Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition

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MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION

• Types of Masonry Walls

Composite Masonry Walls

Masonry Cavity Walls

Masonry Loadbearing Walls

Reinforced Masonry Walls

Posttensioned Masonry Walls

FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A LOADBEARING MASONRY STRUCTURE

• Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction

Ordinary Joisted Construction

Heavy Timber or Mill Construction

Steel and Concrete Decks with Masonry Bearing Walls

• Detailing Masonry Walls

Flashings and Drainage

Thermal Insulation of Masonry Walls

• Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction

Expansion and Contraction

MOVEMENT JOINTS IN BUILDINGS

Efflorescence

Mortar Joint Deterioration

Moisture Resistance of Masonry

Cold- and Hot-Weather Construction

• Masonry and the Building Codes

• Uniqueness of Masonry

America's rich fabric of 19th-century downtown buildings is made up largely of buildings whose construction is defined by building codes as ordinary construction: exterior masonry loadbearing walls with floors and roof spanned by wood joists. ...