Oct 23, 2001 #1 KootK Structural Joined Oct 16, 2001 Messages 18,690 Location CA What is the best masonry design handbook to get in the US. I have a good Canadian book but, since I'm working in Wisconsin now, the metric design aids are not very useful to me. Suggestions???
What is the best masonry design handbook to get in the US. I have a good Canadian book but, since I'm working in Wisconsin now, the metric design aids are not very useful to me. Suggestions???
Oct 23, 2001 1 #2 DaveVikingPE Structural Joined Aug 9, 2001 Messages 1,008 Location US Here is a pretty good manual: "Masonry Structural Design for Buildings." Avaiolable from the US Army Corps of Engineers' publications website: http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/armytm/tm5-809-3/. Upvote 0 Downvote
Here is a pretty good manual: "Masonry Structural Design for Buildings." Avaiolable from the US Army Corps of Engineers' publications website: http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/armytm/tm5-809-3/.
Oct 23, 2001 1 #3 JAE Structural Joined Jun 27, 2000 Messages 15,712 Location US Two books are referenced a lot here in the US: "Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook", Fifth Edition, James E. Amrhein, published by the Masonry Institute of America, Los Angeles, CA. "Masonry Designers Guide", ACI International, http://www.aci-int.org The Amrhein book is very helpful but the 5th edition had lots of errors in the sample calculations. Upvote 0 Downvote
Two books are referenced a lot here in the US: "Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook", Fifth Edition, James E. Amrhein, published by the Masonry Institute of America, Los Angeles, CA. "Masonry Designers Guide", ACI International, http://www.aci-int.org The Amrhein book is very helpful but the 5th edition had lots of errors in the sample calculations.