Constrained Masonry
Constrained Masonry
(OP)
I was surfing the internet today and came across a job posting that talked about buildings being built with "constrained masonry". I guess I should be embarrassed about this question and I like to consider myself a decent engineer but what is "constrained masonry"?






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That gets into the very common myriad on the effects of masonry infill and the contribution to vertical an seismic effects on a structure.
There is a massive history of research on this complex construction method that has been proven and commonly used for decades for centuries in international construction and the papers is has generated.
I don't think you will find any domestic cook-book answers because it varies so much.
Dick
Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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