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.
Bearing walls that resist out-of-plane lateral loads, and shear walls, must be designed to transfer lateral loads to the floors […]
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The following characteristics of masonry assemblages are covered by ASTM Specifications E72, C1072, C1388, C1389, C1390, C1391, C1357, and C1314:
Portland Cement Association (PCA): This marketing and technical support organization is composed of cement producers. Its technical staff participates in
Nonload bearing masonry, without calculated reinforcement, can easily resist wind loads. It approaches its capacity only in the case of ungrouted
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The following other characteristics of clay masonry units are not addressed by ASTM specifications: 1. Color: Metallic oxides give different
At times in the past, and to some extent even to this day, controversy has existed within the masonry technical
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National Lime Association (NLA): This marketing and technical support organization is composed of hydrated lime producers. Its technical staff participates
National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA): This marketing and technical support organization is composed of producers of concrete masonry units. Its
Approximate proportion requirements for mortar-cement mortar are given in Table 2.6. The proportions given in that table are near the midpoints of