NON-BURNT EARTH BLOCK STABILIZED WITH MAGNESIUM OXIDE FOR LOAD BEARING MASONRY WALL

Runway Extension With a Vegetated mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall (VMSEW)

Connections for Precast Concrete Load-bearing Shear Wall Panels

Precast load-bearing shear wall panels are used extensively for high-rise construction because of the ease and speed of assembly, and the high quality of the precast panels. The connections between panels are extremely important since they affect both the speed of erection '~md the overall integrity of the structure. This paper presents the results of a four-year research program conducted to i...

Evidence for significant heat losses through party wall cavities in load-bearing masonry construction Short Title: Significant Heat Loss via Party Wall Cavities

This paper presents empirical evidence and analysis suggesting significant heat loss from air movement through cavities in party walls in masonry construction. The measurements have been made during the course of coheating tests undertaken as part of the Stamford Brook housing field trial. Direct measurements show the additional heat loss may amount to up to 30% of total heat loss in the dwelli...

Performance of Infilled Profiled Steel Sheet Dry Board PSSDB Load Bearing Wall (TECHNICAL NOTE)

This paper describes the testing of Profiled Steel Sheet Dry Board (PSSDB) load bearing wall system. Experimental tests were conducted on various PSSDB wall samples, with and without infill materials to study its effect on the PSSDB load bearing wall performance. A proprietary profiled steel sheet, Ajiya Cliplock (0.48 mm thick) attached to Cemboard (10 mm thick) on one side, and Cemplank (10 m...

Detection of Bricks in a Masonry Wall

Laser scanning is being increasingly applied in the documentation of buildings and archaeological sites. The documentation process sometimes involves making an inventory of bricks in walls. This paper proposes an automatic/semi-automatic segmentation method for detecting bricks in walls, in particular masonry walls. In developing the detection method the problems with detecting bricks in a 3D p...