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Structural masonry designers' manual [electronic resource] / W.G. Curtin ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Curtin, W. G. (William George) | Easterbrook, David | Curtins Consulting Engineers | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2006Edition: 3rd ed. / rev. by David Easterbrook.Description: xiv, 335 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.Subject(s): Masonry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Structural design -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 693/.1 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes index.

"Curtins consulting."

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.