Interpretation of difficulties in masonry structures

Author: Shi Chu-xian et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is designed to accompany the teaching and application of masonry structure design, as well as to solve engineering and technical problems. The entire book is divided into two parts: "Interpretation of Difficulties" and "Solving Problems." It selects nearly 90 key and difficult issues from masonry materials, masonry strength, masonry structure design methods, reinforced and unreinforced masonry members, reinforced concrete masonry block shear walls, mixed structure wall design, wall beams and cantilever beam calculations, and seismic design of masonry structure buildings. The book adopts a question-and-answer format to analyze and explain each issue in turn. Additionally, it includes 28 representative examples to provide guidance on problem-solving approaches and techniques.