuries, its behaviour is not still not completely understood. Mechanical models developed…
Read More
RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY SHEAR WALLS
K.S. IBRAHIM AND G.T. SUTER ABSTRACT Analytical and experimentally based models are needed to predict the behaviour of reinforced masonry buildings under different complex states of stress and to assess…
Read More
CRITERIA OF STABILITY FOR BUILDING SUBJECTED TO EARTHQUAKE MOTION AND APPLICATION
WenXin Qin and ZhenFang Yuan ABSTRACT In this paper the Liapunov stability of motion theory is introduced to the structural dynamic analysis. The analytic procedure of stability for nonlinear seismic…
Read More
THREE-DIMESIONAL DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF 18 STOREY STEEL-MASONRY COMPOSITE HERITAGE BUILDING
P.GUO, P. DI LULLO AND B. CHARNISH ABSTRACT The three dimensional dynamic analysis of a 18 storey steel masonry composite downtown heritage building is described. This analysis is used as…
Read More
EFFECT OF OPENINGS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS USING NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
GOUDA GHANEM ABSTRACT In order to implement reinforced masonry as a cost-efficient building in Egypt, Design Code and Standard Specification for masonry should be developed. This requires long-term research effort…
Read More
INPLANE DISTORTION OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY PANELS INFILLING RC FRAMES
DUKIZE, A. AND DAWE, J.L. ABSTRACT Since excessive and uncontrolled lateral displacements can create severe structural damage in high-rise buildings, lateral drifts have been codified in various building codes. The…
Read More
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS ON BRICK VENEER
A.H. PAUL MAURENBRECHER AND SAMIR E. CHIDIAC ABSTRACT Major environmental factors in the durability of exterior walls are temperature and moisture. Temperature is the factor examines in this study. Thermal…
Read More
THE DUAL CHALLENGE OF AIR LEAKAGE AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY – THE 1 STEP SOLUTION
ARTHUR P. PAZIA ABSTRACT In masonry cavity walls, sprayed polyethylene foam (SPF) provides special benefits as an air barrier: permanence, resistance to air flow, structural soundness and continuity. SPF also…
Read More
THE THERMAL MASS ADVANTAGE OF MASONRY IN ENERGY CODES AND STANDARDS
J.W. GAJDA AND M.G. VAN GEEM ABSTRACT The U.S. energy Policy Act of 1992 mandated that the local energy codes for commercial buildings meet or exceed the requirements of ASHRAE…
Read More
CONSIDERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL ENERGY CODE FOR CANADA
JOHN C. HAYSOM, MICHAEL LACROIZ, MICHAEL C. SWINTON ABSTRACT The paper describes the fundamental considerations that are shaping the two new energy codes that will be published by the National…
Read More
MASONRY PROVISIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1
MARIBETH S. BRADFIELD, P.E. ABSTRACT This paper reviews the impact of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Energy efficiency standard on…
Read More
LATERAL LOAD RESISTANCE OF DRY-STACK MASONRY WITHOUT INFILL
WILLIAM ('BILL') B CRANSTON ABSTRACT A series of deformation controlled tests on laterally loaded dry-stack walls without infill is described. Contrary to some expectations, the walls resisted substantial loads, and…
Read More
CEMENT BONDED WOOD PARTICLE BLOCKS FOR DRY-STACKED, SURFACE BONDED WALL SYSTEMS
M.M. KHATTAB, R.G. DRYSDALE AND H.J. RERUP ABSTRACT An experimental program was conducted to investigate the structural behavior of a dry stacked surface bonded Durisol block wall system. The Durisol…
Read More
STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERLOCKING DRY-STACKED CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY
ROBERT G. DRYSDALE AND PING GUO ABSTRACT A dry-stacking, interlocking type of block, known by the trade name of sparlock, was tested to determine loadbearing properties for axial compression and…
Read More
DEVELOPMENT OF DRY STACKED CLAY MASONRY WALL SYSTEMS
W. MARK MCGINLEY ABSTRACT In the past few years there has been increased interest in dry stacked masonry wall systems since, potentially, dry stacked systems offer a significant cost savings…
Read More
STRENGTH OF MASONRY BUILT WITH THEORY CONCRETE BLOCK SYSTEM
AHMAD A. HAMID AND GOUDA M. GHANEM ABSTRACT The " Theory" concrete block sysmte utilizes recessed channels in the face shells and webs of the units to provide mechanical interlocking…
Read More
LATERAL RESPONSE OF UNREINFORCED SOLID MASONRY SHEAR WALLS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
ABDEL SAYEM S. MAHMOUD, AHMAD A. HAMID AND SHERIF ABO EL MAGD ABSTRACT There is a lack of understanding of the behavior of unreinforced masonry shear walls. This is attributed…
Read More
NONLINEAR SEISMIC RESPONSE AND COLLAPSE ANALYSIS OF A STAGGERED FLOOR BRICK BUILDING WITH RC MEMBERS
ZHEN FANG YUAN AND WEN XIN QIN ABSTRACT The staggered floor brick residential building confined by reinforced concrete members is a new type of building structure. We designed a nine…
Read More
DAMAGE TO MASONRY BUILDINGS FROM THE 1995 HANSHIN-AWAJI (KOKE, JAPAN) EARTHQUAKE – PRELIMINARY REPORT
MICHAEL BRUNEAU INTRODUCTION Normally, one would not associate "masonry construction" with "Japan". Indeed, the author has frequently heard from Japanese colleagues that masonry construction does not exist in Japan. While…
Read More
MASONRY DURABILITY
G.T. SUTER ABSTRACT The paper presents an overview of the key factors which must be controlled to achieve adequate masonry durability. These factors include material selection, design detailing appropiate to…
Read More
Get in touch with our team
The Canada Masonry Design Centre helps members of the design community across the country by connecting them to the resources and supports they need. Contact us today and get the conversation started!
Contact Us