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: 624.183Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 624.183 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0081183 |
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.