contractor/ subcon must have ebook free: Masonry Wall Construction

Drawing on a wealth of experience the authors present an essential and comprehensive coverage of masonry wall construction for students of civil and structural engineering, architecture, building, surveying and related courses. It will also be a useful guide for practising engineers and other professionals who require a general knowledge of masonry construction

Contents
Ch-1 APPLICATIONS OF MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
1. Applications and advantages of masonry for masonry construction
2. Masonry materials and functional requirements.
3. Masonry components.
4. Trends and developments.

Ch-2 UNIT MASONRY
1. Bricks: materials and types.
2. Blocks: materials and types.
3. Mortars.

Ch-3 STONE MASONRY
1. Building stones.
2. Mortars.

Ch-4 NON-LOADBEARING WALLS AND CLADDING
1. Non-loadbearing walls.
2. Masonry cladding.
3. Functional requirements and design.

Ch-5 LOADBEARING WALLS
1. Types of loadbearing structures: unreinforced masonry.
2. Functional requirements and design.
3. Reinforced and prestressed masonry walls.

Ch-6 CONSTRUCTION METHODS
1. Conventional methods.
2. Rationalised site methods.
3. Prefabrication.
4. Thin bed and dry joint construction.
5. Stone masonry.

Ch-7 DEFECTS IN MASONRY WALLS
1. Construction defects.
2. Causes and nature of service defects.
3. Remedial measures.

Ch-8 ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE
1. Causes of accidental damage.
2. Design methods of control.
3. Strengthening of existing structures.

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