Most contemporary masonry walls consist of two separate wythes, comprised of one wythe of brick and one wythe of concrete masonry. However, there is an alternative masonry wall design that... read more →
All masonry walls will move, primarily due to changes in temperature and moisture content. Additional movement might occur from structural concrete frame moisture loss or creep, and elastic deformation. Restraining... read more →
How to Specify Clay Structural Masonry f ’m = 4000 psi in the Midwest Did you know that simply stating f’m for your masonry walls is not enough? What is... read more →
Altgeld Family Resource Center Altgeld Gardens was originally built in 1944 by the Chicago Department of Housing and Urban Development for black veterans returning home from World War ll and... read more →
Masonry Lap Lengths Reinforcement Masonry Lap Lengths Lap splice lengths for reinforcement on masonry projects are an important specification to consider on design drawings. When a project utilizes... read more →
Efflorescence in Masonry, or Why is my building all white? Many buildings at some point in their history exhibit some form of efflorescence. What is efflorescence? Efflorescence is a white... read more →
Masonry Finite Element Modeling Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Design for Masonry This article is Part 1 of a series in which we will discuss the modeling and preprocessing considerations... read more →
What is a crinkle crankle wall? This is the term for a brick serpentine garden wall also called a ribbon wall, wavy wall, radius wall, or a crinkum crankum wall. ... read more →
Component-Based Masonry Design Software Software programs that design masonry using finite element analysis (FEA) are beneficial to structural engineers because they analyze the structure as a whole—the lintels, jambs,... read more →
Will County EMA The Will County Emergency Management Agency provides its community with the assurances of safe living and working environments. A pillar of safety and reliability for a community... read more →
Masonry Doesn't Burn For years folks have been saying that MASONRY DOES NOT BURN! I am here to tell you it is true! Masonry products like brick, concrete... read more →
Facing Brick A Specification for Facing Brick Over many years the masonry industry with the collaboration of the American Society of Testing and Materials, (ASTM), an international standards... read more →
Utilize Masonry Walls to their Full Potential A Case Study: This article will step through a review of a multi-story steel and masonry project structural review, and ways to increase... read more →
Laraway Elementary School Laraway Elementary School (Joliet, Illinois) exemplifies the flexibility of masonry . . . especially considering that the facility was initially designed to be constructed of... read more →
Flashing Stepped Foundations When flashing stepped foundations along the base of a wall, all surfaces in contact with the flashing should be treated with a primer. If P.V.C.... read more →