Masonry Buildings: Research and Practice

Masonry Buildings: Research and Practice
Author: Tanja Kalman Šipoš
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3039213733

Masonry is a construction material that has been used throughout the years as a structural or non-structural component in buildings. Masonry can be described as a composite material made up of different units and diverse types of arrangements, with or without mortar, that is used in many ancient public buildings, as well as with the latest technologies being applied in construction. Research in multiple relevant fields, as well as crossing structural with non-structural needs, is crucial for understanding the qualities of existent buildings and to develop new products and construction technologies. This book addresses and promotes the discussion related to the different topics addressing the use of masonry in the construction sciences and in practice, including theory and research, numerical approaches and technical applications in new works, and repair actions and interventions in the built environment, connecting theory and application across topics from academia to industry.

Masonry

Masonry
Author: Harry A. Harris
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1988
Genre: Masonry
ISBN: 0803111681

This title provides a thorough theoretical and practical introduction to the application of neural networks to pattern recognition and intelligent signal processing. It has been tested on students, unfamiliar with neural networks, who were able to pick up enough details to successfully complete their masters or final year undergraduate projects. The text also presents a comprehensive treatment of a class of neural networks called common bandwidth spherical basis function NNs, including the probabilistic NN, the modified probabilistic NN, and the general regression NN.

Maintenance of Brick and Stone Masonry Structures

Maintenance of Brick and Stone Masonry Structures
Author: A.M. Sowden
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2020-08-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000143864

This book deals with all the tasks related to brick and stone masonry structures, from the initial identification of defects and their diagnosis to their treatment and monitoring of its cost-effectiveness. It is written in the context of bridges and their associated retaining walls in the U.K.

Masonry

Masonry
Author: Donald H. Taubert
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 195
Release: 1996
Genre: Calibration
ISBN: 0803120370

Masonry

Masonry
Author: John H. Matthys
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1990
Genre: Concrete masonry
ISBN: 0803114532

Behavior of Unbounded Post- tensioned Masonry Walls

Behavior of Unbounded Post- tensioned Masonry Walls
Author: Reza Hassanli
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 331993788X

This book reports on a comprehensive analytical, experimental and numerical study on the flexural response of post-tensioned masonry walls under in-plane loads. It explores an important mechanism in this new generation of structural walls, called “Self-centering”. This mechanism can reduce residual drifts and structural damage during earthquake ground motion, and is particularly favorable for structures which are designed for immediate occupancy performance levels. The book reports on the development and verification of a finite element model of post-tensioned masonry walls. It describes a detailed parametric study to predict the strength of post-tensioned masonry walls. New design methodologies and expressions are developed to predict the flexural strength and force-displacement response of post-tensioned masonry. Experimental study is carried out to better understand the behavior of post-tensioned masonry walls and also to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed design procedure and expressions. The book also includes an introduction to current research on unbounded post-tensioned masonry walls, together with an extensive analysis of previously published test results.

Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques, Second Edition

Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques, Second Edition
Author: Harry G. Harris
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 806
Release: 1999-03-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781420049589

Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques presents a current treatment of structural modeling for applications in design, research, education, and product development. Providing numerous case studies throughout, the book emphasizes modeling the behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete and masonry structures. Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques: Concentrates on the modeling of the true inelastic behavior of structures Provides case histories detailing applications of the modeling techniques to real structures Discusses the historical background of model analysis and similitude principles governing the design, testing, and interpretation of models Evaluates the limitations and benefits of elastic models Analyzes materials for reinforced concrete masonry and steel models Assesses the critical nature of scale effects of model testing Describes selected laboratory techniques and loading methods Contains material on errors as well as the accuracy and reliability of physical modeling Examines dynamic similitude and modeling techniques for studying dynamic loading of structures Covers actual applications of structural modeling This book serves students in model analysis and experimental methods, professionals manufacturing and testing structural models, as well as professionals testing large or full-scale structures - since the instrumentation techniques and overall approaches for testing large structures are very similar to those used in small-scale modeling work.