Structural masonry designers' manual [electronic resource] / W.G. Curtin ... [et al.].
Publication details: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2006.Edition: 3rd ed. / rev. by David EasterbrookDescription: xiv, 335 p. : illISBN:- 0632056126 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780632056125 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 693/.1 22
- TA670 .S725 2006eb
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"Curtins consulting."
Includes index.
Advantages and disadvantages of structural masonry -- Design philosophy -- Limit state design -- Basis of design (1): vertical loading -- Basis of design (2): lateral loading tensile and shear strength -- Strapping, propping and tying of loadbearing masonry -- Stability, accidental damage and progressive collapse -- Structural elements and forms -- Design of masonry elements (1): vertically loaded -- Design of masonry elements (2): combined bending and axial loading -- Design of single-storey buildings -- Fin and diaphragm walls in tall single-storey buildings -- Design of multi-storey structures -- Reinforced and post-tensioned masonry -- Arches -- Materials -- Components -- Movement joints -- Provision for services.
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