Structural Masonry Design
Structural Masonry Design
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Could someone recommend a good beginners book on Structural Masonry Design? I need a good reference since alot of my work is an masonry and I do not have any background in it since I did not take it in college.
THanks
Calif
THanks
Calif
The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not because of an awkward accumulation of material. There is nothing more noble and elegant from an intellectual viewpoint than this: to resist through form. Eladio Dieste






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Dik
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Download it from here:
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Excellent site!! I added that to my favorites and downloaded several TM's.
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Other good masonry texts come to mind:
1. Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook 5th Edition by Amrhein: This is a little outdated insofar as the codes have changed but has great examples and is very valuable for procedures. Also the author passed away.
2. Design of Reiforced Masonry Structures by Narendra Taly, excellent resource for any structural engineer's library.
Good Luck
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1. - Masonry Designers Guide - 5th Edition.
2. - The 2005 MSJ book version of ACI 530 with the commentary. - The commentary is very valuable because it provides assistance applying the principles to the code and specifications.
3. - Masonry Designing and Detailing by Christine Beall. Christine frequently is a lecturer at the ACI seminars.
4. - Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design. - A very encompassing undated veri=sion of a standard for all parts of the masonry industy.
Dick
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If you liked that site, you have to figure out what you are looking for in order to get to this section. It's more complete: h
I came across it as I was trying to figure out how to repair the masonry wall I posted about 6 months ago.
Icenine, did that one go away or did you inherit it from me as well? (sorry)
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The mortar comments are mind-boggling and not really relavent to engineered masonry, real quality control and specifications.
Dick
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http://www.maconline.org/tech/tech.html
http://www.bia.org/html/frmset_thnt.htm
hope these help.
csd
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Look for the drop down text box that has this written underneath it:
"Access NCMA TEK & Technical
Details online! Select locale below!"
Select your state and click on the "TEK Manual" hyperlink. There is a ton of information on masonry design. The Masonry Designers Guide is also a great reference. Between these two, you will find all the guidance you need.
The nice part about the NCMA site is it also has masonry details in AutoCAD and DXF files which you can download. Many of the details are clarifications and graphical representations of the ACI 530 code. You can click on the Details hyperlink instead of the TEK Manual hyperlink.
The best part is, EVERYTHING on the NCMA website is free!!!!!!!
I agree with concretemasonry. The Army Corps' manual is outdated. You should be using ACI 530 as the code for the design of masonry structures. Detailing masonry properly is more important than the structural design sometimes. Use the NCMA as a guide.