ATU Sligo /ATU St Angela's

go

Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Structural masonry designers' manual /

By: Curtin, W. G. (William George) [author.].
Contributor(s): Easterbrook, David [editor.] | Curtins Consulting Engineers.
Publisher: Oxford ; Blackwell Science, 2006Edition: 3rd revised edition.Description: xiv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0632056126; 9780632056125:; 9780632056125.Subject(s): Masonry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Structural design -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 624.183
Contents:
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.
Summary: A comprehensive source of information on practical masonry design, this classic text features a series of step-by-step design examples of typical construction elements and buildings. This new edition covers the latest code of practice BS 5628 and current ideas on safety and sustainability in the industry.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 624.183 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0081183
Total holds: 0

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.

A comprehensive source of information on practical masonry design, this classic text features a series of step-by-step design examples of typical construction elements and buildings. This new edition covers the latest code of practice BS 5628 and current ideas on safety and sustainability in the industry.

Share