TY - BOOK AU - Curtin,W.G. AU - Easterbrook,David ED - Curtins Consulting Engineers. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Structural masonry designers' manual AV - TA670 .S725 2006 U1 - 693/.1 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Science KW - Masonry KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Structural design KW - Electronic books N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=351469 ER -