Construction and Building Materials articles from October 2002

Construction and Building Materials archives from October 2002

Building civil structures and masonry structures. (Editorial).
October 1, 2002... The presentations of Day 3 were approximately 30 on different topics: masonry structures, timber structures, seismic strengthening and NDT for investigation. The presentations were very interesting particularly the ones concerning the research...

Polymer-cement mortars for repairing ancient masonries mechanical properties.
October 1, 2002... Abstract The usual problems encountered during restoration of a historical masonry with strong adhesion mortars, are the irreversibility of the method, the incompatibility between the old and new mortar and the lowering of the masonry...

Design choices and intervention techniques for repairing and strengthening of the Monza cathedral bell-tower.
October 1, 2002... Abstract A presentation is given of the fundamental design choices and of the selection of the most appropriate materials and techniques which have been made for strengthening the Monza cathedral bell-tower, based on investigation and...

Seismic response of a new type of masonry tie used in brick veneer walls.
October 1, 2002... Abstract One of the concerns with the conventional metal anchors that are used to tie the brick veneer to the backup portion of enclosure walls (e.g. masonry block) is the potential for corrosion. Corrosion reduces the load carrying...

Shear behavior of masonry panels strengthened by FRP laminates.
October 1, 2002... Abstract The present experimental study, performed on brick masonry panels strengthened by Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) laminates, was aimed to investigate the efficiency of an alternative shear reinforcement technique. A series of nine...

Composite repair of timber structures.
October 1, 2002... Abstract An approach, using pultruded composites, to rejuvenate low aspect ratio timber beams, which model railroad bridge span timbers, is described. The approach focuses on overcoming the loss of shear properties by inserting fiberglass...

The assessment of the structure of Novi Sad Open University damaged in a fire.
October 1, 2002... Abstract The fire which spread over the top six floors of the 54 m tall building of the Open University in Novi Sad, caused severe damage to the load-bearing reinforced (RC) concrete structure and the steel facade structure. This paper...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2002... Calendar Event Date and venue 2002 International Conference on High- 1-4 October Performance Concrete, and Pernambuco, Brazil Performance and...