How This Book Classifies Masonry Elements
In this book, masonry elements are distinguished first by strength design versus allowable-stress design, then by whether they are designed […]
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.
In this book, masonry elements are distinguished first by strength design versus allowable-stress design, then by whether they are designed […]
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO): In the past, this group developed and published the Uniform Building Code (UBC).
Dead Load according to the 2009 IBC Dead load is due to the weight of the structure itself, plus permanently
Definitions of terms are given in ASTM C1180 (Standard Terminology of Mortar and Grout for Unit Masonry) and in ASTM
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA has jurisdiction over the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, and develops and periodically updates
Examples of construction details for masonry structures requiring little calculation are given in the sections and figures below. These details
Consider the structure shown in Fig. 5.24. The wall is identical to that addressed in the previous examples, with the
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In the previous examples, we have studied the behavior of bearing walls of unreinforced masonry, idealized as a series of
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Check the design of a two-wythe panel wall in which the outer wythe is modular clay units and the inner
Consider the simple structure of Fig. 5.21, the same one whose bearing walls have been designed previously in this book.
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