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Modern Masonry : Natural Stone and Clay Products.
Title:
Modern Masonry : Natural Stone and Clay Products.
Author:
Institute, Building Research.
ISBN:
9780309570602
Physical Description:
1 online resource (169 pages)
Contents:
Modern Masonry Natural Stone and Clay Products -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Welcome to Conference -- Introduction to Conference -- PART ONE Architectural Design -- The Aesthetic Demands of Contemporary Architecture Upon Masonry -- Colors and Textures in Masonry -- Modular Design With Masonry -- Discussion -- PART TWO Technology of Building With Masonry -- Reinforced Brick Masonry -- AUTHOR'S COMBINATION OF PRACTICE AND THEORY -- WHAT IS RBM AND RGBM? -- HISTORY -- LONG BEACH EARTHQUAKE -- DEVELOPMENT OF RBM -- PRESENT RBM DATA -- TYPES OF RBM -- COMPOSITE GROUTED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION -- SCR -- RBM ADVANTAGES -- Savings In Steel Reinforcing -- Savings In Structural Steel Support -- ECONOMY OF REINFORCING AND LAYING -- ECONOMY OF REINFORCING WALLS -- BOND BEAM -- DESIGN -- USES OF RBM -- CHIMNEYS -- CONCLUSION -- Cavity, Veneer and Face-Bonded Walls -- PART THREE Research and New Technical Developments -- Thermal Performance of Clay Masonry Walls -- THEORETICAL DISCUSSION -- EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN -- TEST RESULTS -- SUMMARY -- Ceramic Veneer Panelizing -- DEVELOPMENT OF CV PANELWALL -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CV PANELWALL -- FABRICATION OF CV PANELWALL -- INSTALLATION OF CV PANELWALL -- COMPARATIVE DATA OF CV PANELWALL -- DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF CV PANELWALL -- Advances in Uses of Natural Stone -- LIMESTONE WINDOW SURROUND -- Marble and Granite Research -- Brick and Tile Research -- Discussion -- PART FOUR Costs and Maintenance -- In-The-Wall Costs -- DIRECT COSTS -- INDIRECT COSTS -- 1. Structural Frame and Foundations -- 2. Heating and Air Conditioning -- 3. Lighting -- 4. Speed of Erection -- 5. Rentable Area -- 6. Window Washing Equipment -- 7. Sound Transmission -- 8. Maintenance -- 9. Code Requirements -- 10. Conclusion -- Maintenance of Industrial Buildings -- WHY MASONRY WALLS CRACK -- MAINTENANCE COSTS AND PROCEDURES -- CONCLUSIONS.

Maintenance of Public Buildings -- EXTERIOR WALLS-DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION -- EXTERIOR WALLS-MAINTENANCE -- EXTERIOR PROBLEMS -- INTERIOR WALLS-CONSTRUCTION -- INTERIOR PROBLEMS -- OPERATOR'S VIEWPOINT -- COSTS -- Discussion -- PART FIVE Building Type Analysis -- Residential Design -- Multi-Story Buildings -- Hospitals -- Schools -- Closing Remarks -- Attendance at the Conference.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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