Masonry Structures (New Century Civil Engineering Series Textbooks)

Author: Tang Daixin
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Publish Date: 2003-01-08
Features: This book is compiled to meet the needs of professional expansion, covering design content such as masonry arch bridges, abutments, and culverts. In accordance with the national policies of "saving soil," "saving energy," and "utilizing waste," as well as the relevant restrictions on the use of clay bricks, it focuses on the material properties and application techniques of concrete small hollow blocks. Based on the newly revised codes, it includes content on frame-supported wall beams, continuous wall beams, reinforced masonry block shear walls, and seismic design of masonry structure members, whileing outdated content to reflect modern masonry structure information. Each chapter on design calculations is accompanied by numerous examples to help readers master the design steps and deepen their understanding of the theory. This book can be used as a teaching material for civil engineering majors in universities and also serves as a reference for engineering and technical personnel.