This book was developed from a set of masonry course notes used for many years in a semester-long, undergraduate and graduate course in masonry engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. It covers the design of masonry structures using the 2009 International Building Code, the 2008 Masonry Standards Joint Committee Code and Specification, and other documents referenced by those standards. The book is intended for an undergraduate or a graduate course in masonry as part of a civil engineering or architectural engineering curriculum. It can also be used for self-study and continuing education by practicing engineers. It emphasizes the strength design of masonry, and also includes allowable-stress design.
Using the strength approach, we seek to construct interaction diagrams that represent combinations of axial and flexural capacity. This can […]
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By hand, we can compute three points (pure compression, pure flexure, and the balance point). We then draw a straight line
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In the first part of the structural design section of this book, we began with the design of panel walls,
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): Through its many technical committees, ASTM develops consensus specifications for materials and methods
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): ASCE is a joint sponsor of many ACI technical committees dealing with concrete or
Reinforced masonry shear walls, like unreinforced ones, are relatively easy to design by either strength or allowable-stress approaches. Although shear
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American Concrete Institute (ACI): Through its many technical committees, this group publishes a variety of design recommendations dealing with different
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association (AACPA): This organization is composed of producers of autoclaved aerated concrete units. Its technical staff