Design of masonry structures

Third edition of Load Bearing Brickwork Design

by A.W. Hendry (Editor), B.P. Sinha (Editor), S.R. Davies (Editor)

This edition has been fully revised and extended to cover blockwork and Eurocode 6 on masonry structures. This valued Design of masonry structures:

Design of masonry structures discusses all aspects of design of masonry structures in plain and reinforced masonry.

Design of masonry structures summarizes materials properties and structural principles as well as describing structure and content of codes.

It presents design procedures, illustrated by numerical examples.

Design of masonry structures includes considerations of accidental damage and provision for movement in masonry buildings.

This thorough introduction to design of brick and block structures is the first book for students and practicing engineers to provide an introduction to design by EC6.

The structural use of brick masonry has to some extent been hampered by its long history as a craft-based material and some years ago its disappearance as a structural material was being predicted.

The fact that this has not happened is a result of the inherent advantages of brickwork and the design of brick masonry structures has shown steady development, based on the results of continuing research in many countries.

Nevertheless, structural brickwork is not used as widely as it could be and one reason for this lies in the fact that design in this medium is not taught in many engineering schools alongside steel and concrete.

To help to improve this situation, the authors have written this book especially for students in university and polytechnic courses in structural engineering and for young graduates preparing for professional examination in structural design.